"You're trying to kill me. Lilliana panted
"Maybe." The boy said
"Oh come on, You've practically stabbed me thrice."
"You're just weak."
"Boy I'm not weak-
"Outliving a heartbreak doesn't not make you weak anymore."
That gained a chuckle from Seraphina.
She gaped at the kid and both the girl.
As soon as the boy- Jean turned around she ran up and picked him up spinning him, that tore out a squeal from him. Making her laugh
"Drop me." He said,
"Sure." The boy fell screaming and then starting floating.
Seraphina truly laughed then and another person joined in; Nicholas.
"Who's weak now?" She asked wiggling her brows
"You're centuries old." He said defensively
"Sure." she stuck her tongue out
The boy slowly touched the ground and ran to get himself water.
"You should fight with a grown up wielder." Seraphina suggested
"Yeah, at least then I can fully try."
"Just a warning, your highness, he is powerful."
"I'm not bad."
"Aren't you not?" The woman said
"Hey." She whined
She followed Seraphina, Nico now holding her hand, she had tried to befriend or at least make small talk with half of the people around her but her being near Tamlin made the naturally dislike her. Only Eva, Seraphina and Jean were fully comfortable around here, the others were too vary.
She understood that, she was difficult in that way and also scary or that was what Eva had said, the poor woman had taken on look at her and the changed eye color and had flipped, hugging her and promising to flambé Tamlin.
She snorted remembering the day.
She walked into Eva's house and laid down on the couch, stretching her limbs and yawning.
"Did you sleep?" The woman herself asked
"Yes." She lied
"Liar."
"It doesn't matter." She said
Eva raised an eyebrow.
"Fine I'll give you something stronger."
"No." She said quickly
"Why?"
"She says it makes her feel like she's dying."
"A common feeling then."
Lilliana snorted
"Believe me."
"Is it him?'
"Yes."
"Well what is it about?"
It didn't matter. But somehow it still did. They were full of Cecile and Eris's time together, trying to poison her.
"Nothing, I care about."
"Lilliana."
"Yes?" She said standing up
"Please be careful."
She only chuckled and left.
"You were rude."
She kept walking.
"Lilliana." Seraphina said
"Yes?"
"If you're angry or annoyed, rather than taking it off on Eva, try to take it out in productive ways."
"Then find me an ice wielder."
She followed Seraphina when she walked over to an oak tree and the boy sitting beneath it.
He looked up from his book and jumped up, standing, jaw falling to the ground.
Lilliana looked at Seraphina with a raised eyebrow.
"You're in my book."
"Not the weirdest greeting I've received."
"No, no you're in it, you're a witch." He said and rushed towards them
She took the book and then saw her face inked on the page and the world stopped.
She looked up at the title and sighed.
And handed the book to the boy,
"Where'd you get this." She said looking at him
"Its my mum's."
"Come on." She said to him.
"Where?"
"Can you just follow."
They walked back to the clearing and she stood facing him.
"What do you want?"
"Your blood." She said with a secretive smile
"Please-
She waved a finger and he started levitating.
He was pretty high when his senses kicked in and he swiped a hand and snatched control of himself making her grin.
He came down and focused on her face.
"You're from the winter court."
"Took you long enough to guess her highn-
She clamped a hand over Seraphina's mouth and smiled at the boy
"Yes, and you're a child of the winter court a rare one to get the power and now I need a favor."
He raised an eyebrow
She threw a hand forward feeling the strong current of the wind encircle the boy's body and she pulled her hand backwards, pulling him too and then threw him upward and then felt herself flying, a smirk now set on her mouth. She faced him, him grinning.
"Pleasure to meet you, the name is Beau." He yelled over the harsh wind
"Lilliana." She replied
She was pulled suddenly and thrown away nearly missing a tree as she fell through the current, trying to harness the reins.
"You're good." She saw as she saw him
"I know."
"But I'm better." She said and then cast out her hands and pulled sharply flying beside and then threw a punch, the wind sharply struck him and he laughed, making her grin wilder.
