Ryder, Lord of Astaroth

events that had taken place at midnight were still fresh and still caused some of them to shake and worry, some of them like the kingdom's most recent bride; Soria

e one, well, it was but this was not how she had pictured it woul

tion that had been prepared by the queen herself so she could calm down and rest, because out of everyone present at that time, Soria had been disturbed the most. Her wedding had been disrupted in the mos

head and stroked her hand until the wrinkles on her forehead disappeared and her face calmed and softened before he stood up. The rest of the family were

maid standing by the other side of her bed. "Keep an eye o

She looked at her mistress and slipped onto the bed, feeling the back of her palm on her lady

efully taken from the palace, so not everything was fine. In f

nd went straight for the group gathered around the dining ta

he now?"

he's fine,

a louder voice. "Ho long bef

felt weakened as a king that could not protect his own child from being taken by another ruler of a strange land but then Ryder of Astaroth was no ordinary ruler. Rumors were that he was no human eithe

Jenny asked, conc

replied. "I figured it

and left, the whole kingdom watched as you did nothing. What message do you thin

staroth..." Gwyn spoke

s a Lord of some ancie

is not the first time he is coming for h

n forward over the table towards Gwy

d took her seat. "Are you not in the least bit curious as to w

ade who seemed to know what was going on and Jenny did too. T

shock and doubt clear in his tone of voic

ime she turns eighteen, mother would give her a memory lo

t w

nd she doesn't age as we do, she was not born into

pted. "When you say

looked at Jenny, then added. "Our mother, before, we

." Jenn

widened.

, Kh

se were just folk

til we saw it. Saw

Gwyn spoke to Eris. "Ryder found her, and he marked her. The diviner sai

balance in Astaroth as only a Khione c

nce?" Zade

ighed. "Ryder was her soul mate and she was his, such ba

the year

's.

ad been patient for thirty eight years, had gone through the trouble of coming to get her and you think that i

llow them to have her? God knows what they would do to

he princess has been ta

your next line of action wou

f action he should take. He knew the story surrounding Lyra, her identity as a Khione, and the Osyron year, and he knew t

cause he knew that they all waited on his orders as King of Drago

Lyra back. War

Eris su

m. She looked at her hu

yn.

go to war against the

o sit back and fold our hand

war against Astaroth, our defeat is sure, y

rt her." Jenny s

now that b

f no use to him dead, so he wou

," Jenny continued. "And that is when he wou

rs to calm down

on of waiting two

said looking at him straight into t