The Rules of Ever After by Killian B. Brewer

Author:Killian B. Brewer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Duet, an imprint of Interlude Press
Published: 2015-05-06T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

“Easy, girl,” Daniel murmured to his horse and clicked his tongue. He looked out at the vast golden fields swaying in the afternoon breeze on both sides of the road ahead. Since he had grown up in the thick overgrowth of the Sylvanian woods, the sheer openness of Grand Dealonia made Daniel’s stomach uneasy as he searched the horizon for a single tree. All he could see was dancing leaves of corn and stalks of wheat that flowed all the way up to the walls of a glimmering white castle at the end of the road. He knew Dealonians provided the produce and grains for all of Clarameer, but he had never imagined this much of anything growing for as far as the eye could see. Oh, Ems, how do you stand all this emptiness? Where on earth do you hide here? He mused until his thoughts were interrupted by the noisy, off-key singing of his companions.

“Second verse!” Peter hooted into the clear blue skies. He swung his arms about in front of Gwen’s shoulders as he directed an imaginary orchestra. “This time even louder! These fields are full of corn, so there are thousands of ears that need to hear us!”

“Must we?” Daniel begged as he turned to look over his shoulder at James and Phillip ambling along. “I appreciate a good traveling tune as much as the next guy, but can’t you think of something else to sing?”

“Sorry, Highness,” James said, as he trotted past Daniel to pull up alongside Peter and Gwen, “it’s just a wickedly catchy little tune.”

“Royal blue!” Peter sang at the top of his lungs and he threw his head back. “I’m royal blue.”

“Ow! Peter,” Gwen laughed as she put her hands over her ears and scrunched up her shoulders. “At least try to get the tune right! It’s ‘Blue!’” she sang. “Up here. Not down low like that. Try again.”

“I’m blue!” Peter bellowed, as James joined in. The three of them laughed again as they moved farther up the road toward the castle looming ahead.

Daniel rolled his eyes and waited until Phillip’s horse drew up. He was surprised to see Phillip smiling at the singers. “I tried to get them to stop.”

“It’s fine,” Phillip shrugged. “I’m dragging them all over the kingdoms on what may be a fool’s errand. Let them have their fun. It is a catchy tune. ‘Royal Blue!’” Phillip sang softly, then turned to Daniel and grinned broadly.

“Well, there he is,” Daniel grinned back.

“Who?” Phillip asked, knitting his brow.

“The handsome, smiling man I saw when I opened my eyes in that ridiculous bed. I was a little worried he’d gone away forever.”

Phillip blushed and abruptly shifted his gaze back to the road ahead. The smile quickly disappeared, and Phillip dropped his chin to stare at the reins in his hands. Daniel looked away and grimaced, regretting instantly that he had reminded Phillip of the events in the testing room. He wasn’t sure what had transpired the previous night in Lady Moon’s dressing room, but Phillip had been much calmer since then.

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