-Karen-Bart and Joanne surrounded me protectively as Arthur and Aaron exchanged frustrated glances. “You’re being very stupid about this Karen.” Aaron snapped angrily. “They aren’t worth protecting! Stop proving that you’re a traitor!”“To you they aren’t worth protecting!” I snapped back hatefully. “Just let us leave and this will all be over!” Alexander had stopped crying for the most part. I was working on getting him to settle back down but I could see he was wondering what all the yelling was about.“Aaron’s right, Kay. Besides, you’re only going to piss off Nathan and you really don’t want that right now.” Arthur warned crossing his arms over his chest. “You know how he gets when he is provoked-”“I really don’t want to have to go and get him. He’s already mad at you. You’re only going to make it worse on the prisoners tomorrow.” Aaron continued shaking his head at me. “You’ve changed so much since last year.” I narrowed my eyes at him as he kept talking. “The Karen I remember
-Karen-“Deal!” I agreed with a smirk. I’m going to slaughter you Nathan. They won’t be able to piece you together once I’ve finished. Before he could make a move, I had power punched him again and sent him flying further away from the tent where they were. “Whoa! Aaron-” I could hear Arthur say from my right. “Do you feel that? Is that real?” Ha. Ready for the show?“Yeah... Nathan is in for a really rough ride… C’mon.” Aaron added as they went to guard the tent. You have no idea!Nathan staggered to his feet as he sent a fleet of ground spears flying at me. I snapped my fingers and my jewel vanished. With just a thought, I set it in sword form right behind Nathan and attacked him with the simple swipe of my finger. Just to add to his misery, “Starfire Blitz!” I hissed as hundreds of drops surrounded him. I snapped my fingers and they exploded in a magnificent display.Nathan was quick to block that attack, and I continued striking at him as he dodged each swipe. “Thrashing vines.”
“I realize you have a score to settle but expend that much energy like that again and Monica will find the camp. Then everyone here will be dead without question.” Eldon snapped just as harshly. “Then what will your efforts have been for? Nothing!” He crouched down and met my icy gaze. I won't let her kill anyone, Eldon. “Rest up because after Nathan regains his strength that you so miraculously beat out of him, we are going to build you up to the next level.” I gave him a confused look. “You were irate and that opened your soul to allow the colossal increase in your power. Had you not been so upset; you would have easily lost. Lucky for you, by the time Nathan started to take you seriously, you’d already used the magic boosters. Then you mopped the floor with him and almost murdered him.”“It wasn’t going to be murder. It was going to be an example.” I growled coldly at Eldon. An example which I still want to set forth!“We are going to move you back to the other tent, Princess.” Art
-Karen-I woke up to Joanne sleeping across from me in a double bed. A bigger bed? She was curled up to a small pillow and I could see she had Alexander tucked in next to her. He was much smaller when I saw him last… How long have I been asleep for? I knew he was growing rapidly, and it made me feel so sad but at the same time, I felt so proud of him. My poor baby… He wasn’t brought into this world the way I had wanted by any means but every time I saw him, I felt my heart swell with joy and pride.I felt my stomach growl as I watched Joanne and Alexander sleep. So precious! She’s going to be such a great mother. I have no doubt about it! I got up and stretched. I’m starving! I could eat a mule, hooves to tail and ten buckets of strawberries. I left the tent and felt all eyes flicker over to me. How unnerving! It’s like being under the spotlight… I walked around the camp looking for something to eat. I saw Bart with a small group of Mages. They were focusing intently on him and what h
-Karen-It felt like a hopeless situation and I was feeling very uncertain of myself. “Uh… Well?” I stammered trying to rack my brain for ideas. “Let’s think about this… So, we have exhausted our resources in the immediate area?” I asked him. He nodded crossing his arms over his chest. “What if we send out a couple foragers to some of the decoy camps?”“Too risky because father has those under close surveillance.” Conor replied. I got the sudden feeling that he was testing me. He smirked at me when I narrowed my eyes at him. It is a test. Damn you.Oh! I know! “Let’s go to town and raid the houses and businesses.” I replied with a devious grin. It could be fun!“Really? That’s not at all what I thought you were going to say…” He seemed concerned at my idea. “I feel like that’s just as dangerous as the camps.”“I know it’s out there, but I mean we have to get food, right? It’s that or raid the palace.” I blurted out and then I stopped to actually think about it. Actually… That’s a grea
-Karen-“I don’t think this is a good idea. But we are out of options at this point. If we don’t get something here soon, we won’t be able to keep fighting.” Nathan said tiredly. “Please, whatever you do, just be careful. Don’t do anything rash or stupid.” He advised directly to me. “Remember Karen, you’re going to be a valuable target, especially if the Zargans know you’re running around town. Please remember not to be an idiot.”Rude! I mean, I know I can be dumb… “I got this Nathan! I’ll make sure we get what we need.” I reassured him as Aaron and Arthur nodded in agreement. And much more! I smirked and summoned a large portal back to the Mage house we had stayed in previously. They followed me through. Before I shut the portal, I looked back and saw that there were several Mages looking in at us with a variety of expressions on their faces. In the distance, I could see Conor and Bart watching with solemn looks on their faces. I got this Conor. I know what I’m doing- I think.I clo
-Karen-“Can I ask something?” I asked hesitantly. I wonder if he will even know…“Sure. What it is?” He asked as he started adding medicines, various tools, including a variety of scissors and weird looking tongs. Then he zipped the bag up. He walked over and handed it to me. “This should be everything Bart needs.”“Thank you so very much Roger. Do you happen to know where our rings are?” I asked feeling hopeful.“Yes, I do. They are in the King’s study on the desk. He hasn’t destroyed them yet since he was working on getting Michael installed as the heir now that Conor and the rest of you have been declared traitors and fugitives.” He replied sullenly. “I’m happy to see that you are well. When Monica bragged to me about what she did, I was afraid you and the baby died.”“I’m not going to lie, I felt like I was going to… It was good to see you Roger. I’m going to get the rings and then I’ll be leaving.” I said closing the second bag I had. I gave him a hug to which he returned. “I u
-Karen-“Now that I think about it, you’re right. I absolutely will punish you. I’m gonna tie your ass up and eat that cheesecake while you watch me enjoy it.” I scowled while he laughed. “Let’s wake Jo and Alex up and then you better prepare yourself, wife. I’m going to give you a punishment to remember.” He whispered in my ear. Without warning he pulled the top of my dress down and exposed my right breast. He bent down and started sucking on it. Oh… That feels wonderful! It felt great until he pulled back suddenly. I gave him a confused look. “It tastes good. No wonder why Alexander loves it. He’s going to have to share with me now.” I laughed lightly as he pulled away from me. He walked around and gently shook Joanne’s shoulder until she woke up. I bent down and picked Alexander up from beside her. I walked over and sat on the edge of our bed while he started to wake up. Before he could even cry, I held him right to my left breast and watched as he drank the milk quickly. Once his