Dark Heart: Fay war.
Chapter Four.
Lord Castiel and his group gather their weapons and follow Tarn out of the inn, he has horses waiting for them, they mount and follow him out of town to a secret spot where they will meet Prince Oran.
Meanwhile in the Fay city…
Lyria quietly spreads the word among the loyalist's of the castle staff who in turn spread the word through the city… it is time… the usurper will be bought low and the city shall shine again… the true king will return.
"How do you know ?" whispers Annwen.
"Tarn… he found me at Ashbrooke market… you know she stole that vampire Lord… his mate wants him back… is high up in their ranks… so high up the vampires are sending their army" replies Lyria.
Annwen gasps "Now that's high up… so do we hide or fight ?".
"That is up to you… if you fight, wear Prince Oran's coat of arms… Tarn says the vampire army has orders to kill any one fighting who isn't wearing it" informs Lyria.
Annwen nods speechless, thinking 'Finally an end to her madness'.
"Be very careful who you tell, if any one" adds Lyria before she walks away.
Mael smiles and stays in the shadows till both women have left the corridor then he steps forth as if from nowhere… 'So they come for him' he thinks as he heads to his chambers 'Lets see if I can distract her enough to leave him be till they get here' thinks the high mage.
Dean heals a little from the beating he took but without fresh blood he can not heal completely and is getting weaker each day… he does not despair, he knows Cas will come for him. He knows his Sire, his Mate will find him and save him. He knows Castiel will not rest until he is safe and back in his arms where he belongs.
"Please hurry Cas… I need you" sobs Lord Dean as he lies in his cell.
Lyria stands quietly outside his cell… she feels sorry for the young lord and whispers "He comes for you… be patient".
Lord Dean raises his head, wondering if he had actually heard that.
"How do you know ?" he asks.
"A good friend told me… I am to help them find you when they come… a day or two at most and you will be with your mate again" she assures him.
"Thank you… thank you so much" half sobs Dean.
"Thank me when you are free, vampire" replies Lyria before slipping away from the cells.
Lord Gabriel didn't have to ride far… he encountered a rider two hours outside of Ashbrooke. The rider then took word to the next rider stationed on the road and so on till the order to march reached the vampire army.
"So it's war ?" says Lord Raphael.
"Yes… it is" replies Lady Anna as they watch the army march for the Fay city.
"Do you think he's still alive ?" asks Lord Zachariah.
Lady Rachel nods "Yes… or Castiel would not be… he loves the boy too much to live without him".
Lord Zachariah nods.
"Good luck Brother" says Lord Joshua as Lord Raphael mounts his horse.
"Thank you Joshua… we may need it" smiles Raphael.
"No you won't…" smiles Lady Anna.
When the vampires go to war only two of the council go with the army and it had been decided that Lord Raphael and Lord Gabriel would take the position of general for this battle and seeing that Lord Gabriel was already in Ashbrooke only Raphael rode out with the army when it marched.
She emerges from her cave and blinks at the day light for a few moments before her eyes adjust. 'So bright' she thinks as she takes her first steps into a world she had never known except for dreams… she had lived in the cave with her mother all her life until her mother died of old age and she was left alone. She had been taught to hunt at night, to feed herself, to use the darkness as a cover, and never had she strayed very far from home to hunt but now she must enter the world of vampires, werewolves and fay… now she must make her way to the future vampire king, he needs to know to take the blue corridor not the green one… and only she has seen what will happen if he doesn't. Only the oracle can save Lord Castiel. So she must travel during the day, must get to him before he enters the city. She takes a deep breathe and leaves the only home she has ever known.
They stop near a stream and Tarn dismounts, walks over to the water and looks into it, he whispers a word and Prince Oran's image appears. Tarn smiles and says "We await you".
The image nods and vanishes… Tarn turns around and moments later Prince Oran appears as if out of the sunlight.
"My Prince" says Tarn as he bows.
"Tarn… there is no need, we are among friends here" looks at Castiel "Are we not ?" replies Prince Oran.
Lord Castiel nods "Yes we are, so please forgive my haste but we need to get to Dean quickly".
"We will… give your army time to get here… with vampire speed it won't take long from the garrison" says Prince Oran.
Lord Castiel nods even though he as no more patience and introduces everyone else to the prince.
"These are my brothers, Azriel, Dain and Lucifer. This is the Alpha Lucien, his wolves Kale and Blaze".
"Ah… the infamous Alpha…" grins Oran.
Lucien grins back and nods "Prince Oran".
"Did you find allies inside, Tarn ?" asks Oran.
"Yes we have many and Lyria will help us find him" replies Tarn.
"Good… lets move closer to the wall then, we'll hear the sound of alarm when the army arrives from there" says Oran.
Tarn mounts his horse and holds out his hand, Oran takes it and gets up behind him, slips arms around him and kisses his cheek "Good work, my love" he half whispers as they ride off.
The vampires and werewolves follow them to the rock wall that surrounds the Fay city, they leave the horses and arm themselves then climb half way up the wall to a hidden passage way through it. It is there that they wait. There Lord Castiel paces and reaches out for Dean through their bond… a faint glimmer of pain is all he gets and he gasps… scared for Dean… petrified they won't get there in time.
~*The army is on it's way… the battle draws near, who will live and who will die ? Will Mael keep the queen to busy to hurt Dean more ? Keep reading for the answers to these questions and more…
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