CHAPTER TWO

Adelaide's POV

"I demand an audience with the council" Adelaide Derren yelled storming into the warden house with fury

The big castle which was always filled with people was empty now. She'd never liked how they all would disappear when she appeared

Adelaide looked around the empty castle before stumping to the gigantic door on the other side of the castle that housed the council's chamber which protected them from being disturbed.

She pounded on the door demanding her entrance "I need to speak to you".

There was no answer and that only infuriated her more because she knew they could hear her. She was going to kill them with her bare fist including her mother

The council wanted her gone. They had all come up with the best plan to get rid of her but she wasn't budging. Heaven forbad she did such a act.

"I will Really kick this door down if you don't open up" she yelled punching the door with hard knocks.

"Banished". Adelaide thought angrily. She couldn't seem to wrap her head around that fact. She hadn't done a thing to deserve being banished, a few antics sometimes which were out of line but were meant to lighten up the council's mood she could plead guilty to but other than that, nothing.

She had never even hurt a rat during her dreadful stay at the castle.

If she was thrown out of here then that was it. She had no where else to go, no one to turn to, she had been saddled with the council for so long that she didn't even recognize anything apart from these walls.

She deserved an appeal at least, if she could convince the Grace or her mother then everything would be all right, she would be fine.

"You can try" the door replied opening it's eyes.

Adelaide, startled stumbled  backwards in shock before regaining herself and glaring at the door; at Eldridge.

As a messeger of the council, he could possess both animate and inanimate object, perform necromancy and had a few other tricks up his sleeve.

He was the kind of being she hated but she hadn't been repulsive when she'd first met him.

"I need to speak to them" she continued daring Eldridge to deny her entrance. She would hurt him, she would hate herself afterwards but she would hurt him if he refused to back down.

The banishing couldn't go through.

He was older and more powerful than her, with many years of practice but she was sure she could take him and the door down.

"You weren't summoned Adelaide" he uttered calmy coming out from the door to stand in front of her " the council recognizes your anger and denies you entrance"

He was clothed in his signature white cloak with his hair swept back in a distinguished look that disturbed her in times like this.

For a man that was rumored to be almost a thousand year old, he looked young and the urge to beat his up was building.

"Then I need to speak to my mother" she said defiantly glaring at Eldridge

"Your mother denies you entrance too" he mummered quietly, avoiding her eyes

That crazy witch, the pathetic old witch.

Anger, hot and violent roared through Adelaide's bones as her fist caught fire without burning her skin.

It shouldn't hurt, she didn't want to feel hurt but she did. Her mother had never had her best interests at all, she wasn't the best mother but a linger of doubt was what she expected, what she'd hoped for.

Adelaide moved forward entering Eldridge space which was blocking her path "you will move out of the way"

"I can't"

"I will hurt you" she concluded as the fire in her palm built up and she held it against his face.

"You won't" He whispered before looking up and Adelaide heart rate catapulted through the roof.

Beautiful. She thought as she stared into his eyes

His eyes were beautiful, the purest shade of blue which were soothing her in the weirdest way.

"I know what your doing" Adelaide said crumbling as the fire in her palm flickered drew out and her arm fell, her resolve weakening

She sank to the floor, knees going weak as she tried and failed to break his trance.

He knew what he was doing.

A lot of times, she had been sure he'd read her mind in passing and knew she found him enchanting but her mind had been considered impenetrable by the Serres in the castle so how could he.

Her head fell but she still felt his trance in her head

Eldridge knelt in front of her, fingers moving to tilt her chin up so she wouldn't break their trance 

"Stop" she mummered trying to get him to stop doing this to her." I deserve to be angry".

She wanted to do something, wanted to kill someone and sure as hell wanted to burn this place down but his eyes was calming all the fire in her veins.

He was drawing out her control.

Tears Stung the back of her eyes as she stared. She had no other choice.

They wanted her gone, her mother wanted her gone, the council wanted her gone, even Eldridge wanted her gone. Her life was pathetic

"You will be fine Adelaide" Eldridge mummered a smile ghosting his lips as everything grew dark.

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Adelaide woke up with a searing pain in her head and pried open her eyes. She looked around the unfamiliar surrounding and tried to remember where she was. The only thing she saw were trees.

She stood up on shaky legs and looked around the  unfamiliar place.

The sun was up which meant dawn or inlate but there were no singing birds around her but there were trees, a lot of them and she spotted a bag sitting a few feet from her.

Sad realization dawned on her and she fell to the ground again.

The council had banished her and Eldridge had finished completed their dirty deeds by trancing her which was enough time to pack her bags and slip her out unannounced.

"Curse you " she yelled hitting the soft sand over and over again.

It was stupid of her to had stomped to the Warden castle weak and defenseless. She could've wielded an axe or a sword, preferably an axe then maybe she'd have had a chance against the likes of Eldridge.

"Let's never cross paths again" .

Making a solemn promise that if she did she would kill him, Adelaide looked around the unknown place again before sighing defeatedly .

The deed had been done and there was no going back. No one would would remember her, her mother was proof of that. They had decided that it was time for her to leave the castle.

She had been let go.

Adelaide stood and picked up her bag, lifting it up to her shoulders.

She would make them regret this.