We The Kings: Book Two

Chapter 23

"What is it?"

"Before I can help you, you must complete a task for me."

"Anything." I kneeled to the great creature and lowered my head.

I woke up with an anxious jolt.

"What's wrong?" A soft hand touched my shoulder. I opened my eyes. I was in a massive bed, wrapped in the finest silk sheets. The soft hand belonged to Mavis.

I pulled down my shirt and frantically felt for my chest. The infected wound was gone. I was completely healed.

I jumped out of bed in a cold sweat. I was in my bed, in my kingdom.

"Zander, you're frightening me. What's wrong?" She said.

I looked down at her. Her hair was long and silky. She was wearing a nightgown as white as snow.

"W-where is Daniel?" I asked her.

She squinted her eyebrows together in confusion.

"Who is Daniel?" She pushed the sheets back and rose from the soft bed.

"He's. A guard." I said.

"If he is a palace guard I am sure he's around here somewhere. What's all this about? Did you have a bad dream?" She asked.

I pulled the doors back, giving myself access to the balcony. I marched over to the edge to see into the front courtyard. I was in Lafayette. I was at home. It looked just as I had remembered it. The weather was perfect; not a cloud in the sky.

She put her hand on my shoulder and pulled me in. She wrapped her arms around my neck and yanked me towards her. I felt her leg brush up against mine. A lump formed in my throat.

"Mavis. Are we. Are we in Lafayette?" I asked.

"Of course we are. Are you feeling alright? You are rather cold." She moved her hands down to mine, giving my arm a massage on her way down. I pulled away at the discomfort of her intimate touch.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Maybe it was all just a bad dream." I said.

"Let's go back to bed, then." She gave me a kiss right on the lips. My eyes didn't shut, in shock of her actions. It was completely out of place for her.

I laid back down next to her. She inserted herself into my arms. When she fell asleep, I inched off the bed, careful not to wake her.

I got up and crept out of our bed chambers. There were no guards watching our doors. Everything was unsettlingly peaceful. What had happened? Perhaps the war was all a dream? Perhaps Samuel had never existed?

I found one guard patrolling the wing. I approached him. He bowed to me. I had almost forgotten of my renewed status.

"Your majesty." He greeted me.

"Hello, are my. Parents here?" I asked.

"Of course. But I am sure they are fast asleep, it is late. Is something wrong?' He asked.

"No, nothing. Goodnight."

I returned to the bed. Perhaps the reality I was experiencing was a dream. The only way to truly find out was to return to sleep. I crawled back in bed with Mavis and squeezed my eyes shut.

I woke up the next day. I felt the sheets. They were still silk. Mavis was sitting at her vanity.

"It's about time you decided to wake up. It's almost afternoon." She said. She stood up to stand over the bed. Her tiara was decorated in diamonds, her dress matched the same purple of the Lafayette banner.