Chapter 8:
Aaliia looked up from her packing as the urgent sound of someone knocking pushed her out of her daze. She opened the door; it was Roald. Aaliia didn't know whether to love him or hate him, but she decided to kindly, if a little bit distantly, invite him inside the room.
Roald looked stressed and strode around the room, clearly wanting to say something but the right words were just not forming in his mind. Aaliia sat down and folded her hands in her lap, waiting calmly for the Prince to say at least something.
"Kali told," he said bluntly
"I know, Jon came down in a rage and started yelling at Alanna about me being a slut and so Alanna cracked it and we're leaving today."
"What?! I knew father was angry but.that's unforgivable. Look I'll make this right, I don't want you to leave." He looked at her with a glance that told her that their former agreement to be 'just friends' was most probably invalid in his feelings.
"Look Roald, it doesn't matter, I'm unwelcome here and so I'm going to live at Pirate's Swoop for awhile, somewhere where I am actually wanted."
"I don't want you to leave though," Roald persisted stubbornly, stopping his striding to stop in front of Aaliia's chair.
"Sometimes we don't always get what we want Roald," she said darkly. "I think you should go, you have no need to be here."
"Right, of course," he said calmly, being someone who rarely lost his temper. Before bowing and leaving with a loud slam of the door.
With an inward sigh she moved off the chair and finished her packing. This didn't take long as she had already completed most of the packing before Roald paid her a visit. All that was left to do now was wait for Alanna and George.
It was not a long wait as Alanna was more than eager to leave. Aaliia, George, Alianne and the Lioness all walked down to the stables. Lithuanna whinnied loudly when she saw her mistress and pawed against the ground in impatience.
"Alanna, I don't want you to leave just on account of me." Said Aaliia nervously, "I can ride back to Elden and you can all get back to your normal lives, I didn't want to complicate things. I'm sorry."
To Aaliia's surprise Alanna burst out laughing. "You certainly didn't complicate my life, trust me, it was already very much complicated. And as if I would cast my brothers daughter away, I am delighted to have you with us. And one more thing, when you live at Pirates Swoop there is no such thing as a normal life. Now we better mount up because we have a fair ride ahead of us."
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Aaliia watched the gentle waves crash against the rocks and then roll onto the perfect white sand. The setting sun cast a golden glow across the world, the whisper of a breeze rustling her skirt and her dark auburn ringlets. This place was perfect, she knew she that she could be very happy here. It seemed an eternity since they left the palace yet it had only been two days. She was alone out on the beach, saying the she needed some time to herself to gather her thoughts, which were considerably scattered.
She stayed out until the sun had fully set and darkness swirled around her. The silver stars twinkled with startling clarity above her. Causing her heart to ache with the beauty of the evening. Elden had been beautiful in a very charming, proper way but this place had a raw, natural beauty, it made her wish that she could stay here forever and a day. But eventually she would have to make decisions about her future. Would she simply get married off or actually make something out of her life.
Aaliia felt her Gift, making her nose itch slightly, she felt it slip gently through her hand and down onto a rock. The rock glowed and flickered with the bright purple/blue light.
"Quite impressive," said a voice behind her. It was Alanna. "It would be inevitable that you would get the Gift owing to who your father was." Alanna came down and sat on the sand next to her niece.
"Alanna?"
"Mmm?"
"Can you tell me about my father,"
"Ha, where should I begin with Thom." and this started their long, in depth conversation on all of Thom's previous experiences and adventures, all about his power and strength and the fact that he had been the youngest master living in his day. The stories went on and so Aaliia learnt about a father that had been absent her entire life but suddenly on that evening he felt more real than ever before.
When the two girls finally headed inside Alanna pulled Aaliia aside. "Wait here, I have something for you." The Lioness dashed up the large, main staircase and disappeared somewhere into the house. She come back a few moments later carrying a large ornate box.
"They're just some old things of Thom's that were in his room. I kept them after he died, you know, as a reminder of him."
Aaliia was quite startled by this. "Alanna I couldn't possibly, they belong to you. He was your only brother." She argued.
"Well he's your father and you never knew him. I've forgotten what was in there, I thought you might just want to look through."
"Thank you," was all Aaliia could say faintly in the way of a reply.
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A/N: Ok, my darlings the reason I have added two chapters at once is because this is my last update for a month because I'm going holidaying in Vietnam. Yays! I'm pretty psyched about that one. But pleeeeaaaaase keep r/r-ing. Hope you liked these updates.
