Chapter 38
The two of them talked long into89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtHu1ixz1Hf
the night. Vander had let her do most of it since it seemed she had a lot she89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP8cYWwpIDt
wanted to tell him. She talked about her childhood growing up as the third89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi4Sya2zbCi
eldest daughter of the Bricen royal family. Despite Kiara being a twin, she was89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3oXIc9aeJ5
the youngest of the two and wouldn’t gain the throne despite many of the nobles89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOOjArbuYNY
wanting her to succeed their father when it became time. Since she had been the89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY6Uexq8UQC
third child, there was nothing she could do other than becoming a guard or a89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU4R6wspYEV
priestess of Atza.
When she had just become a89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGTqIV1i0qG
teenager, she was praying when she was enveloped in a pillar of fire. That was89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIkxM7lGTXV
the first time she heard Atza’s voice proclaiming her the chosen, gifting her a89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFi88Zjb8ji
shard. Contrary to what Eluvia does, everyone knows who has the shard and they89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdIf8Y5FKHE
are treated like royalty. They are also free to choose their own path so once89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmWnu0yj3Re
she discovered she was meant to be partnered with someone from Eluvia, her89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3fTNQ5C8NT
father had given her permission to go with Eliza to fulfill the peace treaty.89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoz1gx0ZRCw
She had been nervous upon reaching Eluvia because she didn’t know what kind of89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv5aldm0fsa
person her mate would have been. As she grew closer to the city, the feeling89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfix1S4elAa
became stronger. She could sense him, the kind of person he was. He was lost,89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5VlzZnlUwA
unsure of himself, and she knew then that he would need her, for as long as89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ls2XuUVcb
possible.
She also talked a lot about her89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRjH5D6fNrJ
interests. She enjoyed fighting for sure, but she also had fun just taking89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLXvVv4YhN3
walks through nature. There weren’t many forests in Bricen, but she would love89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlbPNtTJTeF
to go exploring with him if given the opportunity. She also enjoys swimming but89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHTlGGZG96j
had never been to the ocean. She made him promise to take her once all of this89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeB1bSyqPBu
was over, so he agreed. He also needed a break to unwind from everything.
He told her a little bit about89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSwBZIhzFJX
himself as well. He had never known his parents. He was raised by his89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcMb97zxfAT
grandfather who never spoke much about them and likely never would. It was a89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEVZxvCdUDQ
wound too painful to open, so Vander never pried. The people who invited them89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHRJQI3K3Cw
into her home were Malcolm and his wife. He and Cuvera had grown up like89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqtwaSsZJEa
brothers. They did everything together and were inseparable until he had to89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnR9TTXHgJO
learn how to be a King and Vander, a Blade. However, they had vowed to be there89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF217512dRm
for each other, no matter what.
He had received his shard when he89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1mkg6fycUq
was a Blade trainee. He explained to her the story that he told Kiara; however,89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhS0YhxUW2L
he hadn’t mentioned the tooth had taken as a souvenir before, but he didn’t89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd7Q8f5HF87
want to keep anything from Eliza. He kept it as a reminder of the life he had89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZs41fNh84b
taken. It had been his first kill and despite doing it to save his comrades, he89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ78s1VKaneT
still felt bad about it. Shea had been too young to remember it, but she89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrogJ7paFJi
accepted her friend’s reasoning. Her mother had asked him to take care of her89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCWwWlTmSAW
child, so he had. So, it was also a reminder of the promise he made.
After all the talking, his eyes89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLYcRRZpKB1
were growing heavy. He had fallen asleep while she continued. He found himself89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqO4HYsHfgJ
slipping off and soon, it all went black.
When he awakened, he found himself89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmIQgbtSRAx
drooling into her shoulder. Her head was lying on top of his. He could hear her89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfwfmQiF2om
snoring in his ear. He carefully removed his head from under hers, but the89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiFJX5Mn4yl
sudden movement caused her to fall over, so her head was resting upon his lap.89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWi50NacKl9
He couldn’t resist the urge to stroke her hair. It must have felt good because89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfJfkhz6Fkd
she moaned into his lap then shifted to give him more access. He smiled looking89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8QHqnH7Gfy
down at her. She looked so adorable sleeping that he had to resist the urge to89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf5nFyh3BTe
pinch her cheeks.
After a half hour, her eyes89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk4ZO0ENbCr
fluttered open. She looked up at him with a small smile on her face. “Good89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGsLosI5pHZ
morning.” She whispered.
“Good morning.” He smiled down at89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPKfDJHCIrH
her. She sat up, rubbing her eyes while she yawned.
“Despite the terrible89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNTMtQVraKQ
arrangements, I slept quite well.” She beamed. “I hope you slept well too.”
“I’ll sleep even better once I’m89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡruTQUH4cBj
back in my own room.” He stretched, thankful to be removing the knots from his89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ74YcfY759U
back.
“Hopefully that will be soon.”
“I wouldn’t count on it.” Vander89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJ7lx4wYu7
and Eliza jumped to their feet as a voice spoke up from the corner of the cell.89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVuuJeGFnQP
A fully cloaked figure stepped out from the shadows holding an unconscious89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW3ppc2v3oO
woman over her shoulder. Vander recognized her as Kiara.
