anja

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Finn couldn’t form the words he wanted to say, his cowering form hiding in the corner of the dirty cell. A corner he was far too familiar with, one that he had spent most of his life trembling in while doing everything he could to protect his sister. But now, he was alone and afraid with no one to help him. 

He had already accepted he was going to die but that did not mean he couldn’t be afraid of death. All Finn wanted right now was his sister and his mirror; he wanted to see Anja smile and laugh and dance around like she always did, to see her feathers ruffling and glimmering in the sunlight. To hear her singing to the animals and whispering to the sun, he just wanted his sister.

Pressing further into the corner, Finn pulled his wing closer to him and hid his tears, sniffling and twitching while trying to ignore Pierre’s harsh words that dug into his heart. He knew the demon had his mirror in his pocket but Finn knew better than to try and get it, Anja would tell him not to. 

He crouched down in front of the boy with a sharp toothed grin and reached out to touch the feathers on Finn’s shoulder, looking at them for a moment before taking a handful of them and ripping them out of his skin, his shoulder immediately starting to bleed.

Watching the way Pierre moved toward him, the boy began to panic and attempted to kick his legs out but the fear had overtaken him. There were too many emotions gnawing at his heart for him to muster up any courage to save himself, his clawed feet hitting Pierre’s chest almost pathetically.

Anja would be disappointed in him for being such a coward, he knew she would be but he was so scared, so alone and afraid to do much other than bare his fangs and hiss. Although it came out as more of a terrified whimper, like a kitten caught between two feral dogs. Finn tried to bat the hands of the demon away from him but soon felt the agonising pain of his feathers being ripped right from his skin, the blood pouring out of the wound like water in a stream and pooling on the floor. All he could do was screech, clutching onto his shoulder as he wailed like a child and shuffled as far away as possible. He turned to yelling for Anja, screaming her name into the air and listening to it echo in the dungeons. 

No one answered him.

Pierre continued to rip feathers out of Finn’s skin, huffing and rolling his eyes when the boy didn’t stop wailing and screaming for his sister, punching him hard to shut him up.

Anja’s feathered ears twitched when she heard incredibly faint screams coming from the other side of the dungeons. It was so faint she couldn’t tell who it was, but she had a gut feeling it was her brother. She could always tell when he was in trouble.

“Finn!? Anja can hear you! She will help, is okay!”

Finn whimpered when Pierre’s first made contact with his face, twisting it to the side and causing a faint burning sensation on the side of his jaw. It would bruise soon and Finn hated bruises, they made him look ugly. 

The bird’s quick thinking kicked in and he curled the claws of his feet, lashing out again with as much strength as he could muster. His curled talons hooked into the skin of Pierre’s chest and he quickly tugged down, ripping the skin and forcing the deep red blood from his body. The action gave him enough time to scramble up from the floor and dash toward the rusty cell door, grabbing onto the bars and tugging hard.

His ears twitched at the distant yelling in the dungeons, feathers ruffling and his tail swooshed up from the ground to wrap around his trembling frame. He could hardly make out what the voice was saying or where it was coming from, but, he was certain of one thing, he knew Anja’s voice and it was her, screaming out for him and he had to get to her. Finn ignored the way Pierre groaned behind him and tried hard to pull the door open, scratching at the metal and returning the call to his sister.

Anja pulled harder on the bars of the door when she heard her brother calling out to her, causing a bar to literally snap off and for her to stumble back, eyes wide. She didn’t think she was that strong. She sat the bar to the side and kept pulling at the door, eventually breaking the hinges and making the door fall off completely, quickly jumping back before it could land on her though.

“Anja is coming, Finn!”

He put all the strength he could muster into his abilities and he soon felt his skin begin to prickle, going almost numb and the colour drained from his frame. If Pierre was to touch him with his bare hands, it would burn through him and sting as though he had just stuck his hand into a patch of nettles. Finn wasn’t sure if it would do anything, but unless Anja found him soon, it was one of the only things he could do to try and save his life.

“Can’t protect yourself that well, can you?”

Anja glanced in every cell she passed as she ran, finding them either empty or filled with badly beaten and starved people, but not her brother. She almost ran straight past the cell him and Pierre were in but skidded to a halt, grabbing onto the bars of the cell door and shaking the door hard.

However, the blurry figure of Anja appearing at the door made him move faster than he ever had. It was as if even the thought of her had jumpstarted him into moving. Finn was fast and sly, so jumping up from the ground and slipping underneath Pierre was no difficult task for him despite the blood that simply leaked from every part of his body. His nimble fingers unhooked the ring of keys from the demon’s belt with ease and he slid them along the floor, watching them come to a stop at Anja’s feet.

Anja ran straight over to Pierre with the metal bar in hand and hit him as hard as she could with it to get him to stop hurting Finn.

“You don’t touch Finn! Horrible man! Anja knows all about what Pierre done to Taygete, Pierre is a monster! Anja knows you were trying to lure her in, make her hate Finn! Pierre is the stupid one! Anja loves her brother, no one loves Pierre!”

When Pierre’s hand met Anja’s face, he hissed in anger and launched himself at the demon, his claws thick and pointed as the hooked into his face and latched into the skin. He had a hold on Pierre like a cat that was playing with its pray and Finn knew what Anja was about to do, he could see the veins in her body pulsing and filling with that familiar green colour that shined through her skin. 

Swinging himself round, he brought Pierre with him so his back was easily accessible to Anja and he watched in faint pride as his sister threw herself up there with ease. Soon, Pierre’s arm fell from the shoulder and deep, thick blood poured from the wound as the man screamed. As much as Finn would have loved to watch him wail on the floor, his quick thinking quicked in again and he hopped over the demon, grabbing his sisters hand and tugging her out of the cell and down the dark corridors of the dungeons.

She stared down at him as he screamed, panting with blood dripping all down her front, snapping back to reality when she felt her brother grab her hand and looking up at him for a moment before nodding.

“Okay. Pierre, don’t ever come near Finn or Anja again! Anja will kill you dead! Do you hear Anja?! Dead! Okay, let’s go. Finn, Anja get you home now...”

The girl grabbed the keys and slammed the cell door shut behind them both, locking Pierre inside before running down the corridors with her brother, ignoring the screams coming from the cell they ran from.

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The sudden movement caught Ellie off guard, the princess letting out a small yelp when her arm was tugged on. She nearly flew off the path, stumbling over her feet and crashing to the ground, scraping her knees. However, she was quick to laugh and jumped up to her feet, wiping the small amount of blood and dirt off of her skin.

Ruffling a patch of the girl’s feathers, Ellie laughed and gave her a kick peck on the forehead. Slipping her hand into the hybrid girls, she smiles and lead her down the narrow dirt path toward the river. Her knees did sting a little but it was nothing she couldn’t heal herself and it certainly didn’t lower her happy mood or take the swing out of her step. Reaching the river bed, she let go of Anja’s hand and gave her a little nudge toward the water while she worked on unlacing her boots.

Anja let out a little giggle when Ellie ruffled her feathers and pressed a kiss to her head, following her down the dirt path and swinging their arms as they walked. She quickly started pulling off her footwraps when Ellie let go of her hand so they wouldn’t get wet in the water and headed straight to the river, jumping right into it with a laugh and splashing around in the water.

@hhopeless-romvnticc

Finn couldn’t form the words he wanted to say, his cowering form hiding in the corner of the dirty cell. A corner he was far too familiar with, one that he had spent most of his life trembling in while doing everything he could to protect his sister. But now, he was alone and afraid with no one to help him. 

He had already accepted he was going to die but that did not mean he couldn’t be afraid of death. All Finn wanted right now was his sister and his mirror; he wanted to see Anja smile and laugh and dance around like she always did, to see her feathers ruffling and glimmering in the sunlight. To hear her singing to the animals and whispering to the sun, he just wanted his sister.

Pressing further into the corner, Finn pulled his wing closer to him and hid his tears, sniffling and twitching while trying to ignore Pierre’s harsh words that dug into his heart. He knew the demon had his mirror in his pocket but Finn knew better than to try and get it, Anja would tell him not to. 

He crouched down in front of the boy with a sharp toothed grin and reached out to touch the feathers on Finn’s shoulder, looking at them for a moment before taking a handful of them and ripping them out of his skin, his shoulder immediately starting to bleed.

Watching the way Pierre moved toward him, the boy began to panic and attempted to kick his legs out but the fear had overtaken him. There were too many emotions gnawing at his heart for him to muster up any courage to save himself, his clawed feet hitting Pierre’s chest almost pathetically.

Anja would be disappointed in him for being such a coward, he knew she would be but he was so scared, so alone and afraid to do much other than bare his fangs and hiss. Although it came out as more of a terrified whimper, like a kitten caught between two feral dogs. Finn tried to bat the hands of the demon away from him but soon felt the agonising pain of his feathers being ripped right from his skin, the blood pouring out of the wound like water in a stream and pooling on the floor. All he could do was screech, clutching onto his shoulder as he wailed like a child and shuffled as far away as possible. He turned to yelling for Anja, screaming her name into the air and listening to it echo in the dungeons. 

No one answered him.

Pierre continued to rip feathers out of Finn’s skin, huffing and rolling his eyes when the boy didn’t stop wailing and screaming for his sister, punching him hard to shut him up.

Anja’s feathered ears twitched when she heard incredibly faint screams coming from the other side of the dungeons. It was so faint she couldn’t tell who it was, but she had a gut feeling it was her brother. She could always tell when he was in trouble.

“Finn!? Anja can hear you! She will help, is okay!”

