The Runaway

Chapter 14

Tonight, will be the night. I will get out of here.

I can barely walk... maybe tomorrow. Tomorrow should work.

We have been here for hours. I fell asleep at one time; I believe he did too, but he won't admit it. He was very still for a while. I shook him, thinking he died, and he jumped. It was hilarious.

"Do you know why I'm not healing?"

The sun setting on the horizon is beautiful, it makes the sky pink and orange.

"Your session is over, and you will die soon."

"What? Then what's the point of me being here and helping the king take my kingdom if I'm going to die anyways?"

"I'm joking, princess. When you're in a different kingdom, everything is suppressed. It helps get rid of threats."

Oh, no wonder I feel so pathetic. That's why I felt more alive yesterday, outside of the walls.

"Then when will my leg heal? Or my arm?" He shrugs. "Well, do you know anything that can help? This is such a nuisance."

"I'll ask the healer tomorrow."

"Why not today?"

"Why not tomorrow?"

"I'm in too much pain."

He faces forward for a while before huffing and standing up. "Fine." He steps over to me, helping me get back on Zephyr's back. He whistles and the Pegasus stands up. They both walk to wherever; mystery man is walking with Zephyr.

I braid his mane, a bunch of little ones that will lead to a bigger one. The two are talking to each other.

The black hair blends in with the night sky too much. Why is my vision so poor here? Every sense I have is poor here. It is disgusting. I have to get out of here soon.

Definitely tomorrow.

I unbraid the hair after it fails for the up-most times. I put my ear against his neck to hear his heartbeat, see if it's different than a unicorn's. After some time, I finally found it. It's faster. This is all so interesting.

After a short time, we're back at the stalls. The others are talking to each other. It has to be telepathically since no one is talking. Everyone has cool powers except me.

"I want to be some magical creature. A unicorn or a griffin. I always loved griffins."

"Whatever you say, princess."

"Do you think the gods will turn me into a griffin?"

"Sure."

Zephyr lays down and mystery man picks me up. They are so synchronized, no one asked me about this. They're just moving me around and stuff.

Not that I mind.

He whistles again, differently than the other times and the Pegasus go into their stalls. Callista looks at me and snorts. If I wasn't being held, I would walk over and pet her. I wave at her.

"Hi, baby."

She talks in horse, with attitude, and turns around, flopping her elegant tail. I don't think they would let me take her to the room with me. I look up at mystery man, the moon behind him is beautiful.

"Are they allowed in the castle?"

"Depends."

"On...?"

"Who brings them in."

He pets Zephyr some more and talks to him in the other language. He does so with all of them. We're so small compared to them.