guards used
to destroy my parents. Anger began to boil in my veins whenever I
thought about their deaths. I would have to do something to make
them proud. To show that their deaths were not in vain. But what? I
would have to work on that in the days to come.
Kailen and the other villagers had me
practice using my glamour. Once I got the hang of it, I could make
my wings disappear and then reappear within seconds. They also
showed me how to tuck them against my back so that they would not
get in my way when I was not using them. They were a bit cumbersome
now that I knew that they were there.
All too soon I noticed that some of the
villagers were starting to retire for the night. I felt a little
awkward being there. I started to think that maybe I should make my
way back into the tunnel. I really did not want to be a burden.
“Callie, you must stay. We have prepared a
place for you to sleep for the night. I insist.” Kailen said as he
directed me toward one of the wooden shacks.
I could not argue. I really had nowhere else
to go and the thought of having to sleep in the cold damp tunnel
with the bugs and rats was not very appealing. So, reluctantly I
followed him and settled in for the night.
Chapter 7
I slept fairly well in the room that Kailen
had made up for me. It was not much. Just a small room in his
little wooden shack. There was a sturdy bed and he made sure that I
had plenty of blankets and a comfortable pillow. It made me sad to
think of Lilith in that huge house with all of those posh bedrooms
while Kailen and his friends had to live out here like this.
The people of Drake had a few guys that would
sneak into Petrona to get supplies from time to time. They were
there when I came. That is why the door was unlocked. Apparently,
they had connections in the city and were allowed to come in when
they needed to.
I woke pretty early and I could hear
shuffling around in the village, probably some of the women
preparing the morning meal. Kailen must have still been asleep
because his home remained pretty quiet. Except for his soft snore
that I could hear drifting from his bedroom.
The main living area of his little shack was
sparsely decorated with a few pieces of furniture. There was a
small bathroom where I was able to shower. All of the cooking was
communal and done outside, so there was no kitchen.
A few trinkets were scattered about on
shelves and small handmade tables. They looked like things that he
must have collected from the human world. There was a gold pocket
watch and a compass proudly display on a shelf on one wall. In
addition, another shelf was lined with a collection of books.
Mostly classics and do-it-yourself manuals.
There were candles of various sizes and
colors scattered about because there was no electricity here in
Drake. I lit one of the candles and settled into his small sofa to
think. I needed to figure out where I was going to go from
here.
I definitely did not want to go back to
Petrona and I was afraid of what the queen might do to me if I did.
Returning to Louisiana was out of the question. I did not think
that I could bear to live there without my family, and I had no
idea how I would be able to support myself. I was really in
trouble.
I had only sat for a short time before I
heard Kailen start to stir in his bedroom. “Good morning Princess,
I mean Callie.” He said as he entered the living room.
“Good morning.” I replied as I smiled at him.
“Kailen, how did you know that I was the princess when I first
arrived in Drake?” I asked.
“That is an easy question, Callie.” He said.
“I could tell by your wings.”
“My wings? But I thought that you could not
see my wings.” I said with dismay.
“You could not see your wings Callie, to me
they were the most beautiful wings that I had ever seen.” He said
and I started to blush. “They are even more beautiful than your
mother’s were, and hers were lovely.”
“What did my mother’s look like?” I
to destroy my parents. Anger began to boil in my veins whenever I
thought about their deaths. I would have to do something to make
them proud. To show that their deaths were not in vain. But what? I
would have to work on that in the days to come.
Kailen and the other villagers had me
practice using my glamour. Once I got the hang of it, I could make
my wings disappear and then reappear within seconds. They also
showed me how to tuck them against my back so that they would not
get in my way when I was not using them. They were a bit cumbersome
now that I knew that they were there.
All too soon I noticed that some of the
villagers were starting to retire for the night. I felt a little
awkward being there. I started to think that maybe I should make my
way back into the tunnel. I really did not want to be a burden.
“Callie, you must stay. We have prepared a
place for you to sleep for the night. I insist.” Kailen said as he
directed me toward one of the wooden shacks.
I could not argue. I really had nowhere else
to go and the thought of having to sleep in the cold damp tunnel
with the bugs and rats was not very appealing. So, reluctantly I
followed him and settled in for the night.
Chapter 7
I slept fairly well in the room that Kailen
had made up for me. It was not much. Just a small room in his
little wooden shack. There was a sturdy bed and he made sure that I
had plenty of blankets and a comfortable pillow. It made me sad to
think of Lilith in that huge house with all of those posh bedrooms
while Kailen and his friends had to live out here like this.
The people of Drake had a few guys that would
sneak into Petrona to get supplies from time to time. They were
there when I came. That is why the door was unlocked. Apparently,
they had connections in the city and were allowed to come in when
they needed to.
I woke pretty early and I could hear
shuffling around in the village, probably some of the women
preparing the morning meal. Kailen must have still been asleep
because his home remained pretty quiet. Except for his soft snore
that I could hear drifting from his bedroom.
The main living area of his little shack was
sparsely decorated with a few pieces of furniture. There was a
small bathroom where I was able to shower. All of the cooking was
communal and done outside, so there was no kitchen.
A few trinkets were scattered about on
shelves and small handmade tables. They looked like things that he
must have collected from the human world. There was a gold pocket
watch and a compass proudly display on a shelf on one wall. In
addition, another shelf was lined with a collection of books.
Mostly classics and do-it-yourself manuals.
There were candles of various sizes and
colors scattered about because there was no electricity here in
Drake. I lit one of the candles and settled into his small sofa to
think. I needed to figure out where I was going to go from
here.
I definitely did not want to go back to
Petrona and I was afraid of what the queen might do to me if I did.
Returning to Louisiana was out of the question. I did not think
that I could bear to live there without my family, and I had no
idea how I would be able to support myself. I was really in
trouble.
I had only sat for a short time before I
heard Kailen start to stir in his bedroom. “Good morning Princess,
I mean Callie.” He said as he entered the living room.
“Good morning.” I replied as I smiled at him.
“Kailen, how did you know that I was the princess when I first
arrived in Drake?” I asked.
“That is an easy question, Callie.” He said.
“I could tell by your wings.”
“My wings? But I thought that you could not
see my wings.” I said with dismay.
“You could not see your wings Callie, to me
they were the most beautiful wings that I had ever seen.” He said
and I started to blush. “They are even more beautiful than your
mother’s were, and hers were lovely.”
“What did my mother’s look like?” I
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