Raven's POV
The summer night breeze leaves me feeling at peace. A calming sense takes over me, even as I walk through the crowd of people. I can tell that most of them are vampires, red irises and two pointy fangs that show when they laugh or talk. I walk down the cobblestone stairs that lead to an opening near the trees. This is where the food is situated, tables full of black trays.
I target the apple Danish, as it is my favorite treat. I smile as I reach the tray, and reach out for one of the most delicious, mouthwatering, satisfying desserts. Thank the heavens for whoever catered this celebration, they hadn't forgotten my request.
My tastebuds where crying out for the delicious treat, desperate.
But someone's hand collided with mine, also reaching for one.
This lead to me having a vision as soon as our hands touched.
I immediately felt the cold embrace me, a death that touched me. I heard a woman's shrieking, begging for forgiveness. But it's what I saw that actually got to me.
There she was, crouched in the woods by the sanctuary frogs lake. Shaking, frightened, blue eyes wide. She had done something to upset this person, and for that, there was hell to pay.
Blood splattered, I heard the calling of a bird, the ending of a life.
The ending of Lucille's life.
The cold feeling of death that once embraced me was gone, and I recoiled my hand. My eyes sought out to see the owner of the hand, but he was lost in the sea of people coming for celebration food. Apple Danish left behind. Laughter was heard in the air, and the sky was turning a shade of light blue.
It would be dark soon, the bonfire would start. People dancing around it, not knowing of the murder that's to come. My Lucille was going to die tonight, and there was no way I could interfere without changing the future.
My chest tightened, cursing my white eyes once again.
Ignoring the tray of apple Danishes, I head back to the walls of the stone castle. As soon as I left the swarm of people, my eyes found the king. I felt relief flood through me. He always felt like a safe haven.
"My king!" I bowed my head and scurried over towards him. He gave me a warm smile, and complimented my peach dress. I thanked him in a hurry, not wanting to waste time. His thick eyebrows furrowed, wondering why I was rushing to get my sentence out.
"Is Lucille still in the castle?" I asked, feeling a bit frightened at the thought of what I had just seen. The darkness that I had just felt.
The kind scratched the back of his neck, and grimaced.
"No, Ronald has sent her to the lake to catch some sanctuary frogs. He wants to add them to his private collection." He answers me.
Damn you Ronald!
I gave him a smile that felt wobbly, and thanked him. I turned and speed walked towards the forest. I felt his hesitation, not wanting me to go in there alone. But what was so bad about it? It's not even night time, and nobody has seen my white eyes. I mean, there could be murderers like Lucille's, but that's just a minor detail.
As soon as I was out of his sight, I broke into a run. A drop of sweat ran down my temple as I reached the tall trees of the forest. A dark green blanket of leaves and summer mist enveloped me. I gasped as I almost lost my footing on a rock, but continued going on. It was a bit darker in the forest, but there's an opening in the sky where the sanctuary frog river is.
The humidity was bothering me, and I could feel the peach slippers slipping off of my feet. Did I do this trail every morning? It felt much longer than before. It frightened me, the thought that I wouldn't be able to arrive on time.
My locks of hair whipped across my face as I jetted through the forest, ducking under low branches, and jumping over logs. It reminded me of before the dark ages, when all of us would run throughout the forest in search of berries and nuts. Us, being my family, and our seer clan. The only difference this time, is that in running alone, and I'm not running towards berries and nuts.
I'm running towards a great death, that might trigger my anger. My dress was bunched up in my hands, and my legs were starting to burn. I could no longer hear the natural sounds of the forest. The beauty of the crickets chirping, the bees buzzing, the frogs jumping, the wolves hunting, the fish swimming, and much more. What I was focused on right now, was keeping my ears open for a particular sound.
The shriek of a woman.
But as I neared the pond, I heard nothing but silence. No whimpers, no natural sounds, and definitely no screaming. I felt set up, suspicious.
Maybe I had gotten here too early. Or maybe I'm too late.
But that can't be. The vision was here- darkening sky, and moon out. But the moon wasn't here yet. Atleast I wasn't late- for once.
I try to steady my quick pulse, my thumping heart, and my frightened self. But as I glance around me, I notice the atmospheres intensity.
Something is wrong. Something is very wrong. I can feel the change in my very bones. I'm enveloped in a cold feeling- but the moon isn't out yet.
Somewhere in the trees, red birds take flight. Something has frightened them, they are not frightened easily. No sooner than a second after they take flight, they fall dead in the pond. My breath catches as I stare at the pond filled with death. A wave of nausea hits me as I snap my head in the direction of the trees. The trees that once had red birds perched on their branches, eyeing me curiously.
I suddenly hear a crunch of gravel in a completely different direction- and that is when I notice-
I am not alone.
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