"Oh come, don't be a boring princess…" Aaron said as he held Sage's shoulders with both his hands and shook her slightly. 

"You know how boring and useless I am already." Sage replied and brushes off his hands from her shoulders. She walked over to her dressing table and began to brush her hair while staring at herself in the mirror.

"Come on, don't say that , it's your nineteenth birthday tomorrow and we should celebrate." Aaron insisted. 

His england accent always made Sage smile as she loved the tone in his voice and as usual she turned to him with a broad smile. 

"Okay now, English boy.., what do you want from me?" She asked.

"Well, Atlantan girl, all I want is a celebration of the dearest third princess's nineteenth birthday and nothing else.." Aaron replied with a playful grin.

"Hmm..stop being sarcastic.." Sage replied ands turned back to the mirror to continue brushing her beautiful scarlet hair.

"What makes you think that?" Aaron asked, but sage doesn't reply.

He sighed and knelt down on one knee and brought out a red rose which was one of Sage's favorite, then he cleared his throat, then he spoke..

"May I have this one wish, my lady?" His expression was serious and without any joke, but was as charming as ever and sage turned to him with a slight smile.

She sighed and said, "Fine, what's your wish..?" 

Aaron immediately got up excitedly and placed the rose behind her ear. " All I want is for you to come with me to a bar. We'll stay in the VIP reception so there won't be any harassment…and since people don't know you, you won't have t-" 

"It's fine, I get it!" Sage interrupted. "But how am I supposed to leave this palace, my father the king would never let me out until tomorrow the day of my ball, remember?" Sage continued.

"Yes I know I figured that out so I found a way to get you out…" Aaron paused and walked over to the bag he had brought in.

"Oh God, please don't let it be-"

"Escape blankets!" Aaron said before Sage could.

"I have tied them together already and it's tested." He added.

"Oh really…? Okay you go down fist I'll wait till you are down safely.." Sage said with an awkward smile..

"Come on it's safe..and plus it's hard material." Aaron said as he held the blankets that were tied together at the edges.

"The elders are in a meeting right now, the queen and your step sisters are by the lake and the servants are all busy working, so you have got the golden opportunity now.." Aaron continued.

"How do you know that?" Sage asked as she wasn't sure about he step mother and sisters being by the lake.

"I saw them on my way here, silly.. that's why I know.." Aaron replied.

"Okay…but I'm still quite skeptical because I'm never allowed to leave the palace or even step a foot out of my quarters." Sage replied.

"Here's the solution..!" Aaron said and lifted the blankets up slightly.

Sage rolled her eyes and sighed simultaneously. "Fine!" She said.

Aaron jumped up immediately and they both walked to the large window and Aaron rolled the blankets down and the height was exactly the height of the palace as Sage's quarters was at the highest point of the castle.

Aaron went down first and sage followed, once she was down safely Aaron rolled down the blankets and they hurried to Aaron's horse.

Sage used her scarf to cover up her face revealing only her eyes so she could see. They arrived at the bar after a ten minutes ride on the horse and Sage figured that the bar was a place where kings and business men hanged out for drinks and chit chatting…

Aaron tied the horse on an iron rod where other horses were tied and he walked towards the bar with Sage following behind him..

He spoke to some men at the entrance to the bar and they led them into the VIP reception.

They settled at the counter and Aaron ordered a cocktail with less alcohol in it. He poured a glass half full for Sage and his full..

"Ever had alcohol..?" He asked as he placed the bottle of wine back on the counter. 

Sage shoke her head to his question as she scanned her environment with her scarf still covering her face. She noticed that there were more high class people, kings and princes present there just as she had guessed…

They were sitted drinking and chatting with some playing games like poker.

The lights were dim and music slow and classical…

She took a slip sip of her wine and her taste buds absorbed the delicious taste immediately.

"You like it..?" Aaron asked as he stared at her.

Sage nodded and took another sip.

"It's tasty.." she said.

Aaron smiled and took a sip of his wine. "So are you anticipating..tomorrow?" He suddenly asked.

Sage turned to him after gulping all the contents in the glass. She asked for some more and Aaron poured the same quantity he poured had poured in for her the first time.

"I don't really think so.." Sage replied simply and drank all the contents in her glass again.

"I need to use the bathroom.." Safe got up from her stool and turned to leave but Aaron help her arm to stop her. "Should I come with you?" He asked.

"What..? You want to accompany a woman to the bathroom?" Sage asked with her eyes wide open in shock.

Aaron's flushed face had a shy smile on it and he released his grip on her arm. "Just be quick and…don't stay too long." He said with a concerned tone and expression.

"Awwwn..is the ever handsome and charming prince of England concerned about me now…?" Sage giggled. "Don't worry, I will!" She added.

"Wait, what do you mean? You will be quick or you will be long?" Aaron asked as he didn't quite understand her reply but she had already gone out if the bar.

He sighed and turned back to the counter. 

By the next minute a man immediately stood up with a loud groan as through he had something burning him inside and he would turn into a beast at anytime, and before Aaron could think any further the man tore off his clothes and another man immediately announced for everyone to exit the bar as fast as possible.

Aaron rushed out immediately after sighting great kings and princes run out of the bar for their dear lives. He searched for sage but couldn't find her and the mid of the night was getting close enough…

…

Sage washed her hands and face in the sink then she watched her self in the mirror for a while before covering her face with her scarf again leaving only her eyes visible.

She walked through the hallway and was quite surprised that the music had lowered up and the chit chat noises had reduced drastically. She opened the door of the bar and before she could figure out what was going on a monster came running violently to her. 

It pulled her into the bar and pinned the to the door, before she could plead for help the creature dipped his large pointed teath into the skin of her neck and a loud moan of pain escaped from her mouth.

She collapsed on the ground and the creature left immediately apparently in search of more blood.

The Mark glimmered with a mys

tical light and the blood flowed from her neck down to her collarbone.

She laid there looking pale and dead…