Hidden Wings

chapter eighteen

“Grandmother I really think this is too much I am only turning seventeen.” I huff as the nymphs took my measurements for the gown she was creating. She had said it was going to be a small get together with family but with how history has played out it was clear that it was not in any way small. She laughs and looks at me we were separated by a cloth that hung on a gold bar it was just shy from my chin so we could ‘chat about the dress’ as she put it. She was sewing as we talk, she would change colors of the fabric as we talked her talents were wide and astonished me.

"Nonsense dear we will be celebrating you, in this life you have grown well and strong so strong I believe you could take the throne tomorrow.” She laughs. I shake my head.

“I’m not sure about that the last time I got this age I was easily fooled by the unseelie king and let myself get.” I sigh, “I am not going to let that happen again, which is why I think we should make this a little smaller?” I look at her hoping the big puppy dog eyes would work on her. She sighs then sets down her needle and fabric.

“Alzir.” She commands, “may I have the guest list please, Natalie are you done?” The nymph Natalie starts rolling up her tape nods,

“Yes, your majesty.” She stands up straight and smiles at us, “Here they are.” She gave her the paper with all the numbers then excused herself out Alzir, following behind her. I change back into my shirt and jeans before sitting down next to her and slip on my shoes.

“So, who is uninvited?” Her list was ten pages long.

“Let me put it this way if there aren’t close friends and family or the staff that has helped me adjust back into the fea world then they can wait till the crowning and we can have a huge feast here in the center hall ” Her face softens and nods. I scrunch my eyebrows together she gave in to fast.

"That is fine a small feast.” She smiles then in dust the dress is turned into something more earth modern it was still a dress but smaller than the ballgown she was working on prier. I internally let a sigh of relief not ready to lug that around hundreds of people. “It will be the best feast yet.” I saw something in her eyes twinkle. “I’m going to the kitchen here your dress is done.”

"Are you sure you want to sleep here?” Isaac was giving me a look that said he would rather have it his way and me in the living courters on earth and not the recodes hall in Ivearona but I had both Seth and Shay here with me and in the deepest part of the hall I could get without getting hopelessly lost. We had several large couches and a table set up with snacks and drinks. I nod placing a few blankets on the couch before looking at him.

“Yes, I want to meditate here for the next few hours until bed. I hope it will clear my mind and help me settle a few nerves before tomorrow. I’m not sure what’s going on, but I have an inching sensation under my skin so hopeful I can get rid of it.” He sighs and nods. After wishing a good night and a few orders to the other two he leaves. We sat in silence for a while the humming of the historical images flashed in front of us. I take several deep breaths and close my eyes letting my mind empty and my energy release. Blackness engulfs me as the thoughts flow away, and I am left with blissful silent. Focusing on nothing but the feeling of my body I push away the feelings of worry and uneasiness along with that annoying sensation thought it felt like it was rooted into my soul, the more I pushed however the more it felt as if my skin was crawling. I shift in my spot and try again this time focusing on my toes and working my way up slowly relaxing each limb until that part does not feel the scratching feeling when I reached my chest and started to take slower even breaths it suddenly felt as if I couldn’t breathe and my heart was racing as if I have been running miles. Gasping for air I feel a hand on shoulder but I keep my eyes closes I can tell it was Shay, I take a few breathes as I push the uncomfortable feeling away taking some of her strength from her touch but the whole thing left me weak and gasping for air but I had to focus and keep my mind blank as I try to finish the rest of my meditation. The pain I felt from my head was like nothing I ever felt it was like my head was split into two but a large battle axe then put back to together just to be smashed in by a hammer I let out a grunt and I hear Seth shift in his seat but not getting up. I take a visually larger breathe of air though it felt as if I was barely keeping my head above water and every gasp I was falling deeper into a unknown places with sadness, so I let it pass me soon the feeling washed over me as if I was in the deepest part of the ocean and the waves were crashing down sinking me down into a dark abyss but I let the feeling come and go. By the time I opened my eyes I was sweating I whip it and when I look at my hand it was shining a bright gold droplets were there. I blink and stare at the other two who also did not know what was going on. We were quiet for a few minutes until I sigh,

“That was the hardest meditation session I’ve ever had but doing as grandma said now, I feel light as a feather.” Almost as to prove it without even thinking my body lifts a few inches off my seat. Shay who was next to me moves to the snack table,

"You even have more color in your face than before you started but that might be because you are literally sweating gold specks at the moment.” She laughs taking a handful of chips. I nod easing back down then look over to Seth who hasn’t said anything since we got here, his serious deminer was back on and his professional side is on since Shay is here, I smile his way and look back at Shay who takes her spot on her own couch.

"I appreciate both of you staying with me here I know you got comfy beds in your own rooms.” Shay smiles back she doesn’t often but when she is with me, she can relax enough.

“Any time kid but we both know that if I didn’t your brother would and that is all sorts of uncomfortableness you two didn’t need. However, I can see he is just like his uncle.” She bobs her head at Seth, he is sitting in the with his hands on his knees and back straight. I snuffed a laugh.

“I said the same thing when I first meet him, once you get to know him, he gets more interesting.” I give him a smile and the tip of his ears turn red again I do my best to keep my laughs in even though it is the cuteness sight to see. Shay glances between the two of us,

“I see why the prince asked me to be here with you.” She give me a look to which I roll my eyes.

“Please as far as I know I have great restraint and I know if he wanted his royal nosiness would just spy on me if that’s what he desires.” I huff and fold my arms. She sighs and shakes her head,

"This is a better alternative.” I nod in agreement. “So, are we here to watch specific life event?” I shake my head then look at the oh so serious Seth, “How does the recording of all this work? Can we see things on earth?”

