Druids Rise

Chapter 20~ Jupiter's tears

I watched him die the light vanishing from his eyes as the vines slowly pulled tighter around me a silent cry escaping to him from my thoughts.

 "Trystan! Trystan no! stay with us...stay with me!" I shouted in silence as tears rolled down my face the vines retreating after he fell to the cobbles his life gone and his soul on its way to the heavens Darius rushing to me Matildia falling to her knees seeing Uther move fully healed a life for a life.

"How could you" I said being held by Darius his strength keeping me from rushing at Matilida and showing her how it felt to be strangled to death not being able to breath to move "Darius let go of me!" I screamed and fought against him but he held me tight until I broke down and started to sob Trystan's body laying on the cobbles his skin slowly losing color as the last of the light faded from him.

"Darius I can't stay here and watch him lose himself" I said as he nodded and picked me up taking me away from him Matilida watching everything her eyes locked on Trystans body as It lay in front of her his eyes open wide a last tear weaving its way across his skin his eyes fading to grey losing their amber color Darius walking away as I watched over his sholder "come Joseline lets get away from here" Dariusa's words said softly.

"Take me to the meadow where the grass waves in the wind and the river flows nearby, where the wild flowers bloom and never say goodbye where the willow trees stand tall and the wild deer do roam" I started the words Trystan would say when I was down it was a place we would go often and Darius knew right where I wanted to go.

"alright Joseline we will go to the meadow" Darius said getting onto a horse and trotting off through the town to the gate and into the forest the birds singing a sort of soft song as if they knew something had gone wrong the bells of Lishengure slowly starting to toll as word spread of Trystans death the other bells of the Kingdoms picking up the same slow groaning tone ringing in unison and guiding him home.

"Were here Joseline" Darius said softly the willow tree waving in the wind and the grass moving softly in the breeze "Darius we need to bring him here he needs to be lain beneath the willow for his heart was pure and kind no one deserves to know where he lays but us and our willow tree" I said before walking to the willow and sitting down where I had met Trystan many times.

"Joseline there is nothing we can do he is a royal...they wont let us" he said softly as he sat besides me.

 "they will put him in the catacombs after the ceremony we cant burry him under the tree" I said my voice wavering as I sat there moving to lean against Darius.

 "Yes I do belive so" he said before placing a hand on my head wrapping his other arm around me as I wept for Trystan his death most unexpected and even more so the acts done by Matilida.

"We have to hunt her down Darius" I said sitting up and standing.

 "Hunt Matilida down? Joseline shes not a deer or some creature we can just tack down with a hound" He said looking up at me from where he sat.

 "Darius she almost killed all of us we cant let Trystan's death keep us from finding her there has to be someone who can help us" I said as I started back to the horse Darius following.

"Fine but we will do it in a way that won't get us killed I dont wish to lay beside Trystan in a grave" Darius said mounting the steed and we started off to the only place that we could find someone who would hunt down Monroe without a second thought Trystan's brother Cyprus who was back in Lishengure.

Dylis and I rode through the woods on the way back the bells having faded as we had sat by the willow tree "Joseline...Did you love Trystan?" Darius asked as the horse walked forward "Who's to say I was or was not there is no way to tell now" I responded and continued to ride through the woods as they thinned the road opening to the way to Lishengure.

"Well home sweet home" Dylis said as we got closer the large walls taking us into its embrace.

 "what do we do now Joseline we can't exsactly just walt into the castle at the moment and order the second heir to the throne to go find his brothers killer" Darius said as we rode on through the city before dismounting near home the horse returning to its stable.

"You don't have to ask my to do it I will do it" said a voice from behind us Joseline turning and looking up to the prince and he pulled me up behind him another man grabbing Darius and pulling him up.

 "Come men the hunt it on for my brothers killer be weary she is dangerous" he said before we started off picking up two horses for Darius and myself.