-Karen-He looked down and nodded. “As you wish.” Nathan took a deep breath and side stepped us and called all the Mages to the cooking pot. Joanne with Alexander on her hip, Valerie and Bart also joined the group.I took Conor’s hand and we went into Nathan’s tent and listened as Nathan spoke to the group. “Listen up everyone. A decision has been made by the King and Queen. We only have a few hours, but we are to change into black clothes, take a blanket or two and we will not be in camp tonight.” We heard them start to murmur. “I want you to break up into groups of three to five- Arthur will be the second in command. Bart and Jo, I want you both with me since I’m tasking you with keeping Alexander content while he is away from his parents. Bart, please sedate him as soon as nightfall happens. It’s better for him to sleep through this.”“I can feel that they are not okay with this.” I whispered to Conor. He nodded in agreement.“It’s the only way to make sure they don’t get killed- T
-Karen-“Amazing to see you’ve been waiting for me. You did say to come back tomorrow and its just after two.” Her voice called as she walked through the portal dressed regally. How insulting! Wearing real battle robes when your nothing but a traitor! I could see the palace in the background and knew immediately that she had summoned her portal in the Rose Garden. Of course we waited, we aren’t about to let you show up that unexpectedly. “I knew I should have come back sooner.” The portal shut behind her while Monica looked around the camp. “That’s odd- Only you two remain in the camp? Where did you send the others, Karen? You can try to save them all you want but they will be killed. After talking it over with my king, we decided we have plenty of slaves in our colonies. Only death awaits the lot of you rebels. Including your ugly little boy.” My baby is handsome! Just like his father!“Shut the fuck up, merkin. Our son is adorable and loved by every single member of the Mage Clan- Y
-Karen-“Don’t give her any fucking mercy! Not after her role in William’s death! And not to mention every other hateful thing she’s done.” He added hatefully. I looked over at him and smirked. He returned the dark smile.I watched as her blood started to pool around my feet. “You want mercy? Where was my mercy?” I asked softly. “Where was it when you killed me at the fountain when I was a small child?! Where was my mercy when you hired Lewis to try and destroy me?! Where was that mercy when you helped that bastard and merkin take our first baby, William!?” I punched her in the face as hard as I could. “You don’t deserve mercy! Ever! I am going to make you wish you were successful in destroying me years ago. I will never let you touch another soul on this fucking planet as long as I live!”Before she could say anything, I wrapped my hands around her throat and started to choke her, feeling every ounce of rage bubble up and burst as my hate worsened and roiled in my blood. “Struggle! B
-Karen-“I warned you- Did you think I was going to simply forgive you for the things you’ve done to me?” I asked as I stepped closer to her. “Hate me all you want. But in the end, you failed to break me- You failed to end me- Plainly put, you completely failed. Soul Shatter!” I yelled, punching directly through her soul. As soon as my fist touched her, she shattered like glass and faded away forever.There was no sound as I stood there staring at the spot where her soul had just been. It’s over. Even in the end she hated me. I looked down at my hands as I let everything sink in. Now I have to accept the fact that I have taken her life and shattered her for eternity. Unexpectedly, I started crying. Why? Why am I crying over this? I tried to fight the wayward emotions I felt, but I cried louder. Conor pulled me to him and I sobbed my soul out while he held me tightly to him.“She doesn’t deserve your tears, my love. But I understand- She was still your mother and still part of you no m
-Karen-Later that night, Conor came in around twilight and put Alexander to bed for me. Thank you for that, dearest. I snuggled into his embrace when he sat down next to me. Nathan came in a few minutes after that and sat down on the other bed with his hands clasped in his lap. “Do you want to know what we have done?” I dropped my gaze and held my breath as the many thoughts started to race through my mind.As Conor sat next to me, he was holding my right hand with his with his left arm wrapped around my back. “Think about that carefully before you answer, baby.” He whispered in my ear. “We can’t take back that information once you’ve been told.”I sat in silence for several minutes thinking about this seemingly minor choice. Today has affected me in unexpected ways. What should I do? If I know myself well enough, I will always wonder what happened. I heaved a sigh as I debated the options. I think I do want to know. That way I can make sure I never go there. It took me a minute to c
-Karen-“It feels great to be clean. Even if it’s only for an hour.” He whispered in my ear. “We should take advantage of the situation.” I snickered because I was thinking the same thing. “Victory celebration, part one.” Conor murmured running his hands down my sides. “I see that smirk- I know you want to.” I giggled softly as I nodded. I made the first move on him as I knelt down and pleasured him the best way I knew how. “Such a naughty vixen.” I could hear him enjoying himself as I kept going. I looked up for a second and saw him looking down at me with a look of desire on his face. He pulled me to my feet and made out with me. “Mm. I miss this. I miss it just being us.” He whispered in my ear. “I miss rushing back to the apartments after drills and seeing you waiting for me. It always made my day.” I miss that too.“I know- But from the hints I’ve gotten from Nathan, it won't be that way anymore.” I whispered in reply. He started kissing my neck, making it hard to think about any
-Karen-“My baby’s not a baby anymore.” I felt so sad at this realization. Growing so quickly. Soon he’ll walk around and before I know it he will be talking and studying to be the next king.“He’s still Mama’s baby and he knows it.” Conor replied sweetly. He opened the jar and together we fed Alexander while all the Mages started getting lunch from Joanne and Bart. “Open for the plane, Alexander!” Conor said as he made a zigzagging motion with sound effects with the spoonful of food.After Alexander finished his jar of food, Valerie took him for a diaper change and then nap time with Joanne. They have a system worked out for him already. I feel like I will not get to be his mother as I truly want. I guess I should expect that since Conor and I will be busy with the kingdom from now on. We will need all the help we can get.Conor and I spent the rest of the afternoon speaking with Nathan about how we should approach the last obstacle. Nathan wanted to charge in full force with the Mag
-Karen-He swooped down and picked me up as he hunted for a spot to lie down with me. After ten minutes, he found a spot with a patch of soft dirt. He set me down so I could set the cloak down. He laid down first and then I snuggled up to him. He pointed out a couple new things in the night sky. I showed him ten new constellations and then we started making out again. We got to the main event not too long after. We knew what we wanted and we made sure to get exactly that. Dancing together in our passion like this made me forget that we were even in a war. He whispered my name and I felt my flesh sear under his kisses. Just like many times before, I felt like I couldn’t get enough of him.As we came down from our cloud of bliss, we snuggled together under the stars. “Someday, I want to be a shimmering star up in the sky next to you. After we’re gone of course- I want us to shine in the night together.” I whispered in his ear.“We shine together now Kay. The only way to keep on shining