"Help my parents to the table and tell them we'll be there shortly." I turned to him after he sent the servant off on that little errand."Something wrong?" I made sure my head was void of all thought as he looked down at me as if he had something to say. In the end he just shook his head and took my hand in his "No, everything's fine let's go." Junior was lying dormant or asleep for once and not spying. I've found lately that he does that a lot. When his dad is around, except for those times the two of them are having one of their gab fests, he stays very quiet. But once his dad is gone he's all ears and eyes, almost as if they're taking turns watching over me. I shrugged it off for later as we walked into the dining room that could seat a hundred easy and saw the dignified couple who got to their feet as we walked in. His mom got tears in her eyes as soon as she saw me and I'm sure broke protocol when she came from around the table, arms outstretched and hugged me.
We went back to eating and I gave them ten minutes before I started in again. The conversation was going ever so smoothly with my in laws who were pretty down to earth for royalty and seemed genuinely fond of me. No one mentioned the baby which I was beginning to think was supposed to be top secret, so the conversation was light and centered mostly around the wedding ceremony. "So can we go back to that throne room tomorrow? I really want to see what I missed that day." Sabrina cut into her succulent braised goose too hard and the gold fork smacked against the fine china loud enough to make a din in the otherwise quiet room"Of course, you may go anywhere you please, but not without me." "Lucien, I got a look at the golden robe and I must say it is spectacular.""What robe?" I was genuinely interested and his mom explained."It will be part of your marital robes your royal highness, something Lucien insisted on that caused quite a stir at the time." "You s
She distracted me with her charms and I let her. I'd seen the interaction that day of course and though I'd made up my mind to let her come to me with it, I had no idea she'd planned to handle it herself, and how. She's a vicious little thing when crossed. "Stop thinking about her, you're not allowed, not in our bed; not ever." I was startled by her outburst and even more so when I realized that she was serious. "You can have no doubt after tonight that the only woman on my mind is you. Didn't I prove myself well enough?" "Almost, but you're not allowed to even mention her name past that door." She indicated the closed bedroom door, pleasing me immensely with her show of jealous possessiveness."I won't I promise, but you must promise to tell me if something like that should happen again in the future. I meant what I said earlier, no one except the sky monarch and myself can gainsay you in anyway. Keep that in mind when you meet the elders as well okay." She d
I admit that I've been stalling. Our marriage ceremony will be in just a few days and although by rights she should've met the sky monarch upon arrival I'd been able to hold him off for much longer than I'd expected. But once word got back to him that my parents had been invited to dinner, he wouldn't hear of waiting just a few more days. Now to the reason I've been stalling. As the ruling monarch of the immortal world, my grandfather is known far and wide as a stoic no nonsense ruler who some sees as lacking in compassion and anything approaching emotion. He doesn't have much give in his dealings with the people he rules over and is known to be a hard taskmaster who does not suffer fools easily. I did not see things going well with a meet between him and the unconventional nymph, so I've been waiting for the fairy to make an appearance. I still have no idea how to call her forward at will, and it doesn't seem like she's about to return anytime soon so all I can do now
"That wasn't so bad!" That was her conclusion when we landed back in the east palace. I had so many questions. "When is the last time your elf appeared?" She shrugged her shoulders as she moved to the mirror to remove her earrings. I guess it's going to take her a while to get used to having servants who are more than willing to do that for her. "She doesn't show up often, sometimes if I'm in danger, or when in the presence of an elder she can manifest. She's the most honor bound I guess, and is better equipped to deal with someone like the sky monarch, her manners and overall decorum are impeccable." "When in the presence of an elder? She never came out for me." I feel slighted. She turned from the mirror with a laugh and the air was filled with the sweet smell of spices that carried on the wind. And just like that she changed before me for the second time that day. Her wings came in fully formed this time and although I had questions, the only thing I could th
I'm hiding out from the monster. I'm literally peeking around the side of buildings and hiding in the bushes so I can get some peace and quiet. How do I get myself into these situations? And why are all of my many identities getting more and more scandalous? After living as a fairy my whole life, being a most fair and dainty being, it boggles my mind how all of my other personalities can be so very different. And this last one seems to be even worst than the nymph, which seems rather preposterous. She's the only part of me I'm not too familiar with, my elf-lady. I've only just gotten used to my nymph here in the last year or so when she started making a regular appearance, so her, I'm kind of getting a handle on. But my elf never really makes an appearance. Since I've spent so many hundreds of years in the earthly realm she's never really had reason to materialize since she seems to only show herself to immortal royalty and the elders of our people, so her I am
I no longer care about the outcome. I'm no longer worried what might happen to me if I were to be found out. There was only one thing on my mind and that was getting rid of her and to seek revenge. The hag, who until now I'd believed had come to me out of our shared dislike and disdain for the union between Lucien and the fairy had waited until now to tell me the whole truth. A truth that until now had been hidden from me; the truth about my parents' deaths, about why they had to die. The hate I'd felt before paled in comparison to the rage filled hate that now burned in my bosom. I'd spent the whole of the next day after that ill fated dinner reliving the words she'd whispered in my ear as the mix of emotions I already felt grew into something darker, much-much darker. Now for the first time in my life my mind was filled with something more than winning Lucien's heart. Now I have even more reason to hate her and her kind and what this union represents.
She was even more forceful than that night at the dinner table it seemed and I couldn't quite get a grasp of her. My magic by rights should be stronger than hers no matter what she was made up of, so why can't I get by whatever protective shield she'd wrapped around herself? I tried again to push through and was stopped once more. Then I felt her here, the only one who has ever been true to me and welcomed her gladly. Though she'd been told to stay hidden under cover of night, her powers added to mine should be more than enough to withstand whatever power the fairy was using to protect herself. I called forth the hag as I kept my eyes on the fairy, only now questioning whether it was Lucien protecting her. Too late, I'm already here and she's so close, just within my reach. Even if he hates me for destroying her at least his heart will be broken; like mine. "Here princess take this!" The hag held out what looked like a shield shattering sphere. I reached for it