"The records get written as the day pass and the only things the timekeepers write about is fea’s, so if a fea is on earth they will write down all the things the fea has done and where they are going.” I shift closer to him on my couch and lean in,

“So, if I wanted to watch something it has to involve is a fea the place and time doesn’t matter?” He nods then getting up and getting a cup of soothing gin tea. “So, if I say show me the day of my Anthony’s death…” without finishing the question the space the scrolls appeared in changes and a misty grey flickers showing my uncle waking up in his bed before the sun even rose and started to get dress. After getting cleaned up for the day and finished eating he goes back to his room and opens his closet getting a jacket and leaves the house we follow is daily life going for a run we skip the shower even thought Shay was more than happy to ogled my uncles well fitted body. We continue to him making a phone call to the communication center, he was going back and forth from his closet to his desk taking papers out and putting them into suitcase, writing on a few making large x’s on others his anxiety was shown on his face clear as day. After finishing getting everything together he leaves the house silently taking the back stairs, so he didn’t have to pass my room. He drives around and goes to a few peoples house asking them questions that I didn’t understand anything about, he asked about their kids or ones they previously had fostered. Some stories would have been hard to believe if I hadn’t been studying the types of fea’s in Ivearona. Some had encountered a baby blue or sickly green others had no pupils and was claimed to be blind but was nothing like your regular blind person. By the time his car crash it was 3:52 in the afternoon I was just getting home from school I had stopped by the library. I stop the flashback before his car got side rammed by the largest truck I have ever seen the driver was half asleep going well over the limit hitting the drivers side of my uncles car sending him rolling ten times until he hit a tree, as if it couldn’t get any worst it catches fire witness said it was the most unusual fire they have seen there was green and blue and the brightest yellow they have ever seen. I take a breath and get it up.

“I’m going to take a walk let me know when this part is through.” Shay wanted to see what really happened since the reports we not the easy to understand. She agrees but waits till I was no longer in ear shot to play the scene. Seth was following me his footsteps echoed mine in the gigantic hall bouncing off the towering shelves. “Where are we?” I ask turning to look at him but still walking,

“Your highness please watch where you are going you are quite clumsy.” I feel a small smile form on my lips.

“Not that clumsy that I’ll trip over nothing.” I look at him stopping he walked up to me leaving about a feet apart.

“We are currently in the royal families linage and since we have a few different families they are categorized by ruling era. Your family has in and out of the high rankings such as queen or king, so it is but in by name as well. Your grandmother is the longest ruling queen. It was said by one of the greatest seers that you will be one of the strongest leaders we’ve had. If you like we could watch that moment it was pretty intense actual, my uncle has told me the stories of that day. You parents were very happy that on the first day of your birth you were given such a great omen.” He gives me a warm smile and places a hand to my check. “You are meant for remarkable things Ivey and even though you have never really lived an easy life you have become strong, quick and I know that you will be able to overcome anything.” I was bright red by the time he finished my head flopped into the nook of his neck I hear a small chuckle slip from his lips.

“This will work out.” I mutter before I take a step back kiss his cheek, “Thank you I am feeling better.” His ears get red as he clear his throat.

“Any time my lady.” My smile widens a bit more. Wait for Shay to call us back I look at the wall to my right it had books and scrolls every so often there would be a new name or form of shelving indicating it is a new line. The names were interesting to read not all of them had long reign, but it could have felt that way because there were so high that you couldn’t tell where the top was. After deciding to turn around I move to the other side this was recorded in in mostly scrolls and some were very thick. “Some of these were written during war years so they had a lot to write from names to play by plays of battles only the hard stomach historians could go since the fights were always very brutal." Seth says solemnly. A shiver runs up my spin.

“Ivey there is something we need to discuss with the other now.” Shay says practically run towards us. The moment she finishes talking I get my phone and text Isaac, in seconds him, Grandma Adela and Alzir can be heard at our seating area calling for me. We rush back to them they were already looking our way as we got closer.

“What’s wrong?” Isaac ask starting at me as I lean against the couch.

“Shay?” I ask directing the question towards her. She gets into work more and starts reciting her finds.

“Well your highness we were watching the records of the past prince on his last day and I saw something.” She sets the image of Uncle Anthony he was in his car but she didn’t focus on him it was onto the truck there was something next to the driver whispering in his ear the closer it got to impact the more define the thing got. “There was an Alf in the truck I believe that he tormented the man into insanity causing the crash then here…” She continues the image moving it to the far right careful to not show the impact or have the audio on. In the shadows of an ally way and in it was icy blue stare she had to pause it for us to spot him or we would have missed it. “He was the reason we could not bring our kind prince back.” Isaac paces.

“He has clearly been a patient man he’s been on earth for a while now… why hasn’t he made a move yet? What is he planning.” He starts to mumble to himself his slow walk became more of a jog back and forth then he stops almost tripping over his abrupt lack of motion and looks at me.

“You will not have a feast you will stay here for the next few days.” Then he disappears in smoke calling everyone but Seth with him. I blink several times; I was cool on the feast I can eat any day, but did he just lock me up down here for how long? I scrunch my brow then take a seat at on the couch,

“What just happened?” I asked Seth who takes a seat next to me.

"Looks like Shay just sent his highness to a haunting spree until he finds the Unseelie king.”

“Is there any way I could help? I am always so helpless when things happened, and others pay for it.” I look at him my voice was clearly sad, but I felt anger in me deep and it burned. He nods but before he says anything my grandmother appears.

“Ivey sweet I need you to do something for me, I was going to wait till tomorrow when the time would be the best but tonight will work just as well.” Her words were too quick for me to catch but she was clearly in a hurry, Seth get up and she replaces him we face each other, and she take my hands. “I need you to give some life to the land.