Entwined ( Our Inseverable Destiny)

Ch 9 Maylania

Ahh... A yawn escapes my throat as I was making my last round of inspection for the day.

Ok the last place, the training ground.
As I was approaching, I could hear some frustrated scream from it , it didn't take me long to figure out who it was
" Another one of your sleepless nights, the same dream again i suppose "
I spoke to her as I approached her from behind with my hands folded and being genuinely tensed for her .
" Just not tried enough " she said without looking at me
, lie i knew very well how much work she had on her shoulders but wouldn't even bother to share it , all too stubborn to ask for help .

" Well then how about a match " I said picking up my wooden sword

" Sounds great to me " she replied.

After about 15 minutes:

" Okay , okay I am tired I give up , I can't do this anymore " I said gasping for air as I tried to breathe.

" Well congrats, you lasted longer this time in the duel " she said while putting her practice sword back in the place.

" That's a weird thing to say to your trainer " I said to her with an eyebrow raised knowing very well how capable she was , how she over passed me just at the age of 15 , my 110 years of experience defeated in front of a 15 year old , even now she is just using her human strength but that too is enormous, while still holding back .

" I guess we should head back , it's the sun's going to rise in a few hours and I am already too tired cause of someone "
I said giving her a smirk along with exaggerated expression of being tired , she huffs out a smile , one of those rare smile , that a handful of people can see and I can include myself in them
She then proceeds to go out of the ground and i follow her up .

" Well may tomorrow's your off , so you may sleep as much as you like , I have to go somewhere" she said to me walking ahead of me and I know very well where was going to go , it was the same day everyear she took a day off of her busy schedule, the day her life changed into something she didn't wish for.

" Okay then I'll see you in the evening i guess" I said to her with a smile trying to cheer up a bit , to which she responded with a nod .

I escorted her to her room and started to walk towards my own , funny how I am her escort when I can't even do anything for , not like she needs my help anyway .
I still remember those days crystal clear . My Hometown, the town which was my home but never felt like it , and how could it when my own family sold me to humans to repay their debts , elfs made excellent servant to them , our strength and agility made us great workforce and so I spent nearly 30 years of my life as a labour, 30 year old in a body of 14 year old , that's how we age , thats how our lives are .
I could have still imagined myself doing the same thing, if it wasn't for Ostania, the previous head knight of this kingdom.
She took me in and purchased me from those slave trader , i didn't think much about my life being any better but she proved me wrong, she trained me , she taught me , she cared for me something that was a fictional to me , never knew what love felt but she taught me , she was like a mother I never had.
And so I took her name and became an official one .
She often took me to the palace as she trained the new trainee there along with the crown Princess .
I was almost 100 years old in the body of an 18 year old that of a human. when I first met Kirandra, an 8 year old cheerful, bold , strong and radiant little girl who was too bright for someone like me , who lived in the darkness of those cells , she was like the light of my darkness.
Soon enough i started to spend a lot of time with her , training her , taking her to different places and guarding her .
" You are my big sister , my best friend May " she said to me with her bright smile and I still remember it , even daring to consider her a friend, a sister , a precious part of me that I promised myself to protect.

Untill that day , the day her life changed along with her joyful and bright nature that I cherished , that girl so bright who light my world . The day a 12 year old had to leave her childhood and accept her new reality, mature before she should be .

More than a decade ago , the royal family was going to the holy shrine to perform some traditional ritual , that's when the tragedy happened, king , queen along with crown Princess were in a accident. The accident caused by the sudden attack of the desecrator, who came for the little girl who held more power than her size . They tried to kill her before she could became a threat to them . Fortunately that day Empress Sophelia was able to defeat them but with deep injuries. The kingdom had lost's it's queen , along with the old king . The king that survived that day wasn't the same , he changed into someone completely different. The crown Princess who was a carefree, vibrant girl had to become more mature , more fearless, more strong . After the incident, she was almost caged in her own kingdom with the reason of her safety, her training were increased and more strict. I still remember that girl who had changed so much after just a day , she became stronger, fiercer and colder . I couldn't recognise her anymore she started to over pass me in all the skills and I felt I was utterly useless, useless to be near her . I would only diminish her reputation and I knew the king had the same thoughts .

I was ordered one day to appear in his court , where I was given an order that I was to be sent back to my place , my planet. My blood ran cold at that thought, it was never my place , my home , this was my home with all the memories of ostania and kira . I couldn't leave and I so tried to argue
" I am the daughter of Ostania , this is my home " I said , foolish to think I was in a place to argue
" Adopted, you belong among your own kind of people" he said with an ice cold stare and I knew that was it , that was the moment my life went to drain , I was just thinking about my disastrous future when I heard someone behind .

" Dad , May's my friend, my trainer , I need her " I heard a familiar voice say , the voice that gave my life a hope , a reminder that I had someone too.

" Friend's is isn't a term for the crown Princess and having her as your trainer will only ruin your image " he said giving me a dirty look and a stare to kira .

" Then I'll have her as my escort, there is a lot of work and I need someone by my side to help me with it , to run some errands" she said trying to convince the King who somewhat seemed convinced .
" I shall then grant permission to it after all the crown Princess must have a personal assistant or escort with her " he said trying to uplift the image of the crown Princess's authority and degrade my own , not that I care .

He then got up and headed to leave the room , but before that he leaned in closer to her and said
" Next time it's father what you shall pronounce " he said giving her a stern look and looking at her with cold eyes for a reply .
" Ye...s Fath..er " I could see her spine stiffen and her world fumbling for the first time . She knew that day , the man standing in front of her wasn't her dad anymore, the dad she loved so much .

But from that day on i could see her opening to me , with time passing she somewhat started to have those glimpses of who she was before , that radiant girl i cherished. Those moments were only limited to a few people and i consider myself lucky to be in them . I was her escort marely for the words , she never made me do much work and took the burden on her own for which I scolded her sometime but more than anything I was glad to be by her side . To be able to see her and be with her .

The night is quite gone now , I looked out the window as to see the night flattering and the sun trying to escape , I let my thoughts fly away as I tried to call it a day and finally sleep . A much awaited sleep .

Okay so this is the background of our second character maylania, hope you like it

Byee
- Kira ✨