I WAS stunned when I saw Casias again on the far side of the market, walking proudly with his two followers. It looks like the vendors here in the market will be paying the charged of the rent again.
I am currently arranging the fruits in front of me. I am the one selling it now because Rowan is not here yet. Going for a walk with his lover. Yes, he now has a lover who is also a merchant here in the market. She had liked him for a long time but she was not noticed by him then because he suddenly turned his attention to me when he first met me.
I still remember the first time we met, he was stunned by my beauty that almost had his saliva dripping. But now, he was dead set, in love with Mila. This young lady openly shows her liking for the man but he ignores her.
And when Rowan realized that he really could not get my heart, he started to turn his attention to the young lady until he finally fell in love with her.
Now that he always lets me keep an eye on h
IT WAS already dark when Rowan returned to the store. His wide smile was intacted in his face ever since he came back and it made me irritated for reasons I cannot name. When he paid me, I left immediately and let him close the store because I really could not stand his enthusiasm with things."Finally, we can go home too, Vivi," I said wearily. These past few days, I have always been tired because I have to keep an eye on the store. I am wondering. I used to work even harder in the past but I never got tired. I sighed. Maybe I was just not exercising enough. My body is no longer used to many activities, unlike before.But it seems even better for me that I feel tired because I can now sleep easily. Bad dreams hardly come to my sleep anymore so I feel more secure in the past few days. I do not know the reason for all of this but I am just thankful.Maybe it was really not because of exhaustion the reason why I am so assured. I do not know. I just do not want to
I STOPPED walking while waiting for his answer. It took him a long time before he spoke. “I also always go there when I want to breathe and be able to think,” he said, staring at nothing in particular. "The first time I saw you there was also the day I met you. Since then, I have never forgotten the sight of your sad eyes." He sighed. "I always wondered why there was so much sadness in your eyes that night. The same night many questions went through my mind. What was the cause of her sadness? What happened? But why every time I see her in the market, there was not a streak of sadness there, no emotion or whatsoever." He slowly turned to face me after saying those things. I, on the other hand, avoided him, unable to find a word to counter his words. Or do I really have to answer him?
"Who is the stupid creature you are referring to?" said someone on my side which startled me. I immediately turned to face him, backing away as he approached."What are you doing here?" I asked quickly, my forehead furrowed, not believing his presence.He grinned and shrugged. "I told you before, did I not?" He came even closer so I backed away again. "Do you want me to take care of the stupid creature you are referring to?" he added, looking like he is planning something bad now.I forgot that he was a cruel one. He can hurt any creature he wants. I was the only young lady he could never beat, the one who knocked him down with just one punch.I grunted and sat down in front of the lake again. "Do not interfere, I will take care of hi
I WALKED past Casias when we met at the market, I even stared at him to show I was irritated by his presence."Good morning, Aliara!" he said, smiling as he greeted me but I ignored him. There is always nothing good in the morning when I see him.I set aside the cart when I arrived at Rowan's store. He was busy with a lot of customers this morning so cannot even greet me."I will help you!" Casias said again, who was already in front of me. I did not notice him following me. His two companions were also behind him."No. Just keep doing what you are doing." I did not pay attention to him as I picked up a sack on the cart.I know he is collecting fees from the vendors here in the marke
My heart beat faster. Maybe it is because I am nervous? Doubt? Anxiety? Excitement? I do not know! I could hear almost nothing but the beating of my stupid heart.Many questions entered my mind. What is he doing here? Why is he here? Am I the reason why he is here? How did he find me? And what were those things he carried? Does he work here in the market?"Aliara," Casias called as he tapped me on the shoulder so I seemed to wake up in a dream. I turned to him feeling at a loss, unable to speak. "Are you alright? Rowan has been talking to you before but you seem so out of it."I shook my head and turned back to what I had been looking at before. Sevasti was still there but was already in a store, talking to the salesman there. When he turned to me I immediately averted my eyes, surpris
I QUICKLY approached him and slapped his chest, not weakly but not strong either. I repeatedly did that but he did not make any move, he remained standing and just let me vent my anger. His reaction did not change, I guess it even got softer the longer he stared at me.When my hand weakened, that is the time he finally held me, gently holding my arms. I completely lost my strength because of that, it seemed like the anger that was building up inside me had disappeared.Tears welled up in my eyes for many reasons and emotions I felt all at once. I do not want to be happy at this very moment but my heart feels like it on its own. I am happy that he is here, his presence, his appearance and his whole being.He seemed to calm me down completely. All the clutter in my mind was gone."Why do you show yourself just now?" I questioned him weakly. I stared at his chest, and when I looked up I saw the shock pass through his eyes. "How long have I waited for you to
