Picking Petals:

Chapter 24: Bad Blood

Rone moved into action quick, barking orders at nearby guards. Josephine was taken back to the dungeon. The guards were ordered to sedate her every four hours. And well I was practically dragged to a meeting room I never knew existed, almost immediately getting swarmed with questions. Orion decided not to sit with the group but watched all the commotion. The king had explained his reasons for why he locked Josephine up in the first place, because he caught her using the ruby necklace, on Rone. The same exact necklace Vern gave to me, a love ruby. He locked Josephine up, not even knowing what she really was.

"You can't possibly trust an Elf!" Vern hissed pointing an accusing long eerie finger at Orion, "They are liars, killers!"

Orion scuffed in the corner his face hidden in the shadows, "Last I checked he was stripped of his title why is he even here?" Orion asked innocently.

"He is Rone's father he has every right to be here," Queen Livina sneered, her crown like braid circling her small black horns.

"He is irrelevant, that's what he is," Orion stated.

Before the Queen could say another word I snapped, "Enough already! Are you guys going to keep bickering like children? Or shut your damn mouths and listen?" Everyone was now staring at me wide eyed but Rone only held a ghost of a smile on his lips. "Now where were we?" I had started with the biggest question at hand, what was a creator? Who is Raven? And who is Josephine? Orion made a blood vow to me, without him we'd all still be clueless or dead," I said looking at Vern who pursed his lips defiantly.

"So centuries ago, you created elves, and Raven your long lost sister created Fae so are you not a Fae?" Berella asked me.

Not quiet knowing the answer I looked up to Orion who sighed, making his way to the table. "Raven and Lorelie, Nadias past self always were Fae only at that time Fae didn't have horns, or wings, Fae walked as free spirits in the woods, oblivious to man. Raven made I guess what you'd say an improvement to their kind, your kind. She gave you your first Queen, she gave you your wings so you could take flight wherever you please, Nadia gave you your gifts to protect the woods and its creatures. You see no one person can have all the power, that's why reincarnation took place when Nadia was killed. Without a second known creator, working together, their was no way to give life."

"So thats why Rone is still here, he died after Lorelie, so they both were reincarnated as well as any Fae that died after them?" The Queen asked looking at Rone and I, but she was asking Orion.

"That is correct," orion said.

"If you are the elves creator then why do the demons not bow to you? Why doesn't Josephine?" James asked. I was yet to understand why James was here, but as I watched Berella cling to his hand I guess it made sense. The two have gotten dangerously close, although they both seemed healthy, and careful I knew someone was going to have to tear them apart.

"Why do you think you only know of "Mother valkri?" Out of all the years none of you have heard of Lorelei or her legacy, why do you think that is?" Orion asked James, raising an inquisitive brow. "Raven erased Lorelei from everyone's memory, Raven is the reason Fae went to war with elves."

"There is one more thing," I gulped looking over to Rone, "We need to speak alone."

"Anything you have to say to my son can be said here," Verns rich voice boomed through out the entire room.

Not even looking at his father, Rone got up and helped me out of my seat. "I trust you all will be civil while we speak in private, till then try not to kill each other."

"Watch Orion," I whispered to Berella before walking off to the next room with Rone. This room was completely empty, only cobwebs and dust that clung to the shattered windows that had let some snow in. "I dont know how exactly to say this, but Orion said something, he said faith brought us together lifetime after lifetime. Only we never lived past 18, it's different now, everything is different. I know who I am now, I might not know everything or the first part about being a creator, but all those other lives i was oblivious. Raven has killed us time after time, only we've come back because a creator cant truly kill her own, not for good. I may be immortal each lifetime but if I was to be killed by Josephine, that would be it, she'd be the next creator and I'd be gone."