1001 Rowena In The Ice Cave

After she left the palace, all the pieces was a blur for Rowena. She took one pegasus who was grazing the grass exterior of the palace and jumped on it. In some way the legendary animal didn’t resist her and instantly jumped excessive into the sky, taking Rowena to fly with him.

She didn’t know the place they went. It felt like solely minutes had handed by when she all of a sudden realized the sky was now not adorned with two moons. This was not Cretea, she thought to herself. The 2 moons had been essentially the most distinctive options of that realm and one of many issues that she beloved about it.

“The place am I?” she requested herself. Rowena patted her pegasus and rubbed her eyes, making an attempt to see the place she was. She was flying over an enormous sea. In every single place she appeared, there was solely water beneath her and clouds above her.

She rested her head on the pegasus’ again and whispered dejectedly. “Are you aware the place we’re?”

After all, the animal couldn’t reply. Rowena felt so drained and lonely. She was nonetheless shaking when she remembered how her father was lined in blood. Did he make it? Was he lifeless?

It doesn’t matter what the result, issues didn’t look good for Rowena. She was now a fugitive. What ought to she do? The place ought to she go? Ought to she simply kill herself?

Darkish ideas crammed her thoughts, and he or she was extraordinarily unhappy and drained. In the long run, she didn’t know what to do. She simply rode her mound aimlessly and let the pegasus deliver her wherever it wished.

Rowena didn’t know {that a} particular legendary creature like pegasus would take her the place her coronary heart desired essentially the most, and it may additionally cross realms. She solely realized what occurred when slowly, the surroundings felt acquainted.

They’d left the waterfront and had been now flying above a small forest, and slowly however certainly, she may see the hill the place the ice cave was situated.

…..

It was the place her wretched father saved Julian’s physique.

Tears streamed down her cheeks once more. Rowena had cried a lot that she didn’t know she may shed one other tear, however she did.

“Oh, Julian…”

When the pegasus landed by the cave entrance, its presence shocked all of the knights who stood guard across the place. Nevertheless, earlier than they took out their swords to assault the legendary animal, they all of a sudden noticed their crown princess on its again. Rowena raised her head and appeared round her in awe.

Cretea was so lovely and majestic, however seeing this place she was now gave her a lot reduction and happiness. That made her notice that Cretea was not her dwelling. It was solely dwelling as a result of Raphael was there, however now that they had been now not collectively, all her ties to Cretea had been gone.

“It’s me…” she mentioned in a small voice.

“Your Highness!” Knight Jarvis was one of many knights standing guard across the cave. He simply occurred to go to his males on that day and noticed Rowena come. The princess appeared like she was going by a calamity, judging from her darkish expression and… blood on her costume. Was she damage?

“Knight Jarvis…” Rowena greeted the knight tiredly.

“Princess! Are you okay?” Jarvis got here to her dashing. “We have to get you assist.”

Rowena was glad the knight confirmed a real concern for her and didn’t even ask the place her father was. She wouldn’t be capable to reply him if he did.

“I’m effective…” She waved her hand and rubbed her temple. She appeared absent-minded. “I have to go in. Please make means.”

The knights exchanged glances. They got orders by the king to not let anybody enter the ice cave, particularly the princess.

“Make means.” All of a sudden, Jarvis made the order. He checked out his males with a stern gaze and raised his hand to emphasise his level. “You’ve heard Her Highness.”

He would make an exception this one time for the reason that king was not round. His knights appeared reluctant, however after Jarvis repeated his order with an aggravated gaze, they slowly backed down and gave Rowena a approach to enter.

“Thanks, Knight Jarvis,” mentioned Rowena to Jarvis as she walked previous him and entered the cave. The pegasus stood calmly the place it was. Everybody round it was fascinated by its presence. They’d heard about flying horses however solely in legends and tales. None really thought that pegasus was actual.

At this time they had been confirmed improper.

***

Rowena felt every step she took turn out to be heavier and heavier. The freezing chilly contained in the cave didn’t assist both. Nevertheless, she didn’t falter. Her coronary heart was heat and full. Seeing Julian once more gave her a lot happiness.

Lastly, they each might be free from her father’s clutch. She would take Julian’s physique away from right here, give him a correct burial, after which she would take into consideration what to do with herself.

“You’re again!”

Rowena’s eyes bulged when she noticed Julian sitting on the stone slab. He was rolling his sleeves as much as his elbows. It took Rowena a second to appreciate she should nonetheless be hallucinating. Julian was lifeless.

The person she noticed earlier than her now was not actual. She simply missed him a lot that she saved wishing he was nonetheless alive.

Gosh… how issues would have been a lot simpler if it was true.

“I miss you,” she mentioned with a hoarse voice.

“The place did you go?” Julian requested her with curiosity.

“You wouldn’t imagine this…” Rowena wiped the tears from her eyes, however they saved streaming down tougher.

“ I’m down for something…” Julian chuckled. “I’ll imagine you irrespective of how loopy you sound.”

Rowena bit her lip and smiled faintly. “I went to the place the gods dwell… I went to Cretea.”

“Wow… actually? That’s wonderful!! Inform me all the pieces!”

Rowena shook her head. “No… not now. We don’t have a lot time. I have to get you out of right here.”

She would beg Knight Jarvis to assist her one final time. If he helped her as soon as right this moment, she was certain he would assist her once more. Knight Jarvis would carry Julian’s physique to the pegasus, and shortly Rowena would take Julian again to their valley and bury him there.

It was finest in the event that they didn’t stall. Her father may come quickly, or he would ship individuals from Cretea to chase after Rowena. They need to go as quickly as potential.

“Julian… we must always go…” Rowena walked towards the chilly stone slab the place Julian’s physique was laid down.

She reached out her hand to the touch the person. All of a sudden, Julian, from her hallucination, was gone, and he or she may see his chilly, lifeless physique. Nevertheless, earlier than Rowena may contact him, all of a sudden, a voice from behind her made her halt her steps.

“Rowena…”

Raphael sounded so fearful.