I SLOWLY opened my eyes. If I had not seen Sevasti sleeping soundly next to me and hugging me, I would have thought that I had just dreamt of what had happened. A strange dream.I do not know how it will feel now that I am slowly coming to my senses with what I did. I close my eyes again as I remember how many times I called Sevasti's name in a loud and pleading voice.How is it now? What am I going to do?I want to laugh at myself. You are really a fool! You were carried away again in a rush of emotion.Yet, I have no regrets. I also wanted to give myself to this man because I loved him so much.I looked up and blew softly. I looked at the lamp on the little table here in my home, it was already lit. It was the only one that gave light to the dark surroundings. That is when I realized it was night.I heaved a sigh again and gently removed Sevasti's hand that was resting on my waist, not making any noise so I would not wake him up. I left hi
"YOU ARE a princess, Aliara?" Rowan spoke again but I ignored him.And since Casias was also not surprised by that, it was only a fact that Favier was stating the truth, that he was affiliated to the palace.I smirked after a while, sarcastically. There are many questions in my mind but I am slowly coming to an understanding on what is happening now. They have known each other for a long time, even before I came here to Ohayas. It was very clear that Casias had betrayed me, he pretended to know nothing about me, that he did not know me. Perhaps that fool Henicio is watching over me. And this is the right time to kill me.Am I quick to trust so I am always betrayed by the people around me?I want to laugh at myself for that question.But even if he deceived me now I do not intend to question him. It also does not matter if I ask him why he did this to me. All of them wants only my life.And I will not just give my life without resisting.
Sevasti's Point of View I WATCH her in the middle of the forest, here in Kozania. She was sitting in front of the clear water of the stream, the thing that is between us. I was so far away from her the reason why I think she did not notice me. Also, she seemed to be out of it and was thinking deeply to even notice my presence. She had been here earlier in the afternon and now it was getting dark but her position did not seem to change even in the slightest. I exhaust my eyes just staring at her beauty, at her hair wavy every time the wind blew. She is dressed better now than before. Truly, she became the queen of Kozania. She had achieved her dream of rebuilding her kingdom, and I am happy for her. Even if it costs the death of my father and us losing the ownership of the throne in Farianio. It was never ours to begin with so it was only just for it to be returned to its rightful owner. This is my only free time to stare at her because as soon as she feels my presence, I will immed
I LOOKED at Adrina when we reached Farianio's palace. Tonight, to be sure to really surprise them with our attack, and another is for them not to be ready so that we can easily conquer this kingdom.Everyone is in the dark, hiding and waiting for the signal so that they can show up to the opponents. We use the sturdy weapons made by the Verdantes.It also took a long time before Dardo made his decision but in the end he chose to be my ally. I gave him a chest of gold which he really enjoyed. But he did not join our attack, considering the welfare of his kinsmen. I did not force him either. We have enough weapons from him and I think that is enough.He nodded at me so I smiled and turned to Vivi."Vivi," I told her. He flew away from my shoulder and fly freely through the air."Start the attack! Start the attack!" he shouted repeatedly with his shrill voice until it reached all our comrades.I pulled the sword out of its sheath and jumped fro
"I LOVE you so much, Aliara! And yes, you are wrong if that is what you are thinking about me. You are the only woman I have ever loved in my whole life. The woman I will continue to love and will love until the last of my breaths," he said, seemingly trying to make me understand what is being said by him as the heaviness of his breath intensified. He looked down and when he spoke again, calmly. "I am sorry that I am not with you in all your suffering. I am not there when you need me. I am not there when you are looking for me. But, Aliara, I really want to go and see you at times you want me to be there. I want to save and protect you but my father always stops me. He does everything just so I cannot see you." His mouth clenched his jaws and turned to face me again, his eyes full of anger, longing and sadness. "I really love you, Aliara. That will never change. I hope you will forgive me for all my shortcomings. And please, do not take away your love for me. I cannot afford to lose
