Dekadia Kingdom

Chapter 6

Well it had been a good day before Masheck had stopped me at my door to my room, his eyes were puffy and the whites tinged with red. "Masheck, my brother, how have you been?" He glared accusingly at me and he pushed me hard against the door and smashed his lips to mine, I tensed, not him as well, I thought. He tugged on my hair which had pulled me out of my shock and I could easily push him away, "What do you think you are doing?" I shrieked into his ears and he recoiled  away from me, I had to admit he was a handsome elf but his sister was my wife, how many times do I had to tell his sister and everyone else that? 

"I am sorry, it was the heat of the moment," heat of the moment? There was no moment and there was certainly no heat, I put it down for the grief of the loss of his sister. "How did Goldyna die?" I wanted to direct his attention somewhere else somehow but I could see the cold look in his eyes, it was like he could read my mind. I was about to move to go to a different room where nobody could find me for a while but he had other plans. He grabbed my shoulder and pinned me to the door and I knew I was stronger than him but I owe him an explanation, I mean Goldyna was his sister. 

"She was stabbed," I couldn't say anything else and it looked like he didn't want to hear anymore. "I am leaving in two days, look after my daughter for me." I slipped into my room without waiting for a reply, a heavy sigh left my lips so much for a great day. I laid down on my bed and I promptly fell asleep, I pray to the gods I would not have a nightmare. A knock on the door woke me up, I wanted to yell at them to go away but it could be important or better yet it could be my daughter Lorena. I got up with a groan I looked outside and saw the sun was still out, I must have had slept for no more than a couple of hours. As I was opening the door I said, "Whoever it may be, it better be good." I froze when I saw the commander Maynard stood against the doorway, "Commander Maynard, how may I help you?" 

"There is a scout at the edge of the forest with two new companions," I was confused as to where this was going, "I thought the scout said you wanted one wolf, there are two instead. One white and one black, do you know why?" That was weird as I did say to the elf to pick up the white wolf, obviously the seller had convinced him to get the other one, he must had ridden that horse to the ground as he got here so fast. "Well? You may be the prince Thedryn but I would not put these people in danger of wild animals," my heart fell at the thought Maynard would think I would endanger my own people. I should learn to keep my emotions from my face because Maynard looked away red in the face, "I am sorry my prince, I was out of line." 

"I would never endanger my people on purpose and plus the wolf is supposed to be for Lorena," he nodded like he understood but doesn't, she needs a companion, someone who would protect her and give her company. "Now that I mention it, I must go and see her." I barged passed him down the stairs and passed my father, I didn't stop to greet him and want to find Lorena. I saw her sitting against a tree in the shade with her eyes shut. "Are you okay?" I sat beside her when I was fully seated she climbed into my lap, she let out a big sigh. 

"I miss Mama, and I had hardly seen you since you been back, I had missed you Papa." Tears glittered in my eyes as I thought back on the last couple of days and realised I had been abandoning my own daughter, my own world and family. I hugged her close to me, I hate to tell her I would be leaving again tomorrow but I had to and I was going to drop the bombshell on her, then she spoke. "Do you think Mama is happy wherever she is now?" The question took me off guard, I never believed in heaven or hell but I couldn't tell her that. She began to fidget when it took me a while to respond, the thing was I don't know what to say and I wouldn't want to say the wrong thing just in case she would hate me and my own wife wherever she may be to hate me as well. 

"Your mother is happy, in heaven watching over you and she would be the proudest mother there ever was." She was sobbing I had never heard or seen her be so miserable, it was my fault for not being there for her and it doesn't help when people glance at her with pity and sadness like they had lost someone who was important to them as well. I glared at them when they stared at us for too long until father came and sat beside us, and that was when I decided to tell her about me leaving. "I am leaving tomorrow," she cried harder and the tears in my eyes started to pour, "U have a gift for you, it will be ready tomorrow." She began to hiccup when she stopped crying and my father wrapped his arms around us similar in way when I first came back, I didn't want to leave her specially after this hard time but it was my duty to my people and I was an assassin, killing things was what I do best.