Finn whimpered when Pierre’s first made contact with his face, twisting it to the side and causing a faint burning sensation on the side of his jaw. It would bruise soon and Finn hated bruises, they made him look ugly. 

The bird’s quick thinking kicked in and he curled the claws of his feet, lashing out again with as much strength as he could muster. His curled talons hooked into the skin of Pierre’s chest and he quickly tugged down, ripping the skin and forcing the deep red blood from his body. The action gave him enough time to scramble up from the floor and dash toward the rusty cell door, grabbing onto the bars and tugging hard.

His ears twitched at the distant yelling in the dungeons, feathers ruffling and his tail swooshed up from the ground to wrap around his trembling frame. He could hardly make out what the voice was saying or where it was coming from, but, he was certain of one thing, he knew Anja’s voice and it was her, screaming out for him and he had to get to her. Finn ignored the way Pierre groaned behind him and tried hard to pull the door open, scratching at the metal and returning the call to his sister.

Anja pulled harder on the bars of the door when she heard her brother calling out to her, causing a bar to literally snap off and for her to stumble back, eyes wide. She didn’t think she was that strong. She sat the bar to the side and kept pulling at the door, eventually breaking the hinges and making the door fall off completely, quickly jumping back before it could land on her though.

“Anja is coming, Finn!”

He put all the strength he could muster into his abilities and he soon felt his skin begin to prickle, going almost numb and the colour drained from his frame. If Pierre was to touch him with his bare hands, it would burn through him and sting as though he had just stuck his hand into a patch of nettles. Finn wasn’t sure if it would do anything, but unless Anja found him soon, it was one of the only things he could do to try and save his life.

“Can’t protect yourself that well, can you?”

Anja glanced in every cell she passed as she ran, finding them either empty or filled with badly beaten and starved people, but not her brother. She almost ran straight past the cell him and Pierre were in but skidded to a halt, grabbing onto the bars of the cell door and shaking the door hard.

However, the blurry figure of Anja appearing at the door made him move faster than he ever had. It was as if even the thought of her had jumpstarted him into moving. Finn was fast and sly, so jumping up from the ground and slipping underneath Pierre was no difficult task for him despite the blood that simply leaked from every part of his body. His nimble fingers unhooked the ring of keys from the demon’s belt with ease and he slid them along the floor, watching them come to a stop at Anja’s feet.

Anja ran straight over to Pierre with the metal bar in hand and hit him as hard as she could with it to get him to stop hurting Finn.

“You don’t touch Finn! Horrible man! Anja knows all about what Pierre done to Taygete, Pierre is a monster! Anja knows you were trying to lure her in, make her hate Finn! Pierre is the stupid one! Anja loves her brother, no one loves Pierre!”

@hhopeless-romvnticc

Finn couldn’t form the words he wanted to say, his cowering form hiding in the corner of the dirty cell. A corner he was far too familiar with, one that he had spent most of his life trembling in while doing everything he could to protect his sister. But now, he was alone and afraid with no one to help him. 

He had already accepted he was going to die but that did not mean he couldn’t be afraid of death. All Finn wanted right now was his sister and his mirror; he wanted to see Anja smile and laugh and dance around like she always did, to see her feathers ruffling and glimmering in the sunlight. To hear her singing to the animals and whispering to the sun, he just wanted his sister.

Pressing further into the corner, Finn pulled his wing closer to him and hid his tears, sniffling and twitching while trying to ignore Pierre’s harsh words that dug into his heart. He knew the demon had his mirror in his pocket but Finn knew better than to try and get it, Anja would tell him not to. 

He crouched down in front of the boy with a sharp toothed grin and reached out to touch the feathers on Finn’s shoulder, looking at them for a moment before taking a handful of them and ripping them out of his skin, his shoulder immediately starting to bleed.

Watching the way Pierre moved toward him, the boy began to panic and attempted to kick his legs out but the fear had overtaken him. There were too many emotions gnawing at his heart for him to muster up any courage to save himself, his clawed feet hitting Pierre’s chest almost pathetically.

Anja would be disappointed in him for being such a coward, he knew she would be but he was so scared, so alone and afraid to do much other than bare his fangs and hiss. Although it came out as more of a terrified whimper, like a kitten caught between two feral dogs. Finn tried to bat the hands of the demon away from him but soon felt the agonising pain of his feathers being ripped right from his skin, the blood pouring out of the wound like water in a stream and pooling on the floor. All he could do was screech, clutching onto his shoulder as he wailed like a child and shuffled as far away as possible. He turned to yelling for Anja, screaming her name into the air and listening to it echo in the dungeons. 

No one answered him.

Pierre continued to rip feathers out of Finn’s skin, huffing and rolling his eyes when the boy didn’t stop wailing and screaming for his sister, punching him hard to shut him up.

Anja’s feathered ears twitched when she heard incredibly faint screams coming from the other side of the dungeons. It was so faint she couldn’t tell who it was, but she had a gut feeling it was her brother. She could always tell when he was in trouble.

“Finn!? Anja can hear you! She will help, is okay!”

Finn whimpered when Pierre’s first made contact with his face, twisting it to the side and causing a faint burning sensation on the side of his jaw. It would bruise soon and Finn hated bruises, they made him look ugly. 

The bird’s quick thinking kicked in and he curled the claws of his feet, lashing out again with as much strength as he could muster. His curled talons hooked into the skin of Pierre’s chest and he quickly tugged down, ripping the skin and forcing the deep red blood from his body. The action gave him enough time to scramble up from the floor and dash toward the rusty cell door, grabbing onto the bars and tugging hard.

His ears twitched at the distant yelling in the dungeons, feathers ruffling and his tail swooshed up from the ground to wrap around his trembling frame. He could hardly make out what the voice was saying or where it was coming from, but, he was certain of one thing, he knew Anja’s voice and it was her, screaming out for him and he had to get to her. Finn ignored the way Pierre groaned behind him and tried hard to pull the door open, scratching at the metal and returning the call to his sister.

Anja pulled harder on the bars of the door when she heard her brother calling out to her, causing a bar to literally snap off and for her to stumble back, eyes wide. She didn’t think she was that strong. She sat the bar to the side and kept pulling at the door, eventually breaking the hinges and making the door fall off completely, quickly jumping back before it could land on her though.

“Anja is coming, Finn!”

He put all the strength he could muster into his abilities and he soon felt his skin begin to prickle, going almost numb and the colour drained from his frame. If Pierre was to touch him with his bare hands, it would burn through him and sting as though he had just stuck his hand into a patch of nettles. Finn wasn’t sure if it would do anything, but unless Anja found him soon, it was one of the only things he could do to try and save his life.

“Can’t protect yourself that well, can you?”

Anja glanced in every cell she passed as she ran, finding them either empty or filled with badly beaten and starved people, but not her brother. She almost ran straight past the cell him and Pierre were in but skidded to a halt, grabbing onto the bars of the cell door and shaking the door hard.

@hhopeless-romvnticc

Finn couldn’t form the words he wanted to say, his cowering form hiding in the corner of the dirty cell. A corner he was far too familiar with, one that he had spent most of his life trembling in while doing everything he could to protect his sister. But now, he was alone and afraid with no one to help him. 

He had already accepted he was going to die but that did not mean he couldn’t be afraid of death. All Finn wanted right now was his sister and his mirror; he wanted to see Anja smile and laugh and dance around like she always did, to see her feathers ruffling and glimmering in the sunlight. To hear her singing to the animals and whispering to the sun, he just wanted his sister.

Pressing further into the corner, Finn pulled his wing closer to him and hid his tears, sniffling and twitching while trying to ignore Pierre’s harsh words that dug into his heart. He knew the demon had his mirror in his pocket but Finn knew better than to try and get it, Anja would tell him not to. 

He crouched down in front of the boy with a sharp toothed grin and reached out to touch the feathers on Finn’s shoulder, looking at them for a moment before taking a handful of them and ripping them out of his skin, his shoulder immediately starting to bleed.

Watching the way Pierre moved toward him, the boy began to panic and attempted to kick his legs out but the fear had overtaken him. There were too many emotions gnawing at his heart for him to muster up any courage to save himself, his clawed feet hitting Pierre’s chest almost pathetically.

Anja would be disappointed in him for being such a coward, he knew she would be but he was so scared, so alone and afraid to do much other than bare his fangs and hiss. Although it came out as more of a terrified whimper, like a kitten caught between two feral dogs. Finn tried to bat the hands of the demon away from him but soon felt the agonising pain of his feathers being ripped right from his skin, the blood pouring out of the wound like water in a stream and pooling on the floor. All he could do was screech, clutching onto his shoulder as he wailed like a child and shuffled as far away as possible. He turned to yelling for Anja, screaming her name into the air and listening to it echo in the dungeons. 

No one answered him.

Pierre continued to rip feathers out of Finn’s skin, huffing and rolling his eyes when the boy didn’t stop wailing and screaming for his sister, punching him hard to shut him up.

Anja’s feathered ears twitched when she heard incredibly faint screams coming from the other side of the dungeons. It was so faint she couldn’t tell who it was, but she had a gut feeling it was her brother. She could always tell when he was in trouble.

“Finn!? Anja can hear you! She will help, is okay!”

Finn whimpered when Pierre’s first made contact with his face, twisting it to the side and causing a faint burning sensation on the side of his jaw. It would bruise soon and Finn hated bruises, they made him look ugly. 

The bird’s quick thinking kicked in and he curled the claws of his feet, lashing out again with as much strength as he could muster. His curled talons hooked into the skin of Pierre’s chest and he quickly tugged down, ripping the skin and forcing the deep red blood from his body. The action gave him enough time to scramble up from the floor and dash toward the rusty cell door, grabbing onto the bars and tugging hard.

