Boundless by Miranda Sapphire

Author:Miranda Sapphire [Sapphire, Miranda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-01-11T18:30:00+00:00

LEN AWOKE SOME time later to Daega sitting up abruptly, tumbling his sleeping body off of hers, and shouting, "The roof!"

She was standing and charging for the stairs before anyone could process what was happening. Len scrambled to his feet, rumpled and bleary-eyed but determined to stay by her side. "Dae? What?..."

"There might be one still on the roof that's alive. We should question them." That got him moving faster, Captain Rodrick and an especially pale Fenris staggering after them.

"Y-you shouldn't b-be walking, Dae," he chided, catching up to her. "Your l-leg i-is in pretty bad shape—"

"It feels fine. Well, not fine, but well enough. I told you, I heal fast, Len." He wanted to keep protesting, but the fact was that even with a heavy limp she was outstripping him on the stairs, so he contented himself with a deep sigh and let her lead the way.

When they made it to their room Daega strode right to the window, ducking her head out, but Len found himself frozen in the doorway, memories from last night flooding in so fast and heavy it made him dizzy. He sagged against the wall just inside the doorframe, rooted to the spot. Rodrick strode past him to join Daega at the window. They talked quietly, Daega pointing out onto the thatch roof and Rodrick climbing out to go inspect whatever she'd indicated. Len had started feeling lightheaded and faint, nausea burbling in his belly, as he'd spotted blood spatters and the severed hand of one of the invaders on the floor just beside his wife.

She seemed to notice then that he wasn't by her side, turning to him with a look of concern. "You're pale, sweet," she said, limping back over to him. "Do you want to wait in the hall? I don't want you being upset and fainting."

He shook his head, gritting his teeth and forcing himself to stand a little straighter. "I am to be king, one d-day. I sh-should get used to such things."

She cupped the back of his head with her good hand. "It's your choice, as in all things." He nodded, grateful she didn't push. But he did snatch up her hand and hold it tight as he inched closer to where Rodrick was currently dragging the limp body of one of their assailants through the window.

"Still alive, Princess," he grunted, clambering back into the room. "You damaged his spine, I think. He's not moving any of his limbs."

Len blanched at that, but he was fairly certain he still wanted to be here for this. He needed to steel himself so that he could hear for himself why all this pain and suffering had happened.

The captain laid the captive out on the floor on their belly, crouching down to do so with surprising gentleness. "Alright, I think you know what this situation is, son," Rodrick said, sounding weary. "So how are we doing this?"

"Just...kill me. Not...going to...say…" Now that it was day and their cloak was removed from

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