I hate the heavens

Kyra Darvyn

I woke up to the sound of birds chirping in the area. The sun was out ever so brightly in the sky.

I raised the blanket, got out of bed and walked straight to the bathroom.

I had a nice bath and dressed up in new clothes.

After the bath I exited the room with a still sleeping Kiara in it. She was mumbling god knows what in her sleep. I walked through the palace passages with ease.

I was off to one of my favorite places in the palace when I heard some maids talking.

I knew that once they saw me they would cease their gossiping so I stopped not making the slightest of sounds. I was intrigued.

"the blood moon.... days.... now" one maid spoke but I did not hear the whole sentence, just part. With increased interest on the topic I moved further trying my best not to make any sound at all. I wondered why they are talking of the blood moon. Was there an occasion.

"I hear that the population of animals have reduced also some of the human prisoners for nobles and executives have died due to the guards incompetency" the other one spoke

Human prisoners? I thought there were no humans here apart from us.

"Do you think they'll perhaps use those ones on house arrest"

That should be us they were talking about. What on earth could they perhaps use us for?

"Absolutely not, those ones are special" one maid said and I breathed a sigh of relief.

At least they cannot do to us whatever it is that is making these maids talk in hushed tones.

"I'm having a terrible feeling about this blood moon, and I hope what happened fifty years ago will not repeat itself" one of them said while the other bummed.

"Let us get back to duty before someone sees us here" the latter said ending their gossip. They were about turning to the passage I stood to eavesdrop on them.

I quickly started walking to avoid suspicion. They passed by me and exchanged strange glances probably because they were just talking about me. I knew they were talking about us -me, Kiara and Eros(probably Wynstar too)- because there are no other humans on house arrest in the palace.

But still I can't know of everything that is happening in the palace and the dialogue between the maids confirms it.

I continued my walk to the garden. I got there and sat on one of the benches in the garden.

I started wondering what the maids were talking about.

The Blood moon.

Reduction of animals in the forest.

The human prisoners.

The occurrence that happened fifty years ago.

Whatever happened then I know it's not good. The way the maid hoped it shouldn't repeat and the slight terror in her voice was enough confirmation.

I couldn't quite place all the puzzles together.

I don't even know if I can ask Mae to disclose the matter. She might be skeptical about it judging from the way the maids talked in hushed tones.

I would have thought of asking Clayden but he seems to have terrible mood swings at times and not after he caught me spying on him and the love of his life. I felt my face warm up at the thought of what happened yesterday. It was too embarrassing.

I was pondering on what the maids were talking about that I didn't realize the figure standing in front of me.

...

Eros Gadriel

I woke up to a slight pain in my neck and shoulders due to my sleeping position -I noticed.

I massaged my shoulders lightly and turned my neck from side to side a little too harshly to ease the pain in them.

I got up from the bed to have a quick bath. I walked to the bathroom and prepared my bath with some oils and liquid soap provided for me and got in.

After taking my bath I changed into some light clothes. With the way the sun was shining outside I dared not to put on thick clothes.

With nothing to do I decide on going to Kiara and Kyra's room. I walk to the door separating both our rooms and open it.

"Ahhh" Kyra screamed, her blue eyes wide . She was wrapped in a white towel and her silver hair was dripping wet and shiny.

Her fair skin was glistening from the water droplets on her body

"Close the door" she screamed again and that was when I noticed that I had frozen and I was staring at her body. I quickly closed the door to avoid further embarrassment and I felt my cheeks warm up, no doubt I was as red as a tomato.

...

After sometime when I was sure she would have dressed up I walked towards the door not forgetting to knock on it first.

I heard a small "come in" from the other side of the door.

I walked into the room closing the door behind me. "I'm sorry about earlier" I said scratching the back of my neck looking at the floor.

She was wearing a simple blue gown with many of buttons on it and a few shiny stones. Compared to what my sister's and mother wear this is very simple but it suits her perfectly. Even my father's concubines would not wear this, they'd say it's too simple.

"It's ok, it wasn't your fault. I was the one that didn't lock the door" she said with her face red.

I walked over to the bed and sat down on it close to her.

"How are you feeling about seeing the Oracle" I asked her changing the topic.

"A bit nervous" she said "what about you?" She asked me.

"Same, I just hope everything goes smoothly" I said and she just nodded.

Okay this is weird. I have nothing else to say and this silence is something else.

"You know I've been thinking about something for a while" she said saving me from the awkward silence

"what is that?"

"You know my mother died and her corpse went missing. Four days after that, the gods decide to give I and my sister a huge responsibility of retrieving the stolen gems. We weren't even given time to mourn our mother properly. I'm beginning to wonder why the heavens decide to do this to I and my sister. And the conclusion I have come up with is that the heavens are wicked and evil. And they bask in our pains and anguish. They let our mother die even when she believed in them so greatly and then they force us to do what's we never wanted to do in the first place. I hate the heavens" She said with tears slowly trailing down her face and then I felt a pain in my chest -a clenching pain. It was like my chest was closing up on itself. And then it hit me.....

I was in pain because she was in pain

It pains me to see her this way.

It pains me to see her in pain.

I felt pity for her. They didn't deserve this.... at all.

I scooted close to her and wrapped my hands around her and it took her a moment before she wrapped her hands around me too. I placed my head on top of her slightly damp hair breathing in her scent.

I liked it....

"It's going to be okay and soon you'll find the answers you are looking for" I said in her ears reassuringly.