Duke's sudden saluté

Who are they?! - The secrets

As I woke up from my sweet sleep I realised that it was only midnight. I tried my best to get out of my brothers arms and get off the bed. Luckily, nobody noticed the sound of me opening the door and so I quickly stepped out and put a stone between the doorstep, so I can go back in.

The comfortable, cold breeze made me feel at ease. It was as if I was taking a walk in the neighbourhood park in my actual body. My feet were touching the slightly cold grass while my hair was blown back by the wind. Nights like these were my only joy and peace since the villagers never gave my family a break from their awful gossips and glares.

I didn't understand how I was viewed as the pitiful child just because my hair colour and eye colour weren't light blue that reflected the clean sky. By the looks of my family, I'd have said that they were nobles, if not saints or mages. It was hard to consider them as anything else, like fairies or royals, since they aren't the type to hide in places like these.

Suddenly, I heard a neigh. What? My mind started to merge in with other thoughts and I started to run into the direction to where I came from. The sound of the horse got louder and I saw a bunch of men that were wearing a knight-like uniform. I instantly hid this small body behind the bush and peeked to see what they were doing in front my familiy's place. The door opened further and I saw a tall man with the same hair colour and eye colour as me come out of the house.

My eyes widened when I realised who he might be. But the next thing made my thoughts go blank. One of the knights was holding my mother while my brother looked injured from head to toe, as if they were trying to kill them. I felt my blood boiling and was about to jump out and attack them, but suddenly the man who had the same looks as me, turned to me with his fierce eyes and kept it that way before speaking.

"Come out while I'm being nice.", I felt my body starting to tremble, as if he just gave me an order that I couldn't disobey, or else my head might explode. This feeling stung into my lungs, but I had to resist, because I knew I could. After a quick silence, the man could still feel my presence, meaning that I didn't die, and was also able to resist his orders.

I stayed silent for a minute, but the quietness from the other side of the bush made me skeptical. Without warning, a massive shadow covered my petite body from behind and it grabbed me by the backside of my collar through which I closed my eyes in an instant, scared that something might happen to me. The only that I felt was that I was floating in the air, but there was still a huge silence so I slowly opened my eyes, just to see the fancy man that was the splitting image of me, staring at me with a surprised face. 

I was confused. Didn't they come here to hurt us? Why is he being so quiet-

"Let go of my brother, you son of a bartard!!!", the scream of my oldest brother, who finally woke up from his black out, was heard from miles away. His furious, yet injured face didn't faze this man who was holding me. I realised that this noble was trying to hold me properly and was fidgeting. To not make things awkward, I streched my arms towards him through which he finally found a position to gently hold me while I grabbed his clothes on his chest. 

"It runs in their blood, I guess.", a snicker was heard from the white haired woman who was held by the guards of this man. My mother's words made my suspicions clear. Brown hair that looked like it would shine like gold in the sun, green- no, hazel eyes that could trap anyone's gaze with one look. The only difference would be our clothes and our age.

"Watch your mouth, woman. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have had to come down to a ratty place like this.", the man's voice sounded elegant, but his choice of words were the complete opposite. He turned his head to me, as I was almost about to slap his face. 

"What the hell?! Mum, who is this rotten looking noble man?!!", Ivan's questioning made the man walk towards him. While mother thought that he was about to do something to him, he replied with a low voice.

"I am..."