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The Draven's 43-Labor on the Battlefield
Layla’s POV: The day was finally here and we were being summoned into the valley by our enemies. Our army readied themselves and with a wave of my hand I clothed them in the finest armor and gave them the finest weapons. Amanda helped me onto a horse and as I mounted Nicolae came up beside me on a horse of his own. “I may not agree with this but trust you, my queen.” He says with a slight bow. I smile gently at him and then take off at a slow pace to the meeting spot. Once we arrive I spot a general on a horse in the field waiting for our arrival. Nicolae and I approach him and stop a few feet away. “Is this really necessary?” Nicolae asks with his head held high. “This vision of peace that you are so hell bent on your majesty is just that, a vision. In all my years none of our kind have ever been at peace.” The general says with a smirk. “But it is possible. I have seen it.” I replied. “And we are just supposed to take the word of a witch?” The general laughs. “If you do not
The Draven's 44-Birth of the Prince and Princess
Layla’s POV: I cry out in pain in response and I can feel Amanda hand on top of my pelvis. “Push now!” She says and I push as hard as I can and scream out in pain as I begin to feel like I am being ripped in two. “Alright, that was good again!” She says and I push again. Waves of pain continue to crash over me with each push as the minutes seem to drag by. “Please make it stop!” I cry out in pain and I grip Nicolae’s hand tighter. “You're the only one here that can make the pain stop, my lady now push!” Amanda instructs and I push once more. This time however my efforts are not in vain and a small cry echoes in the room within seconds as our first little one enters into the world. “You're not out of the woods yet my lady. One, two, three, push!” Amanda says again and more pain hits me as I see a woman swaddle my newborn baby in a blanket. “Please!” I pead as my body pushes again to relieve some of the pain it is feeling. “Good, good, that's it, one more big push!” Amanda say
The Draven's 45-Victory Together
Layla’s POV: I slowly blink my eyes as the room comes back into focus. I sit up slowly to see Amanda sitting in a chair in the corner of the room. “You should really rest my lady. The little ones will be up soon and we have a long journey to begin tomorrow.” She says with a smile. “A long journey? Where are we going?” I ask curiously. “It has been decided that we will be returning to the underworld soon.” She replies. “But..is it safe to be phasing this far with the twins just being born?” I ask as I glance at their cribs. “Oh no my lady, your husband has arranged special transportation for us. He insists we go by car until we can go no further then phase into the underworld. Most of the others have already gone ahead and we will follow in three days after you have rested more.” She replies with a reassuring smile. I nod, satisfied with her answer and lie back down onto the soft pillows and let sleep take me once more. As Amanda has said we leave in three days time. We stayed
The Draven's 1-Nights at Draven Manor
Layla's POV:It's a cold autumn night. I'm running as fast as I can through a thick forest. The moonlight that shines through the trees is bright and you can see the full moon through breaks in the leaves above me. My heart is racing as I look down at the dress and heels I am struggling to run in. As I look over my shoulder at the black figure chasing me I can hear the faint cry of a wolf in the distance. Who or what is chasing me? I gather more of my dress in my hands hoping to improve my speed. I hear the wolf's cry once more but closer this time. I'm out of breath but I can't stop. I must get as far away from the creature chasing me as I can.I hear the sound of something running closely at my side. Instinctively I look towards the sound. An enormous wolf like creature comes into view and for a moment our eyes lock. The creature's eyes that are silver in color look almost human, but how can that be? The creature lunges over me sending my chaser crashing into a tree
The Draven's 2-Morning Walks
Layla's POV:By the time I'm finished getting dressed and ready it's time to wake Lorie. I wake her and quickly head down stairs to start making breakfast. I am almost done when I feel Lorie hugging both my legs. I look down at her with a smile and she beams up at me brightly. Her long brunette curls shape her cute little round face and her skin is pale like porcelain. Her big dark brown eyes almost look black making her skin look even paler."Whatcha making us today?" Lorie asks innocently."Well, I thought I would make us happy jacks!" I replied enthusiastically as I handed her a plate that had a pancake with two strawberries for eyes and a piece of bacon for a mouth.Lorie giggles and bobs happily to the table with her plate. I bring her some orange juice and syrup then return to the kitchen for my plate and drink. When I return Lorie is eagerly waiting for me to join her."You know you don't have to wait on me to eat Lorie." I say as I sit down
The Draven's 3-Walk With Me
Layla's POV:The last few lectures have been about things such as werewolves, witches, and vampires. The Professor has also spoken in depth about the history of Draphend and its association with the supernatural. I am eager to learn more about these beings, hoping to find out more about myself as well as the Draven family. The night Mr Draven hired me he told me of the family's secret. They are vampires. He assured me I was in no danger as they fulfill their thirst for blood on animals. For some strange reason I felt at ease as soon as I entered the Draven manor. I willingly accepted the job and since then I have been reading and studying as much as I can on vampires.Mr. Draven was truthful in the telling of how they fulfill their desire for blood. Vampires can shapeshift and go on hunts to capture their prey. There are even some studies that say there are vampire werewolf hybrids. Even though vampires have the need to fulfill their desire for blood they live their li
