“I have had enough of secrets and lies. i almost lost you to the Deus not even a day ago. I thought i was all alone. Where would I have gone? Did you even think about that?! without the knowledge of my father, without a name or a face, how would I have found him in the elven lands?! HOW?!”Tears sprang free from her mother’s eyes, the strong woman the girl had always known crumbling down into a wreck. “I cannot lose you Astria, not after all we have been through.”“You will lose me if you do not reveal all that you are hiding from me, mother.”“Then I must.” Tuviel said to herself knowing that the truth would be revealed once they reached the elven lands. Whether she wanted it or not. “Your father is Miek, he was the first in line for the elven throne when his father died, which was the reason he left me alone in Esina. He had to go back and take the throne before his time ran out. But he never came bac

“I am healing just fine. I do not need your help.” Yes, Astria loved her mother dearly, but after all that they had been through; she wasn’t sure that she could trust her, not fully. Tuviel liked to keep secrets, only telling her daughter half of the truth and keeping the rest to herself. That just wasn’t acceptable anymore, they must be honest with each other if they are to survive, even if that made them hurt. It was a necessity; they couldn’t afford to go into this war with only half of the information. Yet, both of them were stubborn and it would take more for them to trust one another again, they needed time to heal on their own, away from one another. “Please Astria, I want to help you.” Pleaded her mother, her eyes filling with tears, she felt as though she was losing her daughter, that their bond was drifting apart. Panett took a step back, turning towards the forest as he believed Gilmy could use a hand; that and he wanted to be far away from the arg

“Why?” The half-breed asked, unsure why he would do such a thing; his land must be strange indeed.“The old king was much like the high priestess, greedy and controlling. I allow people the freedom to choose, especially when it comes to who they wish to bear children with.” He explained, being as honest as he could.“Why are you telling me this now?”“I want you to help me, I want this land under my protection, and I want you to convince your father and mother to join me. I want us to destroy the high priestess and her armies.”The half-breed turned her head towards the dense wood, peering into the darkness as she thought for a moment, without the high priestess Astria and her mother would be free and so would the Fera. The lives of everyone across the entire kingdom would change, but for the better, people would no longer live in fear. That is something the girl had wished for in every dream she had since l

Gilmy turned towards her with the same smile, their eyes locking for a brief moment before he returned to making their breakfast, Tuviel noticing the interaction between them and became suspicious. She had no idea about her daughters feelings towards the warrior, or the fact that they had kissed the night before, but after the way they looked at one another she was starting to think their was something growing between them. of course, their was something going on and the two of them were slowly falling for each other even among all the chaos that followed them around. Love. It was a strange thing to Astria, she had never experienced this kind of love before, nor had she had such feelings towards anyone. She had always told herself that no one would be able to love her except for the mother, she had been born an abomination, vermin that most of the world shunned. But Gilmy didn't look at her the way others did, he knew what she was of course, but they didn't seem to bother him at al