A Prince from the Other Side
Chapter 4: Ambushed
"Aftermath of the attack — scorched stone, broken glass, bodies fallen."
Jessie Khan
(Mc childhood friend)
(gripping his bleeding arm) Okay... now can I say I told you so?
Jayden Aurelthane
(Mc)
Later. Are you okay?
Jessie Khan
(Mc childhood friend)
Just a scratch. Zelquinn got the worst of it.
Zelquinn Eryndale
(Mc childhood friend)
(grimacing) I’ve had worse.
Amara Aurelthane
(Mc Big Sister)
This wasn’t Umbraxis or Solara. These assassins bore Varkain markings.
Devon Ashborne (Ml)
(steps forward, the flame is still simmering in his palm) Varkain is a falling house.
Jayden Aurelthane
(Mc)
Then why do they fight like they have something to reclaim?
"At the Council chamber, emergency lockdown in place. The remaining Ashborne and Solaran nobles glare at one another."
Khaleon Aurelthane
(Mc Older Brother)
(through crystal) This was a trap. I warned you, Father.
Daryven Aurelthane
(Mc Father)
(calm, distant) And yet Jayden lives.
Valestor Ashborne (Ml Father)
So does my son. Barely.
Jayden Aurelthane
(Mc)
This wasn’t sanctioned by either crown. If we don’t work together, whoever sent them wins.
Devon Ashborne (Ml)
(eyeing Jayden) You speak like a soldier now. 😏
Jayden Aurelthane
(Mc)
Would you rather I burn in gold robes while smiling? 😑
Devon Ashborne (Ml)
…Tempting.
"Private chamber, later that night. Jayden and Devon are forced to share temporary quarters for “safety” reasons."
Jayden Aurelthane
(Mc)
So. Roommates?
Devon Ashborne (Ml)
Spare me.
Jayden Aurelthane
(Mc)
You saved me back there.
Devon Ashborne (Ml)
You saved me first.
Jayden Aurelthane
(Mc)
Guess we’re even, then.
Devon Ashborne (Ml)
Not yet.
Jayden Aurelthane
(Mc)
(quietly) What do you see in me?
Devon Ashborne (Ml)
...Something that terrifies me.
Devon walks to the window. His spirit wolf lies at his feet, growling softly.
Jayden Aurelthane
(Mc)
It growled like that when I entered.
Devon Ashborne (Ml)
It reacts to fate. And you? You glow like a prophecy trying to wake up.
"Flash to: brief flicker in both their visions—images of flames and golden stars colliding in a past life."
Jayden Aurelthane
(Mc)
Did you just—
Devon Ashborne (Ml)
See that?
Jayden & Devon (together)
Jayden Aurelthane
(Mc)
...No one else will believe us.
Devon Ashborne (Ml)
...No one else will believe us.
Outside the fortress walls, a cloaked figure watches the moon rise. A black mark glows on their hand: the crest of Varkain.
Varkain
(whispers) Let them bond. It only makes the curse sweeter to break.
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