Pomerania 1005AD
Pomerania, now a lost country. Its the split between Poland and Germany and overlooked the Baltic Ocean. We were a long way from France in this beautiful city. The tales here were rich, they spoke of the mermaids and the creatures of the sea. After all it was the sea coast city. It was stunning. Boats from all over would pass through with wines and silks of the finest quality.
The village we were staying in was beautiful. A small church sat unused in the centre and small markets decorated the small streets, life bustled through them. A lake sat on one side of the village and the Baltic ocean sat on the other. The houses were small and dainty and flowers lavished the sides of them in all different colours it was a stunning site in the evening sun.
The town house we were staying in was very dressed up, it didn't have that natural beauty that the small houses seemed to have but it was lovely all the same. Ivy scoured up the sides contrasting with the white wood of the house. Heavy wool tapestry hung from most walls and each room was its own colour. Ours was a dark green while the main entrance to the house was a sky blue. Like I said, it was lovely but it did lack that natural beauty. The Mikaelson clan however, only stayed in the most exquisite of places meaning that this house had to be dressed up in pretentiousness.
The only down side to this glorious city was that it was revolting against the church. Something Kol enjoyed. It meant they could all feed without being caught.
Cormac was almost three years old now, it made me feel old. I wasn't getting any older but mentally I was drained. The continuous travelling caught up with me and the children and I finally managed to convince them to stay put in one city longer than a month. I knew we would leave soon so I am making the most of it.
Erin was almost seven, my sweet daughter was growing up.
And Sophie was almost ten years old, and it reminded me of how much things had changed - Some for the better, others not so much. It was a huge milestone for her, most children didn't live past five in our village so ten was special. She would be a woman soon and in some villages she would be wed soon. We wouldn't do that, Kol forever being the overprotective Father. There was a ball in her name being held in 3 days time, curtesy of Rebekah.
Unfortunately I was still unable to contact Finn and Sage. Amelia would be turning ten soon and it was a shame they wouldn't be together. I had no idea where they were and Kol was very quite about it. Nik wouldn't even comment, saying the situation wasn't up to them I was Finn's decision. It was all very calculated and strange so I put it down to them having an argument or something. It was very unlucky but there was little I could do. I knew Sage was loyal to Finn just as I am to Kol.
"I think that is a silk ship from Italy." Erin said, breaking me out of my thoughts.
Pointing to another ship "And that was is wine from England." Sophie said.
We were currently sat by the shore watching the ships dock ad leave the port. Some collecting items, others dropping them off. Guessing what was in them was part of the game and they entertained themselves for hours doing this.
Cormac was with Kol learning how to fight with swords, it was important he learned young so that he would be good in battle and represent the family well. At the moment he was training with wooden swords so he wouldn't actually harm anyone or get himself injured, soon he would practice with a steel sword, which he would name and it would become his greatest ally in life.
I still thanked whatever power gave me Cormac, he completed the family in a way I never understood. I wasn't entirely sure how he was conceived and I was still trying to seek out another witch who could help me discover how he came to be. We had obviously coupled since, but nothing had came from it. My time would come and go and nothing we did seemed to help me conceive, and confusion lingered in the air for us all. Alas, Kol didn't seem to care, he had his heir and his girls which was enough for now.
"Come girls, its time for supper." I said, standing up and brushing the dirt from the bottom of my dress.
They both got up and followed me through the forest, the night was drawing in quickly and I made sure they stayed in front of me so I could keep an eye on the, Kol would not be happy that we were going to be late -again.
"Where have you been?" Kol was waiting at the door for me
"Watching the boats Father, will you take us to the port one day?" Sophie runs into his arms.
Erin following her sister, "You promised you would do it and you haven't done it yet. You promised!" She shouts as he catches her in his arms.
"Of course, perhaps we will get you both a mare?" He asks them.
Eager nods and a rowdy bunch of "Yes" left their mouths while they laughed. He kissed both of their heads.
"Go and clean up, dinner is on the table and your brother is waiting." Kol said. They both ran I the house to do as he said. "Its a full moon, you shouldn't be out in the dark."
"I lost track of time, I was fine, the girls were fine." I could still see the concern in his face. "You know I would never intentionally put them in danger. I can handle myself."
"I know but I worry, more so after Henrick." Kol's face lowers and he reaches forward to grasp my waist. He pulls me over the threshold. Henrick. The boy who was murdered by wolves. The wolves we once again lived amongst.
The ballroom was set up with red roses the centre of every table. The theme was red, a now famous colour associated with the Mikaelson family, we now had a house to maintain and we did it in style. Red flowed nicely throughout the room, from the centre pieces to the table clothes. The chandelier hung from the ceiling, lit with candles causing the crystal to sed rainbow prisms throughout the room. The marble floor had been polished to perfection. And the room smelled of Lavender, Rebekah had certainly out done himself.
People started arriving just as the sun was setting. I was in the bedroom with Sophie fixing her hair and making sure she looked lovely.
