Chapter 04: Untold Story
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Northern Lands
Lira took a light sip of her rose tea as she listened to Rain give her updates on her niece that ruled the northern lands. She didn't really know if she should worry about the southern land's fox or not but she knew that Lyra was.
“And that's all that I know of now.” said the northern land's mage, Rain. She was a quiet yet gentle looking woman. Short light blue hair that styled in two ponytails and wavely ends and deep light green eyed mage watched the past northern lands ruler then sighed lightly.
The two women sat in a small garden that sat between the northern castle and the tower that Rain lived with her family. It was a beautiful place to have tea since the flowers were always so pretty.
Lira closed her light blue eyes and sighed lightly as she gently sat her tea cup down. “So Sinta is healing up nicely thanks to Kai?” She asked softly. She opened her eyes and looked over at the light blue flowers that were nearest to them.
Rain watched the black hair woman a bit before opening her mouth to reply. “Yes... my lady.”
“I see... so tell me about Ryan and your dear Max...” Lira said softly as she reached out and touched the flower. She smiled lightly to a memory of her as she listened to the mage slowly talk of her son and lover.
315 years earlier
Lady Lira sighed lightly as she quietly walked around the castle grounds. There was a rumor that her healer took in a trainee without letting her know, not that she minded. She allowed her guards and healer to do whatever they wanted to do as long as the peace stayed. Maybe she was curious about who her healer was training.
She walked outside after hearing that her healer, Takumi was outside. She blinked lightly as she stopped and looked at them.
Standing near her short red hair healer, Takumi, was a young demon with short dark blue hair and cold silver eyes. The young demon were dark robes that looked a bit too big over his small body.
Lira could tell what he was but she didn't say anything. In fact, the princess of the north, didn't know what to say since it was the first time she saw Takumi look interested in someone, other then her.
Takumi looked over at his princess and blinked lightly. He didn't seem to notice her until that moment. “Princess... I forgot to tell you, but Lyne asked me to train this young one.”
She nodded lightly since she knew Lyne would do something like that, then she sighed lightly, before walking closer to the two demons.
The two males silently watched her, yet the older healer blinked lightly as his princess looked the young demon over.
Lira looked the younger demon over before reaching out and touching his soft hair. “You hide two pretty ears, young one.” She said softly.
Takumi placed his hand over his mouth as he tried not to laugh, which got the young demon to glare coldly as Lira to smile. Once he calmed down, he let out a small cough. “Princess, Kai hides them for a reason.”
She looked from her healer to the young one called Kai. “So your name is Kai?”
Kai nodded lightly as his silver eyes looked at her. “Yes.... my lady.”
The princess smiled softly. “It's nice to meet you, Kai. And I won't ask about your pretty ears.” She said softly before walking away to head to her favorite garden, the one between the northern tower and castle. She heard Kai muttered something as she walked away. “What an interesting kitten.” She said herself.
Present time
Lady Lira sat on her bed in the northern castle. She looked outside at the darken clouds. “It's going to rain.. guess that's why Lyra asked me to stay...” She said to herself. She let out a soft sigh as she ran her fingers through her black long hair. “Oh well...” she muttered softly as she stood up.
She opened her door and blinked lightly as she looked up at Kai. “Kitty...” She said without thinking.
Kai blinked lightly as he looked down at her. He then shook his head and moved to the side. “I'm sorry, my lady. My princess asked for you.” He said with a soft tune in his slightly cold voice.
Lira nodded with a light smile. “Understood. I'll go see her now.” She said softly. She closed her door as she thought a bit. “Kai, do you still have the same reason to hide the pretty ears?” she asked him.
The healer blinked a bit as he turned back to look at her. 'Same reason... What was my reason..?' He thought a bit.
Seeing that he was thinking hard, Lira giggled lightly, making Kai look at her weirdly. “Don't think too hard... But your ears are pretty.” She said softly. She reached out and touch his hair right below where his cat ear would be. Sadly they were hidden again.
He sighed lightly as a light pink blush-line appeared a crossed his cheeks. He never could understand what made the princesses of the north like his ears so much, yet he didn't know if Lyra could see his hidden eyes like her aunt could.
She smiled lightly as she moved her hand away. She said bye to Kai and when on her way to see her niece.
Kai watched her walk away before going on his way to his room. Caring for the southern fox was more tiring then he thought, yet he didn't really mind. He found Sinta one of the few interesting demons in the south.
Putting the fox to the side of his mind, he went into his own room. He closed the door gently before walking over to a chair which sat next to his room's window, and sat down. His pure black ears appeared once again but this time with his notice. His pure black tail appeared slowly after them. He looked down at his tail and thought a bit. "What was the reason...?" He asked himself. Sadly Kai didn't remember what it was.
Castle
Princess Mira sat quietly in her library, with multi books around her. She was looking for spells to try helping her fox, yet she couldn't find any. Her long black hair was oddly messy as her maroon eyes had dark rings under them. Sadly the princess haven't been able to sleep.
Soren walked into the huge library and sighed lightly. He didn't like seeing his princess this way yet what could he do? Sinta was her first knight and the one who kept her save when the mage himself wasn't around.
"Mira, come with me." He said, gently to her.
She looked up at him from her book and blinked lightly. "Where to?"
He sighed lightly as he walked over and gently grabbed her hand. "To bed. I will even lay with you.."
The princess blushed lightly then thought a bit. "Like when we were little?"
He nodded lightly. "Yes, now come."
