Once Upon A War (EV)

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Elbore's POV

I shouted and shouted till i couldn't have a voice. I put then my head on my hands crying so hard and wondering what am I going to be.

My shout warned Sir Payne who run to my room. I really wanted to tell him what's really going on, the ghoulish salive, Niall, my despair. But more, I wished having Harry by my side, his stong arms holding me against him, his deap voice whispering to my ear : "everything will be alright, Elbore, everything will be alright."

But nothing was okay. Even my husband couldn't getting me off this fear who became bigger from every second, passing in my veins. There is only one solution to my trouble, as Sir Horan said : Finding Niall.

I had to do my possible to catch him, and the hardest thing, is doing it behind Harry's back. How could I hide such a plan to my vampire lover? But I have to make myself forget him, after all he could've know how much his saliva was harmful.

But above all, what broke my heart, was the the fact that he knew that I was a victim when I told him the symptom of my illness, but he didn't say anything.

I get this morbid thoughts from my head, at the same time Sir Payne closed the door of my room telling me to go back to sleep. When he got out of my apartments, I silently got up of my bed and went to my wardwore.

I changed on a strapless leather less tightly as possible, and put a baggy pant which was useally used under dresses. Any way, it was the most comfortable clothes that I had.

To my feet, I had booties in black leather with shoelaces in the same color, ready, I got out of my room without a noise. In the hall, I prayed for not metting a servant or a domestic who will know me, or my plan would fell overboeard.

Luckly, my prayers had been heard because everything was desert and I could go to the stables without any problem, where Elvide was waiting in its box. When I came in, she raised its head immediatly, some straw hanging from its mouth.

I saddled her but it wasn't easy at all, not used doing this, this work should've been done by my groom. But, it's alright, I could do anything to gett myself out of this case. My mare finally ready, I got on its backand put her at a gallop, passing next to our sleepy castle.

But I forgot that, the cursed forest could be really scary during the night. It wasn't really wecoming in the day already, so under the only light of the moon, I can't even tell you.

I put my feet on the floor and attached my compannion of all the ime to a tree, Elvide. After whispering in her ear to stay here (just in case), I took a look between bushes which marked the limits of the forest, and shivered.

From fear or from cold, I couldn't tell.

Taking my courage, I passed the edge of the woods and entered in a different world.

The long trees hided the moon, not any light could pass to here, causing me more difficulties to see. Moreover, the singing of the crockets made this ambiance more grisly and I was damning myself internally for coming here the night.

I started walking slowly, my arms around me to preserve myself from cold, jumping everytime I heard a brach cracking or an owl whooping. I cited prayers in my head which I learned from the church, feelling that up there, God was hearing me.

But who could protect me from this devil creatures? And I was thinking, I will be one of them soon ... But non! I had te resist to these dark thoughts and move on. I can catch Niall, I can catch Niall, I can .. I don't have a plan. I DON'T HAVE A PLAN.