Dillon tagged along with Drake in to the Dungeons.
Drake did not find any malicious thoughts in Dillon's eyes, so he let him tag along.
"Did he opened his mouth?" Drake asked Dale.
"No, we tortured him and he even fainted a couple of times with pain. But he refused to open his mouth." Dale revealed.
Drake looked at Dhari, who is bloody and is barely concious.
"Bring hot salt water along with black pepper powder" Drake ordered a guard.
Dale and Dillon understood what Drake is planning.
Dhari paled even more.
"Please don't" he begged Drake.
"You can avoid all this if you tell us the name of the person behind you. I will let you go. I won't kill you" Drake told Dhari.
Dhari hung his head and didn't reply.
"So you still wanted to protect your owner?" Drake asked Dhari with ridicule.
"I don't have any owner's. I am my own person" Dhari said proudly.
Drake laughed mocking Dhari.
"Really
Koni found out that Dhari is caught. He became anxious. He is scared that Dhari would reveal about his identity.'What if I get caught?' Koni feared.'No, I cannot let that happen. I want that Dragon Relic. I want to feel the power it could give me. I would ask the Relic to remove my hunched back first. Then no one would call me a hunched back again. For all of that to happen, I cannot stay here. I need to escape' Koni thought desperately.He moved the curtain from one of his front windows and peeked outside. He found the Royal guards still standing guard there. He closed the curtains back again.'Damn it' he cursed.He paced the length of his house with worry.'I need to escape and I need to escape now' Koni decided.'It doesn't much longer for Dhari to reveal everything. He hates me to his core. He will through me to those Royal Fae to save his life. I cannot trust him. I need to make a plan to escape' Koni decided.He lo
They looked around the small modest house and looked around. They started searching the house for any clues.'He escaped' Drake is thinking since the moment he saw the lock on the door. So he decided to break in and search for anything that might lead them to Koni."Hey, look what I found" Dillon called over the others.He is standing over an ancient looking trunk, which has patterns drawn all around it. It is rectangle in shape and has a curved surface over its face."What is this?" Mason asked no one in general."Let's find out" Drake muttered and twisted the lock.The lock gave away with the applied pressure. They opened the trunk and found some scrolls in it.Each one of them picked up a different scroll and started reading."Dragon Relic" the one that Dale picked up has those words written in big bold words."Dragon Relic? I thought it's a myth" he said out loud.When Mason , Drake and Dillon heard those words, t
Drake along with Mason, Dale, Dillon along the guards reach the center of the Market area, where the Vendors are protesting for justice.They want Koni to be punished for what he did to one of their colleagues.When they saw Drake and the others, they started to protest loudly.'What a mess' Drake thought."I came here to solve your problem. Please let me know clearly what exactly happened here" Drake announced loudly for everyone to hear.Everyone stopped talking at once after Drake's declaration."Who are you? We need the king to come and solve this for us. We don't need anyone else" they answered in anger.Drake is well known in the palace. But to the winter Fae, he is a stranger. They don't know who he is. The first problem for Drake is that he needs them to trust him. Only then will they be willing to listen to him."Our king, as you all know was critically injured in the welcome ball. He is still recovering from that poison
Drake heard everything the elderly vendor said. He too agrees with what the vendor said."No one should be ever judged by their social status and the money they have. As farmers, you are the people who cultivate crops and provide food for all of us. In fact, you are the people who should be respected more than anyone else. Because none of us can do what you you can do. We don't know how to grow our own food. If it's not for you, all of us have go hungry. So you are not inferior to anyone else. You are the most important people in every kingdom. We respect you for what you give us" Drake announced loudly for everyone to hear.All the vendors clapped and cheered with happiness at this announcement."Thank you your highness, no one has ever treated us with so much respect. This is truly an honour to be treated like this" one of the elderly vendor expressed his happiness.Drake smiled at his words."I am not telling something new. Each and every word
After reaching the palace, Drake found Alpine waiting for them.Alpine heard that protests were going on in the market and Drake got hurt in the process. He started to get worried for Drake.When he finally saw Drake with some bloodstains on his left forehead, he rushed towards him to check on his wound."Oh Drake, you are injured. Oh, dear fairy goddess, who is it that dared to hurt you?" Alpine started to fuss over Drake, mostly to his amusement."I am fine, old man. Don't worry" Drake assured Alpine.Alpine looked puzzled. He can still see blood and Drake is telling him he is fine. How can it be possible? he thought."But that blood?" Alpine asked with a frown.Drake looked around and noticed that Dale is a little farther away from them, talking to the guards.Only mason and Dillon are the ones present besides Alpine."You know my healing ability is fast right? The wound is already healed." Drake assured Alpine.Th