She smiled lightly and stood up. The memory of them in the past was one of her favorite memories yet she never would tell him.
He shook his head slightly before walking her to her room.
Somewhere north of the southern castle
Lady Kira sighed lightly as she sent Hiro to watch over her youngest daughter. She didn't understand what happened yet she saw Mira run off north without saying anything, and Kira was a bit worried. It wasn't like the young princess to just run off.
Mira felt something weird coming from the north of the garden that she was playing in. She looked to the north where the feeling was coming from then ran off to see what it was. She could hear her mother yell after her yet she didn't stop.
She ran until her mother's guard, Hiro who happened to be a wolf demon, caught her. "Hey.. I wanna see something, let go..." She said as she tried to get out of the male's arms.
The wolf demon sighed lightly then sat her down. He then turned into his pure white furred wolf form. "I'll go with you then..." He told the young girl. He knew that Kira wouldn't be happy with him but he couldn't tell the young princess no.
The young princess smiled and softly petted the wolf. "Thank you." She said soft before running off again, this time with the wolf.
They ran a few more before stopping when they saw someone passed out. Hiro walked over to check the young boy out, sadly Mira followed him.
Mira blinked lightly as she saw the young boy. He was about her age, messy short dark green hair and wore dirty robes. She knelt down against the grass and lightly touched the boy's hair. She tilted her head slightly as she saw a red marking that she didn't know of.
Hiro watched her a bit before saying anything. "Princess, do you wish for me to take him home with us?"
She looked over at the pretty wolf and smiled softly. "Yes, please, wolfie." She said in a happy tune. She stood up as the wolf went to his humanoid form and picked up the young boy. She then followed the wolf back to her unhappy mother.
That Night
Mira sat quietly near the bed that Hiro laid the boy in and watched Anaru look over the boy. She didn't understand why her mother didn't have a healer yet she didn't ask. Something about this boy interested her.
Kira walked into the room with a light sigh. "So how is the young boy?" She asked Anaru.
The blood mage sighed lightly as he looked from the sleeping boy to the southern lands ruler. "He seems to be just fine. He has a few cuts but they are oddly healing fast, and he hasn't ate anything for a few days, it looks like." He told her.
She thought a bit then looked down at her daughter. "Mira dear, why don't you go to bed. I have a feeling he will wake up at the same time at you."
Mira pouted lightly but nodded. "Ok.." She didn't want to yet she got off the bed and went to her room, after getting the wolf demon to lay near her.
The princess walked quietly down the hall to the guest room where the boy was in. She blinked lightly as she saw her mother bring a tray of food into the room. She ran to the doorway to the room and blinked again.
Sitting up was the young boy that she was interested in. Her mother sat the trap of food in front of the boy as Mira quietly walked into the room. He looked from the food to the young princess as their eyes met.
Mira then giggled lightly, getting the boy to blink. She got onto the bed, with help from her mother, and sat near him. "Your eyes are pretty." She said happily with a smile.
Kira sighed lightly. "Mira dear, I don't think it's the time for your weirdish. Plus don't you have classes?"
The princess looked up at her mother then stuck out her tongue at her. "I wanna be here."
Kira sighed lightly again as she walked out of the room, "Alright but later you will need to let him rest as you take your classes." She said, walking out of the room.
Mira waited a bit before smiling to the boy again. "I'm Mira. what's your name?"
The boy thought a bit before saying anything. "Soren..." He said in a low voice.
She blinked lightly then smiled softly. "Soren is a pretty name."
Soren blushed lightly as he looked down at the food. He walked to say more to her yet he couldn't.
Mira noticed and giggled lightly. "Soren, you don't need to make yourself talk. Just eat and rest, so we can play together." She told him as she worked on getting off the bed.
He watched her silently as she ran out of the room. He let out a soft sigh and slowly started to eat.
Still in the past
Mira pulled Soren around as she kept him with her even when she was in her classes. She had him join her magic lessons where Kira learned that Soren was good with basic spells yet he showed no interest in magick unlike her daughter who seem to have fun learning spells with the young boy.
Soren didn't seem to mind getting pulled into Mira's lessons or pulled around the castle and gardens. Oddly he liked being near the young princess.
One day, Kira asked Soren if he would be interested in learning white magick, which he nodded. Mira didn't understand what her mother meant yet she just went off to the library.
Kira allowed Soren to live in the southern castle as she went to talk to her sister's healer. It took a year or so before she was able to get Soren a teacher, Sadly Kai was talked into it.
Kai came to the southern lands to see if he could even teach Soren the basics. It didn't take long for the young boy to learn the basics which Kai and Kira thought was interesting as Mira pouted as the less time she had with him.
Once Soren learned the basics, Kai had him come to northern lands to learn for spells. At first, the young boy didn't want to go since he liked being around the young princess yet once he thought of it more, he went with Kai to the northern lands.
Southern Castle, Night time
Mira leaned close to Soren who blushed lightly and smiled. "Soren, did you ever learned what the pretty mark is?" She asked him as she reached over and touched his mark which was on his forehead.
Soren sighed lightly as he felt her touch. "No.. but Lyne had some ideas about it.."
She moved her hand away as she sat up. "Is one of the ideas about dragons?"
He blinked lightly then stared at her silently, before nodding.
She smiled softly. "If Soren is linked to dragons then it was be interesting." She said with a light giggle.
Soren shook his head slightly then pulled the princess down against the bed. "Mira, you need to calm down and get some sleep now."
Mira smiled as she cuddled against his side. "Ok." She said, with a soft giggle.