Lost Royalty, Kaitlyn Barnett [libby ebook reader txt] 📗

seems to smile back at me, unseen.

"What are you looking at?" Bo asks, looking up with me.

"Just the moon."

"Ah yes! A new moon. I think my Mother told me I was born on a new moon before she passed."

I smile at him slightly and nodded. After a few minutes, I looked back up to see the moon was covered by fog. I looked at Bo and sighed. He was making hot dogs with the half-lit fire. I never had a hot dog before. Apparently, it was for middle-class people and not high class. I already told the man in front of me about it and he was shocked. Another stereotype in his book. When they were done, I took a bite and I thought it was pretty good for a middle-class food. I finished it, feeling okay for once.

After ten minutes, he finally said that we should go to sleep. I agreed as I felt a bit sleepy myself.

"Don't worry, I will wake up immediately if anyone is here. It's apart of my instincts." Bo said. I nod, hoping it wasn't a joke.

I lay on the ground, covering myself with my robe. I felt a blanket be put over me. I snuggled with it and I fell asleep.

Tonight, I dreamed of a new moon taking me on a spaceship to a planet that resembled Iprellis. That was all I had remembered, though.

 

Chapter Nine: The Relocation

 

I woke up to see Bo awake, coming to the fire with firewood in his hand. The fire was out now. I sat up anyway and looked up to see the sun was mostly out, but there were a lot of dark clouds.

"Are you going to start a fire again?" I asked him.

"At dusk, why?"

I pointed to the sky and he looked up and squinted.

"It never rains here at dusk."

"How would you even know?"
"I have been here way longer than you."

I cross my arms and say, "I guess that's fair enough."

We sat for a bit and talked a bit more. I sensed something every few seconds. I wasn't sure what it was. Maybe it was just my paranoia.

"I feel like someone is here," I said. Bo shook his head but looked around anyway, staying close to me just in case someone were to grab me if I seemed alone. Bo sat back down and shook his head.

"Nope, nobody is nearby."

I nodded but I wasn't fully satisfied with my request. They could be expert stalkers like he was. They could have been fast-paced and could strike any second. I really hope he wasn't letting his guard down. Was he? Is someone even here? No. I tried not to let my thoughts get to me. Boris was here to protect me. Or I hope so.

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It was now evening and the whole time I sensed someone but I was reassured through all that time. I feel like he should trust me. Someone is coming for me. I know it. It slowly drove my mind insane.

"We have to relocate, I'm serious," I said. Bo gave me a strange look.

"We're fine."

"Do you not understand? As a notorious Princess, someone could be here for any minute of the day."

"Miss Lyrosa, trust me."

"No, trust me-"

I heard rustling in the bushes. I turned around to where I thought the noise was. I look at Bo.

"Fine. I guess we shouldn't get too comfortable." I grunt out of annoyance and we get our stuff together, not trying to leave evidence behind.

"Where would we go?" I asked, closing my suitcase. Bo shrugged.

"Well we can't just go anywhere, you know," I said. Bo nodded like I was his annoying mother. We were about to leave as I heard more rustling coming from the bushes. I stood stiff and still, not wanting to move. It was an instinct that I learned. I didn't want anyone to hear my footsteps.

"Come on," Bo said, a few feet away from me. I looked at him with a look of insecurity.

Then, I was running.

Bo and I were being chased by men in full black suits. That's all I knew. We were running from the forest. My bag was gone. Bo's was on his back. We passed through the forest onto a road that could lead anywhere. We passed some people who went out of their way for the black suit men. We ran on the road and took a left into a small forest, yet full of trees. We went in zig-zag and all over the place in a direction so they could possibly be confused. Bo climbed a tree and pulled me up in one of the taller and more covered trees. We looked down to see the black suit men confused. They looked up and they looked directly at me. We didn't move a muscle or even breathe.

"Dammit, we lost them." One of them said. They turned around and walked off, yet slowly. When they were out of sight, I breathed again. After a few minutes, we jumped from the tree and ran the opposite direction in which they left. We ended up in an apple orchard. Some apples were growing. I picked off a few and ate them, even if they weren't ripe nor washed. Bo did the same as me.

"Alright, so we lost them," I said, attempting to make plans.