His ears twitched at the distant yelling in the dungeons, feathers ruffling and his tail swooshed up from the ground to wrap around his trembling frame. He could hardly make out what the voice was saying or where it was coming from, but, he was certain of one thing, he knew Anja’s voice and it was her, screaming out for him and he had to get to her. Finn ignored the way Pierre groaned behind him and tried hard to pull the door open, scratching at the metal and returning the call to his sister.

Anja pulled harder on the bars of the door when she heard her brother calling out to her, causing a bar to literally snap off and for her to stumble back, eyes wide. She didn’t think she was that strong. She sat the bar to the side and kept pulling at the door, eventually breaking the hinges and making the door fall off completely, quickly jumping back before it could land on her though.

“Anja is coming, Finn!”

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The sudden movement caught Ellie off guard, the princess letting out a small yelp when her arm was tugged on. She nearly flew off the path, stumbling over her feet and crashing to the ground, scraping her knees. However, she was quick to laugh and jumped up to her feet, wiping the small amount of blood and dirt off of her skin.

Taygete wasn’t sure the grip she had on Mharù’s back spikes could get any tighter, but the further and further they travelled, the tighter it became. She felt sick to her stomach, knots forming inside her and she could hardly speak more than a few words. Mharù knew, his occasional purrs and rumbles blaring throughout the morning air. If he could speak, he would be comforting her for the storm that was about to come.

Anja’s arms were wrapped securely around Taygete’s waist, however, the girl was near bouncing around in excitement, babbling on and on about her home and her brother who only nodded occasionally. Taygete couldn’t bring herself to tell them the truth, to tell them that their home was no longer standing. There would be nothing but ashes and dust and the only two remaining members of the tribe. It felt all too familiar to Taygete.

Anja smiled wide and cuddled into Tay’s back, letting out a hum and squeezing her tight before looking back at her brother and grinning at him. She got more and more excited the closer she got, she couldn’t wait to meet their people and her and Finn’s family, let them know they were okay and safe. She could never imagine what their home would be like, Finn couldn’t even remember since he was taken away when he was so young. She always knew it would be beautiful, though. She was looking forward to it.

Anja quietly made her way over to Ellie’s tent, glancing back at her brother who was still sitting eating breakfast, chatting away to Taygete before carefully lifting the tent flap and peeking inside, sighing in relief when she saw her friend laying in bed.

“Ellie? Is you in here…? Oh! Hello, is you okay? Anja was worried, she didn’t see Ellie at breakfast, Ellie always eat breakfast with Finn and Anja but didn’t today, Anja saved Ellie a seat and everything…”

She made her way inside the tent as she spoke, looking around then spotting a boy sleeping in a bedroll on the floor. She tilted her head to the side before crouching down in front of the boy, studying his face to see if she recognised him at all then carefully touched his hair with a little smile.

However, her soul almost left her body at the sound of Anja’s voice but she soon relaxed. Smiling up at the girl, she lifted a finger to her lips to signal for the hybrid to keep her voice down and then she patted the space on her bed.

“Anja likes it when Ellie calls her pretty bird. That’s why she is Anja’s favourite, but don’t tell miss Taygete that. Hurt? What?!”

She scrambled up from where she was crouched when Ellie mentioned being hurt and went straight over to her, a very worried look on her face. She sat herself down on the bed and took a hold of the angel’s face, turning it from side to side and looking for damage.

Ellie repeating her action from before, carefully hushing the girl so as not to wake Tyler from his peaceful slumber. However, she laughed a little at the overwhelming concern on Anja’s face; there were tears brimming at the corner of her reptilian eyes and her feathers where constantly ruffling in worry.

Lifting a hand, she gently brushed some of Anja’s hair out of her face and patted her cheeks. She let her touch travel upward to the hybrids ears where she slowly scratched the fluff at the base of them to in an attempt to calm her friend down.

Anja calmed down when she felt Ellie’s light touch on her face and her nails gently scratching the feathers covering her ears. She leaned her head into the touch and let out a sad sigh, her ears drooping.

She was so scared. Everyone she loved was getting hurt. Her brother who she’d always thought was invincible and the strongest person on earth was hurt and almost killed by Pierre, now Ellie was hurt too. Everything was scaring her, the war was terrifying and she knew it’d barely even started.

Her ears dropped even further and she sniffled before lying down next to Ellie and shuffling close to her, pulling her wing over her body and curling in on herself.

Anja quietly made her way over to Ellie’s tent, glancing back at her brother who was still sitting eating breakfast, chatting away to Taygete before carefully lifting the tent flap and peeking inside, sighing in relief when she saw her friend laying in bed.

“Ellie? Is you in here…? Oh! Hello, is you okay? Anja was worried, she didn’t see Ellie at breakfast, Ellie always eat breakfast with Finn and Anja but didn’t today, Anja saved Ellie a seat and everything…”

She made her way inside the tent as she spoke, looking around then spotting a boy sleeping in a bedroll on the floor. She tilted her head to the side before crouching down in front of the boy, studying his face to see if she recognised him at all then carefully touched his hair with a little smile.

However, her soul almost left her body at the sound of Anja’s voice but she soon relaxed. Smiling up at the girl, she lifted a finger to her lips to signal for the hybrid to keep her voice down and then she patted the space on her bed.

“Anja likes it when Ellie calls her pretty bird. That’s why she is Anja’s favourite, but don’t tell miss Taygete that. Hurt? What?!”

She scrambled up from where she was crouched when Ellie mentioned being hurt and went straight over to her, a very worried look on her face. She sat herself down on the bed and took a hold of the angel’s face, turning it from side to side and looking for damage.

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Before Taygete had even opened her eyes, she was preparing her best insults for whoever dared to wake her from her sleep. Anyone that knew her well knew that Taygete’s sleep was important to her and that she didn’t like to be disturbed from it.

Rolling away from Blair took so much effort, the hybrid girl almost crying as she untangled her arms from around his warm frame and moved a handful of his dreads from where they had fallen onto her face. Forcing her tired eyes open, she soon recognized the terrified face of Anja who however above her. Wringing her hands together, the girl sniffled and wiped her eyes, causing Taygete to sit up and bring a finger to her lips, signalling for her to be quiet.

Standing up and slipping out of the bed, Taygete let Blair roll over and feel for her but eventually, he fell back into his sleep. She lifted a fur blanket from the bed and draped it over Anja’s shoulders, leading her outside and lifting her own robes as they quietly exited the tent.

She wrapped the thick blanket around her shoulders when Tay draped it over her and quietly followed her outside, looking back over at Blair before she left the tent.

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Taygete knew the mission, it was an easy one that should never have given her any sort of trouble. She had infiltrated so many places in her life, sneaking through gaps in defenses that she had spent weeks investigating. Even before she fought beside her sister, this was her forte.

The job she had been given was one she had received a hundred times; get in, poison one of the generals, get out. Simple enough, almost too easy to scale the walls of her old home, vault the balcony and slip the vial of poison into the old bastards water before he slept. Taygete felt like patting herself on the back because of how easily she pulled it off but the soul was pulled from her body and she jumped at the ecstatic voice that yelled and greeted her. Frowning, she pulled the mask from her face and tugged on the strange creature’s wrist, pulling her out of the hallway and into a small alcove. They hid in the shadows silently as a patrol passed by, Taygete’s hand covering the girl’s mouth until she let out a breath of relief and released the creature.

She yelped when the woman grabbed her, opening her mouth to call for Finn but unable to get a word out due to the unknown woman covering her mouth with her hand. She backed into the wall immediately when she let go of her, now a little frightened by her.

❝ It’s alright kiddo, calm down, you just scared me that’s all. No, I’m not supposed to be here and neither are you by the looks of it. You don’t belong in the castle, do you? I’m Taygete, I used to be the Queen… ❞

Finn’s brows furrowed as he watched the shadows moving in the alcove, listening to his sister talk. Sneaking out from his hiding spot, the young boy took a deep breath in before moving across the hallway, being as silent as he could with his clawed feet tapping off the concrete. Looking into the alcove, he reached out and took his sister’s hand in his own and squeezing, peering up at Taygete with a nervous smile.

Anja bit her lip and looked down when the woman told her her name, thinking. It was kind of familiar, Vladimir must’ve spoken about her before, but he hadn’t said that she was Queen, as far as Anja knew only Lucifer and Pierre had ruled, not Taygete. She shrugged it off though. Taygete wouldn’t lie to her, she had no reason to.

Looking up at Finn when he came over, she grabbed his hand and grinned wide up at him, nodding in agreement as he spoke.

As the strange creature in front of her spoke, Taygete’s mind started to connect the dots in her story and soon came to the realisation of who this girl was. She remembered her father speaking of the experiments, secret meetings that she wasn’t allowed into and hidden letters that were never explained. Something had happened down in the dungeons, something awful, although anything to do with Dracula was awful in its own nature.

Finn curled his toes into the ground and drug his claws against the concrete, sharpening them absentmindedly as Anja spoke but at the mention of Pierre’s name, his mood changed. His grip on her hand tightened and his brows furrowed, face falling forward and he mumbled under his breath, something about a strange man and not liking him. Taygete had much of a similar mood change, although her emotions skyrocketed and she almost began to panic, shaking her head and speaking far too fast and far too loud for someone who was supposed to be hiding.

Anja frowned when she noticed the two’s mood suddenly changed when she mentioned Pierre, looking between the two with furrowed brows. She seemed to be the only one that liked Pierre, was she wrong for liking him? She ignored her own feelings though and squeezed her brother’s hand, stepping forward to take Taygete’s and squeeze her’s too, trying to calm her.

