Princess Gabrielle the first princess of Evanor marched angrily towards her mothers chambers but on the way she heard voices,she followed the voices and ended up seeing her mother and her younger sister,dishing out instructions to the servants,the palace is up and bubbling with activities.
"Good morning mother"She greeted.
"Morning my darling how was your night"
"I slept well,what's going on mother,are we expecting a guest?"
"Your father is coming back today,the bird came with a later" the queen beamed with happiness.
"Oh really!,that's great news,I need to prepare". Gabrielle said with grate excitement,she and her father have a very good father and daughter relationship.
"Oh mother before I forget, the wretch went out of the castle gates,this morning,brother Alfred accompanied her" said Gabrielle with jealousy laced in her voice.
"What!" The queen yelled in annoyance
The second princess,Alondria just watched her mother and sister In silence,she is the quite type.
"Yeah mother I can't believe he came back after weeks and the first thing he did was to go see that witch," said Gabrielle further adding fuel to the fire.
The queen was fuming in anger,
"Report to me immediately she's back," she instructed one of her maid.
"Yes your highness" the maid bowed in obedience.
"Alo,come with me,let's get ready before dad gets back" Gabrielle happily pulled her sister.
"Stop calling me Alo..." Alondria grumbled in annoyance as she was dragged by her sister.
🌑THE IN_BETWEEN🌑
"So now the ELF's are hiding from the vampires" stated calypso.
"Yes princess, something like that,they are more powerful than us,father told me they have the most ruthless wicked,merciless,heartless blood thirsty prince,he alone can kill up to 200 elf's,"
Calypso widened her eyes in surprise,just one man,how strong is he,
"Is he still alive?"
"Yeah very much alive I heard he rules with an iron fist,he won't hesitate to slit a persons neck,the vampires are even more afraid of the prince than the king"
This piqued Calypso's interest,she read from history books that the vampires enjoy elf's blood the most,they find it euphoric more like elixir ,and when the elf's decided to fightback a war broke out,but calypso is not so dump to believe that's the only reason for the war,that many elfs lost their,there has to be another strong reason.
"Brother is this the only way into The land of the elf's?"
Alfred smiled and leaned in to whisper into her eyes.
Calypso nodded in understanding,as they continued walking towards where Riot was tied.
calypso saw an amazing looking bird on the trees,and paused to have a look,she was lost starring.
Alfred noticed she wasn't walking with him anymore,he turned and saw her so lost in starring at the bird,what a beautiful view,he wished he had a paint and canvas to capture the moment,he moved closer to her,and she failed to noticed his presence,he placed his hands on her waist.
She hissed and flinched.
"did I hurt you?" He asked with concern laced in his voice.
"No no not at all I was just startled" she lied.
"Are you sure" he asked with a hint of doubt in his voice.
"Yes don't worry am fine,we should get going,the king must have come back by now"
and true to her words the king was back when they returned and breakfast has just begun,
"Welcome father I thought you won't be coming until tomorrow" Alfred greeted and asked.
"Well here am I" Said the king,he didn't even acknowledge the presence calypso,neither did she,she just have to greet him for formality sake.
"Good morning my king,good morning my queen,good morning lady Gabrielle good morning lady Alondria" she greeted each and every one of them,the king grunted in response,making calypso almost roll her eyes why does he hate her so much?
The queen glared hard at her but she has to put on the loving mother facade because of the kings presence.
"Good morning my dear,hope you slept well? Come join us for breakfast" said the queen with a toothy smile.
Calypso knew that was a death trap,
"It is my pleasure your highness,but I've had breakfast earlier today" she bowed
"OK leave then" Gabrielle answered harshly earning a pinch from her mother.
"I mean you can leave sister,I'll see you around" Gabrielle said with a forced smile.
Calypso bowed and left,she knew she's in big trouble already.
"The first thing you did after coming back was to go see calypso not even us your sisters" calypso heard Gabrielle saying,she didn't wait to hear his response, she quickly left.
Calypso went into her room and slowly close the door and locked it,she sat on the floor recalling the events of the day,and her new found knowledge about vampires ,she hopes to never cross path with them ever.
She went into her bathroom and stripped herself naked to take a bath,she stood by the mirror,examining her body she's gotten skinner,thanks to the wicked queen,she traced the numerous scars on her body,both fresh and healed ones ,the Queen and her daughters use her as a punching bag,always hitting her body with rods,they make sure not to hit her on her face,so people won't find out,she traced the red fresh bruise on her waist where Alfred touched earlier,it still stings. She wish to leave this hell hole someday.
At midnight calypso was still awake knowing anytime from now,the queen would come in to torture her.
Talk about the devil,and she appears,
The door banged open revealing the queen and her daughters,they dragged calypso roughly out of the bed,
Calypso knew that showing pain or crying gives them the satisfaction they want,so no matter how they beat her up,she won't cry in their presence.
"The nerve you have to disobey my word,you left the castle,with my SON, you witch" the queen yelled in anger,
"Tie her up" she ordered,Gabrielle tied Calypso's hands behind her back,and stuff a gag in her mouth.
The mother and daughter duo took turns in hitting her body with the rod,
Calypso did not yell or scream or move,she just lay curled receiving the beatings,with silent tears sliding down her face.
They untied her after their endless beating,but were still angry,seeing she neither screamed nor begged them.
"You lousy little witch,you're a witch u don't belong here,just kill your self and end your miserable useless life" Gabrielle cursed seething in anger.
But yet calypso sat expressionless.
Gabrielle looked at her in jealousy,her face her hair,she wants them for herself.
"Why don't we cut her hair" Gabrielle suggested and fear flashed in Calypso's eyes.
Gabrielle smirked evilly and brought out a knife,
"No no no stop stop n-oo" calypso trashed she gasped when her hair Fell on her laps,Gabrielle cut her hair making her waist length hair now very short.
Tears fell down her cheek as she stared in shock,she was gasping for air ,her once beautiful hair…..(sob sob)
Gabrielle laughed evilly and left the room leaving the sobbing calypso. Calypso cloth was bloodied from the beating,and her once beautiful hair now trimmed short,
That night she cried her eyes out,wishing only if God could take her life.