Crown of Shadow

Chapter 14

Ailiyah didn't have a plan.  A raven had flown to the shadow league that afternoon bearing news that William had the princess......  Whatever that meant.  There was clearly something deeper going on here then Ailiyah realized.  But that didn't matter.  What mattered was Airen's strict orders that Ailiyah not have a part in this..  It was just like Adlina all over again.  Ailiyah was helpless to stop something happening to someone she cared about.  But no longer would she sit like an obedient lapdog and wait for  Airen's orders!

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Amaro sat on his bed slowly sharpening his sword.  Like Ailiyah his father had banned him to his quarters.  But Amaro was patient.  His father knew best after all.  All he had to do was wait patiently and his father would come up with a plan.  Or Ailiyah would do something stupid.  Either way he could only wait for the inevitable.  Suddenly his onyx ring vibrated glowing a soft blue.  He sighed.  It was a message from Ailiyah.  He rolled his eyes hoping that for once he would be wrong.  He disappeared into shadow teleporting to her room hoping the guards wouldn't sense the out of the ordinary shadow travel.

"Ailiyah this better be important or I-"  he broke off realizing the room was completely empty.  The only thing out of the ordinary was a single slip of paper on her bed.   He frowned picking it up and quietly reading it.  It read:

Amaro, if your reading this you have three options before the guards come in approximately 45 seconds.  1.  Meet me in our spot and commit treason, becoming target number one on your fathers list.  2.  Call the guards and tell them I committed treason, or 3.  Go back to your room.  Its your choice really.  -Love Ailiyah

Amaro looked skyward and shook his head slowly.  "One of these days" he grumbled, "I'm going to stop chasing after this women."  He then disappeared into shadow.

He swirled into existence next to a massive oak tree about eight miles from the league.  Not so far away that shadow travel was that exhausting.  He turned just in time to see a flash of relief on Ailiyah's face before it disappeared. 

"About time you showed up."  she said haughtily flipping her ponytail behind her shoulder in that aggravating way of hers.

Amaro just smirked.  "So, what's the plan?

"I don't have one."  she said simply, turning around.  "But William want's me or else he would have avoided getting the leagued attention.  So he's gonna get me.  Full force."