Hidden by Foam - Book 3 (Completed)

Chapter 4

Chapter 4

Llyr's POV

A burning sensation could be felt after my friend Myx, nipped me with his sword. I didn't even realise his sword was so close until it was to late.

"Llyr!" He said as he dropped his sword and swam over to check on my injury. He was the head of the royal guard and injuring the prince he was sworn to protect was not part of his job description.

I looked down and saw the small cut.

"Calm down, Myx, it's just a small cut," I said as I placed a hand over the cut, I didn't want my blood to attract any sharks nearby.

"A small cut! Let's get you to the infirmary," he said and I knew he wouldn't allow me to go anywhere else. This wasn't the first time I sustained an injury, but Myx was in protection mode.

While we made our way back to the palace Myx looked at me curiously.

"What?"

"Why were you distracted? You are always three steps ahead of me. You must have been really distracted for me to get a shot like that," he said.

I thought back to the dream I had the previous night about the girl with the amazing eyes, she was beautiful and I almost kissed her, but then Myx woke me up for training. I was thinking of her and that caused me to be momentarily distracted.

Myx gave me a look which said 'I better tell him now'.

I let out a low sigh as I realised I had no choice in the matter. I needed to  my best friend about the dream I had.

"Well, I had a dream last night," I told him while we swam to the palace infirmary.

"About what?" He asked.

"A girl," I said with a sigh.

"And who is this girl?" He asked.

"That's the thing, I don't know who she is," I said.

"If she's just a stranger than why is it bothering you so much? I've had countless of dreams of beautiful strange girls in my lifetime," Myx said as he scrunched his face in confusion.

"I know, but there was something different about her. She was different in a way. There was something about her that drew me closer and I almost kissed her," I said.

"Woah, that sounds strange," he said and I nodded in agreement and right at that moment we were already in front of the infirmary.

Doctor Shells was writing on a barnacle when we entered the room. The infirmary didn't have a door but a small arch opening. When we stepped inside his eyes shot up to us and he bowed his head.

"Prince Llyr, Sir Myx. To what do I owe the pleasure?" He asked with a kind smile. He was a middle aged man with a wife and two daughters that wanted to be just like their father.

I lifted my hand and showed him the injury. He gasped before he rushed me to one of the oyster beds and let me sit down before he wrapped my arm in seaweed.

"What happened?" He asked. What I thought was a small scratch was actually a large slash.

"Just training," I said with a shrug.

"I would advise you to be more careful, there are sharks in that terrain and the smallest sniff off blood can send them crashing in," he said. 

"I know, and I will take extra precautions in the future," I said as I gave Myx a pointed look.

"All done," the doctor said when he wrapped everything.

"Thank you, Doctor," I said as Myx and I bid him goodbye before making our way outside.