"Damien, what's going on?" I asked, sick with anticipation with whatever terrible thing I knew would come out of his mouth.
"Seraphina. I think you might want to sit down." He said, evading my question altogether.
Glaring at him again, though this time more forcefully.
"No I will not sit down and you will answer my question right now, young man."
Whispered words were the only sounds that came out of him before a deep seated determination took root within him.
"Okay, I will just spit it out because I know you deserve the truth and not some twisted lie. But please, I just ask that you wait for me to finish before you question me okay."
Nodding my head firmly he continued…
"Earlier you asked if this was the seat of House Winters. You were correct, it is. We are currently in Vardale and I know you're feeling a thousand different emotions right now but you need to calm down, okay. You have me, I will always be with you."
Vaguely I heard gasps of shock from the other occupants of the room but I was too stunned to care. Vardel, we are in Vardale.
I'm in a freakin' novel … A novel where a good majority of the characters either die or … Best not to think about that right now.
In fact ...
"What? You know how I feel. How can you possibly know how I feel? I've been uprooted from my home, my family, my friends and all those who know me. My life. And you know how that feels. How can you even possibly …"
"Because it happened to me."
Quiet, it felt like forever, since those words had been uttered in the throes of passion. The implications of this. I truly did not know what to say to him but the worst part was I didn't even know if I could. Could speak to him, could even look at him. So I did what I did best; I ran.
Out of the surprisingly warm room and empty corridor outside to the snow and ice and boy did that freak me out.
It's May for God's sakes not December in Russia. But I shook it off and continued to run as fast as my legs could take me. Till I tripped. I don't why or how but the moment I landed on the ground my mind went back to when it all started, when I first met him. I tripped. And somehow it all came out like a dam waiting to burst. Tears came rolling out fast yet quietly.