The only response that she gave was to hand him a bag which he assumed was full of supplies. "You better be right about everything because my people are just a little suspicious of you."
"In the end, you will wish I had been." He told her. 'What will save you is that you won't know where they are.'
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Redroses- Thank you for the encouragement. I'm glad that you liked it.
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Forgive me for any mistakes you find. You know that I don't own them I just have fun writing them.
Chapter 14
Hitomi returned to the room that night weary from her tests. They had put her through every test that she could imagine. All but one that is. Analous was still detailing until she retired to her room. She had tried twice to get rid of him only to be told, "I can't do that lady Hitomi." She smiled to herself. The stubborn man or boy would go far in life.
"Your Highness, will there be anything else?"
"No, is their any word on my son?"
"No milady. Do you want me to find out?"
"No Analous I have my own way of finding out."
"I'm sure you do, Lady Hitomi.
Analous turned to take his nightly walk around the castle. "Lord Van, she's been safely delivered to her room."
"Thank you Analous. You've done well." Analous bowed before he left Van's presence.
"Hitomi," Van stuck his head through the door.
"Yes, Van?" Her back was to him and she was messing with the knot in her hair.
"You alright?" He swatted her hand away from the knot.
"Yeah I'm fine." Hitomi answered. She felt his fingers releasing her hair. "Tell me about Allen."
Van stopped for only a moment. "It's a long story Hitomi."
"I'm willing to listen. At least it won't be a test," Hitomi said.
"No I could make it a test if you like." He laughed at her horrified expression. "I was only kidding. First tell me how our son is doing."
On impulse Hitomi held both his hands in hers. She didn't have to tell him to close his eyes and to relax. The room disappeared from around them until they both were images in a darkening sky. They could see some little village was heading in one direction with whatever they could carry in a bag. Vanel waited for a young woman at the other side who had just arrived. Rain would be coming and wipe away footprints. Vanel walked away from the tiny make shift village without looking back, The young woman behind him glanced behind her.
"There's danger coming for all of them but tonight they will be fine." Hitomi whispered her blessing to the fight that will ensue later. Just as suddenly they were in their room with their hands locked tightly together.
Van looked at her. "Hitomi does it always make you look worn out?"
"It does but it's worth it to check on my son." She answered.
Van smiled before they sat on the comfortable couch. "Now about Allen," Van watched her pull out some sewing that she had been working on. "He had seeing the princess of Lanock for some time and had finally decided to propose to her. He however found out that she had a fiancée.
'Why does that not surprise me?' Hitomi continued to listen with interest.
"They young man caught Allen with her and challenged him to a duel. Allen beat the guy and the guy left with a threat that this would not be forgotten. Allen and the princess began to plan the wedding but weren't allowed to get very far. They were attacked and e fought with everything they had.
'Princess if you don't accept my proposal I will destroy this whole city and its people.' She was told.
'What makes you think I'll accept?'
'I have your lover. The princess was put under lock and key. She constantly had guards around was allowed to make decisions for her country. Think he may have vetoed at least half of them. Unbeknownst to her Allen had escaped. He planned her rescue. He succeeded n climbing up her window and getting her down but someone had seen them.
Allen and the prince fought. Prince won because Allen was shot in the back with an arrow." Van paused at the memory.
Hitomi had tears in her eyes. "What happened to the princess and her country?" She cuddled against him.
The princess wasn't going to have him running her country. He was killed by a sword when a sword went through his back. She's a good ruler.. I know sometimes I see a great deal of sadness at the price that was paid to keep her country free."
"We've all paid that price." Hitomi whispered. She thought of all the battles that Van had fought in when he was young, of all the countries in the Destiny War. "I hope that she finds happiness in her life."
"She does and she has a never ending line of suitors in which she turns all down." Hitomi smiled.
"She will accept someone eventually."
-Vanel/Loana-
"You don't believe me?" In a fit of temper he turned around and lifted her up into the coming dawn.
The next moment they were flying in the air. "What's going on?" She tried to squirm.
"Hold still. I'll end up dropping you. You want to see the truth with your own eyes, here you are." He hovered over the clearing where some tents were being ransacked and burned.
"No, this isn't happening. Her arms wrapped her arms around herself tighter. She felt them turn around and head to the point to which they had been originally been at. When a leviship could be seen coming he took her up into the clouds. The air was cold and she was shivering but she wasn't about to let him know that.
"What are you?"
"I'm Draconian." He answered standing proud and tell.
"It thought they were a myth." She almost stuttered and paled.
"We're not the demons that you have been taught to believe them to be." Vanel looked over the edge of the cloud.
"Okay let's get down there so we can continue this journey on foot."
He muttered something that she didn't understand. He gathered her in his arms and flew down in a spiral. "Relax I'm not going to drop you."
"Despite his assurances she held on to his neck. He leveled out 30' above the trees. When she felt her feet land on the ground she let out a breath of relief. "Do you always make your point like that?"
"No." He put his shirt back on. "The only thing that they will get out of you is your name."
"How do you know this?"
"That's for me to know and you never to find out let's go." He ordered.
She followed them for an hour before anything was said. "They're beautiful you know?"
"What are?"
"Your wings."
"Only my Okaasan says that."
"I bet she's the only one that knows."
"Besides my father, yes." He answered.
In truth she was tired and her brain was going into overdrive. She knew that they weren't far from the field though. She stopped short when he handed her a robe. "Put this on."
"Why?"
"You speak the language better and this is supposed to be your destiny. Let's find out what it is."
"Why?"
"You speak the language better." She did as she was told. "Say as little as possible." He instructed giving her the lead.
"Who is this?" Someone asked under a similar robe.
"I found him in the woods. We might get some kind of information out of him." She spoke.
-At another place-
"You wanted to see me?"
"Yes. Why haven't you been able to get Analous?"
"He's been on the grounds since Queen Hitomi returned. We haven't been able to get him off."
"Well what is he doing?"
"He's been guarding her."
"By whose orders!"
"By the kings."
"Take out Analous and the queen. We've worked too hard and too long to get as close as we have. We got rid of that fool Allen. That's too terribly bad that he wasn't able to stand by the king's side longer. He might have actually been able to get to be regent of something had happened to Lord Van. Oh well I guess with an arrow to your chest takes care of that problem." There was a cackling in the air.
"Sir, I think that you ought to be careful. You also blocked her from returning to Gaia and yet she managed to return with an heir to the throne."
"She will be taken care of as well as her son. I will be king."
"Yes, milord."
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Hey guys! How are you doing? I'll try to get one more chapter after this one up before school starts. Maybe two. When it starts again I'll be working the two jobs abd going to school full time. I'm going to be busy and tired but I won't forget to keep these stories updated. Arigato and ja ne!