"Mother, Daphne said tonight is the night Father will find me a husband. Is it true? Is he going t marry me off now?" Sophie said the worry coating her face.
I out down the final pins I was holding and placed my had on her shoulders, looking her in the eye. "Of course not Love, he wont marry you off for as long as he can help it."
"Aye I cant wed off my little witch now, can I?" Kol is standing t the door, a glass of wine in one hand and a wrapped gift in the other.
"How long have you been there?" I ask.
"Longer than you think, your senses are dulling in your old age." He says and a laugh escapes my lips. He comes to my side . "Here. A gift for my girl." He passes her the beautifully wrapped gift.
She gives her thanks and rips open the present. A diadem lay on the plush silk. It was covered in diamonds, small jade stones separated the diamonds making it all the more subtle but adding that little something that it needed.
Sophie gasps and stands up wrapping her arms around him. A series of 'Thank You' left her mouth and he smiled brightly. I took the wine from his hand so he didn't spill it on her lovely gown, which happened to match the jade stones in the diadem, he wrapped his arms around her and kisses her head.
"It once belonged to a princess in England." Kol tells her. "Now it belongs to my Princess." I place the wine down.
"Sit down and lets place this in, shall we?" I asks and eager nods follow. She sits down and I pin it into her hair. "There you go, you're ready to go now. Go and find your sister and then we will go to the ball."
"You did well." I tell him and kiss him on his lips. The wine is fresh on his tongue and he reaches behind me to grab his wine off of the dressing table. He takes another sip and I take his glass off of him and take a sip myself, a grin plays on my lips.
"Rewards of the Father." He smirks
"Ill reward you later, if you behave. She wants to dance with that boy and you have been refusing." I tell him, kissing his lips again.
"She is too young to be dancing with boys."
"She is old enough nowadays, you need to accept it and maybe you will get your reward." I tell him, kissing his lips again and I feel like he is slowly starting to unwind and calm down. "She deserves happiness just like we did."
A noise leave his mouth and I accept that as him agreeing with me so I whisper a thank you in his ear and kiss his cheek.
"Come, lets go." I grab his hand and pull him in the direction of the door.
Sophie, Erin and Cormac are all waiting near the staircase, enough so they could see over the balcony but hidden from actually been seen. Kol moves forward to catch the eye of the butler so that he can announce our arrival to the ball.
"May I please present Mr and Mrs Mikaelson and their Children Miss Erin and Mr Cormac." I pat Sophie on the shoulder, telling her she will be fine as we descend down the stairs.
"And I present Sophia Sage Mikaelson!" The butler announces. I see her slowly start to come down the stairs I watch her with a smile and my grip on Kol's arms as she walks down the stairs.
She smiles at me and keeps her eyes on me and is give her an encouraging smile as she comes closer to me when she reaches us the ballroom breaks into a series of applause and shouts form our new friends. The rest of the family stand behind us and her presents are piled up on the table ready for her to open once the party is over. The music starts playing and people start dancing.
A young boy named Samuel comes over to Sophie and I make sure to keep a hard grip on Kol.
""May I have this dance?" He ask her and she takes his arm and walks off with him.
"Shouldn't he have asked her Father first?" Kol muses.
"No, not when I told him to feel free to ask her." I tell him
"Come on, you owe me a dance and a cup of wine." A waiter with a few cups of wine walks pass and I quickly grab one.
Twilight son becomes night and it then falls into morning. Soon people trickle out and the dance floor became emptier. A maid had taken Erin to bed a few hours ago because she was asleep under the table, but Cormac had slept earlier in the day so he lasted a little longer. We were getting ready to put Cormac to bed so he was asleep in Kol's arms with his head resting on his shoulder. We were just about to put him to bed.
Then there was a scream.
Sophie's scream.
"Stay inside." Kol shouts at me as he passes Cormac to me and rushes out of the door with Nik and Elijah still behind him. I walk over to the door making sure to stay within the threshold. My worry begins eating at me.
Rebekah rings Sophie to my side. Tears cover her face and she rushes towards me shaking and more tears escaping her eyes.
"Keep her here." 'Bekah shots leaving to find her brothers.
"What's happened?" I say into the air, taking Sophie into my arms.
"Mikael has found us." I freeze and my blood runs cold.
A dead horse was the gift he had left us. Niklaus' favourite horse.
He had had him from birth, a young stallion he had taken on the training of and he soon became one of his most trusted. The stallion was by far the closest thing Nik had to a friend and the fact Mikael had killed him proved one thing. He was sending a message.
A few days later and we were preparing to leave, our time here had come to an end.
Nik was furious ad the gifts Sophie go didn't make her feel any better about the horror she had seen.
We weren't sure where we were going next but we needed to stay one step ahead of Mikael so we were leaving and wouldn't be stopping anywhere soon.
A carriage came and I got in with the children.
Our time in this seaside town had come to an end.
And what a shame it was.
