The Barbarian Queen

n a tight grip as I f

ll those emotions bombarded a

rom her office and Oliver grabbed

ed like she had just run a marathon, her

riors from the pack as escorts

throat, and I fought to

elt my blood slowly come to a boil in my veins my pain and disp

he time I hav

, I saw the pain she was trying so hard to concea

, the dam breaking as ang

protect me!" Finally the emotions I was holding in for so long

red, and her hands

asy for me?" she snappe

want to send my

ed streaming down my face picking up it's

to protect us!" I screamed at her

for the first time, I saw

aid, her voi

ou'll learn about the king's pack, his strengths, and weakn

ing blanket. I wanted to scream, to rage against the un

inally, my voice low,

ou'll leave at first light," she said. She reached into

ommunicate. Keep it

inst hers briefly. She hesitated, as though she wanted to

walked away, and my heart clenched painfully. I knew she w

nce a steady anchor as we left the off

o eat," I said, my voi

ncern etched into hi

aid sharply, cu

, but he didn't p

on and quiet goodbyes. The morning of my departur

tory, my bag slung over one shoulder an

goodbyes to the members of the pack t

eryone acted like this arrangement was a thing of jo

tempt grateful that they were

lderly people looked at me with sad faces a

ld shiver ran down my spine as I re

I left, I know this must have been har

set off on our journey and

to do as a child and beg him to keep me safe and beg him so I don't have to go I felt my nose

nd with black circles he looked like he has aged 50 yea

s the pack borders in the early hours of t

r and a prickling sensation on my neck as if someone

od up and looked around in the trees trying to

idn't notice, I'm not surprised they

ng mostly on stealth and the most ef

s very bad, still on full alert I too

s of our pack I saw two men wal

emselves in our battle formation crouching low and blen

above us and I whipped my head up so f