For My Father

Aria had found a bush behind a huge tree and that's where she hid with the wounded crown prince. His wound only worsened with every waking second.

"Search the area. They haven't gone far!" She heard someone order the knights. They scattered around the dense woods, eyes out in search of the princess.

"Fetch the dogs!" She heard the same guy order. That was not going to be good, she thought. She needed to move before the sniffers arrived.

But Julian was the problem here. He was too heavy to carry, the few minutes she had tried had proved it. But why was she running, and she had magic? Maybe she was too scared to use it before but wasn't this the right time? Nonetheless, she would die if she got on the move.

Determined, she stood from her hiding place, her mission clear; to divert the search party away from where Julian was.

"I will come for you," she whispered at Julian. His lips had turned pink. He tried to move them but Aria was already gone!