My sea colored orbs fluttered open and I looked around. Mani and Malcolm were snuggled up to each other, sleeping on the sofa in my room.

Prince Lyulf was sitting at the foot of my bed, looking rather exhausted. I looked down at where my injured had been and saw that they had healed completely. Nothing to ever hint that I had been injured in the first place.

"Mani's a really good doctor...." I say, more to myself than Prince Lyulf.

"He didn't heal you. You healed on your own somehow." Prince Lyulf said as he looked upon me warily.

"Then how did I heal?" I asked curiously as I sat up.

"No one knows." He said and handed me a mug of some blue liquid nervously.

"Mani told me to give this to you." He says, then seeing my hesitance sighs.

"You've heard the rumors..... I'm not going to rape you Volkn.... I've never even been with a woman... Everyone's too scared of me to speak to me.." Prince Lyulf says as he looks at the floor. I couldn't look away from his beautiful slouching frame. He looked so vulnerable, so innocent, so pure.

How did I ever think he would rape me?

I stared into his chocolate colored orbs and took a sip of the blue substance, which tasted of grapes, blueberries, and strawberries. A small smile formed on the prince's face and he got off the bed.

"I'll be right back with some breakfast for you." He said and left the room.

I look to see Malcolm stirring in Mani's arms as the two cuddled. A soft chuckle escaped my lips. Malcolm wriggled out of Mani's embraced and fell to the floor. Mani shot up and looked around. He looked at the ground and saw Malcolm still sleeping soundly.

He scooped Malcolm up and placed him on the sofa, then came to sit beside me.

"How ya feeling, Volkn?" He questioned as he gently pulled the blankets off of me.

"Sleepy but good." I say. He removed the bandages from my injuries and inspects them.

"Miraculous." He breathes and places a soft kiss on each little bruise or cut should be. He looks up at me and strokes my cheek with the love of a friend in his hazel eyes. His eyes shift to my lips and my eyes shift to his. He leans in slowly then Prince Lyulf bursts into the room.

"Sorry to interrupt. I have your breakfast if you're hungry." He says and places the silver platter on the night stand.

"Th-thank you." I stutter out and stare at the beautiful food on the platter.

"Mani, Raiden requested for you to dine with him." Prince Lyulf says and hands Mani a clean set of clothes.

"I would recommend you bathe and change first though." He said, then sat down beside me as Mani left.

I pulled the silver platter of food into my lap and began to eat. I targeted the bacon, biscuits, and eggs since those were my favorite breakfast foods.

Prince Lyulf chuckled at me and my eyes shot up to him. I went behind the screen in my room and changed into a pair of black leggings, black leather boots, a white blouse, and a blue vest. Putting my hair into a thing I like to call a triple braid, which is basically three braids braided into one large braid, I walked out from behind the screen.

Malcolm was still asleep and I noticed that Lyulf had fallen asleep on my bed. I walked over to Lyulf and moved one of his curly black hairs from out of his eyes. I felt his tight grip around my wrist and saw his angry eyes staring at me.

"P-Please forgive me my prince." I say as I cower back.

"No, forgive me....." He says as he puts his head in his hands.

"I think I may go back to my own bed and rest. Feel free roam the castle just do not leave the gates." He says, then leaves my room.

I decide to take this opportunity to thank and find a way of escape. Walking outside I decide to go to the stables so that I don't look suspicious.

I hear panting and look to see a wolfish type dog panting hard. She has two little pups sucking on her breasts while she pants. I look into her golden eyes and instantly know she is dying.

The she wolf's pups keeps nursing until the mother's pulse comes to a halt. The pups begins to whine and whimper for their mother and I scoop them up in my arms.

"What do you have there?" I hear Prince Archer ask. I look and see him in the stall brushing a bay gelding.

"Two little pups, my prince." I say and show him the puppies.

"Keep them. My mother always liked dogs. I've missed having them running around the castle." He says as his blue eyes lock with my own.

"Forgive me, sire, but I do not know how to care for a dog. I have only ever had a horse." He holds out his arm and I hand him on of the puppies, a dark black one.

"These dogs are direwolves. Native to Darok. These pups are a month old and have already begun to eat meat. Feed them three times a day and take them for walks twice a day. Give them a bath once a week. Do all of this and they should survive." He said and gave the pup back to me. I thanked him and walked inside to set up a place for the pups in my room. I decided to name the black pup Bron and the other, a white pup, Zehra. Bron was a large, male pup with a coat the color of the night sky. Zehra was the runt, a female, and had a coat of pure white.

I went back into my room and saw Malcolm laying on my bed reading.

"Yay! You're back! Oh!I'm so happy that your back! Oh! You have brought puppies! Did one of the princes say you could keep them?! I love dogs!" He said and rushed over to me. Bron began to bark at him while Zehra wagged her fluffy white tail.

I set up the stuff that they would need and left Malcolm in charge of the two while I went in search of food for them.

I had gone down many staircases and many corridors, looking for the kitchens. I heard a strange noise coming from a room and opened the door. What I saw both repulsed me and attracted me. I saw Prince Raiden stalking around Mani who was chained to the wall. Both were shirtless and both looked very disheveled.

"Tell me how she healed so quickly!"  Raiden commanded and in a flash a leather whip struck Mani's bare chest. I looked at the wound and knew it would leave a scar.

"I-I don't know." He breathed. Raiden clenched his fist and punched Mani's tanned face. Mani groaned and hung his head, pain overwhelming him.

"Tell me or your little girlfriend gets it next." He said, his face disturbingly close to Mani's.

"I.... Don't.... Know..." Mani said as blood ran down his beautiful face.

I walked away and listened as Raiden beat Mani and Mani groaned.

How did I heal so quickly?

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