"I will go report everything that happened today to King Alvin. He might want to know about Koni and the market issue" Drake told Alpine and the others."Ok, I will go check on our criminal in the dungeon. I will see if he knows something about where Koni might be" Mason informed Drake."Ok, don't let him know that Koni escaped. Be as discreet as possible" Drake advised Mason.Mason nodded his head in understanding."Ok," he agreed and left to do just that.Alpine is feeling heavy-hearted. He doesn't want to show his face to his brother so soon."I can't face my brother now. I will go back to my quarters" Alpine excused himself and left with a sad face.Drake looked at Dillon, who is still standing beside him.Dillon turned to face Drake when he felt his eyes on him."What?" he asked Drake defensively."What are you still doing here? Don't you have a kingdom to run?" Drake asked Dillon with his eyebrows raised in a qu
Drake smiled at Nyra, who looked worried for him.Nyra gasped when she saw his injured forehead."What happened to you?" She asked him with shock and worry.Drake touched his wound lightly."Just a small injury" he muttered.Now he is in a state of confusion. How to hide his healed injury from her? he thought.Nyra lightly touched his wounded forehead.Unknowingly, her palm started to illuminate brightly and the blood vanished from his face.Nyra's eyes widened with shock.She looked at her glowing palm and his forehead, which doesn't have any traces of injury or blood on it. As if everything disappeared as soon as her palm touched his wound.Drake looked at her wide-eyed stare."What happened?" he asked her with concern.Nyra is looking pale and she keeps looking at her palm and his injured forehead.'Is it visible that my injury is healed?' He thought worriedly.Without remembering her past,
On the other hand, when Dillon saw the princess waiting for Drake in the corridor, he was ashamed to face her again.When he remembers his behavior towards her yesterday, he couldn't force himself to face her. He acted like an asshole.He tried to force her against her will. So he silently slipped inside the King's quarters, to greet the king.His behavior towards the King is not good either. But he can at least meet him and apologize to him for the way he acted.He lightly knocked on the already open door, to alert them of his presence.King Alvin was not expecting Dillon. He was expecting Drake. But when he saw Dillon waiting near the threshold to be called inside, he is surprised."King Alvin" Dillon greeted Alvin politely."Summer King, what a pleasant surprise" Alvin greeted Dillon in a neutral tone.Dillon looked uncomfortable."Yes, I wanted to come and see how you are doing, king Alvin" Dillon confessed.Avery
Drake woke up from his dream, where he saw Nyra running towards him amid wild colorful fae flowers, holding their son's hand, who looked just like Drake. He loved that dream so much, that a longing for that to come true began in his heart. But to his surprise, he saw Nyra smiling at him as soon as he was awake. "Nyra?" he touched her face to confirm if it's reality or a dream. "Drake" she whispered softly. With the soft morning light streaming from the window, her face is looking angelic. He missed her so much so that, he pulled her into a tight hug. "I missed you Nyra. I missed you so much. Do you know how scared I was when that Koni stabbed you? That was the worst moment of my life. I never wanted to see you like that ever again. I will try everything I can to protect you and our son from harm's way. I am sorry that I failed you Nyra. I am so sorry" he confessed with his face buried in her neck and breathing in her scent.
Like Drake instructed, the guards began to whip Koni one at a time. Soon the common public began to volunteer. Koni could hold back his cries for the first two days. But after that, his body became sensitive and he could no longer hold back his cries of pain. What's worst is that, if someone is annoyed with something, they would come and whip Koni until they feel better. They don't let him eat properly or sleep properly. Whenever they feel like it, anyone could come and whip him senselessly, until he would pass out with pain. He tried to pretend that he passed out. But that lasted only an hour. They soon figured that he is acting, so now they are sparing him even he became unconscious. After 1 week of this torture, Koni began to pray to the fairy goddess that the princess should wake up soon. He no longer can bear this torture. "Please forgive me and let the princess wake up" he began to beg the goddess loudly when he could
Everyone bowed to their new king with respect. They were really happy to see that he is awake and healthy again. Dale couldn't contain his happiness after looking at Drake. "I am really happy that you are awake your highness" Dale said truthfully. Drake nodded his head, but he couldn't muster up a smile. Nyra is still in a coma, and he is angry over himself for letting Koni that close to her. 'I failed her and now she is paying the price' she thought with regret. "Let's go" Drake muttered and walked towards the dungeons with a purpose. As soon as he entered the dungeon, he saw two guards bringing George's body out of his cell. When they noticed Drake, they bowed their head. Koni is glaring daggers at Drake. "You are awake?" Koni asked with malice. Drake did not answer him. He motioned Dale to unlock the cell. Koni always thinks that Dragons are beneath him. So he looked down upon Drake as if he i
