Silhouette

Chapter 7: Queen

The water in the ocean was blood red, bodies were floating and drifted in the shore.

There lies Rin and on his side was Meera on Machi’s arm crying and waking her, his clothes were also covered in blood.

Viola’s wicked laugh was heard and there on the ground was the body of Frank, frozen and slowly vanishing as his icy body crumbled.

A hand grabbed Gwyn and shook her hard enough to wake her from her nightmare, she was all covered in sweat and breathing heavily.

“Are you ok?” Ethan asked and she answered with an exhausted nod.

A knock from the outside followed by a voice asking if they will be coming had disturbed Gwyn and caused her to panic.

“The nobles are here? What’s going on?” she asked wiping herself.

“An emergency meeting was arranged, hurry and get changed we need to be there to know the cause.”

“Wait!” she demanded “Ethan please show me Dad and Meera”

“Later, their meeting is about to start” and he started to walk pass the door

“But Ethan, I really need to see them” she cried-out but failed to convince Ethan.

“That’s dangerous, hurry or I’ll drag you out” Ethan didn’t bother to show any sign of concern on Gwyn’s request, he was worried why the nobles had suddenly met at Belasa, calling all the members of the royal committee and having an urgent meeting.

Gwyn rushed and ready herself and both of them run on the now busy hallway and arrived in front of the conference room beside Chief Gerard’s office.

A lot of the students have gathered around curious what was happening and trying every means to enter just to have a glimpse of the closed-door meeting. The conference was guarded by full-grown soldiers and no students were allowed to enter.

There they saw Sacho gathering information from other curious minds. He approached them and share what he got.

“What’s this commotion all about?” Ethan asked.

“Is there any news about the King?” Gwyn butted-in.

Sacho sighed “News was spreading that the King already named his successor”

“I need to get in, I need to know what’s happening” Gwyn said

“You can’t” Sacho pointed the guard “They are from the Army outside the palace not a royal soldiers, and they won’t allow anybody to enter” he said.

“Move aside” Gwyn insisted impatiently.

“Gwyn, you can’t, don’t make any scene here, there’s a lot of people around” Ethan warned

“I… don’t care” she said her eyes fixed on the door her fist absorbing energies around her

“Ok, fine we’ll try to talk to the guards but first put that down” Sacho suggested and Gwyn relaxed her hand and they went to the entrance.

Sacho first talked to the guard. “Sir, can you please let her enter the room?” He calmly pointed Gwyn on her side, one of the guard look at Gwyn and said “students are not allowed inside” he insisted

“Please, I need to talk to them” Gwyn pleaded

“Young miss, many of them have already tried all their means” the guard reiterated

Ethan pulled out something from his pocket covered it with his hand and showed t to one of the guards “that royal badge is not enough to let you in, the nobles have given their strict instruction” Ethan stepped back and talked to Gwyn “We need to wait, there’s no other way we can talk to them.