e curtains open, his grey brows

, what's

Lirl ask

s hope we're not in

bout to unlock the carriage door, he pau

and don't do anything stu

ed, gripping her

aled face underneath the white v

bites her lower

ise.....

but Lord Azr

Wh

Lirl shook

Be safe o

ng the ribbons attache

d and patted her

will

climbed down fr

briefing from one

he carriage was halted by his G

just heard from his warriors, he still we

ee him, so he saddled his ho

g our path to the east, sire. So

Azril

ed when they travelled months ago; h

s strange. Ge

Azril

ss Lirl's maid, Je

il, her breath coming in hurried gasps. With trembl

carefully woven to perfection. Adorning its edges were crimson-red be

from her checking t

urse. Take me to the sce

tossing the seal int

in a desperate attempt to intercept it before it cou

men! Wi

ing the reins of the extra ho

led immediately alongside G

nd an overwhelming stench that assaulted their nostrils, trigge

ing his broad sleeve

is a ma

g and instantly regr

ath

rl called he

Hu

looked up

er h

bird's delicate song, echoed softly from

u get there?

railed off in anger a

drawn here like there's some sort

s Lirl a

re happens to

a

, chucklin

ll doing there? Get the

angrily almost brea

d all over his face when he realizes that sh

get myself familiar with situatio

s Lirl f

le objected

u mean, is t

il said f

l your robes if you go down into

pression on his face as he left Lor

eed your hel

Lirl sna

! Ok

brupt halt, with a complic

turns to her

have found

rl boomed ex

rent, knowing fully well that General Ba

e his immensely be

an in his twenties

nto a skilful warrior with immense potential to lead his armies and

then. Bale, why are you stan

humourless laughter, u

e nodded and

s Lirl was, an overbearing silence ensued amongst the three as they continued

General Bale e

n't be possibly pran

n! You must

d, massaging his b

, knowing fully well that he was go

. You know quite well, t

l cuts in

right? Your eyes led us to this expedition, and

n a broken rusten armour as a treasure !? You know what! I'm begi

Azril

from her Father, and her s

and anger and irritation b

ft when it isn't working in your favou

gifts, the only time you ever treated me as o

s level of riches. So don't start criticising them now beca

usly at her Father falli

ked at his daug

heavily, w

ather and daughter, General Bale chose

Wa

stopped him a

s it, Pr

Bale aske

ut this body buried in ruins, I ne

rl said wipi

e to something like this

gaze at her, crossing his

ou, please help

Lirl plead

ling to help, her giving it a

refu

eyes and turning his bac

ale

his name, snif

lization that this was the first time

oft, tinged with

Wh

t her when he felt a sudden

cess

en distant from him, now embrace

e softness of her slender body as

emained impassive

Ah

th them cleared their throats. Shif

Bale swal

, we shouldn't.

Bale, P

, looking in

was all

plation, he agreed, gazi

y returned to

eapt and soar into the sky,

, he carried the b

s guy weig

nted to