"Yes, we did. While we were in the tree a few minutes ago, I remembered a place where I planned on hiding, yet I tried to find an alternate route and got lost."

I nodded, "I see. What's this place?"

"Delzen Hollow."

"Delzen Hollow?" I asked, looking at him in a confused manner. It sounded like an abandoned town in which I have never even heard of.

"Really? As a Princess, you don't know all the cities and towns?" Bo said, thinking I was crazy. I rolled my eyes and he apologized.

"Anyway, Delzen Hollow is a small and pretty underground town. It's really a borough, but it's used as a town. They have been known for letting people in and they are more secret. They usually remain neutral in battle and I know someone there who used to live in Wrenwood. I am sure he is willing to come to our aid some."

"I see." I said, still a bit paranoid, "how would we know that it's safe?"

"As I said, I know a lot of the small towns in this area and trust me, it is safe; because they are small and pretty powerless, they wouldn't hurt me or you, a royal, anyway."

"How would we get there? How do you even know where we're at?"

Bo took something out of his bag.

"Aha!"

He took out a compass and stood up and walked around the empty orchard.

"Delzen Hollow is very South of it all, so we should go...that way!" Said he, pointing South of us.

"Is this really how this works?" I asked. He nodded. I felt like he was wronging me but I guess we had no other choice. I took some more apples with us before we left. Due to a lot of our stuff being left behind, we had a shortage of food. Who knows what Delzen Hollow would do for us? After about thirty minutes or so of walking into forests and trying to conceal ourselves, we suddenly saw the light become darker.

"Is it normal for it to be suddenly so dark?" I whisper. Bo nods.

"Yes, that should mean were close since areas around here are naturally dark."

We walk for a few minutes more when he saw some people around. We followed them in secret to see if we were close to Delzen Hollow. The compass was saying yes, but I made him make sure. Soon enough, we saw a gate of some sort surrounded by a cave or rock of some sort.

"I believe this is the place," Bo said. We backed up a bit to appear father on the road, so people don't think we're weirdos just coming out of the trees. Bo suddenly went out onto the road and walked toward the gate. My heart dropped. I pray to whoever that this doesn't get screwed up. I secretly followed him and I saw him talking to someone I couldn't see for a moment before he looked my way and raised his eyebrows and nodded a bit. I backed up and walked to the gate. It was black, made of pure iron. It was surrounding a cave. The one Guard at the door widened his eyes when he saw me.

"Is that you, Princess Lyrosa of Iprellis?" The guard asked. I nodded. He bows down to me for a long time before standing normally.

"What brings you here, milady?"

I didn't want to answer. Delzen Hollow could be my death trap for all I know. He seemed to recognize me, he could be a black suit man or anyone that wants to capture me. Bo whispered things in the guard's ear but I couldn't hear. It infuriated me some.

The guard nods fast.

"Yes, yes, come in come in! Welcome to Delzen Hollow!" The guard said, frantically getting the gate open. We went inside and I followed behind. We walked on a path before I saw an elevator. I didn't question it. This must have been the way to the underfoot of this place. We got on the elevator and the only button read:

UNDERGROUND.

I pressed the button and down we went.

 

Chapter Ten: Evelyn Part II

 

I go to the Queen's calling, ready for whatever sacrifice is to be done. I face her in all seriousness. Her usual looks seem off today. It didn't matter, as I would be dead in less than an hour or so.

"WUUIYA ES LYROSA UI?" The Queen asked, which translates to: 'Where is Lyrosa?'

"I don't know ma'am, I thought she was in her room or maybe with you," I said, permeating the white lie.

"I KNOW YOU ARE LYING," Cysara said, slapping me across the face. I gritted my teeth to not make the noise of this pain.

"Ma'am, I swear that I am not," I said, looking her dead in the eyes. She looks discouraged for a second but went back to her power-hungry look:

"WHERE IS SHE?"

I kept telling her I did not know. She kept asking me. I kept telling her I did not know, then the cycle repeats. Soon enough, the Queen had enough.

"Come with me. Basement." Is all she said. I had no choice but to follow her. My death can set me free and now they have less evidence of Lyrosa ever being gone.

The light blared and led me to believe that I was a