Not Her 4
In the human kingdom, the throne room.
"Yes, yes, you've put her in the dungeons right? Come in give me the good news, don't make me wait" the king said with all eagerness.
"Your majesty they escaped... "
He poured out his wine from his mouth in the most unkingly manner, spraying the general's face in from of him, "She did what?" He asked.
"She escaped your majesty".
"How dare you come back here to me and say she escaped... "
"We are sorry your majesty".
"Sorry?" He threw his goblet on the general.
"Just now you said they, who are they?" Gerald asked from where he stood.
"The hybrid princess and another lady, a sorceress was with her". He explained briefly to the Grand advisor.
"You mean to tell me that two ladies bested you, an army... A troop. Insolence, and you dare come report to me" the king shouted in anger.
"We are... ".
"Not another word from you... Search every inch and corner of the kingdom, do not stop till you find her or them. And kill that sorceress helping her".
"Yes sire, your majesty it also isn't the fairy queen, but a young lady. She had two eye colors... She was way young".
"I know, that's the hybrid princess. I want her at all cost alive".
"As you wish your majesty" he bowed his head.
"Get out of my sight".
The general bowed and left.
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In the Elf palace... The throne room, they were all shocked when they heard the mention of a sorceress except Prince Blade.
"What are you talking about? No one has seen a sorcerer since eighteen years ago. So how come one is with the Queen?. Have their kingdom been found?" The crown Prince kept on throwing questions at the Lieutenant.
"I'm afraid yes your highness".
"How is that possible, there wasn't any mage with her after she made her kingdom disappear, so how... " the crown prince spoke and was cut short.
"That's because, she is not the fairy queen" Prince Blade said.
"What?" they chorused.
"Father, brother... True I was out scouting, close to the borders and wandered a bit into the forest, from afar I could see the two ladies. The sorceress was older than the other lady, while the other was young, younger than the sorceress. And except you'd tell me that Queen Isadora didn't age a bit since eighteen years ago, then she is the one. Other than that, that lady wasn't the queen. And she didn't use her power against the king Bayard's soldiers. The Fairy Queen won't act like that when she knows her life is at risk" he paused and looked at their faces, seeing if they were following him.
"Or perhaps she was injured and needed the protection from the sorceress" Crown Prince Terence suggested.
"No Terence, she didn't look injured, she ran fast. I didn't notice any sign of injury on her body" he spoke to his brother, then paused again looking at his father.
"Continue son" urged the Elf king.
"Father, also there was something that caught my interest".
"What is that Blade?" The crown prince asked feeling rather impatient.
"Terence, both of her eyes had different colours".
"You're joking".
"No Terence, and father I know I was young then and didn't go to that battle with the troops but from the portrait of Queen Isadora in the palace, that's not the queen, the queen's eyes are sapphire in colour. She had sapphire and blue eyes. And she resembles the queen greatly. Meaning that... "
"The hybrid child. A girl, Isadora's Princess" the King said cutting Prince Blade short.
"Yes father. The hybrid child is a girl".
"The child everyone waged war because of eighteen years ago. So the sorceress took her away after the Queen gave birth. If not she would have been in the Lost kingdom as well" Terence said as he thought.
"Yes, and till now no one knows where Queen Isadora is".
"If we get the princess, perhaps she can lead us to the Queen" the Lieutenant spoke.
"No one knows if she is alive... "
"She is alive. She's too stubborn to die like that" the king cut Crown Prince Terence short.
"Father, what makes you say so?" The princes asked at the same time.
"The blast, it didn't kill us, meaning it didn't kill her either, it only scattered us" he said facing down.
"Only she can tell the location and lead us to the lost kingdom.
Suddenly the king raised his head, "Blade, its your mission... ".
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In a cave, in the farthest part of the forest, near a mountain, a fire is lit inside the cave and the silhouette of two people can been seen inside.
One of the ladies with sat on a small stone, while the other added little twigs to keep the fire burning.
The other lady finished and sat down on a stone opposite from the other lady. And soon everywhere became silent except for the burning of twigs.
"Why didn't tell me who you are?" Astrid asked her aunt breaking the silence.
Nerissa just stares at her not saying anything.
"Answer me Aunt. Who am I, who are we? Why did the soldiers want us? Who are we running from? Why do I have these powers? And why are the colours of my eyes different? What am I? Who were my parents?" She start to sob...
"Answer me Aunt, I deserve to know".