ALORA EMBRY
This is the first time I activate my mana circles since I stepped at the capital. I was still holding the fire bow in my hands and I target that suspicious man that was just watching. I put too much force on it when flying through his direction followed by countless fire arrows but he just made it so easy to block.
"Retreat!"
"Mage the fake knights bring back them on their position." We take a long rest and I think that the enemies were notifying someone to send some backups. The sun was already rising when they attack once again. Their barrier now this time was strong and they come up with a plan that killed our fake knights.
When the fakes were now all dead, Wren send another batch of knights but before some of them reach us they were already killed by the poisons. They back out after that and I saw how they tried to save some of them.
"Remain in your positions." It was now the enemy's time to attack. Their mage just does our tactic and releases arrows in our direction. And with the immediate action of Quin, we are all safe.
"Good job now remove the barrier."
"Okay."
"Archers Release!" from afar I can see their commander moving forward and he was being protected by their mages. They made it safely into the middle and I command them again.
"Mage protect the second and third battalion! Second battalion move don't mind the mage and kill everyone!"
"Yes!"
"Ahh!" I continue to release fire arrows to break the barrier and kill the mages, it was tough but with the help of the mages on our side, we manage to make a fatal blow on them.
"RETREAT!!"
"Second battalion go back to your position!" when they were already back in their positions I spotted the commander back.
"Don't dodge this." I release the spear of mine and his horse happened to hit. "That's some shit." He rolled to the ground while his horse cried in pain. I saw how the knights help their commander but I had already commanded the second and third battalion to move.
"You are so cruel," Glenn said.
"I know."
"Maybe they were thinking 'we are safe now because they also retreat' but you give them false hope."
"Disregard the pity you feel for them or I'll treat you a traitor. They wage war with us so they need pay."
"Calm down."
"Hah!" I laugh when I saw how Hayes beheads the commander of Wren. Déjà vu.
"We already killed the Commander!"
"Move forward we must slaughter all of them today. We won't leave anyone!" the knights screamed in joy and move forward as they killed the remaining knights.
Together with the knights' fight head to head with the remaining knights of Wren, they lost their focus because no one leads them.
"Kill everyone!" I wiped the blood that splat on my face and take a deep breath. My body was full of blood and so the sword when I saw a dead man lying I immediately ripped his shirt and use it to wipe the sword before putting back on its sheath.
It went ended pretty fast and we only have wounded knights on our side. While the mage was treating them and while the knights are having a fun time. A man suddenly appeared in front of me and stab me in my chest.
Blood started to gush from my mouth and my eyes widened when he was the mage that put black magic on the Crown Prince Bryce.
"Your so annoying do you know that?"
"Using dirty tricks, eh?" I held his hands and use my fire magic to burn him.
"D-Die." he even pressed it harder and if Glenn didn't stab him to things will only get worse. Glenn helped me to lay down on the ground, I'm having a hard time breathing and it was painful.
"Let me see it... move... don't..."
I thought I was safe because they need me so I do not ask someone to guard me, but it looks like there are also changes in their plan.
"Alo... ora..." I don't know how long I am unconscious but when I woke I was already on a bed and the interior of the room was different from my room. I get from bed and look outside the window.
"We are now at the palace of Wren, so we won..." I take a deep breath when my chest suddenly hurt, it was throbbing and when I look at my wound it was now bleeding again. I tried to go back to my bed but I lost my consciousness before I take another step.
"You told me that you already treat her! I thought her wound will heal?" is that brother? I can hear other voices too but my eyes don't want to open.
"I'm sorry but that is all the best I can do so her heart will not stop beating."
"We already killed the mage but the effects on her are still there, care to explain?"
"I-I also don't know, forgive me that was not in my field of expertise. He imbued black magic on a weapon and directly stab her in her chest it was to aim at her heart and forcefully stop it. And since your mage manage to give her first aid it was prevented. I think that the wound will heal on its own."
"Bring another mage here!" I'm still aware of what is happening in the room right now but I am not that fully awake. I feel the pain as time goes by and the treatment to me was useless. They are saying the same thing and it was...
