𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐳𝐞𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞: A Red Queen Fanfic

Chapter 40

- Caldon's POV -

I just stare at the man in front of me. I didn't know that Arvens can detect one's ability. What is he going to do now? His hand shifts and I see him extract a knife from within the folds of his robe. Is this how I am going to die? What about Raylin and the others? Have they already fled? There is a thud and the Arven gets a confused look on his face. He falls forward and I jump back to avoid the body. In his place stands L.

- Lam's POV -

I creep up to the entrance silently, looking at the guard's form silhouetted in the doorframe. Beyond the stocky figure, I can just make out Caldon, slowly becoming visible. I'm assuming he is here to save me, but it looks like his plan is going completely wrong. I wait for a few moments, then act. I summon my ice and direct it toward the Arven. I create a sharp spike that will hopefully do the job. I aim my hand at his neck, and let the shard fly. It hits home and the man falls forward. Caldon looks up, shocked. When he sees me, he runs forward, embracing me. We kiss for a moment, then he breaks away and says: "How did you do that?" Gesturing to the body. "Watch." I step back and call forth the current of energy buzzing inside me. I create another ice shard, just like the last. Caldon watches it form on my palm. I repeat my actions from earlier, directing the ice into the air. I follow it with my eyes as it whistles through the air and embeds itself in the nearest tree trunk.

- Unknown POV -

When I look at the structure, I expect to see a bolted wood door. Instead, I see one of my soldiers, on the ground with a needle of ice in his neck. I scan my surroundings, looking for clues. "The grass is trampled here, here, and here." My lieutenant says, pointing at three patches of underbrush that has been pushed down. "Do you think it's the girl?" "Of course it's the girl!" I shout, angry that my last Arven soldier has been killed. The lieutenant backs away, wary of my infamous temper. "But who was with her?" I muse.