"Aegolus," the wind whispered from the direction of the woods, stopping Aegolus from speaking.Alfindi, his interlocutor, was also baffled."Your Highness, what's the matter?" inquired the louse."Did you hear that?" the Owl asked solemnly."Which one, your highness? The loud pounding of your chest?" Teasingly, the louse rested his head on the Owl's neck, as if listening to the bird's heartbeat. The creature's words caused Aegolus' brows to furrow."Would you like me to pop you? You seem to have forgotten what kind of creature you are," the Prince cautioned. The louse quickly removed its head from the neck of the bird."I'm sorry, Your Highness...hehe!" Alfindi laughs awkwardly.The Prince was about to say something when he heard a distant scream. He moved his gaze to the window, which overlooked the woods."Arabelle," the Prince said.The creature's calm orange eyes had been replaced by alert ones. Chills spread quickly throughout its body. The bird's previously suppressed concern was
Prince Aegolus was sleeping and hanging upside down from the broken chandelier when he was startled awake by a familiar presence inside the castle."This magic!" He thought to himself."I can't be wrong... Stygius!" His eyes widened.The bird flew outside his room and began to roam. He looked around the castle for the owner of that magical presence. After failing, the prince was about to return to his room when he noticed white confetti scattered on the floor of the first floor corridor near the stairs.He swooped down and landed in the vicinity. The bird examined it more closely."It looks familiar," Aegolus observed. When he reflected on where he saw these scattered little flowers, he realized it was the flower he had left on Arabelle's terrace."Oh no—" He was cut off by Vaste's shrill scream from the priestess room."The priestess had gone missing!" Ulula exclaimed.The prince's nerves tingle with rage when he hears those words."Klaoss!"Behind Aegolus, a 7-foot-tall general clama
"My head," Verräter declared as he felt the back of his head with his right wing. He felt a liquid fluid and realized it was blood.He looked around and noticed the smashed cave walls. There are also crushed trails on the ground. He kept gazing around till he noticed someone was missing."Priestess?" He hurriedly jumped up when he noticed Arabelle was not there. "Where did she go?" the creature inquired. He was ready to look for the maiden when he heard an authoritative voice."Seize him!" A bird landed on his back before he could respond. With its sharp and pointy battling claw, it cornered his neck by pressing his head against the ground. He can't even move since this bird is still standing behind him, grasping both of his wings, making it impossible for him to flap them."And where do you think you're going?" Klaos inquired, but Verräter remained silent."Where did you hide Arabelle?" The prince's broad voice resonated around the cave.A sneer appears on the culprit's beak."Spea
"That bird! What's the matter with him? Did he bump his head somewhere else, making him back to his grumpy old self?" Arabelle grumbled to herself as she picked up the flowers scattered on the floor. She tried talking to the two clamators, but they still wouldn't allow her to pass.After collecting the flowers, the lady glared at the two birds, causing them to flinch, before turning her back on them and finally leaving.Prince Aegolus, on the other hand, eavesdropped from outside the door. As he heard Arabelle's footsteps getting farther, he smirked."Seriously, what are you up to?" Alfindi inquired, perplexed. Looking back at the prince, who was making his way back to his table."Nothing, just teaching someone a lesson," the bird replied. "Lesson?""Uhumm! A lesson that will teach her that caring for some stupid strangers—""Will make you jealous...so she should stop caring about others and start caring about you," Alfindi interrupted."Yep! That's right!... Wait! What? Jealous? No,
"Given that, my face is so ugly that even artists can't draw it," Aegolus explained. He quietly emerged from his hiding location and moved closer to the table where the young lady sat."You startled me!" Arabelle exclaimed, clutching her left chest. She hastily folded the book and got up from where she was seated."Are you leaving already?" the creature inquired, perplexed.The beauty didn't say anything to him and kept walking towards the door. She was nervous every time they ran into each other after the incident in the prince's room. "Look! There is no reason for you to avoid me like that! I know that I am too hideous! I also know that what Alfindi is saying might not happen. Like, who would want someone like me who is the cause of the curse that my own kingdom and subjects encounter right now! I know it too well Arabelle, So please don't avoid me anymore for your already hurting my feelings! I feel like I'm carrying a serious disease that can infect others—""You're wrong! I'm
The skies let loose an extremely loud boom and torrential rain and due to the extremely strong wind, some trees also fell.A powerful storm arrived late at night. The sleeping Arabelle seemed unconcerned. On her forehead, big droplets of sweat started to form. She attempted to move her body but she couldn't . She tried to open her eyes but it seemed something was weighing down her eyelids."S-stop it," Arabelle said, who was now having a nightmare."Ngh," she moaned.The wind was so strong that the window suddenly opened. Arabelle's dark room was lit up like a camera flash whenever the sky emitted a bright lightning.The maiden continued struggling to wake up from her nightmare, who had now started breathing heavily. "What are you doing?" Arabelle asked as she slept, tears running down from her cheeks."This is for your own benefit," an enigmatic woman proclaimed from her dreams. It had no face and the entire surrounding was fully blurred, making it difficult for her to see who it wa
"A sharp pointed arrow aiming at a white as snow Scandiaca Owl Bird flying across the pantone cerulean blue sky, it strikes into the bird's right wing lesser coverts, causing it to drop like a stone.The young man hurriedly rode his horse in the area where the bird had crashed, only to be startled by the sight of an injured young woman holding the arrow he once used to hunt the bird. "Are you the owner of it?" her tone was full of hatred. She showed the arrow before snapping it in half with her left hand alone.The young man quickly rode off to his horse and grabbed his handkerchief and ignored her words. "My apologies,I didn't mean to hurt the Guardian of Birds… Scandiaca," he expressed his regret.The young woman's rage was replaced by astonishment as a result of the concern shown. The man approached him and bandaged her right arm wound with a handkerchief. "I hope you don't mind," he said politely. "My name is Aegolus, second son of King and Queen Flammeus." "Could you tell me wha
Arabelle's entire body aches and she feels disoriented as she half-awoke to the sound of wings fluttering and birds of prey chirping. She was finally jolted awake by a loud snap.She found herself sprawled out on the muddy ground. Arabelle sighed and rolled her eyes at the entire section. She discovers she's inside the dead branch pile. There is darkness, and only the moonlight acts as a source of light.Arabelle was confused as to why she was there. The sudden rustling of the branches surrounding her as if someone or something had purposefully cut them off with a sharp object was one of her wonders. Her gaze followed every crackle, and the quicker her heart pounded on twitter. She could hear a noise coming from behind, in front, on both sides, and above her. Whatever creatures were outside seemed to be surrounding her.As the crackles abruptly stopped, Arabelle exhaled a sigh of relief. She clutched her chest and took a long breath to calm herself down. However, the crackles reappear