Taygete nodded, running a hand through her hair but was pulled from her thoughts when she felt the gentle touch of Anja’s hand in her own along with a thoughtful squeeze. It brought a smile to her face, the two of them looked so young and curious, wide and bright eyes ready to face the world no matter what dangers stood in front of them. Kaiden used to have those eyes.

Taking a deep breath in, she returned the squeeze and used her free hand to toss her silver locks behind her shoulders. Then she secured the pouches and weapons on her belt and nodded toward the pair, indicating she was ready to follow. Finn gave her a big smile, showing off sharp mismatched teeth and a forked tongue, his claws digging into the ground once more.

Anja let go of Taygete and Finn’s hands and peeked out of the alcove, looking out for any guards and waving for the woman and her brother to follow when she saw there was none, quickly leaving the alcove and running across the room towards a wall they could hide behind while Anja checked for guards again. Her claws tapped against the ground as she ran but not loud enough for anyone to really hear, not alerting any guards or anything. She peeked out around the corner once they made it to the wall, furrowing her brows in worry when she saw a couple of guards.

Taygete kept close to the pair as they bounced lightly around the halls, turning corners and descending the many staircases she once ran around in when she was just a helpless child. There were no good memories attached to them anymore. Stopping behind the pair, she furrowed her brows as she watched the small group of guards chatting and drinking at their posts.

Before she could even blink, Finn had slipped between the two and soon disappeared among the shadows. At first, it looked like he had vanished completely but upon further inspection, Taygete noticed the glimmer of his form in the moonlight that filtered through the windows. Finn made quick work of disposing the guards, hopping onto one of their backs and sinking his teeth into the man’s neck, leaving the other two yelling in panic but the soon collapsed to the floor beside their comrade. 

Finn reemerged from his chameleon-like state and beckoned for them to follow, his feathers ruffled and his wing spread wide as he reached out for Anja.

Anja turned to her brother, about to tell him to follow her only for him to be gone from where he was a second ago. She started to panic and quickly looked around for him, peering behind the wall and finally being able to see where he was from the slight glimmer. She watched the men get taken down with a worried expression on her face, impatiently waiting for Finn to reappear. When he did she immediately ran over to him and took his hand, looking up at him with furrowed brows.

❝ Finn is okay! Smelly men no match for Finn, he big and strong, protect Anja! Anja not be hurt when Finn is here! We go now, must go quick with no sound! ❞

Taygete restrained herself, however, and nodded toward the siblings to indicate she was ready to follow them wherever they were leading her, she had long since forgotten all of the secret exits. Only a few pathways and breaks in the walls remained in her mind and she couldn’t find them without her help.

“Finn stronger than anyone, braver too. Finn must be careful though, let Anja help. Finn and Anja work together, we stronger together. “

The girl nodded and led the way again, sticking to the shadows to avoid guards, the glowing green colour coming from her eyes and feathers making it harder for her not to be seen, but no one noticed that they were there. There was never a lot of guards at night she had noticed, and they only tended to patrol certain areas so she knew where to avoid, leading her brother and Taygete down the quieter corridors.

❝ Yes yes, Finn very brave, the bravest… Okay, Anja be careful too, Finn and Anja a careful team! ❞

Following the pair closely, Taygete noticed the way the girl seemed to glow bright green in comparison to her brother who was a soft, almost peachy colour, blending into the light of the flames that lit up the hallways. Amusingly, Finn occasionally glared at the sconces with wild and furrowed brows as if he were offended but did nothing to remove them. Stepping closer, Taygete made sure to stay near Anja as often as possible to stop her glow being seen as they dashed down hallways.

Anja led them to the final corridor where the maid’s quarters were, forgetting to look around before running out into the open and ending up being spotted by some guards who seemed to be searching for something. She soon realised they were looking for whoever killed the other guards, and here Finn was with fresh blood spatters on his feathers. They quickly started to make their way over to them, shouting to attract the attention of other guards and Anja let out a frightened whimper before running straight to the door of the maid’s quarters, trying to open it only to find it locked.

“Finn! Door won’t open, is stuck! Help, Finn is strong one, break door!”

She quickly moved out of Finn’s way, stepping back and bumping right into the guard that had ran over, yelping when he grabbed her and freezing in place as he started to pull his sword out before panicking and biting his arm hard, her teeth piercing right through the armour, making him drop his sword. The radiation from her body spread into his from the bite, immediately taking affect as it got into his blood, the skin under his armour starting to go bright red and start to fall off, causing him excruciating pain. Anja quickly stepped back, grabbing his sword and lifting it up with great difficulty due to the weight of it, swinging it and slicing right through the guard’s leg. She kept a hold of the sword and started to panic even more as more and more guards ran into the room.

❝ Finn! Help your sister! ❞

Pulling the daggers from her boots, she was quick to sling her arm around the neck of one of the soldiers, digging the blade in deep which allowed her to vault herself over him. Dragging him down with her, she slit his throat and barged into the chest of another guard, sending him and the rest falling backwards. She let out a deep breath and pulled the small incisor-like blades from a pouch, throwing them at the guards and watching as they lodged into the open points of their armour and poisoning them quickly. Rushing away from their bodies that lay twitching and foaming at the mouth, she dashed toward Anja and pulled the sword from her trembling frame. Lifting it with greater ease, she brought it down into the screaming guard and silenced him, pushing Anja behind him while Finn worked on getting the door open. 

The boy was crouched down, his claws dragging over the wood until he found a weak spot, which he simply sent his fist through, splintering the door enough to create a small hole. Pulling Anja inside, Taygete followed and tried her best to ignore the way the wood scratched through the leather of her armour and sliced open her skin. She clearly wasn’t as nimble and flexible as the pair. Finn helped her drag a cabinet over the door to buy them some more time whole her silver eyes darted around the room until she spotted the bookshelf Anja spoke of. Running toward it, she pulled on it without much grace until it clattered to the floor. Books crashed around them and the wood shattered, sending a few shards into her leg which then buckled and caused her to collapse. Blood poured from her body and tears fell from her eyes, but she shook her head when the twins came close to help, pointing at the hole in the wall.

“No! Taygete stay with Finn and Anja, stick to Finn and Anja like glue! Finn and Anja don’t leave friends behind!”

Anja quickly got up and went over to the hole in the wall, sticking her head through and looking down at the short drop, nodding to herself and going over to Taygete, helping her up and slinging her arm over her shoulder, wrapping her wing around her too.

❝ Anja come now! We must go, Finn and Anja have to leave! Listen to miss Taygete, she know what to do! ❞ 

Biting down on her tongue when she was lifted back to her feet, she felt the comfort of Anja’s wing around her frame and soon a less than calm Finn was by her side, helping her to the hole in the wall. He nodded to his sister, wrapping his wing around himself and dropping through the hole with ease, reaching up for Taygete and helping her down. She leaned against the wall with a whimper, her breathing heavy while Anja slid down to meet them. However, she pushed her toward Finn as they began their trek through the tunnel, knowing that it was too cramped for Finn to carry her without slowing them down and they didn’t have much time left before they were being followed.

“Okay. Be fast. Finn and Anja will go to end of tunnel and wait for Taygete. Taygete will call for Finn and Anja if she need help, yes?”

The girl didn’t wait for Taygete’s answer before turning to her brother and pushing him forward so he would go, following at his heels. When they got to the end of the tunnel she waited on her brother climbing up first before following, taking a running jump to get up on the ledge and haul herself out. She tilted her head to the side when she saw a large raven at the exit too as if it was waiting for them, crouching down next to it and chirping to it, nodding when the raven seemed to reply.

Eventually reaching the end of the tunnel, she pulled herself toward the exit where the moonlight was pouring into the passageway. Calling up to the pair, Finn reached down and took a tight hold of her hand before pulling her up onto the surface. Collapsing onto the ground, Taygete rolled onto her back with another whimper then turned her head to the side. 

A scoff left her lips when she spotted the raven, holding her bloodied hand out to her to which the bird hopped over, settling her beak into the girl’s hand without a word.

“Abaddon! A very lovely name, Anja likes it! Blair? Blair who? Anja remembers a Blair, Vlad talked about him. It were a very long time ago though, so Anja may be wrong. Okay! Come, we go find Blair then go to camp! Pierre has camp too, it not too far from castle. Farryn is there! She ever so nice, gave Anja her necklace!”

Abaddon gave a little nod when the little group started walking and took off of Taygete’s shoulder, leading them to the edge of the forest where Blair stood waiting. When they got closer, Abaddon let out a caw to let Blair know they were there and flew over to him, resting on his shoulder.

Blair pushed himself up off of the tree he was leaning against and looked out towards the castle to see the little group making their way over to them, Taygete clearly limping and struggling though the bird girl was helping her. He pulled his mask back on from around his neck and pulled the hood of his dark cloak up, not wanting anyone from the castle to recognise him before running over to Tay, leaving the two horses behind at the forest’s edge. He immediately grabbed onto Tay to help her when he got over to her, looking at her bloody leg with worry.

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Taygete knew the mission, it was an easy one that should never have given her any sort of trouble. She had infiltrated so many places in her life, sneaking through gaps in defenses that she had spent weeks investigating. Even before she fought beside her sister, this was her forte.

