The Throne of Fire and Snow

Chapter 16

A knock sounded at the door. Snow laid in bed deciding whether to answer it or not. Finally she stood from the bed and made her way to the door.

Slowly she opened the door. "Yes?"

Damon stood on the other side. "Your father and mine are requesting your presence in my study."

"What about you?" She arched an eyebrow.

"I very much would like your presence." His lips twitched up into a smile.

"They want to talk about what happened..." she stated.

"Yes."

She sighed. "Let me dress for the day. I'll be out when I am completed."

He nodded. "I'll send a maid in with fresh water for you to bathe."

"Thank you."

A while later Snow exited her chambers to see Damon waiting for her.

"Come, let's go get you breakfast before we head to the study." He held out his arm for her to take.

"I dont have much of an appetite." Snow looked down trying to hide the pain behind her words. She was used to not eating. Her body adapted to only eating once every couple days.

Damon brought his hand up to her chin, raising her head up so their eyes met. "Theres no need to be frightened any longer. You are safe."

A sad smile came to her lips " Thank you for being so kind to me."

"I am part of the reason this happened to you. I must make it up as much as I can."

She looked up at him. "You're blaming yourself on this?"

"If I hadnt felt the way I do about you, Princess. None of this would have happened to you."

Snow stopped and turned to Damon.
"Guilt isnt something that needs to happen. We need to make sure Killian doesn't go free. He needs to pay for his crimes."

"Do not worry Princess. Killian will get the punishment he deserves brought down on him ten fold. He will not get away with any of this." They began to walk once more.

"Why did the Fates put us as a pair? I do not understand how they could think you and I would be meant for one another." Snow spoke low. She didnt mean to say the words aloud.

Damon stopped. Her words hurt him, but he did not show it.

"The Fates like to play sick games by pairing two people who are completely opposite."

"I am sorry. I did not mean to say those words aloud." Snow put her hand over her mouth as she spoke.

"You do not have anything to be sorry for. This is something that is good to know. Your thoughts are something I want to know." He raised her lowered head. "I respect you as a ruler and a person. There is nothing that will happen between us that is not wanted by you."

They stood in silence before Damon spoke once more. "If the Fates wouldn't have put us as a pair. You would have been safe. None of what happened to you would have happened."

"You don't know that. They could have took me to control my father."

Damon looked down at the princess.

"You can not blame yourself. They chose to do this. They chose to stand against you." She spoke. "Oh, and Darkling." She said as she saw him walking towards a room. Oblivious to them.

"Darkling?" Darkling Hunter?"

"Yes. I only saw him there a few times. He told me that him and everyone in the cabin with me except two were working for you secretly. They said they were keeping everyone safe as best they could without being found out."