Sybil Deceived by Catherine Banks

Author:Catherine Banks [Banks, Catherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Turbo Kitten Industries
Published: 2018-06-02T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 4

I expected the warriors to be nervous or in a state of chaos after the attack the night before, but they acted as if nothing had happened. Hugh stood beside me as I aimed down the arrow which was strung in my bow. “You have to relax and release while keeping your front hand still.”

I took a deep breath and released the string. The arrow whizzed away and I smiled happily when I heard it thunk into the target. My smile widened when I saw it a few inches away from the red center of the target.

“Good,” Hugh said happily. He gazed at the darkening sky. “Let’s head up for the day.”

I set the bow and quiver of arrows on the rack and followed him up the hill. “Why do you think those fairies attacked me and Gerard?”

Hugh shrugged. “I don’t know. Could have been just that you were the only ones out.”

“Have there been attacks before?”

“Yes, but they happen very rarely.”

“What’s going to happen to them?”

“I don’t know. That’s up to the commander and the queen.”

I stopped and my jaw dropped. “The queen? My mother knows about this?”

“Of course,” he said with a frown. “She is the queen.” She always seemed so happy. It didn’t seem like she could know that fairies were trying to invade and attacking us. We stepped into the dining hall and I instantly sought out Gerard, but he wasn’t there. Hugh noticed my sad look and said, “Don’t worry he’ll be back soon.”

“Who?” I asked, and blinked innocently.

He smiled and shook his head. “We can all see how you look at him. Besides, Gerard’s been declaring his intent to pursue you since he was eight.”

I had hoped my feelings weren’t that obvious.

I ate and then went to Uncle’s house. I didn’t feel like socializing that night with the warriors, so I lay down on the couch and closed my eyes. Why would the females from another troupe attack me? Did they somehow know I was princess? And if so, what would attacking me gain them? Mother was still in charge. My death wouldn’t gain them a place on the throne.

I tried to sleep, but it evaded me. After rolling around for an hour, I headed out of the house and walked through the woods. Animals moved around me, but kept their distance.

“You shouldn’t be out here,” Gerard said from the shadows.

I tried to find him, but it was too dark and the moon was in its shadow phase. “I couldn’t sleep,” I replied as I continued walking.

“More could come to attack you,” he replied somewhere to the left of me. “You should have asked someone to walk with you.”

“I would have, but the one I wanted to ask seemed to have disappeared.”

“And who is this warrior you would have asked to walk with you?” he asked from the right of me now.

How could he move without making any sound? I was very aware of the fact that I sounded like a large beast trampling through the woods at the moment.

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