I took up my sword.
“Ready when you are.”
Azia took a sword from her hilt. It was beautiful with the hilt shaped like a dragon with ruby eyes. I had never seen workmanship like that before. Such a typical thing for royalty. I was sure she thought with her better, magnificent sword, she’d beat my plain Elder sword. That was probably the main reason I didn’t know the next generation. After meeting all of them at some point in my childhood with Red, I knew from a very young age; I didn’t fit in. I didn’t remember meeting these two princesses.
I waited for Azia to make the first move, but she just stood there. Why would she bargain with me with a sword fight if she didn’t really want to fight?
“Are we starting?” I asked her.
I couldn’t just strike at a princess, no matter the reason. I did have a moral code. I kept my sword up. I could do this all day if she wanted.
Her sword came towards mine in a slow arc, and I easily blocked it. Her hit was either testing me, or she was wielding a sword too big for her. That often happened with women when we first started to train them in Elder. They thought a bigger sword meant they would be able to keep up. That wasn’t how it had to be done. You didn’t need to be bigger with the most muscles; you needed to be smarter. Someone must have missed teaching the princess that lesson.
I made a quicker swing at her, and she just managed to block it. This wasn’t a fair fight, but at least I’d be on my way. Two more hits, and I’d have the sword from her hand. I moved in to swing again and didn’t notice what was happening until she had taken me down on my back, and my hand was trapped to the ground with her boot.
Azia grinned at me from her position above me. She wasn’t the weak princess she pretended to be. She had skills.
I smiled as she offered me a hand to stand. It wasn’t often I was beaten, but she was going to be a fun challenge to train with. If I was going to have to go around from kingdom to kingdom, I was going to learn a thing or two or three.
As our hands met, I felt the tingles of magic slide through me. Azia smiled more. Was this what she was talking about?
“While you don’t want to admit it, Castiel, I know we’re connected.”
Okay, she was right. I could feel that. My magic hummed beneath the surface like it was happy they had found me. Maybe wandering around the kingdoms would be helpful, after all. As she said, I was sure I was connected to these two princesses. It was time for a new adventure and answers for my people. I wasn’t coming home until I helped them, and I was certain I would be a whole new man when I did. It was time to say goodbye to Elder for a little bit and hello to the rest of the kingdoms.
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Terms used
Vocab:
Winters- one year
New moon- one month
Moon cycle- one month
A moon- one day/24 hrs
A season- 4 months
A sapling- 5 feet
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PREQUEL
SLEEPING BEAUTY
1. Queen of Dragons
2. Heiress of Embers
3. Throne of Fury
4. Goddess of Flames
LITTLE MERMAID
6. Heiress of the Sea
7. Throne of Change
8. Goddess of Water
RED RIDING HOOD
9. King of Wolves
10. Heir of the Curse
11. Throne of Night
12. God of Shifters
RAPUNZEL
13. King of Devotion
14. Heir of Thorns
15. Throne of Enchantment
16. God of Loyalty
RUMPELSTILTSKIN
17. Queen of Unicorns
18. Heiress of Gold
19. Throne of Sacrifice
20. Goddess of Loss
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
21. King of Beasts
22. Heir of Beauty
23. Throne of Betrayal
24. God of Illusion
ALADDIN
25. Queen of the Sun
26. Heiress of Shadows
27. Throne of the Phoenix
28. Goddess of Fire
CINDERELLA
29. Queen of Song
30. Heiress of Melody
32. Goddess of Harmony
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
33. Queen of Clockwork
34. Heiress of Delusion
35. Throne of Cards
36. Goddess of Hearts
WIZARD OF OZ
37. King of Traitors
38. Heir of Fugitives
39. Throne of Emeralds
40. God of Storms
SNOW WHITE
41. Queen of Reflections
42. Heiress of Mirrors
43. Throne of Wands
44. Goddess of Magic
PETER PAN
45. Queen of Skies
46. Heiress of Stars
47. Throne of Feathers
48. Goddess of Air
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