“Let her go!” Eliza charged Fang,89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtLESXuDuN6
but the assassin sidestepped then brought her hand down on the back of the89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwa225F1eUu
woman’s neck. Eliza’s eyes rolled towards the back of her head before falling89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgi49H8aZso
unconscious. Before Vander could attack them, Fang dropped a small ball which89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ2J0rBi5za
exploded black smoke all over the cell.
“Come find me in the village89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ45bk7pZU2n
called Woodsedge.” The voice echoed through the small room. “We will settle89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2lTBqhTDJ6
this there, Shard of Unna.” The last thing Vander saw before passing out was89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡboCorsCniF
Fang scooping up Eliza then disappearing into the shadows.
…
Someone slapped Vander awake. His89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpscmtIHHHy
eyes fluttered open as he jumped to his feet. He was still inside his cell, but89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb75vgbjCIa
he could feel Eliza anywhere. He turned around to see Cuvera standing there89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpuiiStaQyD
with a panicked expression on his face.
“Where is Kiara?” Cuvera shouted.89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAwhDIZEHWP
“What happened?”
“Woodsedge.” Vander gasped out.89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhjKG6JM9nR
“Fang came in here, stepped out from the shadows, with Kiara on her back. She89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwrlV5p8oui
took Eliza as well before knocking me unconscious.”
“How did she get in?” Cuvera89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFVqEUAuOoH
demanded. “How did she get past you?”
“I don’t know, Cuvera.” He89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPPA53iOkK7
explained. “Once minute Eliza and I were talking, then Fang came out from89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQTbs5HelG5
inside that corner. It all happened so fast; I could even react.”
“Well, we know where they are.”89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡptOpM8cBp9
Cuvera left the cell leaving the door unlocked. “Let’s go get them back.”
“Cuvera no.” Vander shook his89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSSMFwafyyw
head. “You are too important to risk on the front lines. Let me go.”
“I will send the army.” Cuvera89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxotNlZ2a6P
growled. “I will burn that damned village to the ground to get them back.”
“Send me.” Vander said. “I can get89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeWobpJIytH
there and bring them out safely. Let me make this up to you. Let me get them89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxW24dvg3cS
back.”
“You just returned to me Vander; I89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8W7d1KDPuX
can’t ask you to put yourself at risk again.” But Vander was adamant, he89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnVDKiudPJJ
wouldn’t be swayed. Seeing the determination in his friend’s eyes, Cuvera89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh96ZlAfZJf
relented, but he wouldn’t send Vander out alone. He instructed the guards to89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ItKbNpUul
get Vander’s squad back, Alexander included. Since he had done nothing wrong,89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPeQGHdtURb
he was safe. He instructed Vander to head to his room and get changed while he89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmVW6w5ZE1r
made the necessary preparations. If anyone from the council got in his way, he89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb4Ruoa5Lsd
would deal with them. No one would get in Vander’s way to get their women back.
Vander rushed up the steps, past89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjR8X8eRFgE
the guards, who didn’t even make a move to recapture him. Once he got to his89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWDa46a8KFF
room, he was tackled by Shea. He hadn’t been expecting her, so he fell to the89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCLZAan2wId
ground with her teeth a hairsbreadth away from his throat. She was pissed, and89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4UFbxnv4Cs
rightfully so, but she would have her chance to vent her frustrations once89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbU2XSARKHf
Eliza and Kiara were safe and sound.
He quickly got dressed then89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMDFtkRm5mT
reached for the sword that had been his partner for almost five years. It felt89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtp4lxuecff
good having it back within his grasp and he knew that the next time someone89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZhJhZs5Tb9
took it from him would be over his dead body. He threw on a forest green cloak89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Mj882Mp3N
over his uniform then headed outside where he knew the others would be waiting.
Alex and the trainees were waiting89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsS1sSJHUJm
with grim faces on the front lawn. Cuvera was with them issuing orders when89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnHFJ10zpjp
Vander arrived. It looked as though Cuvera worked fast at giving them horses89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxeLwYC77a7
and supplies, but they would be traveling lightly. The journey would take them89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTcStURINel
a day at the most, but the longer they took the more danger the two of them89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwWBeWOz3UK
would be in. They would have to go quick, but pace themselves so they weren’t89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuLwAsaArRb
exhausted fighting.
“Tell me again why we aren’t89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTznMIErcV4
sending more soldiers with us?” Forest asked. “We won’t be enough to take on89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyXhONdfLcS
the entire group, no matter how strong Vander and Alexander are.”
“It will take time to mobilize89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXowiRgczo4
them.” Vander interrupted. “They will be a day behind us, we just have to hold89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ53bm3mUvUe
out until then.”
“It’s good to see you, Captain.”89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYOl5USX94K
Rooster nodded. “I wish it was under better circumstances.”
“We can discuss all that later.”89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy0j9Rvg9jD
Vander said. “Cuvera, I will bring her back, I promise.”
“I know you will.” Cuvera gave him89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9tfY6pVh9w
a strained smile. “If you do, I will make sure you are pardoned for whatever89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmWKvkXx44e
crimes Peyton claims you did. I know that the assassin couldn’t have gotten in89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrY1JOGQNH1
without help, so I will have people investigate Peyton’s whereabouts while you89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsuVZXoOFAO
are gone.”
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“Alright, let’s go then.” Vander89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXLRnU3tLbP
grabbed the reins of his horse then hauled himself onto its back. “We have a89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXG3EQeKXW5
queen and princess to save.”
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