haha! Looks like we have a new chapter! I’m honestly shocked lol. Let me know if this feels weird or rushed, and if anything is noncanonical…except what I cleared up in previous posts 😅
Chapter Eleven
Nia was irritable the following day. Emerald and Dralden were traveling with them, and there was an awkwardness about the whole situation. How could Emerald…well, how could she what? She hadn’t done anything too terrible, except for leave without saying a word, leaving her brothers in grief, being in league with Murgah and—okay, a “how could she?”, was in order. Nia glared at Emerald from across the path, and Emerald felt the cold stare.
She suddenly raised her eyes to Nia. “I suppose you have more questions.”
Everyone stopped walking, and looked at her. Nia crossed her arms over her chest. “Yeah, I should think I did.”
“You know…..I’m not the only one with secrets.”
Nia stiffened.
“Artham and Arundelle married and Arthra was their child. Did you know that Nia?”
Nia said nothing.
Leeli’s eyes widened. “I have a cousin?”
Emerald nodded, and said with a honeyed smile, “I took her into my care.”
“You-no you didn’t,” Nia whispered, “You lied. I knew Arthra was alive this whole time. I met her in Glipwood. She said, that you were her mother.”
Emerald blushed and looked down.
Nia stormed past her. But then she stopped. “You were such a sweet, compassionate, loving, model little sister. Artham loved and only ever wanted to protect you. Your ‘death’ tore him to shreds. Complete shreds. But you don’t care. You got what you wanted, didnt you?” Her voice shook as she spoke, but it simply had to be said.
They continued walking in silence, but then Leeli and Sara saw something. “Look at that castle!” Sara said.
Dralden shivered. “Must we go that way?”
“Why?” Podo questioned.
“That’s Throg,” Emerald informed.
“Is that where Artham is?” Nia asked.
Emerald nodded stiffly. “Then that’s where we go,” Nia whispered.
Okay, just some dialogue in this chapter, kinda elucidating on Arthra ^^
I hope the whole thing with Arthra is clear to everyone, and after I finish the First Well, I intended on writing a story about Artham and Esben as young teenagers! And that will lead into Arthra and of course Emerald will be there 😁
gasp YAY! ANOTHER CHAPTER BEFORE THE NEW YEAR! (and it's not even christmas, so maybe we can get another?????)