Kaltain Leiya He quietly waited until I was done with my food before expecting a response from me. I sat down for another few seconds in silence, preparing my mind to embark on the horrific journey that I solely wished it could forget. “My father and his men had just returned from the battlefield,” I began, looking out into the woods outside my window. “They barely won the battle, with almost half of their men killed or wounded.” I began to vividly remember it like it was just the day before. My own father was wounded and the most tired I had ever seen him. That night, one part of the kingdom was celebrating their victory while the other part mourned the loss of their fathers, husbands, sons and brothers. My father was not happy at all. He believed an army is only truly victorious when they have the least amount of deaths. “That night, at dinner, we received a surprise attack on our kingdom by Degar and his men.” I remembered my father's right hand man rushing in to
Kaltain Leiya He finally told me. I was finally going to learn how to teleport myself out of my room. I didn't know if my story had something to do with his decision to tell me, but whatever it was, I was happy he told me. He went on to tell me how the spell worked with location. I was supposed to envision where I wanted to be before chanting the spell. My first teleportation try was a failure. “Did you envision where you want to go?” His question was almost enough to offend me, but I was determined not to lose control over myself. “Of course I did.” I didn't let him respond before trying out the spell again. I waited, but there was nothing. I started saying it over and over, hoping that it would just work and I would get out. “Calm down, Leiya,” He muttered after I had repeatedly chanted the spell, almost five times. “There's no need to be frustrated. I didn't get it the first few times that I tried either.” I knew he was lying. If his story was right, he was
Kaltain Leiya That was all he said to me. He didn't give me any more details and I couldn't bring myself to ask them of him. We simply sat on the grass in silence, staring at the same moon but living in completely different worlds. “Would you like to join me for dinner?” He mumbled absentmindedly. Again, it wasn't much of my choice as he made it seem. My life at Kaltain revolved around him. It was either him or spend solitude hours in my bedchamber. “I would love to.” I sounded way more interested than I should have. He raised himself up using his hands, clasping them together when he was on his two feet. When he was done, he stretched out his hand towards me. Anywhere I needed to be, I needed him to get there. I took his hand and he helped me up. For some reason we didn't immediately teleport. Not letting go of my hand, I looked into his eyes and he looked into mine. I desperately wanted to look away, but I couldn't bring myself to. His eyes were mesmerizing. The sof
Kaltain Leiya I was up at the crack of dawn. I had the same nightmare that was becoming frequent as the days went by. They were becoming more vivid, the deaths more violent and I woke up more distressed each time. After a few minutes of staring into space, I remembered the events of the day before. For some reason, I was worried for him. I knew he was powerful, very powerful, but there was a chance his father was more powerful. Why had he suddenly shown up? Did his arrival mean trouble? The uncertainty was giving me unrest. I knew I needed to leave the walls of my chamber. I couldn't take the wait anymore. Just then I remembered the book of spells. I hurriedly got up to search for it. I frantically searched everywhere but I couldn't find it. I played back the memory of my futile practice in a bid to remember the last place I saw it before he took me to the field. After a few more minutes of unsuccessful search, I sat down on my bed with a heavy sigh. I began to trace our
Kaltain Leiya Helion had been gone for a few days and as a result, I had not left my chambers for the period of time. I would eat, read and sleep. When I slept and I didn't have the same violent dreams I was used to, I would dream about Nayla. I would dream about her telling me stories of her life at Hepthan. She would sit on my bed, and we would talk at length and laugh at her stories. Whenever I had those types of dreams, I didn't want to wake up, but I always did. Whenever I was awake, I would think about Helion. I would imagine what my life would be like if he never returned. Would I be sent back to Hepthan or would I be let to go free? Above all, would I ever get to see Nayla aside from in my dreams? I had read all the books Helion gave to me and began reading them again. Sometimes I would imagine myself in the shoes of any of the characters that appealed to me. I was living through my own imaginations. As instructed, Calin brought me food at different times of the day.
Kaltain Leiya “Leiya,” I heard the soft call of a familiar voice in my sleep. I slowly opened my eyes to see a familiar looking figure standing before me. I could almost say it was Helion. My eyes closed again. I was sure I was having one of those dreams where he returns unharmed. “Leiya,” I heard the voice again. This time, I heard it clearer than the first time. I lazily opened my eyes, rubbing them slowly to get rid of the slumber within them. “How long do you take to wake up?” This time I was sure I wasn't dreaming. I flung my eyes open to see none other than Helion sitting on the chair beside my window. I hurriedly sat up, unsure of if my imagination was playing games with me or he was actually there. “You don't believe it's me?” He asked with a light chuckle. “Not really” I slowly shook my head, rubbing my eyes one more time to be sure I was completely awake. He let out another light chuckle, proceeding to get up from the chair. He walked towards me and
Kaltain Leiya “I think Calin doesn't like me.” It was a childish thing to say but I said it anyway. “Why do you say so?” He asked after responding with a light chuckle. “Well, when you were away, anytime I asked about you, he would always give me a straight answer that doesn't actually answer my question.” He chuckled again. “And when I begged him to let me out of my chamber, he outrightly refused." We had finished breakfast and he asked that I follow him to a room within the castle. “He was simply following my orders. If anything had gone wrong, I would hold him responsible.” It sounded fair but I still was not convinced that his attitude was solely just following orders. We continued to walk through the castle halls until I could barely recognize the castle anymore. It seemed like we were in somewhere new. After a few more steps, I realized I had never been to this place. I noticed a big portrait on the wall. It was the portrait of a woman. I fair, beautif
Kaltain Leiya I couldn't bring my legs to move a step further. The pungent smell of blood filled the walls of my nostrils. Before me, a man hung from the ceiling while his insides were being devoured by two big, ruthless looking dogs. What was even worse was he was alive. For some reason, his mouth was open but he wasn't screaming. His eyes, however, screamed out in pain. Excruciating, dreadful pain. As soon as Helion walked in, the dogs desisted from their meal and walked to his side. They purred around him like cats did, begging for his attention. He gave it to them, rubbing their furry heads and bodies. After a few seconds of running his fingers through their fur, he snapped his finger and they returned to mercilessly devouring the man's insides. “These are my pets.” He muttered casually. “If you're scared they'll come after you, they won't.” He was referring to the fact that I was still standing outside the door. I wasn't scared they would attack me, I was simply