He also smiled and seemed defiant. "How can I not know that there was such a commotion that day. The rebels that were a threat to the peace of Farianio escaped. The fairies only saved you, the reason why you are still alive today. Who would have thought that even the fairies were on your side? Maybe you really ought to live quite a long life.""It will still take a long time because I am barely done with everything I have to do." I moved closer to him, he did not budge and just stayed in his place. "But how do you make sure they are fairies? You just heard that they can control plants, do you not? You know it was not just fairies that had the ability to control plants."His forehead furrowed, wondering, and eventually that was replaced by panic."But--how ..."I proudly smiled and nodded softly at him. Agreeing with what is currently in his mind right now. Yes, Dardo, Hederon. They are not yet dead. They are just hiding from our sight. And now, it is time
WHEN Adrina and I met again, she gave me another hope to continue what I had started, revenge on Henicio. She talked to me a few times about it but when I asked her why she was encouraging me, she did not answer and in fact, changed the subject.Now, I am standing in the middle of the forest while looking at the moon as I realized why she wanted me to kill Hencio. She wants revenge because of Matias. It is not hidden from my knowledge that she loves the man and even though I did not see her grief at his death, I know how much she felt at that moment.Perhaps, she has not forgotten yet. She has not lost her anger for the creatures that were the root of all of this. Especially with Hencio. He is the one who is responsible for all of this so he is the one to be avenged.I turned to Zalina who was by my side, she was Adrina's mother but she seemed to have aged just a little ahead of me when it came to appearance. Adrina and I were with her when I went to the V
We now face the creatures who were watching. The reactions they show vary but curiosity prevails. I closely watched them as the soldiers adjusted the rope at my height. That only faded when I heard Vivi’s loud whistling in the air. He circled the creatures in front of us before approaching them. He did not stop flying, but his eyes were focused on me.A soldier pulled me up again to attach the rope to my neck, I just let him do that, still looking at Vivi. Earlier, he had been quiet all the way down as he followed us and I know he was sad now as he witnessed my fate. Her chirps seemed to be crying as I heard it so I also felt sad. I will leave him. It was just now that thought crossed my mind. That I will be leaving him.I smiled at him to convey that it was all right. That he did not have to cry and be sad. I know he can do everything without me. She can find a new friend to love and take care of him like I did. Otherwise, he will join other birds and live
THE SURROUNDINGS were bright as the sun had already risen when we reached the center of Farianio. The creatures parted to give way to us, curiosity was written in their eyes as they looked. The soldiers were in front and on our side, watching us closely as if we could still escape in this condition. Aside from chaining our hands, we were already tired and weak from the long journey. And most of us were still wounded.I could no longer walk properly because of my trembling leg. The aching wound in my thigh seemed to spread all over my body. My sweat was dripping, my throat was dry and I was definitely pale because of the blood I had lost.These stupid soldiers do not even give us a drop of water."Aliara," Casias called, he was just next to me. Hands were also tied and had nothing to do but obey these soldiers. He called me several times but I never looked back at him.This stupid traitor! He still really wants to talk to me."Do not talk to me," I
I nodded and stomped on his foot. His jaws clenched and we applied more strength to our swords, still stuck to the air. I quickly backed away and struck the sword I was holding on his stomach but he immediately dodged so it just touched his clothes.He gripped his sword tightly and successively rushed at me but I avoided everything as he continued to retreat. When he stopped, I turned around and rushed first, with each strike of my sword he shielded it with his weapon. However, I hit him several times with my arm and hand. But because he was strong he was not shaken by those measly attacks.Annoyed, I blew a massive puff of air when he kicked me on the side, I backed away and stopped. My eyes were firm as I turned to him. I was ready to rush again but I stopped when an arrow hit my arm causing me to release the sword I had in my grip.My mouth stopped at the pain I felt here. I did not notice it coming! However I no longer paid attention to it when Favier rushed
"YOU ARE a princess, Aliara?" Rowan spoke again but I ignored him.And since Casias was also not surprised by that, it was only a fact that Favier was stating the truth, that he was affiliated to the palace.I smirked after a while, sarcastically. There are many questions in my mind but I am slowly coming to an understanding on what is happening now. They have known each other for a long time, even before I came here to Ohayas. It was very clear that Casias had betrayed me, he pretended to know nothing about me, that he did not know me. Perhaps that fool Henicio is watching over me. And this is the right time to kill me.Am I quick to trust so I am always betrayed by the people around me?I want to laugh at myself for that question.But even if he deceived me now I do not intend to question him. It also does not matter if I ask him why he did this to me. All of them wants only my life.And I will not just give my life without resisting.