Until I See You Again: War Of The White Lion

Its Either All In My Head Or Out Of Control

This is a much longer chapter. Enjoy.

Allura's POV

"Coran, what are you talking about? There is no sixth paladin."

"That's what King Alfor whats you to think. Princess, you need to trust me." Coran begs.

I look at him closely. I he looks tired.

"Coran, this is madness. You are tired and delusional. There is no sixth paladin."

Coran looks taken back and hurt. He takes in a deep breath and continues.

"Allura, why won't you believe me?"

"Because when the five lions were made, there was no leftover material from the comet to make another."

"The sixth lion is nonmaterial. It is made of light."

"Nothing can be made of light but lightitself."

"What is holding you back from believing this? You used to believe everything. Stories, legends, truths. You used to believe in the good in all living things. Why don't you believe them now?"

"Because I'm not a child anymore! You don't need to look over my shoulder for me."

I turn on my heel and walk away.
As I storm off I swear I could hear Coran whisper
"I guess not."

For the rest of the day Coran is quiet.

Even helping the engineers he seems quiet. Usually he would be bursting with interesting trivia.
I'm to blame for this.
I guess I was too hard on him.

Later that night I approach him.

"Hey Coran,"I say gently.

"Princess. How are you doing." He asks me.

"Okay. How have you been."

"I've had better days." He says solemnly.

There is a little bit of silence between us. I struggle to find the words to say but in the end I don't know what to say. A sixth Paladin? I still don't believe it, but I can't just leave knowing I hurt Coran.

"About the sixth Paladin. I still don't believe in that, but I know that I treated you wrongly in expressing that. I was upset and I shouldn't have been so rude...I'm sorry."

"I accept your apology. What you said before...you're right. You aren't  a child anymore. I should know that."

I sigh looking down at my hands.

"But I'll still watch over you." He says quietly.

I look up at him again.
There is determination in his eyes.

"I promised I would. So I will. For him."

I remember Coran making the promise.
A tear falls down my check and into my hands.
I wipe it away as quickly as it came.

"Thank you."

Last night I got no sleep. Even in a private temporary dorm room in a comfortable bed in a warm shelter I can't find peace.

I still feel guilty.

What is wrong with me?

I have no time to dwell on those thoughts because the sun is rising and it's golden rays filter though the window shades.

Even at their first early light I decided I can't stay here.

I have to get ready.

Today I will be part of a training exercise. I don't know what it is but it seems to be standard galra training because Krolia is leading it today.