Eternity |Descension Book Three|

Northcliff

Auria's POV

We arrived in the 'golden city' the next morning. Let me tell you, it was not golden. I put up my hood and we walked the streets. I asked a young woman where the castle was. She pointed up the street. "That way, but the royal wedding is going on. It'd be practically taboo to barge in on one." I nodded and we hurried on. "I hope we're not too late." I muttered. We reached the doors just as they closed. "Royals and friends only. Your invitation?" I pulled down my hood. "I don't have one. I need to see Her Majesty. It's urge-" He cut me off. "No invitation, no entry. You may get a chance.. Hm, I think we have some time open next year?" I groaned. I stepped forward and put my hand on the gap between the two doors. I put my finger between them and started pulling. One guard started pulling me back, and the other tied my hands behind me. I managed to open the door a little bit before one of the guards clubbed me over the head.

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I woke up with a bad migraine in a dungeon that smelled like urine. My hands were tied behind me. I jumped so they were in front of me, then tried pulling them off. I got really frustrated and a flame appeared in my hands. I shrieked, but it didn't burn. The rope burnt, cut away like a hot knife through butter. I shook my hands and rubbed my wrists. I heard a familiar voice coming from the corridor. "Who dared tryng to ruin my wedding?" She turned the corner and I held my hands behind my back, pretending they were still bound. She gasped and opened the cell door. Then, she ran over and hugged me. Her white hair came undone and bounced down. "Auria.. You're live.. You're alive!?" She started in a whisper, but ended up yelling. She hugged me even tighter and I lightly placed one arm on her back. "Uhm, I'm not sure if you know who I am. I'm Dawn." She looked baffled. Then she relaxed. "That doesn't matter now. I'm sorry the guards didn't recognize you, as you've been gone two years." She led me to a conversation room, where a pale moonie was waiting. I snapped my finger and pointed. "Do you have a daughter?" I asked. The moonie stood. "Auria?! How are you..." His voice trailed off. "Can someone please tell me what's going on? I'm not Auria. I am Dawn." Xander rubbed his face. "Oh, no. She must've lost her memory. A spell, maybe? Or she hit her head." The white haired woman made the 'ooooah' sound. "Can I go get my friends? They're waiting outside to see if I get arrested. Tori is the only one who knows what I did right before I stopped remembering." The woman, presumably Aida, told a guard to go fetch them. We all sat down. "So, what do you remember?" Aida asked. "Well, I remember Arlyn. Turns out he's alive and got my best friend pregnant. I don't know much about him besides he betrayed me and that I loved him. Oh, and I remember something about a redhead blacksmith named Victor. My friend is his cousin." Aida's jaw dropped. "Uh, how do I explain what happened to him?" I laughed. "I already told her that whoever killed him was forced. So, you killed him?" Aida looked down. "Yeah.." The group entered and the fun began.