Beyond the Fairy Gate

Chapter 28

Damien

The room that Damien and his scouts had been given to stay in rivaled his room back home, and he thought that maybe if his father didn't completely disown him, then maybe they could renovate a little. The room was large and set up with one main common room and rooms for each of his scouts, then one for him. When the butlers had shown him to the room, they'd informed him that the double doors in his room lead to another room, that his mate would have stayed. Sighing he couldn't help but flop down on the sand colored couch and look up at the ceiling. He couldn't help but wonder what type of person his real mate was. Were they male or female? Did they enjoy flying? Reading? What about sword play?

Rolling to his side he couldn't help but close his eyes and instead of making an image of the person he hoped for, he reached his aether out looking for the other half of his soul. With ease he felt his mind attach to another's, as if it had been waiting for him for a lifetime and was eager to finally connect.

"Hello?" Damien whispered down the bond, hoping that whoever was on the other end would hear, but when there was no response his heart simply fell. Focusing harder, he could hear noises around them. People speaking all everywhere. It sounded like they were in a crowded restaurant, the sounds of plates being set down, things being chopped on a cutting board, different voices shouting orders.

If he remembered correctly, Jonathan had said that there were three royalty and one commoner that were born together. So, if Nyline and Gabriel were the royalty, then that would mean that the last person would be the commoner.

"Are you from Dunhule?" He asked, he felt an emotion shutter down the bond. As if the person had just realized that he was there. The emotion filled him, causing his heart rate to kick up, his breathing became uneven, and sweat broke out on his upper lip. Then he tasted it, worry and fear, on the other side of the bond. However, before he could look deeper into the emotion and understand why his true mate was so worried, the connection snapped leaving Damien to roll over and look back up the ceiling before he just ran his hands over his face.

That was stupid. He admitted to himself, hating himself just a little. He had just dropped into his real mate's mind for the first time, unannounced, and it probably really freaked them out. How else could he find them though? If he couldn't connect their minds, how was he supposed to do any of this. Nyline was now connected to Gabriel which, he hoped, meant that he was open for his real mate to connect with.

Well, it had sounded like they were in a restaurant, maybe they worked there? Or their families owned the place and they helped out? It could have also just been a trip out for the day, and they went out to eat. He paused; no, it had sounded like they were in a kitchen of some sorts, he had clearly heard the sound of a knife cutting into something and hitting a piece of wood.

The knock that came made Damien sit up suddenly and look at the door. He let out a breath, as he shouted. "Enter." It opened showing the set of butlers that had shown them to this room were back.

"We were sent to fetch you for dinner." The one on the right spoke as they both bowed to him. For a kingdom that didn't really care about etiquette all of their staff was extremely well trained. These two had the same uniform on as everyone else that he had seen on the landing strip, even down to having the same type of shoe. Honestly, Damien kind of loved it, his castle was organized however it seemed like Vaccoon was at a completely different level.

When the two stood he could see their blue eyes that seemed to glow softly as they looked at him expectantly. That part was what was really creeping him out, at first, he'd thought that it was just a trick of the light, but no, everyone's eyes glowed here.

Standing from the couch, Damien walked towards the door. "Thank you, lead the way please." He spoke in his calm princely tone. They bowed once more before they turned and started off down the hallway, Damien in tow. While walking, Damien couldn't help but let his mind trail off towards the mind he'd connected with. He felt like he'd known that mind after he'd thought on it for a little. It felt familiar, as if whoever was on the other side was some long-lost friend, or was that how the bond would feel when he first met them? God all of this was confusing.