A few days later....
Sheila opened her eyes and found that she wasn't in the Palace, No she was in a cart travelling to her captors kingdom. She looked around at the people in the cart. They were her sisters, all six of them. They were basically unharmed apart from a few scratches, probably from being dragged around. the youngest, Stel was crying on the eldest shoulder. Sheila crawled over to them and sat down beside Stel to comfort her.
Kara, Kathleen, Mara, Sheila, Michelle, Michal and Stel, were the seven daughters of King Lugard, Von Horus of Havon. Kara and Kathleen were the daughters of the second wife, Sheila's mother was the first, but was unable to bear a child until after Kathleen was born. In search of a male child, Lugard married a third wife, but she too gave him only daughters. Mara first, was born just six months before Sheila. Michelle and Michal, were born two years later and Sheila mother gave birth to Stel just before she died.
Although born of different women, the princesses formed a bond among themselves, helping to take care of each other and most especially Stel.
Kara, Despite being the oldest was not the heir to the throne. That honor was given to Sheila the first daughter of the crowned Queen. Not a big deal. they were sisters after all.
The Cart jolted to a stop and they could hear the soldiers marching towards the cart door. They all crawled to the back of the cart and hugged each other as if it would make them invisible.
The doo opened and Sheila locked eyes with the very man who killed her father. He had danced with her just a few days ago, she even thought they could be friends, but alas he was just another bloody criminal.
"Sorry Ladies" he began "I hope the journey was not too uncomfortable." he said as a soldier ran up to him.
"Your Highness!!!!! Prince Delvin!!!!" he called panting as he dropped to his knees. The young man looked at him
"Yes, speak"
"The king, His health is acting up again"
The prince's face was suddenly white with fear. he looked up at the castle and motioned for the soldier to leave.
"Untie the ladies, lead them to my guest quarters. " he said to his men. "I will be with you in a moment" he said with a smile and walked away.
The girls were led out to a small, house surrounded by rose bushes and a view of the mountain landscape. Sheila was forced to smile. maybe, it wasn't all bad.
Delvin walked hurriedly down the hall and into his father's chamber. he fell to his knees by the dying man's bed and held his hand.
"Father" He said and his father turned his head slightly to face him. Delvin kissed his father's hand and forced a smile. "I am back and I have victory" He said his eyes welling up with tears
"Son, I want you to take over the throne."
"You know that won't be allowed..."
"As long as Dorian is alive."
"Kill him. He's not my son, he's not your brother. letting him rule will defile the throne."
"'Father, I'm the youngest. I couldn't take over if i wanted to"
"I will give you the power to subdue that fool. As we speak He has already killed your other siblings" the king said and pulled a locket out from his robe. Delvin was already pacing around the room.
"What am i going to do?" He asked no one in particular.
"He's on his way here to kill you" the king said and opened the locket." And its about time I handed this over to someone."
Delvin searched the room for a sword or some sort of weapon. "Relax boy" The king said and motioned for him to come closer.
"I'm sorry son, but this is for your own good" the king said and put the locket round his son's neck. a dark cloud emerged from the object and engulfed Delvin. "You are now The dragon's vessel" the old man said and fell numb. The cloud got bigger and filled the whole room. Dorian suddenly burst in and was caught of guard by the cloud.
"Check for the corpse" he ordered and two guards hurried into the cloud.
"Its here sire" they shouted back.
"Good" Dorian said and smiled.
Delvin and Dorian were two of twelve sons of King Noran Pascal, ruler of the kingdom of Colgard. The king had only one daughter, Dolores who was sent to a neighboring kingdom from a young age to learn from the ladies of the land. the palace was always a war zone, because the other eleven princes were competing for the throne.
Meanwhile, Sheila decided to take a tour of the castle. she walked round the building marveling at the amazing sights and came upon a strange structure. it was a circular building with the statue of a dragon on top. she went inside and and was astonished by the exquisite interior. As she walked on, she noticed a section cut of by a curtain. it was quite dark behind the silk cloths, so she pushed the curtains back to let the light in. Then, she continued to walk further. the light revealed carvings on the wall. Sheila felt around the wall with her hand and accidentally hurt herself in the process, her blood touching the carving. she suddenly felt nauseous and felt a sharp movement in her arm. she looked around for help or support, but saw no one. out of a the blue a strange woman in a black wedding dress appeared and took her hurting hand. then slowly dissipate to ashes and fused with Sheila. Sheila Shut her eyes and screamed, before collapsing to the ground.