The Blood I Carry

You'll be walking through what feels like hell.

I walk in a little late to the meeting Sir Cassander has arranged for the whole castle. Literally the whole castle is here, servants, guards, chefs, trainers, us, everyone is here. In total I would say that's around eighty people? I don't know. All I know is that it was classed as urgent and the whole gathering hall is filled with people. Everyone is still muttering between themselves, I look around and find my group sitting at the front with the few chairs that have been placed, the rest have to stand. I sit next to Milo at the end as it is the only seat free, Valentina and Jude are talking nearer to the other end and I'll be honest it looks quite serious.

"I'm nervous." Milo looks my way, his curly hair bounces near his eyebrows.

"Why? What is actually going on? Why is everyone here?" I ask him the questions as if he's going to know. When really he's probably wondering the same things himself.

"I don't know, Jax said he heard a guard talk about preparing for an attack? I'm shitting myself Liv, I'm actually shitting myself."

My breath catches in my throat. I'm not ready for it again. I probably am but I seriously don't think I am. Yes, my powers are more controlled and stronger than before when the attack came, but I still don't think I can go against a grown man. I'm saying that but I blew two up.

"It will be okay, Cassander is probably just going to tell us all to be careful. I'm sure it's nothing."

Grayson comes out of nowhere and pulls a chair up next to me on my right, he sits in it, sighing loudly as he does. "Where have you been and where did you come from?" I look at him, eyebrows raised.

"I have been running around this fucking castle trying to calm myself. I'm literally freaking out about something I don't even know is true." He leans in towards me and whispers, "Someone said we're gonna get bombed and attacked again. They seemed so dead ass serious i swear to God i feel like i'm going to have a panic attack." He holds a hand over his heart and his legs start to bounce up and down. "I really don't want what happened last time to happen again. It was traumatising Liv."

I grab the hand that isn't on his heart and I hold it with both of mine. I shimmy on my chair so I'm nearly facing him.

"I will not let that happen to you again, okay? I will do everything I possibly can to stop that from happening. I don't care if that means we have to be with each other when we fight. I am not letting you go off of this island without me." I squeeze his hand reassuringly.

"I dont want to rely on you all the time though Liv, i appreciate you i really do you know i do so fucking much."

"If you want we can speak to Cassander about it after this? If it makes you feel better. I want to protect you the best I can. You won't go back there and I will not lose someone else this year."

Grayson smiles at me, breathing in through his nose and out through his mouth. He squeezes my hand back and then Cassander takes the stage, he doesn't need a microphone because his loud voice alone booms through every crevice of this hall anyway. I won't lie to you, my heartbeat is starting to quicken. With the things people have told me now? I'm a little scared myself now.

"Welcome everyone. Im very sorry to have pulled you all out of your daily routines and activities but this is urgent and needs to be spoken about with all of you." The room goes deadly silent, the only noise being Cassanders voice echoing. "We have received a letter from Jace Peterson," Gasps are scattered around the room, some whisper and mutter. I hold on to Graysons hand still and play with a ring that's on his thumb, knowing damn well I could just play with the one on my ring finger. "Silence, silence." Cassander continues. "The letter is warning us that there is worse coming, worse than last time. More will be dead, more will be injured, more will be taken and tortured. This will only continue until The Intelligent have taken all End Points down. But we won't let this happen." A section of the letter appears on the large projector that is displayed over the wall behind him, it reads: