Heh...do you guys like stories that give a hint at the villain? 😅
CHAPTER TEN: PAINFUL MEMORIES
His family was still chatting in the drawing room, but Artham was sitting in his study alone. He was holding Emerald’s silver whistleharp in his hard, calloused hands, thinking bitterly of the soft, delicate ones that used to hold and caress this instrument.
His eyes were hollow. There was no physical way for him to shed any more tears over his fallen sister…he had shed enough.
A piece of his heart had died when she did. It was buried somewhere deep in Skree, where she was. He loved her so and having her taken from him was so bitter a blow as he could hardly bear.
He thought of Nia, and the new baby that was coming. If it were a girl, which he thought it might very well be, he hoped that the sweet creature would have such a disposition as would keep her pure all the days of her life. He silently prayed this over the child, silently. Achingly. Sincerely.
Across the sea, Emerald stood, her back erect, the moon illuminating her with a pale, ghostly light. Her eyes were turned towards her old home: Anniera. She was thinking bitterly of all that she still had there. And angrily. That was what she had forced herself to think. She turned Artham’s protectiveness into exclusion, his love into hate. His fatherly look into the eyes of disappointment.
She turned away angrily, unaware that there were tears in her eyes, unwilling to admit the massive hole that was in her heart. It all hurt so much. And there was nothing she could do about it.
She couldn’t go back. She could only go forward.
“My lady,” a voice called. She glanced up.
“Lord Gnag has need of you,” a woman in a black cowl said.
Emerald bowed. “Thank you Murgah. Tell him I’m coming now.”
Murgah bowed, then left the room. Emerald turned her head back towards the window. With a sneer, she turned and walked out.
Short, but I feel like a good amount of stuff happened here! 😂
Emerald is still here, still doing bad, and it's still very sad. Anyways, let me know if anything seemed weird or wonky!
And, it still won't let me tag anyone so I'll just make a comment again! Yay :D
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Tagging @J. M. and @PaiWingfeather (✨Unaligned✨, BLC, AMLC, Oreo Warrior). Marki and Dani already saw it!
Me when beginning to read this: 😁 Me during reading this: 🥺 ME AT THE END: 😭😭😭
LIKE THE OTHER CHAPTERS- oops I left all caps on… anyways. Like the other chapters I loved this!!!! It made me sad… yes. But in a good- no- GREAT way! You’re doing a good job with this! And by this I don’t just mean making my heart snap in half 🥲 jk I’m fine… mostly.
aaAAaaAAaaaaa😩😩😩😩😩😩nOOooOoooOOoooOOOoo THATS SO SAAAAAAHHHHHDDDDDDDD (yes i did spell 'sahd' with an 'h') **starts sobbing*