Sybil went up the stairs with her small bag. She had grabbed what she needed and Daral had come back and looked more concerned. He also had this more sedate pace too as he walked. She noted that a few others they passed also seemed oddly more sedate. There was just this subdued feeling to them and the energy. As they came up the stairs and into Aries rooms she felt it even more. Though it just washed over her and she pushed it out.
“Daral, what does being Prime really mean? It seems like more than just a name for status.” He looked at her and it seemed like his eyes were a bit more tired. Perhaps a bit more dull too.
“Our people used to be many. There are many types, or what I think you’d call ethnicities. Werewolf, Lycan, guardian, shifter, just all names other species call us in their tongue. Then there’s always social level isn’t there? You hav
Sybil was standing at the work table with her hands on it. Just staring down at it. She was nearly done with the tonic that everyone here was going to have to drink. There was fear about being infertile, so Sybil had to wait for the healer to come. There were two, both witches and she wasn’t fond of witches to be honest. Her mother always had a problem with most that called themselves witches. Dishonest and thought themselves better with their magic. However that wasn’t really what was on her mind. What happened a couple days ago with Aries was. It felt like the whole scene was burned into her head. She’d never been against a man that felt so strong and sure. Made her feel overly feminine. Which was dumb, he’d been injured and in need of help. Why in god’s name was this stuck in her head? Mostly because of her reaction to him, she hadn’t really spoken to him since that night.
“Walk where?” Sybil asked and caught her gaze moving over him. He was wearing a dark shirt that hugged him well. She bit her lip for a moment, but collected herself. “How much of the keep have you seen? I feel that you have been living down here since you arrived. I did say you wouldn’t be a captive or jailed. Feels a bit like I’m lying if you just stay down here where there isn’t even a window.” He glanced back at her stepping and motioned for her to go through the door first. She felt a tiny smile at the chivalrous display. “Not much, and there has been a great need here. So it was self imposed nothing to feel odd about.” She told him as they went into the hall and walked together. It felt easy and natural to walk side by side. He automatically shortened his stride to hers and she found herself walking just slightly faster but neither realized i
“I’m not your kind. I can’t be a mate.” Sybil suddenly said and she felt this kind of panic. There was no way. Look at him, look at who and what he was. She was just… Sybil. Sure she helped some people. The very idea of what he was saying seemed too much. How could she be a mate as he called it to someone rather powerful? “You are. Kind does not matter. Mate to us are recognized by a soul Sybil.” His tone was rather sharp. “Why can’t you be mine?” He nearly demanded it. She realized that he might think she meant that she was too good or something. That maybe she looked down on him. That wasn’t what she meant and now she had to explain. She was horrible at this kind of thing. “Well, look at me Aries. I’m kind of pathetically mortal, how could I possibly be? This must be rather disappointing for you.” She wasn’t sure if she was hoping to hear that h
Normally Sybil liked to work and think through something. Not this time, she found herself standing there and several times screwed up what she was trying. She just straight up stopped trying to work on things. She had the tonic ready and the witch healers should be here soon. So she was looking forward to that distraction. She could focus on that.She was filling the time pulling books off the shelf in the library that was a level above the stores. She had mentally told Aries that she was going up here. Mainly because she honestly thought he’d come find her and pin her to something again if she didn’t. That made her feel so many things. Her mind was a hot mess about it. Her body felt this rush thinking about how it had felt now that he wasn’t right here. He felt like a man should, in her opinion. Strong and let her feel feminine. She also hated how easily she seemed to blush, becau
Sybil took a breath and steadied herself to see Aries. Yes they were here to meet the healers but being around him suddenly made her feel nervous. Sybil and Morris came down the hall and into a nice sized open entryway. There were two large intricately carved wooden doors. Just looking at them, she knew that protection had been woven into the doors. They had large hinges and massive door handles. They were beautiful with their swirling patterns and old script on them. However there was a much smaller door built into the one and that was open. As she and Morris came into the room others were coming in from outside. You could feel the chill from the open door. Morris excused himself and left.Sybil saw Aries standing there. He was imposing as always and her gaze couldn’t help but look him over. His tall stature, muscular build and rather stoic face added to him. Clearly he was in Prime mode or whatever
“At this rate I’m not sure I want to drink it.” Daral mumbled to Kal that was standing next to him. Aries had to leave as he was needed elsewhere. His position did not give him all that much free time. He had to see to his people and their needs. The requests coming in and also the portals. There was a threat again, and while they had been here Kal had come up. Kal informed him that a few ghoul like creatures were creeping around the edges of the woods looking up toward the caves. They were all very aware of who probably sent them. However with Aries leaving he asked Kal to stay.“I mean Sybil seems to know what she’s doing.” They were watching the three women that were in a kind of empty workroom. They had put several tables together. A fire was going in the hearth down the way. It warmed the room, but was also being used by the witches. There were jars and all so
A dark haired man stood before a medium sized cave entrance. His yellow eyes were void of kinder things. He curled a lip at the entrance pissed at how long it was taking. This cave system was massive and he could not find another way to get his creatures up the mountain without being noticed. He glanced up toward the snow covered peaks. Velex nearly hissed displeasure looking in the direction of the keep with the race he hated most. One that had nearly killed him. “I’ll kill them if it’s the last thing I do.” He meant that too. Velex felt a rage thinking about the last Prime left and how fucking hard it was to kill the son of a bitch. All his attempts were failing, he was now angry that he had no word form Jorogumo. None of her little spiders had crept down the mountain in some time. She was supposed to contact once a month. His gaze came back to
Sybil sighed looking up from the book that she was reading through. Her gaze looked over the back of the soft couch she was sitting on. Her gaze was thoughtful and looked out the window. She rubbed her healed shoulder. Just a faint pink scar now.Several days had passed since the incident with Varla. She knew that Aries had killed her. Sybil wished he didn’t have to but she also understood. As much as Sybil wished there wasn’t violence in the world. in this one you could not afford to be soft. Aries couldn’t, all she could hope was that it was just and decisions were made fairly. She may have angered her, but Sybil was not one for cruelty.Over the past few days, she had only seen Aries a handful of times. He’d always asked how her shoulder was healing, clearly not liking she was wounded. She secretly kind of like the constant anno