Rejected For Another's Mate

remembered

the soil was damp

nock. Deciding to answer the door, she wr

a mixture of black and golden-red

entrance. Spotting her late-hour visitor walking towards he

bowed at the older woman. "I have been thinking

ly chuckle escaped t

today that I felt like stretc

er than she did, "Apologie

hand, she led her towards

y, the kettle emitting steam which

She greeted and left

ing maid, she walked too fast for a woman, she thought

et

lace." The woman persisted. "Please

autifully with the different scents emitted by flowers that

air, not wanting to make her

mind." She said as she poure

did not

ng it when it was the priest

om her. Not even the king of Erichon would hid

an took a si

r you and has been tr

acade crumbled and her eyes t

ble please do re-consider. There is too much at

m of Erichon

wiped a lone tear fro

lso hard for everyone. After all, no one

keepers of Agal were never mated. Such was the life of keepers of their

ou child but perhaps it was not mea

Selly broke down in tears,

g unbearable and her

se. "Tell me, mother priestess, if we were not

added to the growing agony. Hopeless, minutes passed as she w

omprehension. I can only see so much as my vision i

as Selly recalled the repetitive d

s were too strong while she stood by the shore helpless as th

r middle back had a glowing rune that s

if I do not find him soon, something bad might ha

and who better to be there for

ed into nothing, she narrated

agreeing to marry king Veryl when I already

The woman completed h

s. Her life was not her

eing a veil keeper of Agal, the world of supe

responsibilities to a willing person, after all, most people wished the Goddess

he knew better. There was no way around it, one of the two parties

oman stood up, having taken

ning upon contact with Selly's, "but if you choose to leave

her cane and walked away

back after I

her tracks, seemingly cont

d get marked, I will..

smooth one. Storms await ahead." She said wi

y stare at her r

that Selly couldn't see her, the priestess

ith a royal seal on it. The king had sent it. Inside of t

s were clear. If they didn't offer Selly as a repla