NOELLE'S POVI wake up to a knocking sound on the door. It takes me a minute to remember where I am. It seems surreal that only 2 days ago I was still at the orphanage and now I am in a strange castle somewhere on the bottom of the sea."Come in," I say when I hear the knocking again.Maya walks in with a plate full of delicious breakfast."I hope there is something in there that you like," Maya smiles."I will start a bath for you and afterward I can give you a tour if you like?" she asks.I smile at Maya and say, "That would be nice."After Maya leaves, I dig into the bacon and eggs and eat until my stomach can take no more. Then I walk into the bathroom to the big round bathtub. The bath smells like lilacs and roses. I take a long relaxing bath and put on the clothes Maya laid down for me.It's a simple brown dress that feels very comfortable. I decide I am ready and walk out of my room. In th
KING ROAN HIS POVRoan walks toward the sea with Noelle in his arms. She feels so soft and tiny lying against him. His mind is going crazy though. He can't believe he found her; it seems surreal after 3000 years.He is so busy in his mind that he doesn't notice that they have already arrived at the tower where Noelle will be staying. He puts her in front of the door and decides to leave immediately, he needs to set his mind right.He is so lost in thought that he doesn't even hear Noelle screaming at him. He goes for a long swim to clear his mind and after that, he is so tired that he immediately falls asleep.He wakes up the next day when it is already 3 o'clock. He still has no idea what to do about Noelle being the lost heir of the witches. Maybe it will be good to talk to Julias he thinks. Just when he is thinking about him Julias walks into his room.''Talking about the devil, I was just going to come looking for you,'' Roan says.Julia
NOELLE'S POV,The next day I meet Julias at the entrance of the gardens at 10 o'clock. I have seen the coral and flower gardens, but Julias told me that the water gardens are a bit of a walk.Maya said that they are a famous sight of the Sea Realm, so I am eager to see them.''Hi, are you ready for a walk?'' Julias asks me.I smile at him, ''It would be great to stretch my legs for a bit and now that I am stuck in this city, I better make the best of it right?''Julias puts his arm through mine, and we begin to walk.''I like your positive approach,'' he says, ''So, I am curious to know more about Noelle, tell me about yourself.''''There is not that much to tell I'm afraid,'' I continue, ''I was left at the doorstep of an orphanage when I was a baby and I have lived there till my 18th birthday. Then I planned to go explore the world and have adventures, but I ended up here instead.''Julias replies, ''It's maybe not the adventure you wa
NOELLE'S POV,Julias and I wait hours for Roan to come back. It's already midnight when finally, we hear the door. Roan walks in all bloody and with a sad and tired look on his face.''You are bleeding,'' I say shocked.He grunts, ''It's nothing I just need to get some sleep and then go back to the village.''I walk towards him and examine the cuts on his arms and chest, ''We need to at least clean your wounds to make sure you don't get an infection. Come on let's get you on a couch so I can help you.''Roan walks to the couch and sits down. I tell Julias to get some bandages and alcohol.''You need to take off your clothes so I can examine all the wounds. Here let me help you,'' I command.I take off his shirt and pants until he is only wearing underwear. If the circumstances were different, I would have gotten shy from such a beautiful body exposed.Julias comes back with the supplies, and I start cleaning Roan's wounds.Julias sits nex
NOELLE'S POV,I wake up by the sound of my alarm at 5 in the morning. It takes me 30 minutes to get ready and then I head out to the entrance.King Roan is already waiting in front of the door. He looks like shit; I wonder if he slept at all.''Good morning, did you get any sleep last night?'' I ask a bit concerned.''No, not much just had a lot to think about.''Before I can say anything else he walks out the door. I follow him while we walk to the edge of the air bubble. Roan stands still and looks at me from head to toe.''Considering what Julias told me about your magic I think you should be able to shapeshift into a water creature. Maybe we can try a mermaid, just think about what you want to look like. Picture everything from the breathing gills to the tail. When you have the image just say Shapolo''I look at him a bit doubtful, but I say, ''Okay let's give it a try.''I think about a long green shimmering tail, a small glit
NOELLE'S POV,The rest of the week Roan and I practice water magic every day from dusk till dawn. On the first day, he explained to me that magic can't stay inside. It is like a well that fills up, it needs to be released otherwise the well runs over. When that happens you have no control over your magic, and you don't know what the outburst will do to people close by.So, every day we start with doing some magic meditation. Simple peaceful spells just to make sure my magic does not get bottled up. The magic we do in the meditation is quite fun. I can make small rainclouds, make shapes out of the water like butterflies for example and make fun currents in the water for little sea turtles and sea horses.But that's the fun part the rest of the day we practice more advanced stuff like protection and battle magic. So far, I have been able to make a small shield. Roan can make protective air bubbles as big as cities. Today however we are going to try making a vortex.
NOELLE'S POV,I wake up hours later laying in my bed. I see Roan sitting next to me and he is holding my hand. Immediately the events of the day before start coming back to me and I start to tremble and cry.''O Noelle,'' Roan says with a warm voice and he takes me in his arms. He rocks me for a while until I start to calm down.He takes my face in his hands and says, ''I'm so sorry I was not there on time Noelle, I should have never let you go back alone.''I look away and ask, ''What happened to the men?''Roan gets an annoyed look on his face and answers, ''You don't have to worry about them anymore they are dead.''When I think about them, I can still feel them on my body.''Good,'' I say.Roan puts a kiss on my forehead, ''I have some things I need to do but I will come back later to check on you. You should try to get some more rest. I will ask Maya to keep you company in the meantime.''I still feel very tired, so
NOELLE'S POV,It feels like Roan, and I have gotten much closer since our day with the sea horses. We spend as much time with each other as possible. We also have picked up the magic practice again now that my power has come back.We just got back from today's session where I learned to make waves. When we walk into the living room, we hear voices. Roan pulls me behind a curtain, and he starts kissing me. I have to giggle because it feels like we are doing something bad.Julias walks into the room, so Roan puts his hand over my mouth to shut me up. I take his finger and put it in my mouth and suck it while I look Roan in the eyes. His breathing becomes heavy quickly and he stares at my mouth. The moment gets ruined because we hear Julias growl, ''WRAAH.''I peek from behind the curtain and see Julias stand in front of a mirror. He is getting in all kinds of bodybuilder positions while making beastly sounds. He shouts, ''YOU ARE THE MAN, YOU ARE A LOVE MACHINE.''