All Chapters of DragonBorn: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

Evanara I hugged my knees tighter to my chest as I stared into the pitch black in front of me. Cold seeped into my toes and spread painfully through my feet. I had been sitting like that since Adrienne had flung me in hours ago. The musty odor of the dungeon made me want to empty whatever was left in my belly but I willed it to stay in for I didn't know when next I was going to be fed--if I could stomach eating in here. I could hear whisperings and rustling from the other cells around me and liquid dripping as well--which I had no doubt was not water. The stench of urine hit my nostrils even stronger and my eyes watered. The dungeon was in a piss poor condition. Had I not been in the mood I was, I would have scowled at the bucket at the rear end of the cell, meant for me to relieve myself. I placed my head on my knee and sighed. Treason. I had been framed for treason and my actions--trying to escape with Orien and Glaucus had worsened my situation. I raised my

Evanara I looked through the tiny cell barred window that wouldn't fit for even a child to pass through. I wondered if the previous kings had been too poor to upgrade the dungeons for the door in front of me-- If I could even call it that. The walls, save for the one behind me that was made of concrete bricks and the tiny window I looked through were all made of rusted bars. Though... I could understand why they would not need to though. The dungeons were merely for keeping criminals for a couple of days before their trials and their execution. The Keepers kept the city of Astos clean of most of the criminals anyways. Only the ones who had committed crimes against the King or royals or the court members that dwelled in the palace were kept in the dungeons. Turns out very few people were stupid enough to commit such crimes. I watched the sun rise to the sky. I didn't sleep the entire night. Not out of excitement or anxiety but out of fear that I would see them again. Or even end

Dameon I clenched my fist repeatedly, cursing softly under my breath. I had no explicable reason for waiting for her return but I did and I had been waiting hours. For fuck's sake! It was nearly dawn. Was she alright? Was she being tortured? What was Katherine doing to that woman? I had been so blind with rage and failed to see how unhappy and heavily burdened my younger brother had been the moment he usurped my throne -- those had been my words for years, until I killed him. The guilt I felt everything I thought of him threatened to consume my entire being and plunge me deep into that darkness again. The darkness I had been in until days ago. One look at the woman who brought so much happiness into his life and whom my brother loved so much and I changed my mind about suicide. She attracted in a different kind of way. Despite my 'meetings' with Katherine , I had somewhat found myself watching Evanara. Not that I ever admitted to myself or anyone else that I was d

Evanara I whipped the horse with its reins,urging it to go even faster. It was absurd. I knew I wasn't being tailed. There was no way they caught up with me that quickly. Except they had been laying in wait for me in the forest which seemed even more absurd. I missed the next arrow by an air's breath. My body suddenly felt very hot and sweat started trickling down my neck. I'd come this far. There was no way I'd let them take me back. I'd prefer to die than be an experiment. Adrenaline surged through me and I slapped the back of the horse. "Faster!" The creature whined under me but increased its pace. I looked back. They were gaining in on us. I looked up at the sky through the canopies and whispered,"Please. Just this once. Please." I felt it then. I had felt something earlier but that was mild in comparison to this. It felt like a huge wall of magnet and something more. It hummed a delicious melody that wrapped itself around my entire being. It warm yet co

Katherine I traced circles around the diamond etched on the hawk's eyes as I lounged in my throne and listened to the greedy members of the my council. Such incompetent fools. They felt I needed them. I had listened to their unbearable rantings for days. My thoughts drifted to my dear dear Evanara. A smile found it's way to my lips. Stupid stupid Evanara. Thinking she could run from me. Hadn't she wondered why it had been too easy? The palace was impenetrable. In and out. Yet,they had made it through without confrontation. My smile deepened as I praised myself inwardly. Orchestrating plans and manipulating outcomes had always been my talent. She fell right into my trap. All I had to do now was wait. Elpis had made a twist in the breaking of the seal on her daughter. One she never thought could occur if Evanara stayed in Avalor. Even I could do nothing about that twist. So I would simply wait and watch her. She was a fool to think she escaped me merely by jumping into Nerad