Chapter 169
Chapter 169
Xander’s POV:
“Oh my Heavens, I can’t believe this is happening,” Taryn said, fanning her face with her hands and blinking upwards.
“Taryn, please don’t cry. That will be very very uncomfortable.” I said, already feeling uncomfortable. I don’t think she’s going to cry, but I can’t be sure at the same time.
Outside the throne room, the night is still young. The sun just went down a few minutes ago, and it was time to leave. My stay with Taryn and her band of elves has come to an end. And as much as I dread it, I have to return back to my kingdom.
I still am a king, after all.
Taryn looked at me, her brows drawn and her inky black eyes actually misty. The next thing I knew, she pulled me into a hug and pressed my head to her chest.
“Taryn…”
“Shush now, my prince. Let me hold you, heaven alone knows when I’ll see you next,”
“You will see me soon.” I said, having a feeling that it would happen as I said. “You can let go now.”
She pulled back and smiled softly. “I will work hard me about.”
on
your cure. And not to worry, I’ll also look into that woman you told
her tea
Sabrina’s face filled my mind. Her laughter, her anger, For a trip that was supposed to take my mind off her, I found myself thinking of her every fucking minute.
“Thank you,” I said, grateful to her. “What would I do without you?”
She suddenly became solemn. “You turned out fine, my Prince.”
The hidden meaning of her words was hard to miss. For a few seconds, a heavy silence reigned between us. Her eyes told me all I needed to know.
“Let me hold you again, one last time?”
I let her hug me. She exhaled softly.
“Everything will be fine.” She said. I doubt that, but I wasn’t about to say it. So I hugged her back.
“Thank you, Taryn.”
“Mother! Have you seen-” a loud voice cut through the throne room. Taryn and I pulled back and turned. Orion ran into the throne room, lugging behind him a bag. He sighted me and smiled broadly, white teeth flashing from the distance. “There you are! Hello!”
Oh no.
“Dear, what is this about?” Taryn asked.
Orion walked up to us and slapped my arm. I moved away before he could touch me. He burst out laughing and faced his mother.
“Mother, I am leaving with my new friend.”
“Really?” Taryn and I echoed.
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Orion turned to me. “Yes. Remember, I told you about coming back with you?
“And I told you I think about it”
“Oh my! This is wonderful!” Taryn said with a clap,
“No, no it is not.” I took a step back from them. “I never agreed to this, Orion”
“You did.”
“I didn’t.”
“Yes bu didn’t and I’m coming with you.”
“You are not leaving with me. Taryn, you’ve been a wonderful guest but this is where I say my goodbyes.”
“Please!” Orion grabbed the sleeve of my shirt and tugged. “I’ll be useful to you. I am very skilled in elven magic, always top of my class..”
“No.”
“I can make the elf wine! I know you love it! Think about it, fresh elf wine at every dinner! I’m the only one who can make it, well asides Faye, unless you want to take her with you.”
“I am not taking either of you!”
“Think about the wine! Think about all I could do for.
I stared at him. “Why on earth are you so hellbent coming with me?”
“I want to?”
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I turned to Taryn. She cocked her head in a question. I looked back at Orion, his eyes shining and a smile on his face like a puppy waiting for a treat.
I let out a loud sigh and rubbed my temples. I am so going to regret this.
“Fine. You can come with me.”
“Wonderful!” He said and tried to hug me. I grabbed his face and held him at an arms length away. Taryn laughed softly and pulled him back.
“You should get ready now and go say goodbye to your sister.” She said to him
“Faye doesn’t care about me and I’m ready to go now. Goodbye mother! I’ll come visit!”
I’m already regretting my decision.
It’s barely been an hour. And my ears are close to bleeding.
“And then I told him that I can’t teach him the secret of elven wine. It’s passe down only in the royal family, if you miss it at birth you missed it forever. And he attacked me! Can you imagine? Attacking me because I said no?!”
“How original.” I grumbled darkly, a deep frown on my brow.
He won’t stop yapping.
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Ever since we left the elven lands. He’s been talking
Non fucking stop.
No filter absolutely. No sense of preservation either. He talked about anything everything. A but would flotter by and bad talk about it, and the story will lead to one time he was enchanted to turn into a tomato and nearly texten by a bard
“You are aware of who I am, right?” I asked, pausing in my tracks.
He blinked innocently at me. “You’re the Chronicle, alpha of alphas. Yes I know
1 narrowed my eyes. He doesn’t act like he knows. I’ve never met anyone who was so easy to keep talking and talking,
“Very bold of you.” I said.
He smiled. “You think I’m bold? That’s crazy. Because I remember this time when Faye and I ended up in the dark forest and we were chased by literal demons and she was the one to fight them off. And…
And on and on.
I rubbed my temples. My head hurts, literally. He just won’t shut up.
Deciding I’ve had enough, I raced ahead of him with my speed. At a safe distance away, I paused and exhaled
“That was fast!” His voice said right behind me.
“Oh for fucks sake!” I groaned. “How the fuck did you even manage that?!”
He laughed heartily. “I knew you’d do something like this. Seeing how cranky and irritable you are, so I prepared a little speed spell”
I deadpanned. “Really?”
He nodded enthusiastically. “Really!”
I rolled my eyes. “You sound so proud of yourself.”
“I am! That spell took a wlot! Whew! And to think I had to ask-* I didn’t wait for him to finish and I sped ahead.
Let’s see how last his spell lasts.
“Hey!” He yelled after me.
I picked up my speed. And he did too. Irritation began to simmer in my gut. How hard is it to lose one fucking kid?!
After a few minutes, his speed began to slow.
Finally, I thought to myself.
“Slow down!” He yelled. “Hey buddy! Slow down!”
I thought it was going to be a phenomenal task to lose him. I guess the spell doesn’t last that long.
I kept going, his cries getting lower and lower.
After a while, I stopped and looked behind me. He was gone, not even a glimpse of him.
I was tempted to keep going.
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But that’s Taryn’s kid. And I can’t leave him alone. He may be an annoying piece of shit, but that’s still her son. And he didn’t do anything wrong. He just didn’t know how to shut up.
With a heavy sigh, I retracted my footsteps with the same speed.
I realized I didn’t hear his voice anymore.
Perhaps he got mad? Or he got tired. Should I just keep going? What if he went back to his people?
A feeling of unease settled over me.
I kept going. I can’t leave him behind.
“Orion?!” I called out. I got to our starting point. There was no sign of him anywhere. “Orion? Where are you?” I called out, louder.
He was gone.
There’s no fucking way he just vanished. He’s an elf, they don’t just disappear.
Unless he used a spell of some sort.
But that doesn’t make sense. He wanted to come with me so badly. Using a spell to vanish? That doesn’t add up.
I searched the bushes, calling out his name.
I can’t believe I’m looking for an annoying kid right now. And it’s at the back of my mind to give him a piece of it when I see
him.
“Orion! For fucks sake, if this is a game I’ll—”
A swish cut through the air. I felt a blade graze my neck, and time seemed to slow.
I used my powers and disappeared from the spot I stood. The same time a sword sliced right where my head was.
This all happened in a second.
Two cloaked figures appeared in the night. Each of them holding a long glinting sword. One of them had a snake wrapped around his neck and shoulder, the reptile a bright red and orange colors. The other had unnatural yellow eyes. Yellow like a fucking sunflower.
“Close,” The snake one said.
“Close indeed. The yellow eyed one replied.
I touched my neck.
If I hadn’t moved out of there in time, my head would have rolled on the forest floor.
