Lucia's Point of View

Pendragon Estate

I stood outside Arthur’s room after his guardians were summoned. Rock had only a portion of himself present. Apparently, he could split himself apart to make himself larger or smaller depending on the situation. They also remodeled parts of the mansion. A waterway now went through most of the estate. Both inside and outside. It was surprising to see how much they were able to get done in only a few hours.

“What are ya doin?” Cassidy inquired. Holding a finger to my lips, I had hoped she would understand the universal signal for silence. “Ya think spying on Arthur is a good idea?”

Rolling my eyes, I glanced back at her. “He summoned his guardians. Which are also technically my siblings, I guess?” Shaking my head and putting my ear near the door once again I heard some voices. “Besides, what else could he have to hide from us?”

Cassidy replied instantly. “Ah imagine somethin he don’t want none of us knownin. Have fun. Gonna go talk ta Greigh about the meeting this morning and then run into town ta get some food.” She grumbled as she walked away. “A lot more mouths here ta feed. Keep an eye on Austin and Rennal for me?”

Giving her a nod while waving her away got me a scoff from the redhead, but nothing more. “I know I already asked Breeze to inform you two, but I want to mention it again…” Arthur began before a portal appeared directly in front of me. “If you’re just gonna eavesdrop, you might as well come in!” Not waiting for another invitation, I appeared in the room. “Happy?”

“A little.” I said back as I sat down off to the side.

“Should she be here?” Marina inquired, and quickly turned to her. “No offense, I just assumed this was something our father didn’t want to discuss around you.”

I opened my mouth to reply as Arthur’s portal closed, but he beat me to it. “We’re not going to be discussing anything. There’s nothing I want to hear about whatever memories of mine you might have. They’re not to be brought up, or discussed with anyone. Including myself.” Arthur leaned back in his chair. “If you have certain memories of mine, I’m sure you three can imagine how that might go.”

Rock just nodded, as the other two followed along. “Wait.” I called out, and they all turned to me. “They have some of your memories, but they-“

“No.” Arthur immediately said. “We’re not discussing this.” He quickly turned back to the other three. “If anyone asks you about them,” The man gave me a pointed look. “Inform me as soon as possible.” His attention soon shifted back. “Now, onto the other reasons I asked you three here. First things first, how are your living arrangements? I know your life the last two thousand years has been relegated to a simple lake, tree, and small quarry of sorts.”

“These living quarters are certainly better compared to our old ones.” Marina commented. “Will we be able to explore the world a bit more?”

Arthur nodded. “You three are free to do whatever you want. Just, if you’re going on an extended trip, make sure we’re able to stay in contact or come back to check in.”

My brows furrowed at that. “You’re just going to let them leave? Just like that?”

He turned to me with a raised brow. “Yes?”

I quickly gestured to them. “They just got here.”

“And they’ve been essentially trapped in a forest guarding Aydan’s ghost for two-thousand years. I’m not about to make them stay here.”

“With everything happening right now, is it really safe for them to just go exploring?” I asked as I looked over to them. “I don’t want them to leave after they just got here.” My tone became quiet.

The room seemed surprised at that, but Arthur quickly cleared his throat. “I’m sure they don’t have any plans to run out of this room to leave immediately, Lucia.” He told me. “When they do leave, I have a few things I would like them to do if they choose to go exploring.” Arthur turned back to them. “If you’d be willing.”

Marina nodded. “Of course. Although,” She turned to Lucia with a smile. “We also have no plans to leave any time soon.” Swimming over to me, the water guardian held my hands in hers. “The two of us can always spend some time together and talk about boys!”

“Spending time together sounds nice, but talking about boys…” Looking behind her at Breeze and Rock, I continued. “Do you know any boys other than your brothers?”

“It’s the offer that’s most important, isn’t it?” Marina shot back. “Besides, there are things that need to be taken care of here.”

“Thank the gods.” Lucia let out with a sigh of relief.

“I wasn’t aware you were so attached to them.” Arthur brought up.

A small smile came to my lips. “I just think it’s nice to have people there for me. Not just the Priestesses, but people who might be a little more understanding.” I told him. “A family.”

Marina gave me a comforting hug. “That does sound nice.” While holding me, she turned back to Arthur. “Doesn’t that sound nice?”

Arthur’s lips seemed to tighten before he nodded. “It does.” However, his fingers intertwined, and his knuckles quickly turned white. “But we’ve gotten sidetracked. There are things I need to know. Mostly, how powerful you three are.”

“You worry if we’ll be of any true aid.” Breeze stated nonchalantly.