The job she had been given was one she had received a hundred times; get in, poison one of the generals, get out. Simple enough, almost too easy to scale the walls of her old home, vault the balcony and slip the vial of poison into the old bastards water before he slept. Taygete felt like patting herself on the back because of how easily she pulled it off but the soul was pulled from her body and she jumped at the ecstatic voice that yelled and greeted her. Frowning, she pulled the mask from her face and tugged on the strange creature’s wrist, pulling her out of the hallway and into a small alcove. They hid in the shadows silently as a patrol passed by, Taygete’s hand covering the girl’s mouth until she let out a breath of relief and released the creature.

She yelped when the woman grabbed her, opening her mouth to call for Finn but unable to get a word out due to the unknown woman covering her mouth with her hand. She backed into the wall immediately when she let go of her, now a little frightened by her.

❝ It’s alright kiddo, calm down, you just scared me that’s all. No, I’m not supposed to be here and neither are you by the looks of it. You don’t belong in the castle, do you? I’m Taygete, I used to be the Queen… ❞

Finn’s brows furrowed as he watched the shadows moving in the alcove, listening to his sister talk. Sneaking out from his hiding spot, the young boy took a deep breath in before moving across the hallway, being as silent as he could with his clawed feet tapping off the concrete. Looking into the alcove, he reached out and took his sister’s hand in his own and squeezing, peering up at Taygete with a nervous smile.

Anja bit her lip and looked down when the woman told her her name, thinking. It was kind of familiar, Vladimir must’ve spoken about her before, but he hadn’t said that she was Queen, as far as Anja knew only Lucifer and Pierre had ruled, not Taygete. She shrugged it off though. Taygete wouldn’t lie to her, she had no reason to.

Looking up at Finn when he came over, she grabbed his hand and grinned wide up at him, nodding in agreement as he spoke.

As the strange creature in front of her spoke, Taygete’s mind started to connect the dots in her story and soon came to the realisation of who this girl was. She remembered her father speaking of the experiments, secret meetings that she wasn’t allowed into and hidden letters that were never explained. Something had happened down in the dungeons, something awful, although anything to do with Dracula was awful in its own nature.

Finn curled his toes into the ground and drug his claws against the concrete, sharpening them absentmindedly as Anja spoke but at the mention of Pierre’s name, his mood changed. His grip on her hand tightened and his brows furrowed, face falling forward and he mumbled under his breath, something about a strange man and not liking him. Taygete had much of a similar mood change, although her emotions skyrocketed and she almost began to panic, shaking her head and speaking far too fast and far too loud for someone who was supposed to be hiding.

Anja frowned when she noticed the two’s mood suddenly changed when she mentioned Pierre, looking between the two with furrowed brows. She seemed to be the only one that liked Pierre, was she wrong for liking him? She ignored her own feelings though and squeezed her brother’s hand, stepping forward to take Taygete’s and squeeze her’s too, trying to calm her.

Taygete nodded, running a hand through her hair but was pulled from her thoughts when she felt the gentle touch of Anja’s hand in her own along with a thoughtful squeeze. It brought a smile to her face, the two of them looked so young and curious, wide and bright eyes ready to face the world no matter what dangers stood in front of them. Kaiden used to have those eyes.

Taking a deep breath in, she returned the squeeze and used her free hand to toss her silver locks behind her shoulders. Then she secured the pouches and weapons on her belt and nodded toward the pair, indicating she was ready to follow. Finn gave her a big smile, showing off sharp mismatched teeth and a forked tongue, his claws digging into the ground once more.

Anja let go of Taygete and Finn’s hands and peeked out of the alcove, looking out for any guards and waving for the woman and her brother to follow when she saw there was none, quickly leaving the alcove and running across the room towards a wall they could hide behind while Anja checked for guards again. Her claws tapped against the ground as she ran but not loud enough for anyone to really hear, not alerting any guards or anything. She peeked out around the corner once they made it to the wall, furrowing her brows in worry when she saw a couple of guards.

Taygete kept close to the pair as they bounced lightly around the halls, turning corners and descending the many staircases she once ran around in when she was just a helpless child. There were no good memories attached to them anymore. Stopping behind the pair, she furrowed her brows as she watched the small group of guards chatting and drinking at their posts.

Before she could even blink, Finn had slipped between the two and soon disappeared among the shadows. At first, it looked like he had vanished completely but upon further inspection, Taygete noticed the glimmer of his form in the moonlight that filtered through the windows. Finn made quick work of disposing the guards, hopping onto one of their backs and sinking his teeth into the man’s neck, leaving the other two yelling in panic but the soon collapsed to the floor beside their comrade. 

Finn reemerged from his chameleon-like state and beckoned for them to follow, his feathers ruffled and his wing spread wide as he reached out for Anja.

Anja turned to her brother, about to tell him to follow her only for him to be gone from where he was a second ago. She started to panic and quickly looked around for him, peering behind the wall and finally being able to see where he was from the slight glimmer. She watched the men get taken down with a worried expression on her face, impatiently waiting for Finn to reappear. When he did she immediately ran over to him and took his hand, looking up at him with furrowed brows.

❝ Finn is okay! Smelly men no match for Finn, he big and strong, protect Anja! Anja not be hurt when Finn is here! We go now, must go quick with no sound! ❞

Taygete restrained herself, however, and nodded toward the siblings to indicate she was ready to follow them wherever they were leading her, she had long since forgotten all of the secret exits. Only a few pathways and breaks in the walls remained in her mind and she couldn’t find them without her help.

“Finn stronger than anyone, braver too. Finn must be careful though, let Anja help. Finn and Anja work together, we stronger together. “

The girl nodded and led the way again, sticking to the shadows to avoid guards, the glowing green colour coming from her eyes and feathers making it harder for her not to be seen, but no one noticed that they were there. There was never a lot of guards at night she had noticed, and they only tended to patrol certain areas so she knew where to avoid, leading her brother and Taygete down the quieter corridors.

❝ Yes yes, Finn very brave, the bravest… Okay, Anja be careful too, Finn and Anja a careful team! ❞

Following the pair closely, Taygete noticed the way the girl seemed to glow bright green in comparison to her brother who was a soft, almost peachy colour, blending into the light of the flames that lit up the hallways. Amusingly, Finn occasionally glared at the sconces with wild and furrowed brows as if he were offended but did nothing to remove them. Stepping closer, Taygete made sure to stay near Anja as often as possible to stop her glow being seen as they dashed down hallways.

Anja led them to the final corridor where the maid’s quarters were, forgetting to look around before running out into the open and ending up being spotted by some guards who seemed to be searching for something. She soon realised they were looking for whoever killed the other guards, and here Finn was with fresh blood spatters on his feathers. They quickly started to make their way over to them, shouting to attract the attention of other guards and Anja let out a frightened whimper before running straight to the door of the maid’s quarters, trying to open it only to find it locked.

“Finn! Door won’t open, is stuck! Help, Finn is strong one, break door!”

She quickly moved out of Finn’s way, stepping back and bumping right into the guard that had ran over, yelping when he grabbed her and freezing in place as he started to pull his sword out before panicking and biting his arm hard, her teeth piercing right through the armour, making him drop his sword. The radiation from her body spread into his from the bite, immediately taking affect as it got into his blood, the skin under his armour starting to go bright red and start to fall off, causing him excruciating pain. Anja quickly stepped back, grabbing his sword and lifting it up with great difficulty due to the weight of it, swinging it and slicing right through the guard’s leg. She kept a hold of the sword and started to panic even more as more and more guards ran into the room.

❝ Finn! Help your sister! ❞

Pulling the daggers from her boots, she was quick to sling her arm around the neck of one of the soldiers, digging the blade in deep which allowed her to vault herself over him. Dragging him down with her, she slit his throat and barged into the chest of another guard, sending him and the rest falling backwards. She let out a deep breath and pulled the small incisor-like blades from a pouch, throwing them at the guards and watching as they lodged into the open points of their armour and poisoning them quickly. Rushing away from their bodies that lay twitching and foaming at the mouth, she dashed toward Anja and pulled the sword from her trembling frame. Lifting it with greater ease, she brought it down into the screaming guard and silenced him, pushing Anja behind him while Finn worked on getting the door open. 

The boy was crouched down, his claws dragging over the wood until he found a weak spot, which he simply sent his fist through, splintering the door enough to create a small hole. Pulling Anja inside, Taygete followed and tried her best to ignore the way the wood scratched through the leather of her armour and sliced open her skin. She clearly wasn’t as nimble and flexible as the pair. Finn helped her drag a cabinet over the door to buy them some more time whole her silver eyes darted around the room until she spotted the bookshelf Anja spoke of. Running toward it, she pulled on it without much grace until it clattered to the floor. Books crashed around them and the wood shattered, sending a few shards into her leg which then buckled and caused her to collapse. Blood poured from her body and tears fell from her eyes, but she shook her head when the twins came close to help, pointing at the hole in the wall.

“No! Taygete stay with Finn and Anja, stick to Finn and Anja like glue! Finn and Anja don’t leave friends behind!”

Anja quickly got up and went over to the hole in the wall, sticking her head through and looking down at the short drop, nodding to herself and going over to Taygete, helping her up and slinging her arm over her shoulder, wrapping her wing around her too.

❝ Anja come now! We must go, Finn and Anja have to leave! Listen to miss Taygete, she know what to do! ❞ 

Biting down on her tongue when she was lifted back to her feet, she felt the comfort of Anja’s wing around her frame and soon a less than calm Finn was by her side, helping her to the hole in the wall. He nodded to his sister, wrapping his wing around himself and dropping through the hole with ease, reaching up for Taygete and helping her down. She leaned against the wall with a whimper, her breathing heavy while Anja slid down to meet them. However, she pushed her toward Finn as they began their trek through the tunnel, knowing that it was too cramped for Finn to carry her without slowing them down and they didn’t have much time left before they were being followed.

