Hidden for her own protection

Chapter 8: Meeting Azure

Chapter 8: Meeting Azure

"Caya seriously I have never met anyone as bad as you with the sword," Ray sighed after I once again landed on my butt after swinging my sword. I guess it's good that I'm a good actress.

"But Ray," I whined in that annoying cheerleader voice, "my wings keep getting in my way."

"Look Caya how about we call it quits today and me and you go for a walk," Ray asked me.

"Yay thank you Ray. Can we go see the wild unicorns again."

"Sure thing Caya come on let's go."

"Sorry Ray, but I'll have to cancel that for you. A spy at the school the Warrior Queen goes to just reported that she disappeared over a week ago. The same day that you and your team were suppose to capture her is the very day she disappeared," King Faltaya interrupted us.

"What the Warrior Queen is missing. Surely someone with her unique hair color can't hide for long?"

"Yes, but you have to think with her magic level the Warrior Queen could very easily disguise herself. Now you must go find her Caya can find someone else to entertain her for now," he said dismissing me in the process.

I decided to go into the forest and contact Sylver. It would be best for me to let them know what I'm doing and that I am fine. This way I'd be able to continue my spying in peace. I still needed to find a way to get Ray to trust in me and to join in the hunt for finding the princess. I was so sure that no one would follow me that I started the call without checking my surroundings.

"Artians mi tivale Sylver," I chanted the spell to show myself in front of Sylver and be able to see her myself.

"Who are you?" Sylver asked.

"Princess Sylver sorry about my disguise it's Arlia the Warrior Queen," I answered bowing my head.

"Arlia where had you been everyone has been worried sick. We all thought the Faltreans got you."

"Well they aren't far from the truth Princess Sylver. I am with the Faltreans as a spy. The Faltrean blood within my has awakened and that is why I have wings. So I decided that I would infiltrate them since they would never suspect a Faltrean would go against them. I've found out who my father is, but that information is to dangerous to tell you. Look tell the principal that everyone has to leave the school and return to their palaces with their warriors. The Faltreans plan to go to the school and should be their within 2-3 days. Go back to your kingdoms and order the guards to keep watch on the perimeter. I'll report to you as often as I can and you need to tell the other royals what is going on. I have to go be safe Sylver and listen to your warriors. Never leave anywhere unprotected. Farewell Sylver," I said cutting of the call.

"Who's Sylver is that your boyfriends name," I spun around. Standing behind me was a tall Faltrean. He had wings the color of the sky at twilight. With deep azure eyes and sky blue hair tied back in a ponytail.

"No she's my half sister. Who are you?" I asked.

"My name is Azure Flame and you are?"

"I'm Caya. A ward of King Faltaya until I find my father. It is a pleasure to meet to Azure. I'm guessing your mother named you after your eyes?"

"No my father did. He was the half-brother of the Sprite king, but was seen as a betrayer to the Sprites when he fell for my mother a full blooded Faltrean Princess daughter o the last King before Faltaya," he answered his voice swirled around the air as if the air Sprites willed it to sing.

"I'm only a halfling as well although I don't know my other half my step-mother decided that she wouldn't inform me that I was of Faltrean descent so when I found out on my own I left," I told him.