After dinner, Rena and Elijah said goodnight to their children. Rena knew that Elijah would never be the same again, but she was happy he was slowly moving forward.
"I saw you today with Elise, which technique did you show her?" She asked while taking off her earrings
"Yours, of course," Elijah said watching her
"Seeing her, made me think about the time when you first showed me that technique. I thought there was no way this was gonna work."
"And?"
"And I'm glad that I listened to you. I think that was the first rule you broke."
"Rule? Do you mean about the technique could only be shared among members of the family?" Elijah nodded while Rena laughed
"What's so funny?"
"You were my family, well I had hoped you would be anyways"
"We weren't even engaged or even knew how to tell each other how we felt"
Rena turned around with her hands on her hips "that's what some may call manifestation"
Elijah walked towards her, he gently brushed her hair behind her ear and whispered
"So you admit it, that you were seducing me"
She pulled away, playfully slapping his shoulder
"I was not, I was teaching you"
"Oh, is that what you call it?"
"I was teaching you, I thought if you enjoyed your lessons with me then you would want to spend more time with me." He cocked his head to the side
"Stop it, seduction sounds like I trapped you"
"Okay fine, I wouldn't use that word. How about you enchanted me" he said kissing her neck
"You amazed me" he kissed the other side of her neck
"You fascinate me" he kissed her forehead
"You captivate me" he finally reached her lips. While kissing he carried her to their bed and hovered over her. He pulled away, stared into her eyes and saw that even after all these years, she is still flustered by him.
"I love you, Rena" his thumb gently caressed her red cheek
"I love you, Elijah" he began to continue their kiss
"Did you hear that?" He looked towards the balcony
"I did" she replied looking in the same direction
He quickly got up from on top of her and glanced at the balcony
"Something is not right" Elijah looked back at Rena and saw her gathering their swords from their secret hiding place.
"Here" Elijah saw the panic on her face and her eyes filled with tears. He took the sword from her
"They won't get the children" he looked at her and in agreement she said
"They won't get them"
"You go to the children's rooms and take Luka with you. I'll get Ash and Jasper" Elijah wanted to be safe than sorry.
There was still a chance that it could have been nothing but he did not want to take the risk.
Meanwhile
"I told you I heard something" Eon and Renner got out of their beds and began to walk down the hall to where they think they heard the noise.
"I can't believe you got me out of bed for this" Eon said still half asleep
"Maybe it's that cat we saw in the gardens. It finally found a way into the castle"
"You don't even like cats"
"Still, maybe if we catch it, it would not wake anyone else up" Renner tried to negotiate with his brother
"Fine. Let's find the cat, but it is gonna sleep in your bed"
They heard another noise coming from the library
"In here" Eon whispered to Renner
They opened the door and started to crawl on the ground, looking under the chairs and desk. They had only taken one lamp which was being held by Renner
"Come closer, I can't see," Eon told his brother. They were looking in different directions
What they did not notice was a man dressed in all black holding a dagger behind the door.
The boys heard the door closed. They were startled, Renner and Eon turned around and saw the man
Fear had caused them to stand still and shiver with fright as they saw the man walking towards them and heard the clicking of his boots.
Renner starts to sob, Eon standing beside him, held his hand. This got Renner's attention to look at his brother's scared face.
The last thing Renner saw was his brother mouthing the words
"Trust me" Renner nodded and Eon blew the flame out.
Rena and Luka had entered the boy's room only to find their empty beds
"Where are they?" Rena breathing heavily. She had sent Meera to quickly collect Elise from her room
"Elise is not in her room" Meera rushed in out of breath
"What?" Rena was losing her mind
She took one of the boys' arrows and bow. She took a piece of cloth and placed it near the fire. Then aimed it towards the pan located on the castle wall, lighting it.
This flame could be seen by the guards which signalled to them that the kingdom was under attack and to alert every citizen
She grabbed her swords and rushed out of the room. At the same time, the bell was heard indicating that all guards should be on duty and report to the castle grounds.
"Luka, you inform the guards of the situation. Meera and I will look for the children" Luka gave a worried look
"We can handle ourselves, now go" he bowed to her
"Yes, my queen" Luka hurried off while Rena and Meera continued their search
"You take the west wing and I'll take the east" as the two women were about to separate. A scream was heard where Meera was headed, Rena swiftly changed her direction. While running she kept saying to herself with tears burning her eyes
"That's Renner's scream"
"What are you doing here, you're supposed to be with Rena" Elijah was surprised to see Luka
"None of the children are in their rooms"
"That's why she lit the pan" Elijah knew only one person could make a shot like that from inside the castle
"You go to her and I will dispatch the guards"
"Where did you leave them?"
"They were heading towards the second floor"
Elijah proceeded to the second floor hoping not to be too late. Until he heard the scream