“Okay. Be fast. Finn and Anja will go to end of tunnel and wait for Taygete. Taygete will call for Finn and Anja if she need help, yes?”

The girl didn’t wait for Taygete’s answer before turning to her brother and pushing him forward so he would go, following at his heels. When they got to the end of the tunnel she waited on her brother climbing up first before following, taking a running jump to get up on the ledge and haul herself out. She tilted her head to the side when she saw a large raven at the exit too as if it was waiting for them, crouching down next to it and chirping to it, nodding when the raven seemed to reply.

Eventually reaching the end of the tunnel, she pulled herself toward the exit where the moonlight was pouring into the passageway. Calling up to the pair, Finn reached down and took a tight hold of her hand before pulling her up onto the surface. Collapsing onto the ground, Taygete rolled onto her back with another whimper then turned her head to the side. 

A scoff left her lips when she spotted the raven, holding her bloodied hand out to her to which the bird hopped over, settling her beak into the girl’s hand without a word.

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Taygete knew the mission, it was an easy one that should never have given her any sort of trouble. She had infiltrated so many places in her life, sneaking through gaps in defenses that she had spent weeks investigating. Even before she fought beside her sister, this was her forte.

The job she had been given was one she had received a hundred times; get in, poison one of the generals, get out. Simple enough, almost too easy to scale the walls of her old home, vault the balcony and slip the vial of poison into the old bastards water before he slept. Taygete felt like patting herself on the back because of how easily she pulled it off but the soul was pulled from her body and she jumped at the ecstatic voice that yelled and greeted her. Frowning, she pulled the mask from her face and tugged on the strange creature’s wrist, pulling her out of the hallway and into a small alcove. They hid in the shadows silently as a patrol passed by, Taygete’s hand covering the girl’s mouth until she let out a breath of relief and released the creature.

She yelped when the woman grabbed her, opening her mouth to call for Finn but unable to get a word out due to the unknown woman covering her mouth with her hand. She backed into the wall immediately when she let go of her, now a little frightened by her.

❝ It’s alright kiddo, calm down, you just scared me that’s all. No, I’m not supposed to be here and neither are you by the looks of it. You don’t belong in the castle, do you? I’m Taygete, I used to be the Queen… ❞

Finn’s brows furrowed as he watched the shadows moving in the alcove, listening to his sister talk. Sneaking out from his hiding spot, the young boy took a deep breath in before moving across the hallway, being as silent as he could with his clawed feet tapping off the concrete. Looking into the alcove, he reached out and took his sister’s hand in his own and squeezing, peering up at Taygete with a nervous smile.

Anja bit her lip and looked down when the woman told her her name, thinking. It was kind of familiar, Vladimir must’ve spoken about her before, but he hadn’t said that she was Queen, as far as Anja knew only Lucifer and Pierre had ruled, not Taygete. She shrugged it off though. Taygete wouldn’t lie to her, she had no reason to.

Looking up at Finn when he came over, she grabbed his hand and grinned wide up at him, nodding in agreement as he spoke.

As the strange creature in front of her spoke, Taygete’s mind started to connect the dots in her story and soon came to the realisation of who this girl was. She remembered her father speaking of the experiments, secret meetings that she wasn’t allowed into and hidden letters that were never explained. Something had happened down in the dungeons, something awful, although anything to do with Dracula was awful in its own nature.

Finn curled his toes into the ground and drug his claws against the concrete, sharpening them absentmindedly as Anja spoke but at the mention of Pierre’s name, his mood changed. His grip on her hand tightened and his brows furrowed, face falling forward and he mumbled under his breath, something about a strange man and not liking him. Taygete had much of a similar mood change, although her emotions skyrocketed and she almost began to panic, shaking her head and speaking far too fast and far too loud for someone who was supposed to be hiding.

Anja frowned when she noticed the two’s mood suddenly changed when she mentioned Pierre, looking between the two with furrowed brows. She seemed to be the only one that liked Pierre, was she wrong for liking him? She ignored her own feelings though and squeezed her brother’s hand, stepping forward to take Taygete’s and squeeze her’s too, trying to calm her.

Taygete nodded, running a hand through her hair but was pulled from her thoughts when she felt the gentle touch of Anja’s hand in her own along with a thoughtful squeeze. It brought a smile to her face, the two of them looked so young and curious, wide and bright eyes ready to face the world no matter what dangers stood in front of them. Kaiden used to have those eyes.

Taking a deep breath in, she returned the squeeze and used her free hand to toss her silver locks behind her shoulders. Then she secured the pouches and weapons on her belt and nodded toward the pair, indicating she was ready to follow. Finn gave her a big smile, showing off sharp mismatched teeth and a forked tongue, his claws digging into the ground once more.

Anja let go of Taygete and Finn’s hands and peeked out of the alcove, looking out for any guards and waving for the woman and her brother to follow when she saw there was none, quickly leaving the alcove and running across the room towards a wall they could hide behind while Anja checked for guards again. Her claws tapped against the ground as she ran but not loud enough for anyone to really hear, not alerting any guards or anything. She peeked out around the corner once they made it to the wall, furrowing her brows in worry when she saw a couple of guards.

Taygete kept close to the pair as they bounced lightly around the halls, turning corners and descending the many staircases she once ran around in when she was just a helpless child. There were no good memories attached to them anymore. Stopping behind the pair, she furrowed her brows as she watched the small group of guards chatting and drinking at their posts.

Before she could even blink, Finn had slipped between the two and soon disappeared among the shadows. At first, it looked like he had vanished completely but upon further inspection, Taygete noticed the glimmer of his form in the moonlight that filtered through the windows. Finn made quick work of disposing the guards, hopping onto one of their backs and sinking his teeth into the man’s neck, leaving the other two yelling in panic but the soon collapsed to the floor beside their comrade. 

Finn reemerged from his chameleon-like state and beckoned for them to follow, his feathers ruffled and his wing spread wide as he reached out for Anja.

Anja turned to her brother, about to tell him to follow her only for him to be gone from where he was a second ago. She started to panic and quickly looked around for him, peering behind the wall and finally being able to see where he was from the slight glimmer. She watched the men get taken down with a worried expression on her face, impatiently waiting for Finn to reappear. When he did she immediately ran over to him and took his hand, looking up at him with furrowed brows.

❝ Finn is okay! Smelly men no match for Finn, he big and strong, protect Anja! Anja not be hurt when Finn is here! We go now, must go quick with no sound! ❞

Taygete restrained herself, however, and nodded toward the siblings to indicate she was ready to follow them wherever they were leading her, she had long since forgotten all of the secret exits. Only a few pathways and breaks in the walls remained in her mind and she couldn’t find them without her help.

“Finn stronger than anyone, braver too. Finn must be careful though, let Anja help. Finn and Anja work together, we stronger together. “

The girl nodded and led the way again, sticking to the shadows to avoid guards, the glowing green colour coming from her eyes and feathers making it harder for her not to be seen, but no one noticed that they were there. There was never a lot of guards at night she had noticed, and they only tended to patrol certain areas so she knew where to avoid, leading her brother and Taygete down the quieter corridors.

❝ Yes yes, Finn very brave, the bravest… Okay, Anja be careful too, Finn and Anja a careful team! ❞

Following the pair closely, Taygete noticed the way the girl seemed to glow bright green in comparison to her brother who was a soft, almost peachy colour, blending into the light of the flames that lit up the hallways. Amusingly, Finn occasionally glared at the sconces with wild and furrowed brows as if he were offended but did nothing to remove them. Stepping closer, Taygete made sure to stay near Anja as often as possible to stop her glow being seen as they dashed down hallways.

Anja led them to the final corridor where the maid’s quarters were, forgetting to look around before running out into the open and ending up being spotted by some guards who seemed to be searching for something. She soon realised they were looking for whoever killed the other guards, and here Finn was with fresh blood spatters on his feathers. They quickly started to make their way over to them, shouting to attract the attention of other guards and Anja let out a frightened whimper before running straight to the door of the maid’s quarters, trying to open it only to find it locked.

“Finn! Door won’t open, is stuck! Help, Finn is strong one, break door!”

She quickly moved out of Finn’s way, stepping back and bumping right into the guard that had ran over, yelping when he grabbed her and freezing in place as he started to pull his sword out before panicking and biting his arm hard, her teeth piercing right through the armour, making him drop his sword. The radiation from her body spread into his from the bite, immediately taking affect as it got into his blood, the skin under his armour starting to go bright red and start to fall off, causing him excruciating pain. Anja quickly stepped back, grabbing his sword and lifting it up with great difficulty due to the weight of it, swinging it and slicing right through the guard’s leg. She kept a hold of the sword and started to panic even more as more and more guards ran into the room.

❝ Finn! Help your sister! ❞

Pulling the daggers from her boots, she was quick to sling her arm around the neck of one of the soldiers, digging the blade in deep which allowed her to vault herself over him. Dragging him down with her, she slit his throat and barged into the chest of another guard, sending him and the rest falling backwards. She let out a deep breath and pulled the small incisor-like blades from a pouch, throwing them at the guards and watching as they lodged into the open points of their armour and poisoning them quickly. Rushing away from their bodies that lay twitching and foaming at the mouth, she dashed toward Anja and pulled the sword from her trembling frame. Lifting it with greater ease, she brought it down into the screaming guard and silenced him, pushing Anja behind him while Finn worked on getting the door open. 

