After the long day she had, Orion jumped on her bed arms sprawled out. Looking up at her ceiling. It was a map of our stars. Counting each star always made things better. Soon enough sleep found Orion and the problems of today will be the problems of tomorrow.
*knock knock*
Startled, jumping out a dead sleep.
*knock* "Orion it's Alderic, when you're decent can I'd like to talk" guilt layering his voice. Deep with a sigh he knocks again. "Orion please"
I walk over to the door in the same clothes as yesterday. And swing the door wide open.
"Here big brother let me open the door for you" I said with a sarcastic tone obviously irritated with him neglecting to tell me anything about the previous days events.
Alderic stepped aside walking around me taking a seat in my sitting area. "Orion I'm sorry, you know I can't resist a royal command. None if us can, I was sworn not to speak of it to anyone. I had only found out two days before you did that he would be coming here and they would be claiming you. "Why does everyone keep referring to me as thing to be used and discarded?" I was yelling before breakfast. Great start. Yay team! Rolling my eye at the pained expression on his face.
"Orion if I could trade places I would. I'm sorry. It's not fair. But I will be there to back you, support you." Yeah sure lot of good that support you talk about did for me. But I kept that to myself. "I'm really done talking now, please tell Marcy I'd like my breakfast in my room and to bring it to me herself when it is ready." Alderic agreed, recognizing this as me asking polity to leave. Picking up the hint he did so without argument.
Slamming the door behind him, I flopped back on my bed. What was up with that power surge I felt? I'll need to talk to my teacher about that. I know my magic has been growing, but I didn't think that much. It wasn't long before Marcy showed up with breakfast and company.