THE CATALYST

Chapter 13

We settle down as food and drinks are served."I hear the witches are gathering for war " I tell him."Yes its true and some have been spotted along our borders lately."Henry says."What of inside the palace,do you think that you have traitors within? because we were ambushed on the way here close to your borders" I say."I don't really know if we traitors within..." I move from my seat fast and attack a servant heading towards Stacy's direction and cut off his head.Everyone looks at me in horror."I smelled his panic when I asked about traitors but he had no heart beat.See his body is already rotting and this means that he has long been dead but his body was possessed by...." before I could finish I'm cut.

"I demand you tell me why had me locked up in my chambers!just because you are my father and the king does not give you the right to have locked up!" she shouts at Henry not caring about the audience."Could somebody escort the princess back to her chambers! and I want to know who let her out!" Henry commands.I'm starting to enjoy the scene though I still have my to her."Let us see who dares do that!"she says with a smirk drawing out her sword and the guards step back a bit."Well well well so I meet the famous princess Ava of Riverta and I must say.....you live up to your name" I say as I stand up to face her and words get stuck in my throat but somehow I manage to say them.

The scent from earlier now suffocates me.She smells like the woods and a mixture of roses and heavy mint.Her eye...I am not even sure of what colour they are I feel like they keep changing.Her long black hair is wavy and hangs loosely with a few strands falling to her face I take out my hand to remove them and she steps back pointing her sword at me."Just...just you dare take one..one more step " she says shakily and I think that she must have also felt the attraction."I accept the challenge kitten lets us see what you can do."I take a step closer and she steps back but still has her hold on the sword."Ava show some respect to King Braxton dear your uncle here still loves his head"Patrick says spoiling the fun."you got yourself one fiesty princess Henry."I chuckle while still holding her gaze.

There is something about they way she looks at me that just gives me a hard on."So..so what if you're king whatever I don't care who you are just stay out my way!" she shouts at me."Do not worry kitten I will make you remember my name I'd love to hear you moan it even." I whisper to her."My apologies King Braxton for my daughters behaviour." Henry says "No worries Henry I'm not offended I am rather fascinated." "Ava how about we go out for now and leave the men to talk and I would like you to meet Princess Stacy of Nivana."Alma says leading the two princesses out.Ava is still standing on her spot frozen until Alma touches her arm and she shrieks out like she was not even here and thunder tears the sky.She walks out still looking at me even as the doors closes.I turn to find Henry and Patrick looking worried while looking outside the windows."it seems the weathers is getting more unpredictable"I say that having a double meaning and the laugh nervously.It seems like I have finally met her.I tell Wesley."So let us continue with our discussion before the interuption."Henry says .."No rush Henry...I have deviced to stay a bit longer than planned." We continue with conversation discussing other topics and reminscing the old days.Slowly time passes as the night approaches and the banquet preparations are made.All this time I can't get Ava out of my mind.I have all these fantanties about her.Her scent is all over this place and it it suffocating I must say.I wish to get out of this place and go find her."I need to check on Stacy just to make sure she is behaving.Do you mind having someone show me around" I ask and Henry summons one of the servant to direct me to where the two ladies are.

"Wesley come along." I might need a destruction and I know that Wesley would definitely distract Stacy for me."We are here your highness" the servant says bowing and I tell him to go back as I can trace my way back."When we get thereI want you to find a way to take Stacy away for a while I need to be sure that Ava is the one and to do that I'll need to be with her alone."Wesley nods and we walk in to the room.I find myself standing in the doorway just looking at her Stacy is showing her how to knit and she so focused that she does not notice us. Her hair is all messed up and a breeze brushes them off her face.I try to imagine what it feel like to kiss her red lips,have her pinned down ... " "Just what are you doing here! don't you have proper and basic ettiquete? and in case you did not realise it this is my chambers and you are not allowed in here so see yourselves out!"Ava shouts at us