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Annora had collapsed as light filled her vision. When she opened her eyes again it was early morning. Her head hurt and the sun was too bright.
She was outside and had been chained to a stone. As she woke up Truman unlocked the manacle around her wrist.
"Where are we? Why are you chasing me?" Annora asked terrified.
Truman just smiled horribly and he and Greg pulled her to her feet.
They were in a rather big town. It was made of stone. They took her to the town square and Annora's knees became too weak to hold her.
The town square was massive. It had a fountain and a stone table.
A woman lay on the stone. Her eyes were closed and she looked troubled. Her brow was furrowed and her muscles tensed. The young woman had brown hair with a strange cowlick to it. Annora knew her name but had never met her before. It was Sir Karigan G'ladheon.
A man stood in the square. He stood in the very middle and stood still, but Annora could see him everywhere.
She wasn't seeing but feeling his presence. He turned around and Annora gasped.
His skin was bronze and his hair was jet black and his eyes were a beautiful dark colour. He was literally a vision.
Truman pushed Annora to the ground at Mornhavon's feet. The movement forcing tears to emerge.
"Hmm, I imagined you older." His voice was something from both nightmares and dreams. "No, matter." Mornhavon bent down and brushed Annora's cheek with the back of his hand.
The action made her shudder in revulsion.
"A shame you're not older," Mornhavon held Annora's chin in his hand, not gently, "your mother's touch was like poison and I was curious to what yours would be like."
He laughed at the disgusted look on her face and roughly let go of her.
"You're just as beautiful as your mother was." Mornhavon said, momentarily wrapped in his own memories.
"Sadly she's dead. Just like your guardian and her husband. Once I've killed you I might go after your step brothers." Mornhavon laughed cruelly.
Annora growled and jumped at him. Something inside her made her move with speed beyond her normal self. Annora knew she wouldn't break skin. Her nails were always too short, but Mornhavon screamed.
He screamed and moved back away from her, clutching his face.
"Kill her." He called through his screams.
Truman pulled out his sword and he swiped at her. Annora just managed to avoid having her head removed but received a cut on her forehead.
Annora pulled out a knife that was hidden in a sheath strapped to her back. She blocked a strike then kicked Truman in the chest.
She ran towards the sleeping form of Sir Karigan.
The moment she touched her skin the woman sat up, the power that surrounded her broken.
People surrounded them and Truman ran at them. Arrows sawed from the tree line and one slammed into Truman.
Two Eletians appeared and one grabbed Annora's free hand and the other Karigan's.
The Eletian went to run back into the trees, but Annora could see paths that no one else could. She saw one, like the solution to a maze and she pulled the chain in a different direction.
They ran and ran until they finally entered a clearing. The clearing seemed disconnected to the world. Pale stones with runes chiseled into them surrounded the place.
Annora felt the taint of Mornhavon leave them. She'd felt dirty since he'd touched her and as his black taint left her she felt exhausted.
The group stopped and looked at the girl.
She swayed on the spot and Ealdaen caught her as she collapsed. He placed her on the ground.
"So fair, yet so dangerous." He muttered.
Ealdaen looked up only to be tackled into a hug by Karigan. By the look on Telagioth's face he'd only just been released from one, too.
"What happened? The mask shattered when it landed at his feet, but what happened next?" Karigan asked.
"Mornhavon managed to stop you from being transported somewhere else. Lynx went back to the castle and told the king and queen what had happened. The King is married." Ealdaen told her gently.
Karigan felt betrayed. She felt betrayed by everyone but Ealdaen, Telagioth, Lynx, Yates and this girl who'd just saved her.
"What did you mean by so fair, yet so dangerous?" Karigan asked.
"It's a long story." Telagioth told her.
"Who is she? Why is she so important?" Karigan could almost feel the importance coming from this young lady.
"I guess it starts with the fact that she's a princess." Ealdaen started.
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