My vision turned red. So red and fuzzy that everything confused and disorientated me. I blinked, trying to clear it, but nothing helped. I knew that I had lost a lot of blood, but it still didn't seem real to me.
I was dying.
I found some comfort when Adira moved my head onto her lap. She seemed to be saying something, but my hearing was off, and I couldn't quite discern everything.
"...can't...leave..."
Vaguely, there was shuffling nearby. Then more voices.
"...what can...done..."
"...might...too late..."
The voices faded in and out, but somehow I realized they were talking about me. Then I felt cold hands on my shoulder before my pain increased tenfold.
There was screaming. It hurt my ears. But then I came to a horrible conclusion: I was the one screaming.
The pain was too much. It spread everywhere, until I couldn't hear anything. Something was pressing against my shoulder on my wound, which only made it worse. And worse. And worse.
"...It's not helping..."
"...too late...him..."
Frustrated, I strained my ears even more, hoping to hear the sound of Adira's voice. Then I could focus on that instead of all this pain.
"...love him..." Adira! I know that voice anywhere. "Please..."
I tried to tell her I would be fine, but my mouth wouldn't cooperate. I groaned inside. Nothing would work; my body wouldn't respond to my commands.
Then darkness. Sweet, peaceful darkness. No pain.
Well... Shoot, is Theo okay?? Of course not, lol ;) (oh wait, that's not funny.......) Anywho, sorry for not updating for forever. In atonement, I will post another update right after this. :)
Theo - Ithildae
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The Captured Princess
FantasyPrincess Adira never wanted to have a royal title, and she most certainly never wanted all the pressure that came with it. She just wanted to have the freedom to be herself. To practice sword fighting for fun, and to be with the one she loved, Theo...