The Draven's 4-The Meeting
Layla's POV:After speaking to the woman in the front office and getting directions I head to Lorie's classroom. The door to the room is open when I arrive and I see other adult's standing inside. I step into the room and immediately hear Lorie's voice."Layla!" Lorie cries out excitedly as she runs up to me wrapping herself around my legs."Told you I would come!" I say as I ruffle Lorie's hair.Lorie looks up at me with a bright smile. The teacher claps her hands together and all the children return to their seats. Soon all the children line up one by one and begin walking towards the large open courtyard. Lorie is bobbing happily down the hall and I smile at the thought of making her day a bit brighter.Nicolae's POV:I stand and stare out the living room windows as the clock on the wall strikes two. Lorie will be getting out of school soon. I grab the jacket hanging on the rack as I head out the door. My father has left on
The Draven's 5- Let Me See Your Soul
Nicolae's POV:Home. I begin to reminisce about what home was like for us all those decades ago. And before I know it we are back at the manor. Once inside Lorie and Layla head straight for the kitchen. Layla quickly prepares Lorie's snack and seats her at the table before returning to the kitchen.I walk into the kitchen and get a bottle of water from the fridge as Layla begins to wash up the dishes. I watch her for a moment and decide to find out just how much of her memory of me is lost."So little immortal one, where are you from?" I ask as I open my water bottle and observe Layla's reaction.She freeze's instantly upon hearing my words. I notice her reflection in the window and see her frown. I can sense a hint of unease in the atmosphere and I begin to step closer."Don't you know what your last name means?" I say in a teasing tone.Her stiff posture begins to loosen."Oh. Of course." She replies hesitantly.The room fall
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The Draven's 45-Victory Together
Layla’s POV: I slowly blink my eyes as the room comes back into focus. I sit up slowly to see Amanda sitting in a chair in the corner of the room. “You should really rest my lady. The little ones will be up soon and we have a long journey to begin tomorrow.” She says with a smile. “A long journey? Where are we going?” I ask curiously. “It has been decided that we will be returning to the underworld soon.” She replies. “But..is it safe to be phasing this far with the twins just being born?” I ask as I glance at their cribs. “Oh no my lady, your husband has arranged special transportation for us. He insists we go by car until we can go no further then phase into the underworld. Most of the others have already gone ahead and we will follow in three days after you have rested more.” She replies with a reassuring smile. I nod, satisfied with her answer and lie back down onto the soft pillows and let sleep take me once more. As Amanda has said we leave in three days time. We stayed
The Draven's 44-Birth of the Prince and Princess
Layla’s POV: I cry out in pain in response and I can feel Amanda hand on top of my pelvis. “Push now!” She says and I push as hard as I can and scream out in pain as I begin to feel like I am being ripped in two. “Alright, that was good again!” She says and I push again. Waves of pain continue to crash over me with each push as the minutes seem to drag by. “Please make it stop!” I cry out in pain and I grip Nicolae’s hand tighter. “You're the only one here that can make the pain stop, my lady now push!” Amanda instructs and I push once more. This time however my efforts are not in vain and a small cry echoes in the room within seconds as our first little one enters into the world. “You're not out of the woods yet my lady. One, two, three, push!” Amanda says again and more pain hits me as I see a woman swaddle my newborn baby in a blanket. “Please!” I pead as my body pushes again to relieve some of the pain it is feeling. “Good, good, that's it, one more big push!” Amanda say
The Draven's 43-Labor on the Battlefield
Layla’s POV: The day was finally here and we were being summoned into the valley by our enemies. Our army readied themselves and with a wave of my hand I clothed them in the finest armor and gave them the finest weapons. Amanda helped me onto a horse and as I mounted Nicolae came up beside me on a horse of his own. “I may not agree with this but trust you, my queen.” He says with a slight bow. I smile gently at him and then take off at a slow pace to the meeting spot. Once we arrive I spot a general on a horse in the field waiting for our arrival. Nicolae and I approach him and stop a few feet away. “Is this really necessary?” Nicolae asks with his head held high. “This vision of peace that you are so hell bent on your majesty is just that, a vision. In all my years none of our kind have ever been at peace.” The general says with a smirk. “But it is possible. I have seen it.” I replied. “And we are just supposed to take the word of a witch?” The general laughs. “If you do not
The Draven's 42-War Approaches