The boy was crouched down, his claws dragging over the wood until he found a weak spot, which he simply sent his fist through, splintering the door enough to create a small hole. Pulling Anja inside, Taygete followed and tried her best to ignore the way the wood scratched through the leather of her armour and sliced open her skin. She clearly wasn’t as nimble and flexible as the pair. Finn helped her drag a cabinet over the door to buy them some more time whole her silver eyes darted around the room until she spotted the bookshelf Anja spoke of. Running toward it, she pulled on it without much grace until it clattered to the floor. Books crashed around them and the wood shattered, sending a few shards into her leg which then buckled and caused her to collapse. Blood poured from her body and tears fell from her eyes, but she shook her head when the twins came close to help, pointing at the hole in the wall.

“No! Taygete stay with Finn and Anja, stick to Finn and Anja like glue! Finn and Anja don’t leave friends behind!”

Anja quickly got up and went over to the hole in the wall, sticking her head through and looking down at the short drop, nodding to herself and going over to Taygete, helping her up and slinging her arm over her shoulder, wrapping her wing around her too.

❝ Anja come now! We must go, Finn and Anja have to leave! Listen to miss Taygete, she know what to do! ❞ 

Biting down on her tongue when she was lifted back to her feet, she felt the comfort of Anja’s wing around her frame and soon a less than calm Finn was by her side, helping her to the hole in the wall. He nodded to his sister, wrapping his wing around himself and dropping through the hole with ease, reaching up for Taygete and helping her down. She leaned against the wall with a whimper, her breathing heavy while Anja slid down to meet them. However, she pushed her toward Finn as they began their trek through the tunnel, knowing that it was too cramped for Finn to carry her without slowing them down and they didn’t have much time left before they were being followed.

“Okay. Be fast. Finn and Anja will go to end of tunnel and wait for Taygete. Taygete will call for Finn and Anja if she need help, yes?”

The girl didn’t wait for Taygete’s answer before turning to her brother and pushing him forward so he would go, following at his heels. When they got to the end of the tunnel she waited on her brother climbing up first before following, taking a running jump to get up on the ledge and haul herself out. She tilted her head to the side when she saw a large raven at the exit too as if it was waiting for them, crouching down next to it and chirping to it, nodding when the raven seemed to reply.

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Taygete knew the mission, it was an easy one that should never have given her any sort of trouble. She had infiltrated so many places in her life, sneaking through gaps in defenses that she had spent weeks investigating. Even before she fought beside her sister, this was her forte.

The job she had been given was one she had received a hundred times; get in, poison one of the generals, get out. Simple enough, almost too easy to scale the walls of her old home, vault the balcony and slip the vial of poison into the old bastards water before he slept. Taygete felt like patting herself on the back because of how easily she pulled it off but the soul was pulled from her body and she jumped at the ecstatic voice that yelled and greeted her. Frowning, she pulled the mask from her face and tugged on the strange creature’s wrist, pulling her out of the hallway and into a small alcove. They hid in the shadows silently as a patrol passed by, Taygete’s hand covering the girl’s mouth until she let out a breath of relief and released the creature.

She yelped when the woman grabbed her, opening her mouth to call for Finn but unable to get a word out due to the unknown woman covering her mouth with her hand. She backed into the wall immediately when she let go of her, now a little frightened by her.

❝ It’s alright kiddo, calm down, you just scared me that’s all. No, I’m not supposed to be here and neither are you by the looks of it. You don’t belong in the castle, do you? I’m Taygete, I used to be the Queen… ❞

Finn’s brows furrowed as he watched the shadows moving in the alcove, listening to his sister talk. Sneaking out from his hiding spot, the young boy took a deep breath in before moving across the hallway, being as silent as he could with his clawed feet tapping off the concrete. Looking into the alcove, he reached out and took his sister’s hand in his own and squeezing, peering up at Taygete with a nervous smile.

Anja bit her lip and looked down when the woman told her her name, thinking. It was kind of familiar, Vladimir must’ve spoken about her before, but he hadn’t said that she was Queen, as far as Anja knew only Lucifer and Pierre had ruled, not Taygete. She shrugged it off though. Taygete wouldn’t lie to her, she had no reason to.

Looking up at Finn when he came over, she grabbed his hand and grinned wide up at him, nodding in agreement as he spoke.

As the strange creature in front of her spoke, Taygete’s mind started to connect the dots in her story and soon came to the realisation of who this girl was. She remembered her father speaking of the experiments, secret meetings that she wasn’t allowed into and hidden letters that were never explained. Something had happened down in the dungeons, something awful, although anything to do with Dracula was awful in its own nature.

Finn curled his toes into the ground and drug his claws against the concrete, sharpening them absentmindedly as Anja spoke but at the mention of Pierre’s name, his mood changed. His grip on her hand tightened and his brows furrowed, face falling forward and he mumbled under his breath, something about a strange man and not liking him. Taygete had much of a similar mood change, although her emotions skyrocketed and she almost began to panic, shaking her head and speaking far too fast and far too loud for someone who was supposed to be hiding.

Anja frowned when she noticed the two’s mood suddenly changed when she mentioned Pierre, looking between the two with furrowed brows. She seemed to be the only one that liked Pierre, was she wrong for liking him? She ignored her own feelings though and squeezed her brother’s hand, stepping forward to take Taygete’s and squeeze her’s too, trying to calm her.

Taygete nodded, running a hand through her hair but was pulled from her thoughts when she felt the gentle touch of Anja’s hand in her own along with a thoughtful squeeze. It brought a smile to her face, the two of them looked so young and curious, wide and bright eyes ready to face the world no matter what dangers stood in front of them. Kaiden used to have those eyes.

Taking a deep breath in, she returned the squeeze and used her free hand to toss her silver locks behind her shoulders. Then she secured the pouches and weapons on her belt and nodded toward the pair, indicating she was ready to follow. Finn gave her a big smile, showing off sharp mismatched teeth and a forked tongue, his claws digging into the ground once more.

Anja let go of Taygete and Finn’s hands and peeked out of the alcove, looking out for any guards and waving for the woman and her brother to follow when she saw there was none, quickly leaving the alcove and running across the room towards a wall they could hide behind while Anja checked for guards again. Her claws tapped against the ground as she ran but not loud enough for anyone to really hear, not alerting any guards or anything. She peeked out around the corner once they made it to the wall, furrowing her brows in worry when she saw a couple of guards.

Taygete kept close to the pair as they bounced lightly around the halls, turning corners and descending the many staircases she once ran around in when she was just a helpless child. There were no good memories attached to them anymore. Stopping behind the pair, she furrowed her brows as she watched the small group of guards chatting and drinking at their posts.

Before she could even blink, Finn had slipped between the two and soon disappeared among the shadows. At first, it looked like he had vanished completely but upon further inspection, Taygete noticed the glimmer of his form in the moonlight that filtered through the windows. Finn made quick work of disposing the guards, hopping onto one of their backs and sinking his teeth into the man’s neck, leaving the other two yelling in panic but the soon collapsed to the floor beside their comrade. 

Finn reemerged from his chameleon-like state and beckoned for them to follow, his feathers ruffled and his wing spread wide as he reached out for Anja.

Anja turned to her brother, about to tell him to follow her only for him to be gone from where he was a second ago. She started to panic and quickly looked around for him, peering behind the wall and finally being able to see where he was from the slight glimmer. She watched the men get taken down with a worried expression on her face, impatiently waiting for Finn to reappear. When he did she immediately ran over to him and took his hand, looking up at him with furrowed brows.

❝ Finn is okay! Smelly men no match for Finn, he big and strong, protect Anja! Anja not be hurt when Finn is here! We go now, must go quick with no sound! ❞

Taygete restrained herself, however, and nodded toward the siblings to indicate she was ready to follow them wherever they were leading her, she had long since forgotten all of the secret exits. Only a few pathways and breaks in the walls remained in her mind and she couldn’t find them without her help.

“Finn stronger than anyone, braver too. Finn must be careful though, let Anja help. Finn and Anja work together, we stronger together. “

The girl nodded and led the way again, sticking to the shadows to avoid guards, the glowing green colour coming from her eyes and feathers making it harder for her not to be seen, but no one noticed that they were there. There was never a lot of guards at night she had noticed, and they only tended to patrol certain areas so she knew where to avoid, leading her brother and Taygete down the quieter corridors.

❝ Yes yes, Finn very brave, the bravest… Okay, Anja be careful too, Finn and Anja a careful team! ❞

Following the pair closely, Taygete noticed the way the girl seemed to glow bright green in comparison to her brother who was a soft, almost peachy colour, blending into the light of the flames that lit up the hallways. Amusingly, Finn occasionally glared at the sconces with wild and furrowed brows as if he were offended but did nothing to remove them. Stepping closer, Taygete made sure to stay near Anja as often as possible to stop her glow being seen as they dashed down hallways.

Anja led them to the final corridor where the maid’s quarters were, forgetting to look around before running out into the open and ending up being spotted by some guards who seemed to be searching for something. She soon realised they were looking for whoever killed the other guards, and here Finn was with fresh blood spatters on his feathers. They quickly started to make their way over to them, shouting to attract the attention of other guards and Anja let out a frightened whimper before running straight to the door of the maid’s quarters, trying to open it only to find it locked.

“Finn! Door won’t open, is stuck! Help, Finn is strong one, break door!”

She quickly moved out of Finn’s way, stepping back and bumping right into the guard that had ran over, yelping when he grabbed her and freezing in place as he started to pull his sword out before panicking and biting his arm hard, her teeth piercing right through the armour, making him drop his sword. The radiation from her body spread into his from the bite, immediately taking affect as it got into his blood, the skin under his armour starting to go bright red and start to fall off, causing him excruciating pain. Anja quickly stepped back, grabbing his sword and lifting it up with great difficulty due to the weight of it, swinging it and slicing right through the guard’s leg. She kept a hold of the sword and started to panic even more as more and more guards ran into the room.

