Looking up at my mate, I raised my hand to touch his chin, "I thought you weren't around. When did you get back?" I try to change the topic? Try to get my mind off from feeling down. I don't like the emotion that comes from being dejected.
"Not quite long, My Amore."
"We were on our way to check on you both when we saw the smoke coming from here." Rye chipped in. He still had his arm wrapped around Alexa not intending to let go of her at any moment.
My mind went back to Alexa's words on what had transpired between the two of them in the past and couldn't help but smile. If someone doesn't have any idea of their past and personality saw them right now, would find it difficult to believe anyone that told them about it.
My mate looked at the area that caught fire in the forest one more time before saying, "Let's go back to the palace. You can continue your training tomorrow."
I nod at him and we all walk towards the Palace. I guess th
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"But..." "There's no but in this. You being involved will endanger your life and that's the last thing I want for you. I will handle the case you just need to focus on your training." 'I doubt he will agree to this Ash' 'Relax Aura, he will.' Resting her head on her paws, 'Sure give it a try, and let's see how it goes.' I gave him a pleading look, "Zeid, I want to be involved. Literally speaking, I'm already involved in whatever plans Lady Anya is concurring because I'm your mate. Also, Mother Goddess created me for a reason and if I'm not ready or you don't allow me to be involved in minute matters such as this, how then will I be able to face bigger challenges that are yet to come." Giving him a reassuring looking, "I assure you that I will be extra careful and would not do anything that will endanger my life. Just allow me please..." Pinching the bridge of his nose, he finally agreed. "Alright, but on the condition that I'm
"That's the reason why I've not appeared before you to put you through your training." Nodding my head in understanding, "Alright Hera. That's a fault from my side. I should have called for you before now." I decided to not let her know why I didn't call for her before now. That's if she hasn't already known. "Hera, as you might have been aware of, I've been trying to summon my shield but hasn't been successful so far even when I tried it in a different way than Princess Alexa showed me, I ended up getting a small portion of the training forest ablaze. Do you know the reason why it is that I've not been able to do so properly?" "Yes, your highness. I believe that in your last attempt of summoning your shield, you focused on a different emotion instead of the one you are supposed to focus on." Thinking on her words, If what she's saying is that on the two different occasions when I summoned my shield unconsciously, I didn't do that be
“Your Highness, that can only be achieved when your state of mind is completely at peace,” Hera answered my thought-out question. I glance at her and contemplated the meaning behind her words. What does she mean by that? Wasn’t that the first method Alexa showed me to use in summoning the shield? Hera smiled and shook her head, “No your Highness. What you did with Princess Alexa, was you clearing your mind of all thoughts, not putting your mind at peace. I’ve noticed that’s what you’ve been doing, and that’s due to you finding it difficult to fully concentrate, which was caused by what’s been recently happening. You don’t fully believe that you can fulfill your purpose.” She just hit the nail right on the head. I’ve indeed been finding it difficult to take my mind off the things that have been happening. I mean, everything just happened so suddenly, not giving me enough time to come to terms with the knowledge of my respon
“Alright, your Highness, what you need to do is what you’ve been told before, but this time around you just have to make it a long-lasting one.” I nod my head at her, as I’m determined to make it work this time. Striding to the center of the room, I sat down on the floor and close my eyes and let go of everything that has been bothering me. Let go of my fears and insecurities, and focus on finding a balance of harmony within myself. It took me some time to find, but when I finally did, I felt refreshed and in sync with everything around me. I could feel the energy surging through me and around me. I felt light weighted as I do the hand gesture and summoned my shield out from within me to my hands. Opening my eyes, I saw the hues of the shield surrounding me and spread out my hands to spread out the shield to cover the entire room. I smile in excitement as I see how surprised my mate was looking at the shield.
After some minutes of letting them have their fill of fun, I told them to calm down before opening my eyes. They scan through the room before landing first on my mate, who was gazing at me with mixed expressions I could not decipher completely. One thing I could from it was that he was worried about me getting hurt. I smiled at him in assurance before facing Hera. She smiled at me and said, “Very good, Your Highness. Now that you’ve channeled the air element, get acquainted with them and become one with them. By doing this, you will have access to command them as easily as moving just a finger. Make use of them as you please without losing much energy.” Understanding her words, I nod at her and close my eyes once more, channeling the air energy within me so we can become one. I did as she said; called to the air element, command them to become one with me. They obeyed me and felt the flow of energy within me. I sensed them flowing into my being, becomin
Too tired to stand on my own, I leaned back against him and closed my eyes, enjoying the feel of his hands on my body as they roam everywhere, removing all the clothing I had on down to my undergarments. Completely naked before him, he stepped slightly aside with me still somehow leaning on him and turned on the faucet, letting out steamy water into the bathtub, then he filled it up with all the essentials for bathing before turning me around to face him. He lifted me off my feet and placed me in the tub, directing me to a sitting position in it. I leaned my head back against the edge of the tub and closed my eyes, getting ready to just soak my body in it before proceeding to leave the washroom after some minutes, only to feel his hands with the bath sponge on my shoulders. Because I wasn’t expecting to feel his hands on me again, I almost slipped in the tub, nearly injuring myself in the act. He hurriedly reached out hi
Pecking my lips once more, he said, “let’s go.” *** Walking into the dungeon, the first thing that hit me was the pungent smell coming from within the walls. I didn’t or would I say wasn’t expecting it, but because I was determined to see Micaela and thought to myself that it’s also living beings that are placed here and watches over the prisoners, I Just had to force myself to adjust to it. I followed my mate down the narrow hallway leading to different cell doors on both sides of the corridor. As we walk, I tried not to make eye contact with the hostages occupying each cell but despite my avoiding them, I couldn’t help sharing eye gaze with some of them. The demeanor I saw in them wasn’t one I wished to perceive. In some, I saw total despair that had me thinking they were wishing for death to find them the very moment they noticed the presence of my mate. It was as if they saw the devil himself when they look at him. S
Moved by her tears, I leaned forward and hug her, letting her cry her fill out while soothing her. I patted her on the back and stood by her to calm down before I released her. Gasping for air, she responded with much difficulty, “Y… Y… Your Highness.” I reached for her palms and stroked them in a reassuring rhythm. “I’m here Micaela. Speak to me when you are ready. Just have it in mind that I’m here to help you out of here. I promise to find the one behind all this.” I reassured her as calmly as I could. She lowered her head in dejection, not speaking a word, and I watched her patiently as I wait for her to make the first move to communicate with me after stating that. A little while later, she finally raised her head and glanced me in the eye with tears flowing down hers.