Sydney POV
"Who attacked them then?" Qu – Lissa demands, stepping closer.
He looks at me warily before his eyes flick back to his queen. He then raises his arm and points to me.
"She did. The alchemist."
They all turn to look at me and I force my face into an expression of shock.
"Woah, hold up," Adrian begins in a joking tone, "her? Ok, how much have you been drinking? Whatever it is must be really good."
The poor guy looked almost as shocked at the details once seeing me in person as the others were, but repeated the story of what happened...well, if you count making it appear as if those bastards were actually the guilty party in the whole affair.
"Wait...blinded them? How on earth could she do that?" Lissa interrupted.
"I don't know I don't know Your Highness. They can still see through one of their eyes, but the other...seems to just...not be there anymore?"
The Queen looked at me baffled and with wide eyes. "Sydney?"
"I have no idea what this...man...is talking about, Your Majesty. I would have no hope against one of those evil creatures of the night let alone all of them! I mean, you remember what happened last time? I didn't stand a chance! I never could!"
Lissa POV
...I mean you remember what happened last time? I didn't stand a chance! I never could!" Sydney said exasperated as if we even dared to question her.
I hated the fact she called us 'evil creatures of the night' as I thought we were getting closer and she did seem friendlier towards Jill...my sister. However, I returned to the current problem, running one of my hands through my blond locks. I sigh. Again.
"Do these men have any proof that this was done by Miss Sage?" I ask, trying to be professional when I really wanted to strangle him for ruining what was going to be a good day.
"No, Your Highness. They said she removed everything incriminating after she left them there."
"Of course she did." Adrian scoffed as he went to lean up against the wall. "If it helps to discount anything, I was with Sydney as she worked in the lab from 8:30 till...say, about half an hour ago when we were called for lunch. Then she has been in the presence of all of us, including the Queen." He paused. "When did they say this happened?"
"A-a-all most n-n-nine, Lord Ivashkov, Sir."
Adrian looked at me expectantly. I was a little curious as to why Adrian would want, or need, to be in the lab with Sydney, especially when I had never known him to get up before ten...
I turn towards the boy again. "Go back to these men and tell them when they want to tell us what really happened I will listen. I cannot see any opportunity, means, or even motive, to progress with the incident. You are excused."
And, with that, he left.
Sydney POV
"You know this could turn out badly right, Sage?" Adrian questioned as we returned to my room. "Lissa or Sonya are bound to read their auras eventually and see what they are saying is the truth."
I smile at him. "Then we'll get them to drop the charges. Claim they were drunk and it just looked like me."
He raised an eyebrow. "How do you suggest we do that, Miss Smarty-Pants?"
"I can be highly persuasive." I smile.
And that is how I find myself, invisible, inside the room where boys are hiding out in the hospital.
"We can't let the bitch get away with this!"
"We don't even know how she did this! We have no evidence!"
"We're all half blind, and look at what she did to his face!'
"She's not normal!"
"Hi boys," I interrupt before removing the spell.
"Holy Shit!" one says, but I don't care who.
"What's this I hear about an attack? Must have been nasty if you are still in hospital."
They try to run to the door but I close it before they get there. The element of wind can be very helpful indeed.
"So, here's the deal. You say that you were outside the boarders, but were to shameful to admit being out there without protection, and you were attacked by someone who looked like me, but were so drunk...get the picture?"
The leader stepped forward. "What do we get out of this, huh, slut? You blinded us!"
My eyes narrow. "You're life," I said although I knew I never could do it, but they didn't know that.
I brought my hands up and covered them in flames.
"My secrets stay secrets as well, understood? You brought this upon yourself, you know?" I begin to walk to the door but stop and turn back to look at them. "Oh, and if I hear that you ever try the same thing with another woman I will personally take your other eye, but it will be so much more painful."
I disappear once again from their sight and return to my room where I snuggle up in my blankets and fall asleep, happily dreaming of Adrian and the events to come.
My secrets are once again safe and will stay that way...I hope.
AN: Reviews are always welcome!