"I'm sorry, I don't know how to cure that."
"How many days since she fall into a deep sleep?" I heard a voice of a woman, is she also a mage?
"It was almost two weeks."
"Let me see her wound." I felt him slightly poke my wound and I flinch in pain.
"What do you think are you doing?!"
"Damien, Calm down."
"Don't worry her wound will now heal. I will now say this in advance it will be hard for her, the side effect of this stab even though her wound already healed it will still throb."
"Can't you do something about that?" brother's voice was low. He seems worried about me...
"I'm sorry this is all I can do, then I will excuse myself now."
I don't know if how long I am in that state but when I woke up, the terrible feeling was there. Tiredness and this pain in my chest.
"Damien..." he was sleeping beside me and I can see the dark circles in his eyes. He was surprised when he saw me, he immediately stand up and touch my face.
"You're already awake."
"Yeah, I want to drink."
"Water! Ah, right wait a minute." I watch him rush outside and when he get back brother was also with him. "Here. Careful."
"Thank you."
"You okay now?" my brother asked me and I nod even though the pain is still in there. "What about your chest is it painful?"
"No, there is none. I'm alright."
"Are you sure?" this is the first time I saw the worried face of my brother. I gently smiled at him and nod my head.
"Yes, don't worry brother."
"Tell me whenever you can't bear the pain."
"Yes."
"For now, focused on recovering and we will go back at the empire again."
"Okay." They let me sleep again after I eat dinner and it was Damien who was nursing me during our stay in the palace. He was helping me to walk around the room every day and whenever he has the chance he will definitely ask about my chest.
"You can now stop looking for me, Damien. Thank you for everything this past few weeks."
"What are you saying?"
"I'm already fine, there is really no pain in my chest."
"But-" he stopped and look away, they really didn't tell to me the diagnosis of the other mage and remained quiet about that. Damien was being patient with nursing me and it was now time to stop, he has already nothing to do with me.
"But what?"
"You still don't look fine in my eyes." I pat his shoulders and he sighed.
"Heh, do not worry. I'm doing good so go back to Levan. Your parents are waiting for you..."
"You still won't change your mind?" he gulped and I stay silent. I look at his hand and he was holding the ring that I had just given back to him.
"I will think about it..."
"I understand. I will go now so you can rest." He already reached the door when I called him. Damien stopped.
"Thank you for everything, Damien. Take care of yourself."
"Yeah." That was the last time I saw him, my brother said that he had already gone back to Levan. And the remaining days of us In the palace I remained silent and most of my time just resting and there I notice that there is a lady that my brother liked to follow, no actually they are both following each other.
I still haven't spoken to her but just by observing those two, there is really something about them.
"What will happen to the women and children?" I asked Leo.
"They will remain here but they will be under the Dormer. The knights that were still alive and captured will be sent to Levan and will be slaves for 40 years or so. Well, it depended on the emperor of Levan."
"That's good to hear that they won't be a slave."
"And why is that, My Lady?"
"It's not like they do wrong, they will be free this time. They've been looked down on for so many decades."
"But they're already stripped off from their titles and need to earn it again. It will still be hard for them."
"It's still better than being a slave, this time they can now show what they are capable of and they will also make a great contribution to the empire."
"You know My Lady, sometimes your cold and now you're being soft."
"Is that a compliment now?"
"You can think of it."
"You too My Lord, when we hunt at the borders I see you as a carefree son of Duke Eyron but then you still have your cold side like your brothers."
"It was needed sometimes." He winks at me and I laugh. "Make sure to rest and attend the ceremony, you played a big role in the war. You deserve to be awarded."
"We all deserve, My Lord."
"Your right. I will then see you at the palace."
"Yes." When everything was already set we go back to the Dormer and we are welcomed by the loud cheer of people.
"Long live, Dormer!"
"Thank you for bringing Victory to our Empire!" it was overwhelming that my chest suddenly aches as we march but I need to conceal it and cast aside the pain I'm feeling.
Do not let them show that you are in pain...
-IAmRoseee