The awaited

Her birth

The king wants to be saved hot jasmine tea in his room before he sleeps and am the servant put in charge to do it. It's not like I hate the job but the king is not the type of man to keep his hands to himself and as a young lady that is not yet married it's not allowed in our customs to have an affair. The king is very handsome, high check bones, beautiful blue eyes as those belonging to the house of water. Am a lad belonging to the house of air and has gray eyes as those in my house. My family sold me to the king of the house of water because rumor has it am the most beautiful woman in my house.

"Gratal, hurry up or you will upset the king. You know what happens to those that upset him, don't you?"

I have to hurry, yet my legs don't want to. The passage to his room is too long and am glad it is, I just don't understand why his wife the queen or one of the concubines don't take tea for him.

His room is dark, please let him be asleep so that I leave peacefully. "You finally come" that hoarse voice quietly said to me. Oh... Oh... No... "I have been waiting for you" he continued "you are to be my feast today. I will take you as mine". No . I can not do this. I try to run but the door is locked and he grabs me. Curse what ever spells he placed in his room that has caged my gift of controlling air, my physical strength is not enough. Tonight I have lost it all.

Nights turn to days and light to darkness, two months move so fast. I have not had my periods in these months. Could it be that I am pregnant with the king's child? No... I can't accept this. The king is wicked and if my child grow up in this castle then he could be just like his father. I must run away and raise him somewhere safe, somewhere they can not find me.

After taking tea to his majesty, I head to my room and start packing. This is going to be bad if am cought but I don't care. And they may involve my family but... Aahhh... Who am I kidding they dag their own graves the moment they sold me. I have to hurry the shift in the guards is about to start it's my only shot at this.

Slowly moving towards the gate, thanks to the gods fae my type can be as quiet as air if need be. I made it out but I still have no place to go. So I run, faster than my legs could carry me. All night long until it was day time. When my legs gave out, I climbed a tree so that I rest. The moment my eyes closed I saw the face of the guard that accused me of trying to escape

"Where do you think you are going?" He asked. "Am... Am... Am going to get fresh jesmine leaves for the king" I stammered back.

"Leave the load behind then" the other said.

"I can't" I shouted and choked the air out of the two guards. I started my run but others guards came and I moved them out of the way with the force of air. Some will die others will survive that is just how life is.

I awoke to the sound of men calling my name. They found the dead bodies I assume.

"You won't find her in this part of my forest"