asked
wishing that I could have seen them.
“They were silver and trimmed in gold. They
were very beautiful. Your father’s were steel grey and outlined in
black, but I have never seen any that were quite like yours.” He
explained.
“But everyone here has beautiful wings, how
are mine any different?” I asked.
“Yours are true to your bloodline, Callie.
Only a true heir has wings of gold or silver.” He answered with a
smile. “Actually, I have never witnessed anyone with gold wings
before. It is quite rare. As are the designs that cover them.”
There was no denying who I was now. “Why
didn’t anyone in Petrona notice my wings then?” I asked.
“Petrona stays shrouded by a powerful glamour
spell. The queen wants to pretend that she is human. She feels like
they are the superior beings because they live on the surface while
we have been driven here.” He stated.
I was trying to let all of these things sink
in when Kailen finally broached the subject that I had been
dreading all morning.
“We need to start preparing a proper house
for you today, Callie. Once we get the main structure built, you
can come in and decorate it to your liking.” He said.
“Kailen,” I said hesitantly. “I can’t stay
here. The queen’s guards are probably out searching for me right
now. There is no telling what she would do if she found me here. I
can’t put you or these kind people in jeopardy like that.”
“Callie, where else will you go? You have no
choice. We will consider you our true queen, and we would proudly
protect you until our last breath.” He pledged.
“I do not know where I will go, and I am very
honored that you would offer such a kind thing. But, I can’t
accept. I planned to continue through the tunnels until I could
find a place of my own, far from the reaches of the queen and her
guards.” I answered.
“You can’t keep running away Callie.” He
looked at me very seriously. “And you would never last for very
long on your own like that. This place is your home, always.
Petrona is your home as well. You just have to claim it.”
That all sounded good, but I knew that my
life would never be that easy. I needed to find some place that I
could call my own. Some place that I would have time to learn about
the fairy ways without others getting hurt trying to protect me. If
I ever did want to be queen, I needed to be prepared to take over a
powerful woman like Lilith.
“Kailen, I am only an eighteen year old girl.
Last week I was still going to high school. I have only known that
fairies existed for a few days. I know nothing of being a fairy
princess, let alone a queen. I have only discovered that I had
wings just yesterday. I cannot take on Lilith. Not now. There is so
much left for me to learn. I have to go. I have to leave today
Kailen, before they track me here.”
Kailen sat looking down at the floor. He did
not say anything for a long time. When he finally looked up at me,
he locked his eyes with mine. “Callie, if you must go, if there is
no other way, then I am going with you.”
“No Kailen. I could never ask you to do
that!” I said in alarm. “These people need you here. You can’t
leave them.”
“They will do just fine without me. My
brothers are here, and so are many others that are capable of
leading them if they need it. I have no other ties to this place
and you need help. You could never learn to fight or use your fairy
magic on your own. You can’t do this by yourself, Callie.” He gave
me a stern look, and I resigned.
“Fine.” I said. “If you truly want to come
with me, then I can’t stop you. But, you have to know that I have
no idea where I am going. I am pretty sure that Lilith’s guards
will be looking for me and I do not know what they will do to me,
or to you if they find me. Brokk has already tracked me in the
human world. He should have no trouble tracking me down here.”
I found myself absent-mindedly twisting
Brokk’s ring around my
wishing that I could have seen them.
“They were silver and trimmed in gold. They
were very beautiful. Your father’s were steel grey and outlined in
black, but I have never seen any that were quite like yours.” He
explained.
“But everyone here has beautiful wings, how
are mine any different?” I asked.
“Yours are true to your bloodline, Callie.
Only a true heir has wings of gold or silver.” He answered with a
smile. “Actually, I have never witnessed anyone with gold wings
before. It is quite rare. As are the designs that cover them.”
There was no denying who I was now. “Why
didn’t anyone in Petrona notice my wings then?” I asked.
“Petrona stays shrouded by a powerful glamour
spell. The queen wants to pretend that she is human. She feels like
they are the superior beings because they live on the surface while
we have been driven here.” He stated.
I was trying to let all of these things sink
in when Kailen finally broached the subject that I had been
dreading all morning.
“We need to start preparing a proper house
for you today, Callie. Once we get the main structure built, you
can come in and decorate it to your liking.” He said.
“Kailen,” I said hesitantly. “I can’t stay
here. The queen’s guards are probably out searching for me right
now. There is no telling what she would do if she found me here. I
can’t put you or these kind people in jeopardy like that.”
“Callie, where else will you go? You have no
choice. We will consider you our true queen, and we would proudly
protect you until our last breath.” He pledged.
“I do not know where I will go, and I am very
honored that you would offer such a kind thing. But, I can’t
accept. I planned to continue through the tunnels until I could
find a place of my own, far from the reaches of the queen and her
guards.” I answered.
“You can’t keep running away Callie.” He
looked at me very seriously. “And you would never last for very
long on your own like that. This place is your home, always.
Petrona is your home as well. You just have to claim it.”
That all sounded good, but I knew that my
life would never be that easy. I needed to find some place that I
could call my own. Some place that I would have time to learn about
the fairy ways without others getting hurt trying to protect me. If
I ever did want to be queen, I needed to be prepared to take over a
powerful woman like Lilith.
“Kailen, I am only an eighteen year old girl.
Last week I was still going to high school. I have only known that
fairies existed for a few days. I know nothing of being a fairy
princess, let alone a queen. I have only discovered that I had
wings just yesterday. I cannot take on Lilith. Not now. There is so
much left for me to learn. I have to go. I have to leave today
Kailen, before they track me here.”
Kailen sat looking down at the floor. He did
not say anything for a long time. When he finally looked up at me,
he locked his eyes with mine. “Callie, if you must go, if there is
no other way, then I am going with you.”
“No Kailen. I could never ask you to do
that!” I said in alarm. “These people need you here. You can’t
leave them.”
“They will do just fine without me. My
brothers are here, and so are many others that are capable of
leading them if they need it. I have no other ties to this place
and you need help. You could never learn to fight or use your fairy
magic on your own. You can’t do this by yourself, Callie.” He gave
me a stern look, and I resigned.
“Fine.” I said. “If you truly want to come
with me, then I can’t stop you. But, you have to know that I have
no idea where I am going. I am pretty sure that Lilith’s guards
will be looking for me and I do not know what they will do to me,
or to you if they find me. Brokk has already tracked me in the
human world. He should have no trouble tracking me down here.”
I found myself absent-mindedly twisting
Brokk’s ring around my
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