She turned half her figure to the side and then swung quickly and the momentum threw him away.
He appeared a gain, flying quick as ever.
"Not bad, witch."
"Don't make me live up to that name." She joked
He only smiled.
Then pushed his hands and blinding, shining ice rushed out of his palms, she managed to deflect it.
He repeated it, quicker than before and it hit her, throwing her down as she crashed into the ground, the Ice around her.
Seraphina looked slightly concerned, and gave her a hand.
She shook her head.
With a command she melted the ice and pulled herself upwards and threw out blasts of cold, freezing ice at him, repeatedly, he dodged four of them and got hit by the last and fell back, but with a flick of her wrist, stayed steady and then she held him in place, trying to counter his attacks, and placed her palms facing each other and then pushed the orb the towards him and smiled as it froze him to the ground. She flew downwards, her hair loose and flying behind her.
He was halfway out of the block of ice capturing him, when she pulled him up.
"That was fast and it hurt like a bitch."
He said rubbing his neck.
"I told you."
He chuckled.
"Good job." Seraphina said
The nodded, sitting down on the ground.
"You're truly a witch?"
"Yes."
"How?"
"The same way you're fae, its natural."
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"Why are we doing this?"
"I need to keep Isabella happy", said Eris. "Or she'll turn on me."
"I thought you had earned loyalty." Sirius said
"She wasn't treated nicely in this court, in her childhood."
Sirius nodded.
The woman smiled at him, Sirius tried to not squirm under the attention. Then she handed them the designs.
Eris took a good look, assessing each detail he had handed a week before.
"I trust you with this, you being mother's friend and a responsible seamstress needs to know that this dress is important and I need it as soon as possible. I trust you to keep this to yourself. Just make this perfect." Eris said,
"If you don't mind me asking, Prince, who is this for?"
"A sister." He said
"Now, you shall design it according to the details and that necklace, the one that belongs to mother, you shall pair it with the dress." He said
Sirius looked at his brother, shocked.
The necklace was mother's and not even Lilliana had worn it, the necklace had been given to mum by her mother and was a family heirloom.
"Of course.
They both walked out of the boutique as the seamstresses bowed. Eris nodded in acknowledgement.
They took the horses from the boy standing outside and climbed on and started riding towards the manor.
"The necklace?"
"Yes."
"Damn."
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Zane stood in the corner of the room, leaning against the wall, arms folded.
"So now you get it?" Isabella asked
"Well yes." Magnus said,
"I can sense a 'but'."
"But, you're confessing to treason." He whispered
Oh, this was going to be fun.
"Sweet Magnus." She said smiling
"Eris Vanserra helped me long ago and in that moment he earned my loyalty forever."
Magnus stayed quiet.
"So when I say, that Eris Vanserra deserves that throne, I mean it and I'm not going to refrain from eliminating any possible hinderances that can claim the throne." She said, flipping her knife in the air, a wicked gleam in her eye.
His heart swelled with pride, joy and love.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"Was that needed?" He asked, his goblet in his hand
"What?" She looked at him, anger still encompassing her
"Hugging him?"
"Really? You're disgusting." Cecile seethed
"Mind it."
"At least I do, you can't even be bothered too."
"I hug those I love." Felix said
"Who are you referring to?" She asked
"Lilliana."
"Why would I care about her?" She yelled, snapping
"Because I care about her, day and night, I care about her." He shouted
She looked at him , her expression broken.
This was the last revel she had to throw with him, the last one, thankfully.
"You hurt her before."
"And if you hurt her, you hurt me." He said quietly
Cecile took a deep breath.
"That's where your priorities lie after all."
"Yes, I am loyal-
"Like a stupid dog."
He stepped forward, grabbing her wrists and pinning her to the wall.
"Why? Why Cecile?"
"Because you used to be good."
"But now, you're horrid, you're a monster and I hate it."
She said pushing him away, and left him standing there once again.
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See you all again after a while.