The Sparrow's Eye (In The Eye Of The Sparrow Book 1)

Chapter 3

"To live is the rarest thing in the world.

Most people exist, that is all"

Oscar Wilde  

"Sparrow. Are you okay," Arrow asked.

"Yes I am," I said.

"You just look like there was something wrong," he mentioned.

"This the first time I have outside in twelve years," I responded.

"I have never realized that you have never been outside since you got here," he said.

As we continued to walk to the grand hall Ash was still following us from behind. As I was seeing more and more of the castle I couldn't believe that I was seeing all of this for the first time. I thought that the whole castle was like how the prison area was like.

When we got to the grand hall door I couldn't believe that I was missing out on all of this. As if I had a choice though. I know that I didn't have a choice. But still I can't believe that I missed out on all of this.

The first thing I saw when we went into grand hall was how beautiful everything was. It had a little bit of gold with some blues and purples in it.

I didn't noticed that there was someone in the middle of the room. I guess I was so busy looking at everything else to notice this other person.

"Sparrow wait here while I talk to this person. It won't be that long," Arrow told me.

I nodded my head in response. But while Arrow spoke to this one person Ash was just looking at the person that he was talking to him as if he was going to kill him. Why is Ash so serious about Arrow? It is kinda like he is ready to pound at any moment. Which I don't understand why he has to be like that though. I'm pretty sure that Arrow can take care of himself if he needs to.

Arrow and the guy that he was talking to started to come towards me.

"Marko this is Sparrow. Sparrow this Marko Kailen. He is going to go to Angiela to tell the royal family there about our engagement," Arrow said.

"It is nice to meet you Marko," I said.

"You too Sparrow. I wish you a happy time with Arrow," Marko said.

"Thank you. It means a lot," I responded.

Marko went in the other direction when Ash came up.

"Is everything okay," Ash asked.

"Yes Ash. Why wouldn't it be," Arrow asked back.

"I just know that he tends to not like talking to strangers," Ash said.

"Why doesn't he like talking to strangers normally," I asked the both of them.

"He is just really nervous around them just in case the person harms him or something like that," Ash said.

"He properly wouldn't be if you didn't attack him the first time we met him," Arrow said.

"It looked like he was going to harm you," he told Arrow.

"I know it did and you wanted to keep me safe. But he didn't have a weapon on him," Arrow said.

"You know that there are ways to harm someone with their hands if they wanted to," Ash responded.

"Yes I'm aware of it Ash," Arrow responded back.

We left the grand hall after that. When we were outside Ash made a point to make sure that nobody that look off somehow wasn't coming for us.

"You'll love your room. I know you will," Arrow told me.

"Of course she will Arrow. Anything gotta be better than that tiny cell," Ash responded.

I just smiled because I knew that things were just going to get better and better. I can finally see the light after twelve years being in that cell with only my thoughts. I can finally go see my family and friends after these three upcoming months.

I can't believe this is actually happening. It feels like this is surreal right now. It is like a dream that I would have while still being in the jail cell. But it is real. Which I still can't believe that it is real.

Once we went into the main castle everything seem so grand and lush. It is like this whole day is a dream. A really crazy one at that. I wouldn't be surprised if I woke up and I was still in the tiny jail cell.

I was just in awe and trying to pinch myself to see if it was real. Which appeared it was. Since I didn't wake up anywhere else. Which is to my relief. I wanted this to be real. I wanted this more than anything else.

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When I was walking out of school I knew that everybody will just stare at my hair. If they wanted to they could follow me. They properly already know where I live anyway.

As I was walking down a street that was still affected by the war I had the same unsettling feeling as I always do whenever I go down this or any of the streets that pretty much all the places on are ruined. They haven't even cleaned up the rubble that was still on the grass. It has been almost been a year since the war with Rosia has ended.

I can't believe that it is finally over. It has lasted just shy of twenty years. I still remember clear as day when Rosia forced their alliance with Remita. I was only four years old at the time. I remember overhearing on the news about Rosia taking one of the nephilim in exchange for their alliance. Even though Remita never agreed with it in the first place. I remember asking my mom what was so important about the nephilims and she told me that they were gifts from the titans long ago. I remember very clearly asking her if they are gifts from the titans then what are they keeping one imprisoned. She told me that they were being mean and wanted to keep her for themselves.

I was walking when there was a girl that started to walk down the same street that I am on at the same intersection she comes on. She is one of the few people that doesn't stare at my hair whenever she sees me. Sometimes we talk as well. Which is nice as well. From what we have talked about she seems to be really into math and science. I wish I could do better in math and science. But I can barely get an c in those classes. She came to my place and tried to help me a few times. Which did actually help me a little.

She stopped walking randomly. My first thought is that she was waiting for me. But when I the chance to get a better look at her I noticed that she looked off. She clasped as soon as I got pretty close to her.