Daughters, Swords &Dragons

The weather has been awful for days in Alcon, serafelle noticed before she went to bed.

Sera? Sera? Sera?

Serafelle opened her eyes to see a young boy pale with frost bite, blood trailing from his eyes "Who are you what do you want from me?"

He grinned showing his lack of dentition "There's a river of blood."

"River of blood?" she questioned then looked at what he pointed at her father with a sword in his chest.

She screamed jerking up awake with fright she grasped at her hair "The voices won't stop. Make it stop." she cried lightening and thunder rumbled in the sky.

Opera held her "Your highness are you okay? what voices?"

She forgot to take her medication today "Was someone not just-" She panted her shaky hands gripping her sheets, she looked out at the sky it was clear not a single cloud in the bright early morning.

Opera seized a towel placing it on sera's head "It's okay your highness you just had a nightmare."

She could barely concentrate in class due to lack of sleep her nightmares had prevented her from sleeping for the past few days.

The sky darkened and rain began to pour heavily all of a sudden.

"It's a bad omen." a the boy said to serafelle.

She stared at him "Has something happened to my father?"

He eyed her wearily contemplating whether he should tell her "Your highness did you ask a question?" professor Danishey asked.

Serafelle smiled shaking her head "No nothing."

"Each of you have been gifted by a dragon, you have great power within you. Each of you have a secret art that no other can know not even your blood." Dashiney continued explaining ignoring the incident.

Eyeing the boy serafelle whispered "You can tell me it's fine."

"Who are you talking to sera?" Eris whispered arching a brow.

Sera ignored her question and turned her attention to the professor.

Deyanira was sulking "Young princess is something the matter?" professor dashiney asked.

"It's my birthday today. I wonder if father will return today it's almost sundown."

All of them looked at her worry reflecting in their gazes "Don't worry I'm sure he'll be home soon, be a big girl your nine now." Neera assured her

The trumpets sounded "His majesty has returned."

The announcement shook the palace, without hesitation they scurried excitedly out of the classroom.

They halted at the top of the stairs they looked down at their father who stood at the bottom.

Something was out of place though he looked pale very pale. "Father?" Serafelle screamed running down towards him.

Weria stepped out into the welcoming parlor, first a look of excitement on her face replaced quickly with horror "My husband what has happened to you."

"Run." he struggled to say.

The arrow flew right past his head into her chest. "No!!!!!" he screamed.

All the princess watched in horror "Run, take the back gates get out of her-"

The sword pierced through his chest as Serafelle's feet touched the very last steps "Mother, father!" she gasped running over to the bodies.

Terror flooded the princesses "Capture the princesses."