Whitehaven |

When Nora dive into the water, she feels more energetic and safe being in her original form, she makes small waves exploring every part of ponds, It like she's finally where she belong.

Lyra watched her with astonishment in her eyes, the way her body moves with the small wave she makes, the way it slides up her tail then splash when her tail collide with the water, she looks like a water goddess in the work of art. it the most beautiful sight she had ever seen. 

She also jumped into the nearby pool to refresh her body, it been days she bath, she felt gross, ohh how much her body needed it, she runs a hand untangling the strands of her hair. Few minutes later she was shivering with how cold the water is. She glance at Nora who lay comfortably on the water, can't she feel the cold, she thought then shakes her head remembering what she was. She was lost in her thought not noticing when Nora dive out of the water. 

" Need a change of dress," Nora's voice hit her ears bringing her out of her daze.

" Uhmm, yes please, mine is kinda wet," she said jumping out of the water. Her dress was glued to her body showing off her curves. Nora quickly avert her gaze looking into her bag.

Nora brings out a pair of dress handling it to Lyra, " it might be a bit long for you." Lyra collect the dress looking at it intently. " Is this what you royals wore in your kingdom,"

Nora glared at her inching her palm towards her, " give it back and walk half naked." 

Lyra let out a cheeky laugh looking at Nora, " Ohhh Nora, you're too serious for your kind, am just kidding, I mean it just a simple dress right, I'll wear whatever I was opportuned to wear." Lyra said striping out of her wet dress, Nora's eye widen, she quickly turned around facing the ponds, her face flushing pink, how can she be this shameless, that what Nora thinks shaking her head. 

" The gate should be up close not far from those olive's tree's." 

" You done changing," she asks, her face still flushed pink. 

" You know you don't have to turn around, it just us," Lyra said going to pick up Rayd's bag. Nora shakes her head once more, the girl is truly shameless. 

When they're done and set to go, they both stare at Rayd then look at each other, they both exhaled softly then sits close to him. They look at each other again and smile softly. 

" How are we so in sync?" Nora asks.

" I guess care towards same person," 

" Non of us can carry Rayd, his too heavy." Nora said letting out a frustrated groan.

" I'll change back, the town care less about mount," Lyra said standing, she starts removing her dress before Nora could utter a word.

" Won't that be a bit of a show off, a stranger with a wolf as a mount, a pure white one to be precise." Nora said feeling distress. 

" No one would care Nora, everything in whitehaven screams wealth." Lyra said pacing around. 

" I know Lyra, but we should be in hiding with what happened in Paciras, they must have sent some scouts to gets us already, they knew the queen has sent us away." Nora said looking agitated. 

" But still, they don't actually know where you guys are heading in the first place," 

" Sure they don't, but they will sooner or later," 

Lyra sigh locking her hands in her hair, she tighten her grip on it letting out a frustrated growl. " The sooner we get him to Whitehaven, the sooner we leave before anyone knows who we are."

" Ly, it not that easy, we have to use you as a mount, are you forgetting you're also supposed to be hiding." 

Lyra soften the grip on her hair freeing it completely, she looked at Nora with a pitiful expression, her soft amber eyes shining brightly, how is it that she never noticed, Lyra has the eyes which could drawnn you and still get you longing for more of it softness. 

" I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking it through." She said casting her eye downward. 

" We need to find a way without you exposing your self, you're more at risk than Ur here." Nora said pointing at she and Rayd. 

" I'll go to the town, have a look around, ask about the greatest healer in the town, get us a mount, how about that." Nora added raising her eyebrows.

" No you can't, you don't know the town as much as I do, I can just have an enquiry from few of Cora's trusted friends." 

" You sure that a good idea, what if some of them are not that trustworthy." 

" They're Anora, you don't have to worry about me, I have my ways," Lyra said patting Nora's shoulder affectionately with an assuring smile on her face. 

" Please be safe, I don't like how am putting my brother's mate in danger before he even gets to know he has the hottest mate." 

" Well, I'll make sure to come back safely knowing my mate need me close." She said smiling shyly hiding her face when Nora gave her a ' really' eyes. 

Lyra put on the clothes Nora gave her earlier, she looks at her reflection in the pool close to her tying her hair in a messy bun, wearing a pair of shoe and a cap Nora gave her to cover her hair so as to not draw much attention to herself. 

" How do I look." She asks Nora turning slightly to show her sides. 

" Perfect baby." Lyra widen her eyes hearing what Nora just called her. 

" I called him that most of the time," Nora said pointing towards Rayd. " Most times you act like him, so easily attached and insecure." She finished chuckling. 

Lyra shakes her head, she can get use to the soft part she was never shown apart from Cora's. She takes some necessary stuff Nora gave her, and some crystals in exchange for information. 

The day is slowly turning dark, the light illuminating the surrounding dimming. Darkness creeping in stealing all the hope of light, the breeze blowing gently caressing the skin, Fragrance of the flowers around hit twice as hard, the horizon above gave out more peaceful and beautiful view. But all Nora could feel is the agony of silence.

Lyra has left a while ago saying she'll be back as fast as she can, she trusted her knowing she won't ditch her, they already have the control Art, she can't run away from Nora, because her mind is already claimed. Beside it not that easy to break free from a Mind Control Art, they'll both be affected by the backlash it could cause. They might both lose their mind in the process.

With all those thoughts hunting Nora's mind, she can feel her eyes closing, fighting the creepiness and struggling to keep her eyes open, she was so tired to begin with, then she was left all alone with her lifeless brother whom show no reaction apart from the time his body convulsed. Finally giving in to her desire, she closed her eyes inching closer to Rayd, she wraps a protective arm around his waist, May the water goddess protect us, she says before she was completely out.