The Lost Artifact of Sira

Chapter 24 - Confronting the Past

     "Cut the bullshit from your head. He's not dead." Lilith's was speaking towards Lyra. "You're as white as his ass." Lilith placed her hands on her hips.
     Orion just gives Lilith a look as if saying 'how do you know what his ass looks like?'
    Lilith laughs wholeheartedly.
  "That royal bitch over there," She motioned her head towards Luka, "stripped him of his clothes and hung him from a tree deep in the woods. " Lilith frowned.
    "Why?!" Lyra blurted.

   "I don't know. Though, if you killed the prince we won't know." Lilith wandered her eyes back towards the unconscious body tied against a tree.
   "No, no we didn't. He fell asleep after you left." Orion corrected her. Lilith laughed.
   "He's so fucking weak."

   Orion nodded his head, agreeing with her.
     Lyra never let her gaze leave Hallow's body.
     "You gave him clothes?" Orion spoke towards Lilith. It was good to see her, he knew but she was more mysterious than meeting her whenever she was a kid.
   "He would have became frozen without them?" Lilith argued. "That's not how elves work." Orion responded.
   "Shut it. He's proper now. The only thing you can do now is thank me." Lilith raised her chin.
    Lyra found herself wrapping her arms immediately around Lilith, crushing her in a hug.
   "Thank you for saving him." Lyra mumbled. Orion and Lilith didn't know what to say about it. Orion could tell something is different with Lyra.
    "Right." Lilith awkwardly pushes Lyra away from her.
     "Introductions, Orion. Who are they?" Lilith was straight to the point.
     "Long story." He answered. "They're right here, why don't you just ask them." He almost gave her an attitude.
       "Wow, cold heart." Lilith remarked.

   She first turned towards Lyra. "Name?" Lilith practically ordered from Lyra.
    "Wow you're bad at this." Orion snickered.
    "Look man, I haven't done this in a while...Except for this guy." Lilith places her hand outward.
    "You met him?" Lyra interrupted.
  "My name is Lyra. I come from EverGlade. I used to be his squire-"

   "Don't fucking tell me." Lilith withdrew her blade.

    Orion immediately came into action. "What the hell do you think you're doing?!" Orion yelled, placing his hands on hers, holding back one of the blades she holds.
      "She's the one that destroyed EverGlade, right? What are you doing with someone like that?" Lilith became angered.
     "She's a friend. Trust me." Orion fully blocked Lilith from Lyra.
     Lilith took a second before looking him deep in the eyes. "Fucking hell." Lilith exhaled and placed back her blade.
     Lyra didn't pay attention, she decided to sit beside Hallow's body.
     "Lyra?" Lilith started.
   "He talked about you. I can barely remember all of the pathetic things he spoke." Lilith crossed her arms and watched as Lyra's eyes light up, just as much as Orion spoke about training her.
   "He did?! Was it alright? Do you think he's alright with me?!" Lyra started to speak too fast, this irritated Lilith.
  "Look, I don't fucking know. Ask him when he fucking wakes up." Lilith turned away from her.
  "This is Lilith, Lyra. Sorry." Orion scratched the back of his head. "Why are you apologizing?! Dick." Lilith raised her voice.
    "Are we going to meet the others or what?" Lilith grew impatient. "Yeah, whatever. Lyra?" Orion answered but tried to gain Lyra's attention.
    She ignored him. Was it on purpose?

   "O-Kay." Orion frowned and started to walk towards the others with Lilith.

   Suddenly, a small body of vegetation had ran towards them with his blade drawn. A large growl following him. His feet run quickly upon the grass.
   "Ward!" Emphoria yelled after him.

  Lilith draws her blade. "What the fuck."
   Ward stops in place as soon as Emphoria yelled his name.
   "You have a dog?" Lilith eyed Orion.