Altora: The Chronicles Of The Ren Ky Warriors - Volume 4: Book 4: Wolves And Foxes Chapter 141 Lark 18th Fox

Zephyer woke to the sun beating down her face. She looked over to see Gale sleeping soundly as she smiled at him. Before walking to the bathroom and washing up. She washed her long pastel blue hair before washing her tail. Once she was out of the shower, she looked at herself in the mirror.

“It is hard to believe that Zero and I look like twins but have different traits from our parents. “Zephyr softly spoke to herself. “Where I have moms ear, and dad’s tail Zero got Dad’s ears and no tail.” She chuckled at her thought. “Pus, he was born with red hair, not the pastel blue of moms.” She giggled once more before her expression changed. “I wish I knew where you were, Zero? II am scared. Scared of the future and if we die in this war.”

Zephyr could keep herself together before the m.o.a.ning of Gale caught her attention. She got dressed and walked over th Gale as to wake him. Gale tossed in his sleep before transforming into his demon form. Zephyr smiled as she sat at his side, stroking his chest fur. Feeling his fur warm and soft somehow made her feel safe. She stopped after a while and just watched him poking his face.

“If only you felt the same as me?” Her eyes grew sad as she leaned in to kiss his forehead. “I think after the battle where Lovell become the Ren-Ky of hope is when I started to fall for you? Yet here we are. You comforting me in my time of need when you clearly need me as well.” She dried her tears before opening a bottle of perfume.

Gale sniffed the air and began to gag as he lifted from the bed. “Zephyr, really? Where did you get that?”

Zephyr smiled gently at him before closing the bottle. “I asked Kana to make something to wake you if you don’t wake. As there have been times, we were late to do things back in Vailrose.”

Gale sighed as he glared at her, “Fine, just give me a moment to get my clothes, and I am going to his the shower. Then we can go shopping for supplies.”

Zephyr softly giggled at him, “Okay, but I am going to look around town and see it. As it has been ages since I have adequately examined the city.”

Gale sighed as he got out of bed, turning back into his human form. “Fine, but once we hit Fallmist, we will have to be vigilant on our spendings. As you know about the crooks, who will scam or rob us.” Zephyr nodded as she left the room. Gale sighed at her. “Why did Orville have to say those things to me?” He asked himself as he blushed.

Zephyr walked the streets seeing all the warm colours painted around the city. She could see shades of deep greens speckled amongst the bildings as she made her way down a quiet street. Unaware of the man stocking her. He grinned as he moved up from behind her.

“Long time no see Zephyr? Where is your protector and twin brother Zero?” the man whispered in her ear as he drew a knife to her throat.

Zephyr froze as she glanced to see who it was. Her eye filled with terror. “B-boss? No, you are no longer my boss, you conniving rat.”

Her old boss raised his blade closer to her neck. “Is that how this is going to play out? Fine, I will just have to tack you back with this.” He showed her a collar, Zephyrs face filled with horror as she stared at it. “You know what this is, right?”

“A slave collar. So, you are going to enslave a royal member of the kingdom. My uncle will be displeased once he finds out. Morty.”

Morty hissed in pleasure, “Playing coy with will not help you?” He pulled his blade away from her neck and grabbed her wrist. “You are nothing but a street rat that I have big plans for? Now tell me where they areOh wait, I know that your protector is dead.” Morty gloated as he erupted into laughter.

Zephyr felt rage building as she listened to him. She then activated her Ren-Ky jewel drawing her claws at him. Cutting his wrist holding the collar. Morty hissed in pain as he backed up. Letting her go in the process.

“You have no right to my brother or me! My protector was like a father to me, and he died trying to save people!” Tears welled up in her eyes, “So don’t patronize me about being yours! If you knew about the events that took place at the capital, you would have known about usmy brother and IBeing the lost royal children of the late queen who went into hiding as to raise her children to understand how the common folk feel and they see us royals! I will not submit to you as you are nothing to my goal as a Ren-Ky warrior!”

Morty hissed again as her claws changed shape, they became a silvery colour with engraved waves in each blade. With a simple piece of blue fabric, dangled by the wrist area. Zephyr stared at him, knowing he was a coward.

Morty grinned as he stared at her. “What now? You a kitty cat? Hardly you have no choice in the matter”

Zephyr narrowed her eyes at him as he winced in fear at her expression, “I know for a fact, you are a coward, a liar, a thief and a slave to your own actions and choices! I will not be as I have the knowledge to stop Demora and will use what knowledge I can find to help people from others just like you! So don’t play your little rat game with me as foxes eat rats for breakfast.”

Gale could see her standing and drawing her weapon at someone as he rushed in. summoning his claymore and standing beside her, “Zephyr, are you alright?”

Morty squealed as he saw Gale stand beside her. With his massive claymore staring him down. “Who the hell are you!” Morty demanded as she cowered before them.

Gale stared at him as he tightened his grip. “I am Gale Mcknight, the Prince of the Grand Dale kingdom and Princess Zephyrs fiance!” Gale blurted out without thinking.

Morty went pale as he stared at Gale, Zephyr lowered her claws as she stood in shock at his words, turning right red. Gale shifted his weight as Morty stepped back, knowing he was defeated.

“NO! WHY IS THE A ROYAL DOING HERE!” Morty screamed at the top of his lungs.

Gale shifted himself between him and Zephyr, “Why, because she is someone I cherish and would spend the rest of my life with her. She might have started out as your tool, but it turns out she was the princess of this kingdom and a friend I can count on. With her brother being the heir.” Gale glared as he began to shift. Morty stepped back in terror as he watched Gale turn into a werewolf. “If you don’t believe me, ask around why don’t you? I am sure someone could fill you in for your tiny rat brain.”

Morty kept moving back as he ran off with his tail between his legs. Gale sighed as he relaxed and turned to a visibly red Zephyr.

“Gale?” she asked him, unable to stare at him directly.

Gale stared at her before realizing what he said and turned red. Turning his gaze away from her. “I-I could explain. I-I was just in the”

Zephyr grabbed his sleeve, “Do you actually like me like that to where you-you want me as your future bride?” Her face burned in embarrassment.

Gale sighed as he turned to her, “I guess I do. I really dont know when or where I started to have feelings for you, but it was definitely before we found out who you really were. I don’t know why, but I like how you love to read and understand things that I don’t. It also doesn’t help that we are aloneon a journey of self-discovery or the fact, your uncle was rubbing salt in the wound when he saw us and talked to me about this kind of thing.” Gale rubbed his head as he was embarrassed at himself for confessing to her.

Zephyr smiled as he leaned her head against his back, “Well, if you confessed, so am I. Even if I fell for you later than you. Maybe that’s why I wanted to be with you. I wanted to get to know you better and to see if you would like me back. But now we both have, and now where do we go from here?”

Gale turned around and held her in his arms as he cradled her close. “I think we keep going, but this time we will have each other back not just as friends but lovers. I believe that we were meant to be together. Even if things change between us, we know that things will work out for the better.”

Zephyr smiled as she looked up at him as he turns back. Seeing his blue eye stare at her lovingly. “Yes, I think so too.” AS she raised herself to his lips and kissed him.

Gale leaned in more as he kissed back, moving his and up to her head and cradling her hair in his hand. After a while, they pulled away and smiled softly at each other.