❝ Finn! Help your sister! ❞

Pulling the daggers from her boots, she was quick to sling her arm around the neck of one of the soldiers, digging the blade in deep which allowed her to vault herself over him. Dragging him down with her, she slit his throat and barged into the chest of another guard, sending him and the rest falling backwards. She let out a deep breath and pulled the small incisor-like blades from a pouch, throwing them at the guards and watching as they lodged into the open points of their armour and poisoning them quickly. Rushing away from their bodies that lay twitching and foaming at the mouth, she dashed toward Anja and pulled the sword from her trembling frame. Lifting it with greater ease, she brought it down into the screaming guard and silenced him, pushing Anja behind him while Finn worked on getting the door open. 

The boy was crouched down, his claws dragging over the wood until he found a weak spot, which he simply sent his fist through, splintering the door enough to create a small hole. Pulling Anja inside, Taygete followed and tried her best to ignore the way the wood scratched through the leather of her armour and sliced open her skin. She clearly wasn’t as nimble and flexible as the pair. Finn helped her drag a cabinet over the door to buy them some more time whole her silver eyes darted around the room until she spotted the bookshelf Anja spoke of. Running toward it, she pulled on it without much grace until it clattered to the floor. Books crashed around them and the wood shattered, sending a few shards into her leg which then buckled and caused her to collapse. Blood poured from her body and tears fell from her eyes, but she shook her head when the twins came close to help, pointing at the hole in the wall.

“No! Taygete stay with Finn and Anja, stick to Finn and Anja like glue! Finn and Anja don’t leave friends behind!”

Anja quickly got up and went over to the hole in the wall, sticking her head through and looking down at the short drop, nodding to herself and going over to Taygete, helping her up and slinging her arm over her shoulder, wrapping her wing around her too.

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Taygete knew the mission, it was an easy one that should never have given her any sort of trouble. She had infiltrated so many places in her life, sneaking through gaps in defenses that she had spent weeks investigating. Even before she fought beside her sister, this was her forte.

The job she had been given was one she had received a hundred times; get in, poison one of the generals, get out. Simple enough, almost too easy to scale the walls of her old home, vault the balcony and slip the vial of poison into the old bastards water before he slept. Taygete felt like patting herself on the back because of how easily she pulled it off but the soul was pulled from her body and she jumped at the ecstatic voice that yelled and greeted her. Frowning, she pulled the mask from her face and tugged on the strange creature’s wrist, pulling her out of the hallway and into a small alcove. They hid in the shadows silently as a patrol passed by, Taygete’s hand covering the girl’s mouth until she let out a breath of relief and released the creature.

She yelped when the woman grabbed her, opening her mouth to call for Finn but unable to get a word out due to the unknown woman covering her mouth with her hand. She backed into the wall immediately when she let go of her, now a little frightened by her.

❝ It’s alright kiddo, calm down, you just scared me that’s all. No, I’m not supposed to be here and neither are you by the looks of it. You don’t belong in the castle, do you? I’m Taygete, I used to be the Queen… ❞

Finn’s brows furrowed as he watched the shadows moving in the alcove, listening to his sister talk. Sneaking out from his hiding spot, the young boy took a deep breath in before moving across the hallway, being as silent as he could with his clawed feet tapping off the concrete. Looking into the alcove, he reached out and took his sister’s hand in his own and squeezing, peering up at Taygete with a nervous smile.

Anja bit her lip and looked down when the woman told her her name, thinking. It was kind of familiar, Vladimir must’ve spoken about her before, but he hadn’t said that she was Queen, as far as Anja knew only Lucifer and Pierre had ruled, not Taygete. She shrugged it off though. Taygete wouldn’t lie to her, she had no reason to.

Looking up at Finn when he came over, she grabbed his hand and grinned wide up at him, nodding in agreement as he spoke.

As the strange creature in front of her spoke, Taygete’s mind started to connect the dots in her story and soon came to the realisation of who this girl was. She remembered her father speaking of the experiments, secret meetings that she wasn’t allowed into and hidden letters that were never explained. Something had happened down in the dungeons, something awful, although anything to do with Dracula was awful in its own nature.

Finn curled his toes into the ground and drug his claws against the concrete, sharpening them absentmindedly as Anja spoke but at the mention of Pierre’s name, his mood changed. His grip on her hand tightened and his brows furrowed, face falling forward and he mumbled under his breath, something about a strange man and not liking him. Taygete had much of a similar mood change, although her emotions skyrocketed and she almost began to panic, shaking her head and speaking far too fast and far too loud for someone who was supposed to be hiding.

Anja frowned when she noticed the two’s mood suddenly changed when she mentioned Pierre, looking between the two with furrowed brows. She seemed to be the only one that liked Pierre, was she wrong for liking him? She ignored her own feelings though and squeezed her brother’s hand, stepping forward to take Taygete’s and squeeze her’s too, trying to calm her.

Taygete nodded, running a hand through her hair but was pulled from her thoughts when she felt the gentle touch of Anja’s hand in her own along with a thoughtful squeeze. It brought a smile to her face, the two of them looked so young and curious, wide and bright eyes ready to face the world no matter what dangers stood in front of them. Kaiden used to have those eyes.

Taking a deep breath in, she returned the squeeze and used her free hand to toss her silver locks behind her shoulders. Then she secured the pouches and weapons on her belt and nodded toward the pair, indicating she was ready to follow. Finn gave her a big smile, showing off sharp mismatched teeth and a forked tongue, his claws digging into the ground once more.

Anja let go of Taygete and Finn’s hands and peeked out of the alcove, looking out for any guards and waving for the woman and her brother to follow when she saw there was none, quickly leaving the alcove and running across the room towards a wall they could hide behind while Anja checked for guards again. Her claws tapped against the ground as she ran but not loud enough for anyone to really hear, not alerting any guards or anything. She peeked out around the corner once they made it to the wall, furrowing her brows in worry when she saw a couple of guards.

Taygete kept close to the pair as they bounced lightly around the halls, turning corners and descending the many staircases she once ran around in when she was just a helpless child. There were no good memories attached to them anymore. Stopping behind the pair, she furrowed her brows as she watched the small group of guards chatting and drinking at their posts.

Before she could even blink, Finn had slipped between the two and soon disappeared among the shadows. At first, it looked like he had vanished completely but upon further inspection, Taygete noticed the glimmer of his form in the moonlight that filtered through the windows. Finn made quick work of disposing the guards, hopping onto one of their backs and sinking his teeth into the man’s neck, leaving the other two yelling in panic but the soon collapsed to the floor beside their comrade. 

Finn reemerged from his chameleon-like state and beckoned for them to follow, his feathers ruffled and his wing spread wide as he reached out for Anja.

Anja turned to her brother, about to tell him to follow her only for him to be gone from where he was a second ago. She started to panic and quickly looked around for him, peering behind the wall and finally being able to see where he was from the slight glimmer. She watched the men get taken down with a worried expression on her face, impatiently waiting for Finn to reappear. When he did she immediately ran over to him and took his hand, looking up at him with furrowed brows.

❝ Finn is okay! Smelly men no match for Finn, he big and strong, protect Anja! Anja not be hurt when Finn is here! We go now, must go quick with no sound! ❞

Taygete restrained herself, however, and nodded toward the siblings to indicate she was ready to follow them wherever they were leading her, she had long since forgotten all of the secret exits. Only a few pathways and breaks in the walls remained in her mind and she couldn’t find them without her help.

“Finn stronger than anyone, braver too. Finn must be careful though, let Anja help. Finn and Anja work together, we stronger together. “

The girl nodded and led the way again, sticking to the shadows to avoid guards, the glowing green colour coming from her eyes and feathers making it harder for her not to be seen, but no one noticed that they were there. There was never a lot of guards at night she had noticed, and they only tended to patrol certain areas so she knew where to avoid, leading her brother and Taygete down the quieter corridors.

❝ Yes yes, Finn very brave, the bravest… Okay, Anja be careful too, Finn and Anja a careful team! ❞

Following the pair closely, Taygete noticed the way the girl seemed to glow bright green in comparison to her brother who was a soft, almost peachy colour, blending into the light of the flames that lit up the hallways. Amusingly, Finn occasionally glared at the sconces with wild and furrowed brows as if he were offended but did nothing to remove them. Stepping closer, Taygete made sure to stay near Anja as often as possible to stop her glow being seen as they dashed down hallways.

Anja led them to the final corridor where the maid’s quarters were, forgetting to look around before running out into the open and ending up being spotted by some guards who seemed to be searching for something. She soon realised they were looking for whoever killed the other guards, and here Finn was with fresh blood spatters on his feathers. They quickly started to make their way over to them, shouting to attract the attention of other guards and Anja let out a frightened whimper before running straight to the door of the maid’s quarters, trying to open it only to find it locked.

“Finn! Door won’t open, is stuck! Help, Finn is strong one, break door!”

She quickly moved out of Finn’s way, stepping back and bumping right into the guard that had ran over, yelping when he grabbed her and freezing in place as he started to pull his sword out before panicking and biting his arm hard, her teeth piercing right through the armour, making him drop his sword. The radiation from her body spread into his from the bite, immediately taking affect as it got into his blood, the skin under his armour starting to go bright red and start to fall off, causing him excruciating pain. Anja quickly stepped back, grabbing his sword and lifting it up with great difficulty due to the weight of it, swinging it and slicing right through the guard’s leg. She kept a hold of the sword and started to panic even more as more and more guards ran into the room.