The Daughter of Qye

Chapter 34 - The Day (5)

"Why?" Arax asked after each member of the meeting had left, except one person.

Wylard Tioddre.

He raised his eyebrow, amused at the King question, this is the first time since Arax ruled, he dared to question Wylard, "didn't you hear me? She likes her and I happen to be on the same side as her," he said, smiling from ear to ear.

Arax grit his teeth, face contorted with visible anger though he couldn’t visualize his true desire in front of Wylard, "I will not take this lightly after all of this. My promise to her is the last thing I should keep, so I can assure myself that she is happy!" Arax bellowed, eyes red with fury and anger.

Something he shouldn't do in front of a Hybrid.

Wylard just smiles, not considering the King as a threat at all, far from it. 

"That's your promise to her, something so silly to keep. Besides, Cresce never told you to surrender for the Council, you and her are the ones who shattered it all,” Wylard smirk widens, ridiculing the King in front of him, “it's not like there's anything between you two, to begin with," he said, eyes gleaming with amusement and it only angers Arax further. Enraged, he roars at him.

Wrong move to make, because by second, Wylard has his hand tighten around Arax neck, pushing him against the wall, icy orbs glinting with murder.

"Now, just because you have a promise with your true mate," Wylard white orbs narrow down sinisterly at Arax, mocking him with the word mate, chuckling while eyeing the creature in front of him, "doesn't mean you have to forget the very first promise you utter after you become a King", his hand tighten around Arax neck, reminding Arax once again who truly had power, "after all, I make it possible for your ancestor to claim this very kingdom, so you better respect me, If you don't want me to decide the end of it", Wylard seethes, eyes full of rage.

He lets go of Arax afterward, who coughs severely, the King's eyes begin to calm down and change its color, obviously defeated.

"We don't want your name written as the last King of Suttern, aren't we?" he said, looking down at Arax with a smile on his face. He slowly used silver silk to wipe his two hands, looking down upon the King who now had deflated from his rage. Wylard turns around and begins to whistle with both his hand behind his back, his smile stretched up revealing white pearly teeth.

"Now, when will you be able to open the book Elleryn" he whispered.

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Yoani runs through the hallway with harsh breath, her cheeks flushed red with eyes flickering the room, she stops right in front of Lady Qye room that is filled with each family of Qye, and another someone she recognizes as the General, he looks at her with confused written on his face.

"The King has decided on Lady of Qye punishment," she breathes out, her eyes wander around to each of them before she pushes the double door in front of her, pushing through and find the Crown Prince holding Lady of Qye hand.

"Lady..." Yoani hesitated, she looked at the Crown Prince, but then she took a deep breath and looked at Elleryn instead.

"Your punishment-"

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"A month inside her room? Not allowed a visitor or step out?" Lorra stands up from her chair, she directs her questions while glaring towards her mother, who look frustrated at the moment.

"She deserves more than that! Stay in the dungeon! Starve for a month! Or death itself!" Lorra shouted, not knowing where to direct her anger because her mother probably thinks the same way.

"She disrespects the King! Threaten The Council! And even set up a barrier to standing against the Suttern! This shouldn't be taken so lightly!" Lorra seethes, seemingly in distress.

Edra only closes her eyes, hoping to calm down her erratic heart or harsh breath.

‘I'm sorry’

She still remembers clearly how Rydan had walked away from her, staring at her eyes with such a strong determination she is sure he wouldn't waver one bit.

How did it start?

From when?

Isn't it only fifteen days?

Is heart really that easy to put faith in?

What makes him go such a way for her?

Edra couldn't hold the tears that dropped down her cheek.

What had made him go such a way for her?

'It's a bond you could never break Edra, no matter how much you have against me'

Byrl.

Perhaps, you are right after all.

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"The punishment is conducted after we all return to Qye, Genieve burial ceremony will be postponed until Ezana wakes up. Her burial site is only to be decided by Ezana and no one else, Vierna and Qries have agreed to it. Both of them have returned to their homeland," Ladon reported.

Elleryn nods and sighs, dejected.

She was tired and exhausted from everything that had happened, everything felt like a nightmare that never ends, the continuation of this nightmare had exhausted all of her energy, even if her energy had gathered from the healing process, she still couldn't diminish the thought that haunted her every second.

What should she say to Ezana?

Ezana will blame her, right?

"If I was chosen by a dragon like Ezana, I would ask the same thing to my dragon. So don't blame yourself, we should all figure out a way to catch the person behind all this. For sure that person wants The Crown Prince to die and perhaps he has a different plan for you," Kyzen suddenly interjected the thick prominent silence.

Elleryn bit her lips, "regardless whether you would do the same or not. I am the reason you would risk your life to save me, that is not something I want, for you or Ezana or my family to be hurt" Elleryn said, eyes directed to Kyzen emerald orbs, who staring straight back at her without wavering.

"You will do the same right? For us? Risking your life? So what's the problem here? Just because you have all the abilities in this world, doesn't require you to protect us all the time. We can protect ourselves and we can make our decision about it," Fabin interjected, eyes wide with fury and disappointment clear on his face, this is the first time Fabin ever talks back at his sister, despite his talkative nature he never go against his sister that he respect so much, but he decides to contradict his own self in convincing his sister that everything will sort out well in the end. 

Elleryn eyes wide with surprise, but she looks down immediately, understanding begins to creep slowly within each nerve inside her.

Kyzen sighs and stands up from his chair, eyes closed with a calm demeanor surrounding him before he tugs on his sister's hand and makes her get out of the bed.

"What do you think you are doing?" Rydan grabs Elleryn's wrist, stopping Elleryn from taking another step.

Kyzen sighs, eyes not backing down from the Crown Prince obvious fury, "this is my own sister, I wouldn't want to harm her", Kyzen rolled his eyes at Rydan, he then cracks a little smile at his sister, "besides, my other sister needs her family as well," he said, green eyes glinting with happiness.

With that single sentence from Kyzen, Elleryn gasps and lets go of both of them, she rushes and leaves the room before she opens the double door beside her room.

Ezana sits up on her bed looking out the window.

"She died," she whispered, before her eyes poured out with tears down her cheek.