Before redith could reply there was a soft knock at the front door. Atlas walked to the door slowly and opened it to reveal Elvin standing there.
redith got up from the floor and cald her raging heart down before she padded towards him. It seems the ti has finally co.
"Princess..." He said, extending his arm towards her. They had gone all over the procedures for the ritual but still she couldn't help but be nervous.
She took Elvin's hand and gave Atlas a small smile as she shut the door and began walking down the corridor with Elvin.
She knew Marcus would be there, to say she was embarrassed to see him was an understatent.
"Are you ready to embrace your destiny?" Elvin asked snapping her from her thoughts
redith stared up at him blankly before turning her face forward again.
"I'm ready."
They didn't speak again as he walked her to the
common floor room where the ritual would be taking place.
When they reached the door, redith was shaking uncontrollably. Elvin turned her to face him, and surprised her when he lowered his lips to her hand.
He kept them there for a mont as he breathed,
"You can do this."
redith gave him a small smile as his reassurance helped reduce her trembling.
She nodded, but there were still too many nerves in
her belly for her to answer.
He opened the door and they stepped through.
redith knew who would be in attendance. All the rulers from the other three kingdoms would be present:
No one knew what had happened during their annual eting. Marcus had let her leave early with Atlas.
redith had decided that she would not look at Marcus when she entered the room.
Since she didn't know where he would be seated, she
purposefully did not look at anyone and kept her eyes on the white haired man standing in the middle of the room with his back facing her as she walked through the room to him. She knew he was the one in charge of the ritual. The Fae King.
When she reached him, he turned around and her eyes widened with surprise.
He was the man who had given her the chance to et Atlas the last ti.
"Nice to et you again princess."
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redith swallowed nervously as she laid on top of a stone table placed at the middle of the room surrounded by standing torches.
She swept her eyes across the crowd and saw how massive they were.
She looked through the crowd searching for the one person who could calm her nerves down.
Atlas.
He stood in front of the crowd,beside Elvin and Marcus. His intense blue eyes were glued on eyes with tension marred on his face. Marcus too seed to be on edge.
redith managed a small smile at them hoping to ease so of their tension. She was the one who was about to a victim of a soul wrenching yet they looked like they were about to be tortured.
Marcus gave her a subtle nod while Atlas forced out a comforting smile at her.
The Fae King walked to the front of the room facing the crowd, a large, wooden bowl in his hands.
redith followed his every move as he began to speak.
"Tonight is a very special night! Tonight, you will all bear witness as Princess redith returns to her true form. "
The crowd broke out in loud cheers as he raised the bowl above his head.
"I have to admit I'm impressed that she decided to do this ritual in front of you all. To show you how dedicated she is to serve you all as your Queen. She is truly her mother's daughter!"
The cheers grew louder, adrenaline filled her system as she listened to their applause and happiness.
The Fae King ca to stand above her. He gave her a warm smile but redith didn't miss the concern in his eyes.
For so weird reason she felt the Fae King cared too much for her. It was weird since he had t her twice.
Maybe it had sothing to do with her mother. Was he in love with her?
"Give
your hand, Princess." He said softly. The cheers die down once he spoke.
redith lifted her hand slowly,her heart hamring in her chest.
He took her hand in his and spread it open, exposing her palm.
He lifted his other hand and the gleam of the knife in his fist made a cold worm of fear gnaw at her spine.
"I need your blood." He said, lowering the knife to
her
palm, making his intention clear.
redith swallowed and nodded as she watched him.
He sliced into the sensitive skin of her palm and redith winced as the blood sprang free. He fisted her palms and held her over the wooden bowl.
The blood dripped into the bowl, coating the concoction he had already made. After he had gotten enough he released her hand. He whispered a few words sealing the wound in her palm.
redith stared at her palm in a daze. How did he do that?!
The Fae King chuckled, "very soon you can also do that."
redith flushed; she didn't realize that she had said that out loud.
He stepped away, turning toward the crowd, and repeated the process with his own hand.
redith watched as his blood dripped into the bowl, joining with hers. She didn't know what he was doing but for so reason she trusted him.
He pulled two violet vials from his pocket and deposited them into the bowl.
redith swallowed the lump inside her throat and searched for Atlas again for so kind of comfort.
He was right there as stoic as ever, watching the scene in front of him. redith knew if anything went amiss he would be the first person to react.
The Fae King knelt beside her and sared the concoction now mixed with their blood on her forehead
"Ready to embrace your future?"
redith nodded.
"Rember don't fight it, embrace it, rge with her and most importantly trust her. That's the only one to fully break the spell."
redith furrowed her brows in confusion. She wanted to ask who he was talking about but she didn't get the chance.
The Fae King closed his eyes and started whispering so foreign language.
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