Koni is in the dark cold dungeon in the winter Realm. After he was caught, he was thrown in the dungeon. No one came to talk to him or interrogate him. Everyone is worried about their king and queen. "You finally did it" George commented from the cell beside Koni's. Koni has been after Nyra since the day he found out that, she was blessed with the fairy fire. He is so crazed out of his mind, that he lost all sense of rationality and the last ounce of empathy he had. Nyra is pregnant. Everyone would be considerate towards a pregnant woman. But all Koni could see is the powers she possessed. His lust for the powers of the dragon Relic is so vast, that he didn't think for a second before stabbing her with a knife. "I did" Koni answered George's comment, even though George was not expecting one. "I never stopped for a moment to think about what I am doing. If I did, then I would have realized that what I am doin
The healers, Roland, Mason, Alvin, Avery, Alpine, Dale, Dhari, Shawn, and his mate Anna, everyone rushed towards the couple, who are lying unconscious on the ground. They allowed the healers to check Nyra and Drake. To everyone's shock, Nyra's wound is healed completely. There is no scar or any mark to show that she was stabbed a few minutes ago. "Oh dear goddess" the healer murmured with shock. He checked her vitals and the baby's condition. To his shock, everything is normal, except her pulse. Her pulse rate is lower than usual but not too much for them to get concerned about. They checked Drake, but everything is fine with him as well. The healers murmured among themselves in hushed whispers. Alvin, Avery, and the others became concerned. They were anxious to know what happened to Drake and Nyra. Even they can see the wound on Nyra's body disappeared. But then again, why is she not waking up. What happene
Draco kept snarling at everyone who tried to approach them. No one is powerful enough to go against him and win. They cannot even contain him for a couple of minutes to let a healer treat Nyra. Alvin, Avery, and Alpine are worried for Nyra. "Drake has to take control and snap out of his grief long enough for a healer to look at Nyra. If he doesn't, then we might lose our daughter forever" Avery sobbed with pain. She can only look at the blood that is polling all around her body. As Draco is hiding Nyra behind his wings, none of them can see how is Nyra doing. Mason and Roland heard Avery's words and they decided to go and talk to Draco. Draco snarled at Roland and Mason when they tried to approach him and Nyra. "Draco, you need to let Drake take control. Nyra needs a healer now. Only a healer can save her. The more we delay, the more the chances of her losing her life. Think about what we are trying to tell you" Roland tried to reason
As the priest started to read the scroll, a light appeared near the joining of their hands. It's not uncomfortable or painful. But it's just a soft glow, letting the people know that she accepts this couple's wedding and is blessing them with her light. The light usually stays near the joining of their hands. It will not travel upwards slowly covering the couple as a whole. But with Drake and Nyra, the light slowly began to move up the length of their hands, until it's covering their bodies entirely, making the people around them look at the light but not the couple. Everyone gasped, even the priest was shocked. But he didn't stop reading the scroll. But the words on the Scroll multiplied by two right in front of his eyes. He turned his head to look at the goddess beside him and she nodded her head. So he continued reading whatever words appeared on the scroll. The Goddess is marking the couple as her first chosen protector and his mate by usi
On the day of the wedding, the groom and his friends departed to the fairy Goddess temple earlier than the bridal party. The groom, his friends Mason, Dillon, Shawn, and his wife Anna, along with Drake's father Roland and his fiancee are the few important people who accompanied Drake. Half the warriors stayed back to accompany the bride and half of them accompanied Drake. Drake is wearing a white dress, which consists of a white breaches, a white undershirt, and a lavish white overcoat studded with crystals and gems. His hair is combed back and away from his face. He is looking more handsome than ever. Blaze Black sent a message wishing the new couple a very happy married life. He also sent that he couldn't be able to attend the wedding because of his issues. When Drake read the message, he frowned. 'I hope it's not serious' he wished. On the other hand, Nyra is getting ready to depart from the palace.
Koni searched for George everwhere he could. But came back empty handed. Koni began to get frustrated. He needs the help of someone who could shift to get to the place where he wants. 'Where is he? Did he leave everything midway? What happened? Did he take money from them and left me? Is he helping them to find me?' Koni began to suspect. But he don't have any proof to consider his thinking as true. But he cannot do anything about it either. So he decided to plan something and kidnap Nyra by himself. 'I worked alone for all these years. I can do it again. It's waste to depend on anyone to do my work' he thought. With that thought in mind, he decided to device a plan to Kidnap Nyra. He decided the day of the wedding is the best day for him to kidnap her. Even though he cannot shift, he can still use his abilities to kidnap her. He will hide behind that statue in the dark Realm for two days and then he would come back and hid