Blessed Be
Luv Seraya
Aaliia looked up from her packing as the urgent sound of someone knocking pushed her out of her daze. She opened the door; it was Roald. Aaliia didn't know whether to love him or hate him, but she decided to kindly, if a little bit distantly, invite him inside the room.
Roald looked stressed and strode around the room, clearly wanting to say something but the right words were just not forming in his mind. Aaliia sat down and folded her hands in her lap, waiting calmly for the Prince to say at least something.
"Kali told," he said bluntly
"I know, Jon came down in a rage and started yelling at Alanna about me being a slut and so Alanna cracked it and we're leaving today."
"What?! I knew father was angry but.that's unforgivable. Look I'll make this right, I don't want you to leave." He looked at her with a glance that told her that their former agreement to be 'just friends' was most probably invalid in his feelings.
"Look Roald, it doesn't matter, I'm unwelcome here and so I'm going to live at Pirate's Swoop for awhile, somewhere where I am actually wanted."
"I don't want you to leave though," Roald persisted stubbornly, stopping his striding to stop in front of Aaliia's chair.
"Sometimes we don't always get what we want Roald," she said darkly. "I think you should go, you have no need to be here."
"Right, of course," he said calmly, being someone who rarely lost his temper. Before bowing and leaving with a loud slam of the door.
With an inward sigh she moved off the chair and finished her packing. This didn't take long as she had already completed most of the packing before Roald paid her a visit. All that was left to do now was wait for Alanna and George.
It was not a long wait as Alanna was more than eager to leave. Aaliia, George, Alianne and the Lioness all walked down to the stables. Lithuanna whinnied loudly when she saw her mistress and pawed against the ground in impatience.
"Alanna, I don't want you to leave just on account of me." Said Aaliia nervously, "I can ride back to Elden and you can all get back to your normal lives, I didn't want to complicate things. I'm sorry."
To Aaliia's surprise Alanna burst out laughing. "You certainly didn't complicate my life, trust me, it was already very much complicated. And as if I would cast my brothers daughter away, I am delighted to have you with us. And one more thing, when you live at Pirates Swoop there is no such thing as a normal life. Now we better mount up because we have a fair ride ahead of us."
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Aaliia watched the gentle waves crash against the rocks and then roll onto the perfect white sand. The setting sun cast a golden glow across the world, the whisper of a breeze rustling her skirt and her dark auburn ringlets. This place was perfect, she knew she that she could be very happy here. It seemed an eternity since they left the palace yet it had only been two days. She was alone out on the beach, saying the she needed some time to herself to gather her thoughts, which were considerably scattered.
She stayed out until the sun had fully set and darkness swirled around her. The silver stars twinkled with startling clarity above her. Causing her heart to ache with the beauty of the evening. Elden had been beautiful in a very charming, proper way but this place had a raw, natural beauty, it made her wish that she could stay here forever and a day. But eventually she would have to make decisions about her future. Would she simply get married off or actually make something out of her life.
Aaliia felt her Gift, making her nose itch slightly, she felt it slip gently through her hand and down onto a rock. The rock glowed and flickered with the bright purple/blue light.
"Quite impressive," said a voice behind her. It was Alanna. "It would be inevitable that you would get the Gift owing to who your father was." Alanna came down and sat on the sand next to her niece.
"Alanna?"
"Mmm?"
"Can you tell me about my father,"
"Ha, where should I begin with Thom." and this started their long, in depth conversation on all of Thom's previous experiences and adventures, all about his power and strength and the fact that he had been the youngest master living in his day. The stories went on and so Aaliia learnt about a father that had been absent her entire life but suddenly on that evening he felt more real than ever before.
When the two girls finally headed inside Alanna pulled Aaliia aside. "Wait here, I have something for you." The Lioness dashed up the large, main staircase and disappeared somewhere into the house. She come back a few moments later carrying a large ornate box.
"They're just some old things of Thom's that were in his room. I kept them after he died, you know, as a reminder of him."
Aaliia was quite startled by this. "Alanna I couldn't possibly, they belong to you. He was your only brother." She argued.
"Well he's your father and you never knew him. I've forgotten what was in there, I thought you might just want to look through."
"Thank you," was all Aaliia could say faintly in the way of a reply.
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A/N: Ok, my darlings the reason I have added two chapters at once is because this is my last update for a month because I'm going holidaying in Vietnam. Yays! I'm pretty psyched about that one. But pleeeeaaaaase keep r/r-ing. Hope you liked these updates.
Blessed Be
Luv Seraya