Demon's Rising

Ch.5 Deceit.

Now there is only one thing that I can say about deceit. Don't do it. you eventually end up hurting all the people around you, or worse. You end up losing them. Permanently.

Aviean had no tolerance for any escaping. He had set guards around at every exit, on every floor of his castle. Lureana was not allowed to leave her room without an escort. Every night she prayed for slurin. For his safety, and she also prayed that his heart wouldn't go to vengeance. Every night she waited for him on her balcony, for seven nights she waited. On the seventh night she had an unexpected visitor.

"she-master?" a small, squeaky voice said behind her.

Lureana turned to see wigglywort on her floor. He looked at her with huge, concerned eyes. A tear streamed down her face.

"oh don't cry, she-master" he squeaked as he jumped onto her bed. "what's wrong?" he asked.

"nothing. I'm crying because its feels so good just to see a friendly face."

"stupid man hasn't let you leave? Go anywhere?"

Lureana smiled at the little rat. Her little friend always brought humor to her life, and right now she defiantly needed it.

"yes… stupid man" she sighed as she looked back towards the mountains.

"why not just climb down?" he suggested.

"because aviean has killed all the vines to climb down on." Lureana replied.

"stupid man do what?!" Wigglywort's little body shook with anger.

"oh! I hate stupid man! Hate! Hate! Hate! If there's any way that I can be of assistance to you she-master, please let me know."

Lureana didn't respond. Her mind was far away from this place. Far, far away. she was flying through the clouds. Flying with her beloved. The angel had joined them together in an unbreakable bond, this bond was what we know as marriage, but they called it holy matrimony.

"she-master?"

Lureana looked back at the little rat. A gentle smile spread across her face.

"wigglywort…can you keep a secret?"

"absolutely, positively!" he answered.

"I… kissed slurin." She whispered. "I also…"

Lureana's face became serious. She quickly walked over and began to frantically search for something. Wigglywort's ears twitched with curiosity.

"What are you looking for?"

"Some more food for you, so that you can do something for me."

"Oh, fair she-master, this time you don't have to give anything to me. I will do whatever you need me to do, for free this time."

"Thank you wigglywort. I need you to go get my father and bring him here."

"Is he the big, fat one? Or the small, fat one?"

"He's the small one. Now please go, and please hurry."

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Lureana waited for another two months. Her father had still had not come to visit her. She had begun to worry if wigglywort couldn't do the job. Unfortunately however, her troubled were only going to take a turn for the worst. Her mother opened the door and slammed it behind her.

"mother what's…"

"How dare you!" her mother shouted.

"How dare I what?" lureana said confused.

"You kissed that filthy monster! And now our family is disgraced in the eyes of the public!"

"mother, I…"

"Why?! Why would you do this?!" her mother began to scream.

"because, I…"

"Why?!"

"Mother!"

"Answer me now lureana!"

"Because I love him mother!"

Her mother's mouth dropped. She nearly fell onto the floor as she struggled to stand. She slowly started towards the door.

"mother, please don't …"

"Don't you dare speak to me!" Her mother snapped. " I raised you to be a noble woman, but what I have standing before me is a miserable bar maid!"

"mother… why are you…"

"don't ever revere to me as your mother again. I disown you lureana, your father may do what he may, but you are no longer my daughter.

Her mother stormed out of the room. That would be the last time lureana would ever see her mother.

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Lureana lay on her bed. Her eyes were red and swollen. A warm breeze blew in the summer night. The pale moon was high in the sky. A soft knock came from her door. Her father quickly and quietly walked into the room. She couldn't bear to look at him.

"Lureana." He said softly. "Lureana you must go."

Lureana sat up on the edge of her bed. Her father's eyes began to water when she still wouldn't look at him. He kneeled in front of her and looked into her eyes.

"Lureana. I will speak to your mother about her appalling behavior this morning, but always know that I will never disown you. You will always be my daughter."

Lureana couldn't speak. Her heart was full of joy. She threw her arms around her father and wept. Her father gently padded her back as he put his lips next to her ear.

"You must go now. There is a carriage waiting for you outside the castle doors. Don't worry the guards are all well drunken. The carriage will take you to a cottage that has everything you will need."

Lureana released her father and quickly threw her cloak around her and grabbed her sword. She looked at her father as she grabbed the door.

"Father, I need you to do me a favor."

Her father nodded.

"I need you to send a doctor to the cottage if you can. I need him to do something for me, something personal."