October 13, 2019

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Sheila

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His smile grew so wide, "that can certainly be arranged." Then he looked down the hallway. "Come out Selven, I want to introduce you to my mate."

"Selven? Oh I already—" I started to speak then I saw my friend pop his out from behind one of the quartz columns. I gave him a wave of my hand.

"Hello, your majesty, I heard that you mate has arrived back safely, I couldn't wait but come down and see. Though I saw you were talking to the King Xion and I didn't want to interrupt." He bumbled on and on. His eyes were on the ground as he bowed. Though he was peeking up from under his brow and gave me a soft wave.

"Stop your bowing." He scoffed, waving his free hand that wasn't wrapped tightly around my waist. "Selven, this is my mate Sheila." He looked down and me as I looked up at him. A gentle smile on both our lips. "Sheila, this is Selven Terasture, my kingdoms Chancellor. He is brighter than your sharpest coin, if I am not around please confide in him. He is one of my loyalist friends." He looked to Selven who had risen his head. He had a shy smile that pushed up his skin-like scales.

"But, your majesty, you are so much brighter than me." He said shyly.

"I doubt that." I laughed when he gave my butt a playful pinch.

"I haven't seen you in a while Selven, how have you been?" I stepped out of my mates grasp and wrapped my hands around my friend.

"Worried about you. Everyone is worried about you." He sighed

with relief, wrapping his arms around me. "You have single handedly rallied the entirety of the dragon army and they haven't even met you." We pulled back and exchanged smiles.

I felt a tug on my waist, pulling me back in the safety of Zaivinth's arms. "Yes." His gruff voice almost in my ear. "Though that was due to help from you." I almost could feel the smile on his lips.

"No, no, I just had to do what I could to get her back again." Shyly looking away to the scenery to our right. "Soldiers signing up for the search was all her doing." He splayed a hand to me, meeting my eyes.

"Well we will be meeting them later tomorrow. Care to come home with us?"

"I'm actually heading there tonight. Now that she is back safely," he smiled at me. "I need to call all the troops back."

"Thank you, Chancellor." Zaivinth nodded his head gratefully.

Selven bowed deeply, "anything for you, your majesty." He stood again. "Now if you would excuse me," he glanced between us. "There are bigger fish to be fried before I leave." We chuckled.

"We will leave you too it. Oh, I want to talk to you again soon. When you get the chance, of course." I said with a smile. I wanted to tell him about my journey, tell him how I've became stronger and more confident.

His smile brightened, "sure, whenever you are free. Goodbye for now." He bowed again before leaving into the hall.

"You've met?" I nodded my head. "When?"

"When we had that fight. I found him on the way back to my room. I was scared at first, now," I looked at where he had left us. "Now I can only see a friend who is too shy to say much." I chuckled, wrapping my arm around Vince's.

Zaivinth chuckled, "it's funny that you say that he is shy." He looked down at me as we walked. "For he is known as the Obsidian Chancellor, nothing gets past him, he is ruthless and gets rid of any threat the second it becomes one."

"You sound like you are describing a villain?" I said shocked.

"What? Gods no. He is great, fair, loyal, efficient, and unbeatable. Nothing like a villain." He shook his head.

"Obsidian Chancellor you say. I like the ring of it."

"I like the ring of King of Dragons better."

"Oh hush, you big snake." I lightly shoved him.

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We were on the way to the Kingdom of Dragons, and I was on Zaivinth back. I guess everything went off without a hitch in the morning meeting.

I was looking up at the grey sky. It looked like it was about to rain. I loved the smell of rain.

"There is this thing," Zaivinth said, cutting into the silence that was surrounding us.

"A thing?" I raised an eyebrow no.

"Yes a thing. I've been holding back from telling you, but it's called a mate bond."

"A mate bond?" Isn't that we already have, a bond that connects mates.

"Yes, it allows mates to communicate within each others minds."

"Why have you held that from me?" I said kind of shocked.

"Because I didn't know if you would like the idea of someone knowing what's on you're mind. You are a very reserved person, I didn't know how it would fare."

"Does it go both ways?"

"Yes."

"Then I—"

He let out a roar of pain and shifted to the side. I let out a gasp as I fell off his back. "Sheila!" He roared as he watched me fall.

I reached out a hand for him as he swooped down to me. He caught me before I hit the ground. He set me down in front of him. He splayed his wings out, ready for an attack. That's when I saw his wings. Gods his beautiful white wings sprayed with his own red blood. Arrows, four to be exact, embedded in his left wing.

I shifted into my wolf form and let out growls. I would not let my mate get hurt on the ground. He protected me in the air, it's my job to protect him on the ground. The ground, where I had all the advantages.

"Oh ho, we meet again so soon." A insane laugh sounded in the woods, hidden amungst the trees. I let out a loud growl. "The king and queen of dragons. So unprotected. So venerable." He was playing with it.

I was not vulnerable. I focused on the space between reality and the unknown. I needed to find where he was. I needed to find him before he hurt my mate again.

"We lost you that one time sweet Shadow Wolf. That will not be the case this time."

I felt my reality snap, and I was no longer there. But I was there. I grinned, I was in the gap. "Sheila?!" Zaivinth cried, this probably seemed like Deja Vu for him. Though this won't be like last time. I was stronger and more aware.

I left him, circling the area. "Where did she go." Nobody could see me in this world. I stalked past people, finding the hideous man that went by Kolgrim.

His face full of insanity was burned in my memory. I was once scared of him. I was no longer.

Then I saw him. I was going to kill him. I ran in his direction, intentions only to kill. Get this war over with.

Then his eyes snapped to mine.

"Oh, there you are."

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Oh run sis. Run run.

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Uh oh. Evil found them again.

How do you feel about Kolgrim?

Any werewolf books that I should read?

Are you worried about Sheila?