Lyra’s POV:I tapped lightly on Thalia’s door before I stepped in.From where I stood, I saw Thalia seated on a stool before her dressing table, staring keenly at the mirror.“Your mother has arrived.” I announced, but she showed no reaction.“Can you hear me? Milady. Your mother, Queen Aria is here.” I said again.“Why is she here?” She asked.“Lady Blackstorm invited her.” I replied. “She may be the Lady’s guest but she still remains your mother. You must welcome her.”“Just leave, please.” She pleaded. “You are killing yourself, Thalia. Xander will return, trust me.” I assured her.Suddenly, she turned around to face me, her eyes were red from crying too hard and underneath her eyelids were black from lack of sleep.“Why are you so sure?” She asked.“I am not sure, I am just being hopeful.” I replied.“You have no idea how I feel right now, the man I spent my whole life training to be perfect for has gone missing. And you stand there telling me about hope.” She ranted.“I underst
Lyra’s POV:I did as Havoc suggested two hours after dinner I met up with him at the library.When I got there he was already seated on a sofa, with his legs crossed and his eyes shut.I cleared my throat to notify him of my presence, then I made my way to him.I dragged a stool and sat down not too far from him.“I guess I came late, forgive me.” I apologized.“You did not come late, Lyra. I came earlier.” He said, while staring deeply at me. “I do not recall everything we spoke about earlier, regarding my brother. Can you please refresh my memory.” He added.“You had said that you suspect Clegane Bloodhowl, of Ser Xander’s abduction. But he doesn’t seem to be one who has a keen interest in politics like his father does. Then I asked about the rumors you might have heard about him and before you could reply, the guardsman announced Queen Aria Blackfang’s arrival.” I summarized.Havoc suddenly stood up from the sofa, he began to walk back and forth as he said. “I have heard countless
Lyra’s POV:“I now understand why my brother is mad about you....” Those words kept on echoing in my mind.I couldn’t believe that Xander Blackstorm was mad about me, I walked through the dimly lit corridors with a wide smile on my face. I was about to take a turn when I heard voices emanating from the study, it was Xander’s study.“Who could be there by this time?” I asked myself as I made my way to the door.I stood at a corner and pressed my ears on the slightly opened door.I was able to decipher the voices of the two women in a light banter after a while.“Lady Blackstorm and Queen Aria!”“What would you do if he is not found?” Queen Aria asks.“He will be found.” Lady Blackstorm replied, firmly.Queen Aria lets out a hearty chuckle then says. “You sound like you are sure but your eyes tell a totally different story.”“What do you want from me, Aria?” Lady Blackstorm inquires.“I need you to assure me of my daughter's well being. It’s been almost a week since he went missing, Dr
Hysander’s POV:For the past four days, I have felt nothing but restlessness.At first I thought that it was because I had not seen Draven for some days now, but now that I think about it, maybe it’s because of that strange dream I had.“Would there be another Death’s Eclipse?” I asked aloud.I picked up a watering can and filled it with water then I proceeded to my window. I placed a flower pot there yesterday, it already had steady sunlight, but no water.“Maybe watering those plants would keep me at ease.” I thought to myself as I made my way to the windowI lifted the watering can up in an attempt to begin spraying, when a cat suddenly jumped, landed on my window.I was slightly taken aback but I quickly composed myself.“You will be the death of me.” I said, as I stared at Draven in a cat form.He suddenly hopped into the room and transformed into a little boy dressed in rags.“Be careful of what you wish for, Sander.”He said, as he made himself comfortable in my rocky chair.“Yo
Lyra’s POV:“It’s time.” Gallen announced.“Time for what?” I asked.“No time for questions, follow me.” Havoc ordered.Gallen stepped out of the storage house, while we stood at the entrance.In not less than two minutes, I saw Gallen leading about fifteen men as they were about to walk past the storage house.Then Havoc suddenly grabbed me by the hands and pulled me into the crowd.And once again I perceived that ominous scent, I had no idea who it came from as I was in the midst of almost 18 men.“Make sure you look tired and worn out.” He instructed, as we came close to the main gate.At the main gate, there were two guardsmen positioned at the two ends of the black iron gate.Four were scouting round the walls that surrounded the area and more might even be positioned outside.One guardsman suddenly walked up to Gallen, from where I stood I could overhear the discussion between the two men.“Gallen!” The guardsman called out.“Joeffer, how are you doing today?” Gallen asked.“Not
Lyra’s POV:“What should we do now?” Havoc asked, waking me up from my daydreams.“I do have an idea, but it has to be done by the both of us.” I replied.“Care to share?” He asked.“I had this crazy idea a while ago, I saw a group of performers flocking in and out of this field. They passed through that passage.” I said, as I nudged my head to the direction of the passage.“So what do you suggest?” He inquired.“Let’s go one after the other through that passage, we shall both take turns to avoid suspicion and to keep an eye on Gallen. I will go first and sneak around the place for at least thirty minutes, when I get back I will tell you of my findings and I will break down every mapping of every new passage and direction I come across. In order to make it easier and faster for you to do the same.” I explained.“What if one of us finds something fascinating and we decide to stay longer than thirty minutes?” Havoc asked.“Whatever thing you or I find but can’t survey due to time we wou
Lyra's POV:“Follow me.” He said and began to walk deeper into the corridor.I followed him regardless of how scared I was. I needed to find Xander.We stopped in front of a room, he pushed the door open and we stepped inside.“What do you want to know?” He began.“Where is Xander?” I asked again for the uptint time.“My father has him.” He replied.“The viscount?” I asked rhetorically. “Why?” I questioned further.“He has been trying to get Lord Draven’s attention for months now. He has written and sent letters to his castle in Tiluk, but has received no response. He knows of Lord Draven's rage towards the SilverMoon Pack and him wanting to put an end to Thaddeus Blackstorm. So he abducted Xander, he wrote a letter last night and sent it to the grand castle. Hoping to get a response but have yet to receive a reply.” He explained.“I do not understand, why does your father want to get Draven's attention?”“Because Lord Draven is like a tide, he is unstoppable. He destroys everything
Lyra's POV:Gallen, Havoc and I returned to the mansion as planned. Not exactly as planned, Gallen and I were to sneak back in while we remained hidden in a barrel. While Havoc could return on his own the next day.Instead the three of us sneaked back in using the barrel. After the offloading process, we got out of our respective wine barrels, dressed up in our normal attire and sneaked back into our rooms.I tiptoed to my bed, took out all the pillows one after the other then I slipped into my bed.Before I drifted off to sleep I reminded myself of one thing. Havoc's explanation, he claimed that I was with him while I was with Clegane.This can only mean one thing. “It was Draven Darkmoon.”>I woke up quite late, I guess the stress from my journey with Gallen and Havoc last night really got to me.I was about to step out of the room with Eadmond, who had come to fetch me. When a maid ran in.“Ser Xander has been found.” She announced, her face beaming with smiles.Her happiness c