Page 22
Story: Princess of Death
Every time I thought I would fall asleep, I would splash cold water on my face, and that would keep me awake for a bit.
I wasn’t sure if Wrath was there or not. Sometimes I caught a flash of him, but it easily could have been a hallucination. I continued to check my compass to make sure I was on the right path, but I was surrounded by the constant blue of the sea, the horizon that stretched on endlessly.
I pushed my mind out every hour, hoping I was close enough to feel someone in the skies.
There was nothing.
I suddenly fell asleep, tipped over, and nearly rolled out of the boat. I hit the side of my head, and that jerked me awake. I already had a headache from the dehydration, and now there was a pulse of pain in my head.
“You’re close.”
My eyes opened to see Wrath across from me.
“You’ve come too far to get lost at sea, Lily Rothschild.”
“I—I can’t stay awake.”
“A dragon is close. Hold on.”
“How—how do you know this?”
“Because I know everything.” He looked into the blue sky mixed with white clouds. “Hold on a little longer.”
“Okay…” I held on to the tiller, swaying on the seat from the exhaustion and the pain. I fell asleep for a second here and there and then jerked awake again. Reality was hard to understand when my perception was false.
“A dragon is in sight. Call for aid.”
I was so tired, I could barely find the energy.Please help me. I’m Lily Rothschild, Princess of the Southern Isles… Please take me to the castle. I couldn’t find the strength to say more, not even in my head. I slumped forward, unable to hold on a moment longer, slipping under with exhaustion or giving in to the collapse of my body. I wasn’t sure which.
I know who you are,Zunieth.
I recognized his voice, having heard it in my head all my life.Khazmuda…
I’m almost there.
Tell my father…that I’m okay.
He’s with me now.
I had no water left in my body to shed, but my eyes still misted. “Dad…”
I lay there and felt cold scales touch my skin as they wrapped around my body. Then I was lifted from the boat, a gust of wind in my hair, and I knew I was being lifted into the skies by a mighty dragon whose scales were darker than the depths of midnight.
I woke up when I felt hard cobblestone underneath me. My eyes cracked open, and then I saw people crowded around me. “Water…”
My mother’s pained voice came to my ears. “Give me the canteen.”
Someone cupped the back of my head and helped me drink. I drank it all, felt it splash down my dirty clothes and get all over me. When it was empty, I was still parched.
“Water…”
Another bottle was pressed to my lips, and I drank again, eyes closed, feeling water get all over me. They repeated the action until I shook my head, unable to drink anymore. I should have been starving, but I was so delirious from sleep-deprivation and dehydration that I didn’t notice my hunger.
Strong arms scooped underneath me, and I was lifted from the ground.
“Get the doctor here,” my mother ordered to someone.
I assumed the person who carried me was my father. I fell asleep in his arms and was out until I felt my body hit the bed. The rest was a blur, but I knew I was undressed and then bathed and cleaned before I was tucked into the soft sheets of a bed.
Table of Contents
- Page 1
- Page 2
- Page 3
- Page 4
- Page 5
- Page 6
- Page 7
- Page 8
- Page 9
- Page 10
- Page 11
- Page 12
- Page 13
- Page 14
- Page 15
- Page 16
- Page 17
- Page 18
- Page 19
- Page 20
- Page 21
- Page 22 (Reading here)
- Page 23
- Page 24
- Page 25
- Page 26
- Page 27
- Page 28
- Page 29
- Page 30
- Page 31
- Page 32
- Page 33
- Page 34
- Page 35
- Page 36
- Page 37
- Page 38
- Page 39
- Page 40
- Page 41
- Page 42
- Page 43
- Page 44
- Page 45
- Page 46
- Page 47
- Page 48
- Page 49
- Page 50
- Page 51
- Page 52
- Page 53
- Page 54
- Page 55
- Page 56
- Page 57
- Page 58
- Page 59
- Page 60
- Page 61
- Page 62
- Page 63
- Page 64
- Page 65
- Page 66
- Page 67
- Page 68
- Page 69
- Page 70
- Page 71
- Page 72
- Page 73
- Page 74
- Page 75
- Page 76
- Page 77
- Page 78
- Page 79
- Page 80
- Page 81
- Page 82
- Page 83
- Page 84
- Page 85
- Page 86
- Page 87
- Page 88
- Page 89
- Page 90
- Page 91
- Page 92
- Page 93
- Page 94
- Page 95
- Page 96
- Page 97
- Page 98
- Page 99
- Page 100
- Page 101
- Page 102