Layla’s POV:I can feel the eyes of everyone in the room on me as Nicolae clears his throat and leads me to a chair next to his.“Nicolae, we were wrong.” I say after a few moments of silence.“Peace can not exist until we eradicate those who wish to oppose us.” Nicolae says and he leans back in his chair.At that moment I glance at the table to see war strategies laid across it with notes scribbled here and there with a map of the surrounding land and valley.“Are we already at war?” I say with a gasp.“Not yet my queen but it is very close.” John says as he leans forward.“But that's..How long have I been asleep?” I ask as I begin to try and recall the number of times I had felt the healing touch Nicolae had used.“It's been a month, your majesty.” John's wife says with her head low.“I want to thank you for helping me.” She says softly as I try to wrap my head around the amount of time I had been asleep in this realm.“Nicolae, we can’t do this.” I say as tears begin to sting my ey
The Draven's 41-Logoic Plane Pt.2
Nicolae’s POV:“What happened?!” Amanda frets as she checks Layla over.“I’m not sure. All I know is that she got out of bed and walked through the halls as if she was in trance. She entered John's room, found his comatose wife and woke her.” I reply in summary.“She did what?!” Amanda says loudly.“She has to stop doing these things! They aren't good for her health if she passes out every time she uses her powers.” Amanda says and begins to dab a damp cloth to Layla's head.“I will send for a physician in the morning just in case. For now you both need to rest.” Amanda says and she stands and gives me a bow before leaving the room.I lay in bed gently next to Layla and slowly try to heal whatever is wrong with her but she doesn’t stir. When she still hasn’t awoken after a few days I begin to get increasingly more worried. Layla’s POV:I find myself in the familiar white space that I had discovered was called the Logoic Plane once again and at the sound of Michael’s voice I turn qui
The Draven's 40-Healing Light
Layla’s POV:Our group spent the first few days resting as much as possible and once everyone was refreshed we met with John in the great hall.“I am sure you know what we are here.” Nicolae says from across the table.“Yes I do and I have awaited your arrival with much anticipation.” John replies with a smile.“Then tell me what are your thoughts on peace for all the realms?” Nicolae asks.“Peace.” John says as he looks down at his hands.“Is such a thing really attainable?” He asks as he looks up at us with doubt in his eyes.“Don’t get me wrong, your majesty, I want peace as much as you do but is it realistic?” He asks.“It very much is attainable and with your help and the help of others we can achieve that.” I say in a firm but gentle voice.“Daddy daddy!” A little girl suddenly shouts as she runs up to John and climbs in his lap.I look at Nicolae and can see the loving look in his eyes as he watches the two from across the table.“Peace seems like just a dream.” John says as he
The Draven's 39-The Journey Begins
Layla’s POV: Amanda begins to go over what procedures I will be undergoing tomorrow and we work together all afternoon on everything from baby names to a birthing plan. I was nervous and scared as my thoughts raced with all the information I had discovered in the few short hours I was awake but a sense of peace also lingered in my chest that I couldn’t explain. The next morning came quicker than I had intended and Nicolae took some time away from working to escort me to the doctor Amanda had found. Once the initial check up was complete I was rushed into a dark room where the doctor began to measure our baby. They told us it was still too early to detect a heartbeat and suggested that I come back in two weeks time. Nicolae and I agreed and after we had our next appointment we phased back to the underworld and began to prepare for our trip. Lorie was not excited about us leaving but I assured her I would return whenever I could to see her between the meetings. She reluctantly agreed
The Draven's 38-Is Hope Lost
Layla’s POV:“It’s good to see you finally awake my lady.” I hear Zeke’s familiar voice.“What happened?” I ask as I try to recall everything from my fight with Samuel.“Well after you disposed of that vile creature you fainted from exhaustion, my lady.” He says gently as he takes a damp towel and dabs in on my face.“How long have I been out of it?” I ask as I look around the room once more.“Two days, my lady.” He replies.“Two days!” I say in horror as I try to get out of bed.“I must insist that you lay back down my lady. His highness won't be pleased with you wondering about after such an ordeal.” He says as he gently stops me from standing.“Zeke, I have been in this bed for two days. I need to get up.” I say as I shoo him off of me and stand on uneasy legs.“If you insist, my lady. Shall I escort you to his majesty after you have refreshed yourself.” He says as he motions to the bathroom.A warm shower suddenly sounds amazing and I oblige and head into the bathroom. Once I have
The Draven's 37-Logoic Plane
Nicolae's POV:“We need to get her comfortable.” Amanda says as Zeke appears.“Your majesty, your room is ready and prepared. Amanda has volunteered to watch over my lady’s health.” Zeke says as we swifty make our way to our chambers with Lorie running behind.I lay Layla gently down onto the bed and step back as Amanda begins checking Layla’s vitals and dabbing her forehead with a damp cloth. Lorie sat quietly next to the bed with worry and fear in her eyes with each ragged breath Layla took.“She’s going to be fine but we need to see a real doctor to check on the baby. She is not very far along but after what her body has been through we can’t take any chances.” Amanda says as she stands from the bedside.“Thank you. I have a friend that can possibly help with that.” I replied.“Very well. I will take Lorie to bed. You should rest as well, your majesty.” Amanda says before picking Lorie up and leaving the room.I slowly dress for bed and slide in next to Layla and hold her in my arm
