A Silence fell over them, the sound of the rustling grass and the leaves in the trees seemed to roar in their ears. Jarabayn was not a place anyone wanted to venture to. A place the likes of Declan and Layana would never be allowed to enter if they wished to … Kayden stood up, “Jarabayn… why would she be there, the king would not have commanded it,” he said now pacing. “I don’t know… perhaps he would, he once threatened me that if I did not keep my powers under control, he would send me there as a priestess…” Layana said, Kayden frowned “Well lucky for us, as part of the Mage court I know the location,” “How long will it take?” Declan said coldly looking at the mage with contempt. The tension between them was not settling despite being together for so long “A week or so going and the same back, the last part of the journey is on foot. Lucky for us, I’m an earth mage,” he said, Declan nodded, “Then we will ride by night and day with only essential rest stops, we can’t afford to l
The following day Layana awoke at sunrise, to see Kayden starting a fire, he had caught some rabbits and was already working on skinning them, “I’ve bathed already if you two want to go,” he said quietly not looking at them, promising himself he would talk to Layana after breakfast. “Hm,” Declan said coldly, he sat up thinking after last night he needed a wash anyway, Layana felt the same, last night’s antics making her blush, “I’ll get my things…” she whispered giving Declan a tender kiss on the cheek. she hurried over to her bag taking out her own clothes before taking out a fresh pair of clothing for him as well. He came over to her taking the clothing from her as she picked up her toiletries, unlike the men who were ok with just rinsing off used to having spent time like this, for Layana she had happily taken the toiletries that Bella had given her. Remembering the woman, she pouted looking up at Declan as they made their way to the river. “I heard from a woman in a village o
Four nights had passed by, they had run into The Dark Lords’ riders once more and another odd beast, apart from that, the journey was mostly uneventful. Today they could no longer take the horses any further, the time had come to abandon them. Much to Declan’s frustration knowing that they may never see his horse again. “If we take them any further, they won’t have food to survive,” Aren said as Declan ran his fingers through Pedro’s mane, a cold frown on his face, the horse neighed rubbing itself against Declan. Layana watched them feeling her heartbreak, Pedro had been Declan’s steed for so long.“I’m sure we can find him again, I’ll use my abilities to locate him,” she said softly, placing a hand on Declan’s back, stroking the horse’s mane as well. “Hm,” he said trying to remain emotionless, but she knew it was hard for him. he looked at the horse hoping he’ll find him someday; he was the only family he had apart from Layana… ‘I’ll see you soon…’ he thought in his head “Go on big
Her vision blurred as she felt herself being pulled away, before her vision cleared and she was in open land, she could see the palace in the distance, it was different from how it was now, but it still held the same design, her heart skipped a beat as she realised she had come along time into the past, she had seen the palace like that in pictures… she now looked around the clearing was empty apart from 7 dragons of a much smaller size than the huge one she was facing back in the present, surrounding a tall well-built man. The man wore a crown upon his head, his brown hair fell halfway down his back. A grey cloak around his shoulders and a silver claspt upon it. He looked down at the very same dragon that Layana was up against, but it was a lot smaller, barely standing taller than the man himself. “I Alendor of Ehlesaar bind you Drakayaan to the kingdom of Ehlesaar till your death, with the power in my blood you will bow to me in return I offer you the freedom to live, ‘ahlaza ko ma
Declan’s hold on her shoulder was firm, not missing the way her chest rose and fell. Layana’s gaze was trained on the woman who now stepped into the open, wearing a flowing grey robe just like the others however something about the way she came of was regal. Her shoulder-length hair was almost white, and her eyes a shade of red. Her skin was paler than Layana’s but anyone could see the resemblance between the two womenHer face was emotionless as she looked at the dragon and then the three men before her eyes settled on Layana, her mask cracking as her pale face become even paler a hand went to her heart as she stared at the young princess before her, it felt as if time had stood still as the two women forgot about everyone else present.Layana looked at her mother, she never knew what she would feel when she came face to face with her… should she be angry with her? feel sad? Wish she could run over and hug her? she didn’t know, all she felt was as if she was looking at a goddess, too
Layla’s eyes widened in shock as she looked at her daughter, who was now blushing lightly Aladrella raised an eyebrow“Fatigue, nausea, achy body I presume then?” she said“Yes. I also haven't had my menstruation,” Layana said “How late,” Aladrella asked raising her bushy white brows.“a few weeks,” Layana said, Layla smiled before frowning this also meant Layana would need to be extra careful. “I will do a test to confirm…” Aladrella said, “I will need some blood…”She bustled around the room, taking a small, sterilised knife and made a small incision in Layana’s finger, and took a bit of blood in a vial. Making quick work she bandaged her finger over and took the blood away pouring it into a bowl, adding something or other into it. Whilst they waited Layla looked at her daughter,“I am happy for you; however, the timing is…” she said trailing off, Layana nodded“I know, so I don’t want Declan to know, not yet,” she said her eyes filled with worry,“Is that wise? He can take more ca
Layana watched him - her heart pounding as she waited for his reaction, he pressed gently on her stomach, his other hand cupping the back of her head as he pulled her closer kissing her passionately, his hand never leaving her flat stomach, she felt her eyes well up in relief and happiness as he put all his emotions into that kiss, breaking away when she needed air, but he didn’t stop as he kissed her forehead, her cheeks, her nose before he pressed his forehead to hers. She let out a shaky laugh“So, you’re happy,” she said looking into his dark grey eyes that were filled with so many emotions“Extremely…” he said a small smile on his face now scooping her into his arms as he carried her bridal style, and wrapped his arms around her, “how about you?” he asked, a flicker of concern going through him.“Scared, nervous… but happy,” she said nestling her head into the crook of his neck, Declan’s smile faded as he stroked her hair, realising the danger around them, the fact she was trav
Malcolm of Winterstone, the boy was barely 15 years old, he was slim, gangly and what tugged at Layana’s heartstrings was the blindfold over his eyes and the chains and cuffs that forced him to face the other direction.“What is this!” she exclaimed, “My lady, he is dangerous,” Jonathan said“This is Jarabayn! His powers do not work here!” Layana snapped as she walked over to the young boy pulling off his blindfold, he kept his eyes closed despite the curiosity to see who had helped him,“There is always the concern that something can go wrong your highness…” Jonathan said glancing at Declan. Who simply gave him a cold look, with Layana now pregnant he didn’t want anything to stress her out more than normal. “Malcolm… will you open your eyes?” Layana asked, Declan stepped forward crossing his arms, he’d let Layana handle this one. The boy frowned and shook his head“I don’t think it’s wise…” he said “Trust me,” Layana said softly, he opened his eyes slowly keeping his eyes on the gr