The Kingdom of Eldasar

Chapter 6 The Light

Chapter 5 - Recap

“Don’t you dare try touching me I will have you beheaded” I slapped his hand away making my own hand ache. “You murderer, you barbaric animal, you think you can go around killing people who do you think you are? Who gave you the right to take anyone’s life? If you go out and kill people in this forest your killing some innocent people who are trying to make a living for their family’s because they can’t get a job or make a living any other way! You monster.” I didn’t realise I was crying, the man I had started to fall back in love with hadn’t changed one bit he was still and will always be a ruthless killer, the man I was distained to be with had not an ounce of tenderness could he ever love me or would he end up killing me.

He had taken a step back from me looking at me in wonder his grey eyes looked like a storm was brewing they had gone darker his eyes looked like dark clouds about pour out with rain.

“People like the ones that attacked us moments ago made me the man I am, I don’t want other people becoming who I am. I will stop them before they do to others what they did to me.” 

Chapter 6 

The Light

He carried me back through the back gate, the guards were alarmed running towards us as they reached us they stopped not knowing how to approach, they were terrified of the General they shot glances between the General and I,

“Princess Leonora are you quite alright?” The braver one from them spoke, the General ignored and walked around them. I looked up at him, he had his jaw clenched looking straight ahead the anger I felt all the way back here had seeped away his ridged jaw his stalk face his stormy eyes, the way he held me against him ever so gently. I knew the words I had spoken to him before made me no different than anyone else who had entered his life. All judging him, calling him a monster did anyone ever take the chance, to look at him for the man he was, and not the animal he caged inside him. Caged animals are always fragile and lash out whenever they’re taken out not knowing when freedom would come to them again. I removed my hand from around his shoulder taking it up to his face laying it on his cheek his stubble scratching my hand, he stopped walking looking down at me his face unemotional. I grazed my thumb under his eyes he inhaled a deep breath exhaling his breath blow the hair of my face.

“Please forgive me” My voice chocked I tucked my face into his chest shame and regret tormenting me, I was his soul mate God had placed me with him, he was my gift on earth someone who couldn’t help but love me, protect me who would die for me. I couldn’t help but think if I had approached him when my father had found him could I have tamed his wolf, could I have prevented him from becoming a barbarian killer. Was the blood of his enemies on my hands as well as his, could I have made all those years we were apart more bearable for him. Was he the real monster or should I be looking in the mirror. Tears of shame and regret of my selfish ways socked into his shirt. “It’s all my fault, how unlucky you are to have such a selfish soul mate.” I waited for him to say something but he just started walking again, it was exactly what I deserved why would he after all I said to him.

I felt him sit I looked up we we’re under the yellowwood tree its soft white flowers draping down some brushed against his shoulders, his gaze followed mine he realised one hand from under my legs letting them rest against his, he plucked a flower from the beautiful yellowwood tree and tucked it behind my ear he grazed his hands under my chin lifting my face so I looked up at him.

“For seventeen years I have thought myself cursed, as if God has realised his wrath open me. All I’ve ever felt is as if some has thrown me into a sea and I’m drowning falling deeper and deeper into a dark sea. The more I struggle and try swimming to the surface I just get pulled in, the light is all but a flicker. Today as I road Angelo into Eldasar I felt like I could see the light as if someone would reach into the sea and pull me out, this beacon of light was so clause I could feel its warmth touch my soul, closer and closer I swam and my gaze fell on a light so pure I felt my dead heart roar with life these branches of light penetrated my heart wrapping growing and planting there roots deep inside me. When I could see past this heart piercing light I so the most beautiful creature God could ever grant me shyly looking away from me, I would have gladly gave my life just for her to look up at me. You are my reason to breath, my reason to live. No matter what you do or say you will always be my light just don’t fade away, forgive me I will try vanquishing my animal but you cannot stop me from killing those who will kill the innocent I have to stop them you might call me a monster but you cannot see them for who they really are. I take an oath I shall never harm anyone in front of you. Just don’t fade away from me, you where mine, you are mine and you will always be mine.”

He called it light I called it love, right there at that moment there was no one on earth who could tell me this man was a monster the love that was surrounding me and filling me up was enchanting. I pulled myself up so I that I was eye level with him holding his face in my hands. “You haven’t said you forgive me” I whispered to him.

“It is I who needs your forgiveness, there is nothing to forgive my love.” The suns last rays of deep orange bathed over us as I leaned in and placed my lips against his. He clutched me closer to him gently pressing his lips to mine. He clutched my waist making me wince he quickly pulled away his eyes darkening. “We better get that taken care of where is your physician’s quarters?”

The physician gave me herbs to place over my bruises and a tonic for the pain. The General had taken me to my chambers placing me into my bed, he’d made sure I was comfortable he’d gotten the maids to get me some broth and to light the fire in my room. He’d placed a kiss on my forehead sitting beside me he waited till I had fallen asleep and left my room to speak to my father.

I knocked on the door to the kings private chapel he needed to be informed of the plague in his lands the greed was setting in the woods, whispers were spreading of the dying king and his lone heiress. A women to lead them was never heard of a female had never survived, the rage of anything happening to my Leo had me wanting to go back to her side. The king needed to know his people we’re not safe armies were being built in the north, warlocks in the south had been seeking the power in Eldasar for thousands of years, but the kingdom had not been this week for millennia’s. The warlocks had killed the heirs of the throne one by one they had left Leo. My spy had informed me the chief warlock Astray had fallen for the beauty of Leo and would capture her and make her his queen. Over my dead body I would crush him into dust before he got near her, my wold growled in agreement.