“Are you not?” Her partner twirled her. “Are you from the Winter court then?”“I’m from none of the courts.” She told him and his eyes glittered, interested. “Are you a changeling? But surely you must know what court your birth parents belong to.” Her lips curved with amusement and she wondered why they all took a look at her and assumed she was fae. She didn’t have any of their features, not the pointed ears nor their otherworldly radiance. “I’m no changeling, whatever that is.” She replied. “You know, switched at birth-“There was about a score of people blocking her from Zeldaurus’ view now. She squeezed her partner’s arm. “What if I didn’t want to be seen?” She cut him off. “This dance is making my head spin and I cannot have the host see me so weary.”Her dance partner was watching her curiously. “I could shield us from view.” He said and snapped his fingers.Her brows went up as he suddenly vanished from her site. A hand grabbed her arm and she swallowed her scream when she
It was Freya’s very first time being so high up and she marvelled from atop Pegasus’ back as she stared down below. She was awed. “They are all so... tiny!” She exclaimed. The people at the festival were far below her and she could see some of them pointing towards her as she flew away. They were like ants, these creatures that were so tall and so proud on the ground. She laughed, realising suddenly that the air was one point of combat she never considered before now. She could just imagine if somebody controlled the air in a war. The war might be over before it even started!Leaning down, she stroked her fingers over Pegasus’s strong neck. “Fly baby, higher.”Pegasus obeyed. Freya laughed in delight when she found herself in between the clouds.“Amazing.” She gushed, swirling her fingers into the air and they came away damp. “This is all so terribly amazing.” She gushed, her heart in her throat. “If only I could take you back home with me.” She gushed. As if her pretty dress had re
A few hours later, she strode out of the room after regaining her senses. The living room was even more luxurious than than the room she had been in and there he was, sitting cross legged and talking with a female Fae. Freya felt a flare of annoyance in her chest as she folded her arms and watched them. The female noticed her and stood, dropping into a curtsy to him before leaving while completely ignoring her. Freya finally kicked off the doorway and approached him. “I bet you feel very pleased with yourself after thwarting my escape plan.” She said, dropping into the seat opposite him. “Where were you escaping to?” He asked her. “Hmm, that’s my secret.”“Your course was south, directly towards the queen. I thought that would be the last place you would be headed.” He said and she smiled. “Silly me. I guess I’m just so terrible with directions afterall.” She replied sweetly and he scoffed.“Don’t bother with such pointless activities again. You cannot escape me.”Her heart skip
The gates were thrown open and Freya followed him in but she nearly collided with his back when he stopped abruptly. There was a long double row of fae leading all the way to the house, both the tall elegant ones and little ones with wings that zoomed through the air ecstatically. “How the fuck-?” Zeldaurus started before he cut himself off and she peered at him. “I take it the fanfare was not part of your plan.” She said and his mood got darker. “No, it was most definitely not. Come on, I’ll try to keep it short so we can get to the Winter castle.”She had to double her pace to keep up with this long legged ones. “What’s the rush? We’re nowhere near the castle.” She said and he gave her a side-eye that said plenty about her ignorance. “You didn’t think we would ride all the way there did you?”Her reply was stolen by the blaring of horns and then flowers were strewn in their path and the rows of fae started to drop into bows and curtsies as they passed. “Why exactly are you ge
When Freya pushed into the portal, she expected with certainty that she would find herself on the other side at once, right inside the Queen’s castle. She was thus surprised when she tried to push her way in and she was met with resistance. Quickly getting over her shock, she pushed harder and and it was like trying to push through thick molasses.She was finding out the hard way that all portals were not the same afterall but was this normal? It was so difficult to get through that she considered heading back the way she came but when she tried, she discovered that it was difficult either way. No matter, she didn’t want to go back anyway. Her jaw squared with determination, she pushed herself through the resistant surface and she was finally extruded. She stumbled and regained her balance and the first thing that hit her was the cold. She picked herself up from the ground, hugging her arms to herself to chase away the bone-deep chill and she looked around at the deserted landscape
“Am I dreaming?” Freya mused as she stared at the sky. It was swirling with many vibrant colours and when she blinked it was still there, beckoning to her. She sat up, looking around her to find that she was still in the same spot. She was lucky, none of the creatures out here took advantage of her but she was so parched that she couldn’t find it in her to be grateful to anything. She picked herself up and dusted herself off, then looked into the skies again. The colourful skies was the only point of colour in the entire greyscale landscape and as she watched, patterns formed in the sky, looking like it was pointing in one direction. She was in a deserted land devoid of any other human or immortal and the skies were trying to divert her in one direction. Left with no other choice, she started following the arrow in the sky. Finding out why the sky started misbehaving was better than standing in that one spot waiting for salvation that wasn’t coming. “That fucking bastard!” She sai
“What’s the delay?” Zeldaurus was on the verge of ripping into the next person that breathed next to him due to his irritation. “The portaler has been summoned. He was on official business with the queen and needed clearance before coming here.” Syrelia said, wringing her hand worriedly. “It’s been over an hour!” He growled and Syrelia winced. He knew it wasn’t her fault and he should go easy on her but he felt on edge in a way that was terribly uncomfortable.“Mason went to fetch him himself so I’m sure they’ll be here shortly.” Syrelia provided helpfully, referring to her husband. Zeldaurus paced, for the umpteenth time considering entering the portal anyway but the risk of missing her was too great. This was the problem, he wasn’t good at sitting on his hands and waiting. He was a problem solver, and he wanted to either enter the portal after her or find the portaler and drag him here himself but he didn’t dare move a step beyond this room. “Pardon my question, My Prince, but i
Whatever this realm was, it was the most wretched place Freya ever came across. Every single day was a battle to remain alive, to stay on top of the numerous dangers that sought to ensnare her. She padded out of the home she had claimed for herself in the three decades that she had spent in the realm she called ‘Bare bones’. In Vienna’s form, she leaped to the ground and took off, flying over the terrain with a freedom she never had before. Not once in the thirty years that she had spent in here had she shifted back to her human form and she had no complaints. Her wolf was exactly what she needed here. Vienna kept the both of them alive and even though she longed day after day for her mates, Vienna understood that there was nothing she could do about that. Freya would not understand and they didn’t need Freya’s human emotions getting in the way. Her tongue lolled out as she hunted and several creatures watched her, none daring to approach. It had been a rough and tedious journey w