-Karen-“Demon!” Eldon called from in front of me. I looked up nervously as the now demon-Zachary wrapped its arms around me and bit my neck as hard as he could. Ugh… I felt a fire-like pain wind its way through me and I stood there trying not to scream from the pain. This pain is in my veins… So much worse than regular demon poison… “Who sent you here?”I felt a soul crushing chill descend over me as it spoke. “Who do think, Soul Guardian? You shut us up in that damn box for almost a thousand years! Only one Mage has dared to contract us- Which we are so grateful for… Been a while since I’ve been able to touch a woman. Never had the honor of a royal one though.” Zachary hissed in my ear as I could only watch Eldon. It was her… The demon licked my neck and laughed coldly in my ear. “Does it hurt?” I couldn’t answer him from a combination of pain and fear. “Impressive fight in you… That poison needs to steep a bit longer while it destroys you.”“I need to know how she did it. She is no
-Karen-At that moment Joanne came in the tent with a squalling Alexander. “I need help- He won’t calm down at all!” Joanne said trying to calm Alexander down. He cried louder and harder. I reached over and pulled the pillowcase from around the pillow and set it on my chest to cover the large sticky blood stain. I reached out to her for my wailing baby. As soon as he was on my chest for two minutes, he stopped and sniffled for a while.“Poor thing… He’s double breathing.” Bart explained as he patted Alexander’s back. “Try to soothe him, Kay. He’s breathing will fix itself after a while, but he needs to know you’re okay.”I nuzzled his face and kissed him sweetly. “Alexander!” I whispered in his tiny ear. I saw him peek at me with his left eye and then cuddled down. After ten minutes, he passed out clutching my right finger. “My poor baby…” I murmured sadly. I heard him sniffle after a few more minutes of rubbing his back.“He certainly loves his Mama!” Bart said warmly. “Bertha told m
-Karen-Is that water? The sound of the water lapping and the sensation of warm water surrounding my cold skin woke me up slowly. A bath? It feels so good. It took me a few minutes, but I looked around myself. I was in a bathtub with a large candle burning on the counter. I slowly looked over to the left and saw Conor writing something down in a small book. “Conor…?” I whispered trying to sit up. “Where are we?”“Oh! I wasn’t expecting you to wake up yet… How’re you feeling honey?” He replied setting the book and pen on the counter. He got up on his knees and started washing the dried blood and dirt off of me.“I feel better… But not a whole lot… It’s starting to piss me off honestly.” I grumbled to him. “I want to go break this damn barrier so I can get to the next part. I can’t if I can barely keep my eyes open.” I hate been so lethargic!“I understand. Nathan and Aaron say your extreme fatigue has a lot to do with you having Alexander not so long ago… You shouldn’t be doing anythin
-Karen-I tried to figure out how I could explain it. “It’s not that it’s painful per se. He did unspeakable things to me… From starvation to many beatings and isolation periods and other cruel things. I had hoped I would find an outlet in the Mage Clan, but I was treated the same way by everyone after a while. It was so hard to deal with all the isolation. I thought a lot about running away… But where would I go when the palace was all I’d known? Novo tried to protect me and tried to take care of me despite being punished harshly by Lewis.” I shook my head again with a sigh.“Between the constant isolation and things that happened between Lewis and other men he would rope in; it was so much to bear alone. Even after I’d been captured by Conor, Lewis still attacked me and then flaunted it in front of Conor. Conor- He went out of his way to defend me when he could have easily tossed me into a ditch. All the abuses went on for at least six years until Conor killed him in a rage for atta
-Karen-“Aaron!” Robert’s voice shouted from the right.“Papa…” Aaron croaked. We watched as Robert’s soul slipped pass all the others who crowded around us. As soon as he reached us, he changed from a ball into a mostly human form and hugged Aaron tightly while he started crying again. “I’m so sorry Papa! I- I-” Robert… You were always such a great man and a devoted father. Even after death, you’re still amazing.“It’s not your fault, Aaron. I chose to come back knowing I could be killed.” Robert explained, hugging Aaron tightly. “My son, I’m so proud of you and I know Olivia would be too. You’ve grown into a fine young man. I’m sorry we are seeing each other under these circumstances.” Robert smiled ruefully. “It’s good to see you again even if it’s the last time.”Aaron sobbed harder as Arthur and I watched sadly. The last time… I bit my lip trying not to cry again. “Papa… I couldn’t protect you… I’m so sorry! I failed…” Aaron croaked through his sobs. He sobbed so hard I could hea
-Karen-Since we were trying not to have another baby right now, we agreed that we would keep our intimacy limited until we won or died in this war. We made out for several minutes while we felt each other up. I started kissing his neck and nipped every so often. I snapped my fingers and felt that seal take hold instantly. I pulled his tunic off and started kissing his chest, making sure to kiss his lips after every so often. He pulled my dress off and dropped it on top of his tunic. He sucked on my breasts as I kissed his neck some more. He flipped me over leaving a trail of kisses from my neck down to my belly as he took his pants off. Conor left me for a moment to blow out the lantern and came back to me. He grabbed my ankles and went to work on me. After ten minutes of getting pounded on, I pulled him down to me and clung to him as we made love. We made out some more as he rolled us over. We were working each other down until we got to the finale. Many kisses and whispers were tr
-Karen-I woke up and felt like I was finally well rested. Wow… I feel great. How long was I out this time? I sat up and stretched in bed looking around. It’s daytime- And something smells wonderful! I must be crazy to think I smell blackberries… Wait- What season is it? It’s winter still? A moment later Joanne appeared in the tent carrying a bowl and spoon.“Afternoon sleepy head.” Joanne chirped happily. “I brought you lunch. Well… Breakfast.” She sat down next to me and handed me the bowl.“Oh! Berry porridge?” I felt my mouth water immediately I took a big bite and savored it. I gave her an ecstatic look as I took a second bite.“Conor and I went foraging this morning. We found a big bush of black berries and we thought you might like this.” Joanne replied happily. “It’s delicious! Thank you!” I exclaimed between bites. Oh, this is so good! Just enough sweetness to balance with the oats.“I told you she would love it.” Conor added from the opening of the tent. I finished the porr
-Karen-The three of us walked out of the tent where all the Mages were waiting for us. I could hear Alexander start squealing as we walked over to Joanne and Bart. He was squirming in Joanne’s arms reaching out his tiny hands for us. Conor took my bowl while I picked up Alexander. As soon as he was in my arms I felt a happy peace descend over me. My sweet baby. You are what we fight for. I’ll always fight to protect you. Aaron jumped on the log holding a sword in the air. Where did he get that sword? Conor and I immediately looked up at him anxiously while he smirked down at us. “Listen up Mages-” I felt the atmosphere change in a second from bubbly to tense and it was making me apprehensive. “As the most powerful Advanced Mage and the Mighty Mage Lord’s favorite Uncle-”“No Aaron! We talked about this. We agreed that I was his favorite-” Arthur snapped as he climbed up on the log in front of him. “I only said that so you would agree with my plan!” Aaron replied rolling his eyes. C