Unknown Lady

Kabanata 10

Without royals for one day made Winter realize how attached she is to them. She's slowly accepting them, their presence slowly become familiarize to her. And that's scarrying her. How can she finished her business without getting emotional for them?

"I should have ask her..." she kept saying over and over again while staring blankly at nowhere. "I should have ask her..." She closes her eyes and tears managed to escaped from her glowing purple eyes.

"It's me, Luxiel. Where are you, our messenger?"

When Winter opened her eyes it's back from its normal color, ash gray. She fixed herself and teleported in the house of Impératrice and Empereur.

"Luxiel, Harlio."

The two powerful vampire leaders, stood up from their seat and did use their ability to get near at Winter to give them a tight and warming hug.

"You're not answering us through mindlink and gadgets, we're fucking worried, Laire. Don't do it again," Harlio murmured as he kissed the top of Winter's head.

"It's Winter, your highness," she corrected him.

"Winter..." Luxiel whispered, her eyes are gloomy, looking sad at Winter who has this strong features but a real soft being just hiding.

"Stop looking at me like that."

Harlio cupped her cheeks and stare at her ash gray eyes glowing with so much emotion, but no one can seems to read it. "You cried, Laire."

"I said it's Winter, Harlio," Winter said with her finality on her voice.

Harlio sighed defeatedly and nodded. "Yes, Winter, you did cried. May I know why?"

In a snap, Winter's lips quiver as tears pooled on her eyes. But vanished immediately making the two, Luxiel and Harlio sighed. "Have you eaten?"

Winter nodded, tiredness already visible on her face. "Yes, may I go now?"

Both of them nodded shortly, thinking about Winter really wanted to have a space to breathe and rewind. But, it did not happen when she saw the royals at the threshold of enchanted forest, where she lives.

"What are you all doing here?" she frowned, but deep down inside, she's happy because they are here. Atleast, they can make her forget her tasks she have to do, to end any further confusions.

She want to forget it. She want to forget the favor that Acel asked her to do. Atleast even for once in her life.

"Duh! We're going to camp here!" Alexilia answered being sassy.

Winter can't help but to chuckled at the back of her mind. "What?" she said.

Skeira nodded, carrying the last born of Archer, so far, Samantha Leah Archer, at their back is Hero. "But, not now. We need to, ahm, ready things you know... some intruders roam around here, we need to..."

"Okay," Winter said, cutting Zevious' words making the guy pouted and feel offended especially when Winter just dissappeared, leaving them there.

"She's rude..." Raide chuckled and tapped Zevious' shoulder.

"She's not." Napalingon sila kay Alexilia at tinaasan naman sila nito ng kilay. "What? She's just like that, come on!"

"You have memorize her personality in short period of time?" asik ni Raide at mahihimigan ang pagkamangha sa tinig.

Ngumiwi si Alexilia. "Winter is like a real winter. Cold and will always be colder," ani at sumangayon naman si Skeira.

"Madam is right."