I felt a cool breeze whisper across my skin, enticing me out of the darkness. I slowly opened my eyes and squinted as a bright light flooded my vision. I squeezed them closed again and felt a shadow come over to block it out. I gingerly opened my eyes again and was greeted with Dylan's messy hair peering over me, worrying about something for once in his life. Another head appeared in my vision. I didn't recognise this person.

"Don't try to get up yet Princess" I flowery voice chimed from behind me

"Don't-"

"Don't call you princess? You are the princess, might as well use it to your advantage." The voice finished my sentence.

I heard Dylan chuckle in the background, he had stopped peering over me, both of them had. The bright light I had seen was the sun. I was outside. I could feel wispy strands of lush grass under my hands and a few longer strands brushed my face.

"So when can I get up?" I asked the voice.

"When you fee-"

"When I feel you won't run away." I heard Ash cut off the voice.

"Get off your high horse Asha'llyn. I'm the healer here." I had never heard Ash's real name before. Nor had I heard anyone other than Dylan override his authority.

"You can get up slowly if you let the guys help you to not fall over." The voice finished.

I nodded as best I could while lying flat on my back and held my arms up for Dylan and Ash. Dylan's tan arm took hold of one of mine and Ash's hot white my other. They carefully hoisted me to my feet and immediately my head started to spin. I groaned involuntarily and leant into one of the boys. I couldn't tell who it was because my vision was blurring. I felt something cool against my face as the other person threw a cold liquid onto my face. I was about to yell at her but my vision and head started to clear up almost immediately.

"Thanks Issy" I heard Dylan say from a few feet away. That meant it was Ash holding me. I looked up, he was looking down at me. His normally cold eyes warmed slightly to me. I tried to stand up straight and found I could. I took the opportunity to look over to wear 'Issy' had a range of herbs and medicines laid out on the grass. The had gorgeous buttercup blonde hair down to her waist with a slight wave to it. She had big blue eyes and a soft face. She had long, curling lashes and eyebrows that framed her pale face just right. She looked over at me while I was assessing her and flashed me a smile as she started to roll up her medicine kit. She had perfect pearly teeth to match her perfect full, flush lips. She had a delicate frame and as she stood up I could see she was very dainty and elegant. She was wearing a summery floral dress and no shoes. She approached me and offered a hand.

"Hi, I'm Iscilia. You can call me Issy" Her smile immediately warmed me right down to my toes as I took her hand and politely shook it.

She looked over my shoulder at Ash and told him she was ready to go back. I looked around the glade I had awoken in, it had lush green grass dotted with pristine daisy's and dandelions. It was bordered with trees of every variety.

"Where are we." I murmured.

"You'll see" Dylan replied smugly. He came over to stand by Issy and entwined his fingers in her dainty ones.

"Thank you" He said, leaning in for a kiss, she complied and replied with

"It's what I do"

"Calm down lovebirds" Ash chimed in from behind.

"Just because you haven't found your mate yet" Dylan grumbled.

"More like I want to get back to the castle quickly. I need to go through the rules with the princess. And return some of her possessions" Ash replied, walking round me to the front of the group.

"I am right here." I said grumpily, crossing my arms.

"I know, I see you." Ash said. Probably the nicest thing he's said to me in a long time. Come to think of it I was seeing much more of the old Ash recently..