Volume 2 – Chapter 19 (1/2)
Characters in this chapter:
Cohen Kheda: The main character
Winslet: Daughter of the Elf Queen, rescued by Cohen from hunters at her youth
Jack: Homeless boy, Cohen’s childhood friend till then
Meeting adjourned I found a place on the outside lawn and sat with annoyance
”O, Winslet, how am I supposed to explain this?”
A tail-lighted firefly danced by and swayed in ht it in ot to keep you here for a while, buddy”
Then I ran towards Winslet’s tent
”Ms Winslet isn’t back yet” An elf who sat by a blue tent told me, ”She could be anywhere”
Then, with a feeling of shans of her
”Where could she be?” I figured her mood
”Are there any rills or lakes?” I grabbed a he-elf, ”Somewhere quiet with that?”
”Yes…” Or perhaps I scratched hiht fit”
”Thanks!” I loosened him and dashed to the direction
Annoyingly, after a long run by the bank, I still couldn’t see her
”Darn it!” I kicked a piece of cobble into the river Sprays of water splashed with a clear sound that broke this silent suht
”What are you doing!” Then and there was a voice cah sounded rather unfriendly, it was a heavenly sound to me
”Winslet, why are you on the other side?” I jumped into the water and walked across, thankfully the river was not so wide, ”I’ve looked everywhere for you”
”What’s your order, Viceroy?” My dropping wet clothes did not serve the expected drarim, ”If there isn’t, leave me alone”
”There is, sure there is!” I distracted and said, ”I have so for you”
”What is it?” She looked listless
”See” I unclenched ht in front of her eyes, ”It’s your friend”
How unlucky, the little bug did not float up as I anticipated, though, it was struggling in my sweaty palm
”Such a jerk!” Winslet carefully unleashed it and fawned, ”Why are you being so rude to her?”
”I’lad, at least this incident had eased the tension between us, ”I was nervous”
”Don’t be sorry to ertip and blew, ”Poor thing, forced here by someone she doesn’t like”
”Well…” Heard her pun, ive her life back”
”Is that it?” Winslet s?
”I… ht , ”You know, I’”
She said none From her face look, I took it as a silent yes
”Winslet, if you are calmed down” I sat and said while looked at her, ”I have vital things to tell you”
”I’”
”It is…” I said, ”A lot of things happened since I left for DC, and the e between the Rohnas and me was intervened by Queen Nashor”
”Flynn and Carey are Winslet’s friends” Winslet said peacefully, ”I alad for them”
”You…” My tongue was tied, ”Could you please let me finish?”
”Okay”
”The situation in the Empire was not favorable now” I settled and continued, ”Thus my father and His Majesty Climos have proposed a plan, and as part of the sche was decided for next month”
”And?”
”I hardly had time to tell you” I said
”I see, you're done talking, right?” Winslet welled her eyes, ”I have to go!”
”Wait!” I bu you! Please at least let me finish!+”
”There ismarried in Darkmoon, and the brides are my friends Can you alter that fact?”
”I can’t” I said, ”But you can marry me as well”
”No!” Winslet was quite decided, ”I will not!”
”Why?”
”You have tives…” Winslet lowered her head with sorrow, ”And they are my friends…”
”Winslet, look at ure, she tre days since we’ve met, you’ve never felt my love? Days by the river near DC, and by the Dark Forest, aren’t they better than a e paper?”
Winslet bit her lips, her eyes blurred
”Don’t be sad” I carefully wiped away her tears, ”As long as we are in love, it wouldn’t be a problem”
”But… you are getting married” She said, ”Isn’t that a problem?”
”Yeah, I airls!”
”I…” She widened her eyes at me and said desperately, ”There’s more?”