Chapter 109


    Chapter 109


    As we chanted, the energy swirled through the room. I stood beside Miranda''s bed as Melissa stood


    beside Brent''s bed. The words spewed out over and over and more feverous as we pressed on. I felt


    heat rush through my bloodstream and suddenly I felt blind as a bright warm light escaped my body.


    My hearing, though, seemed to advance as I could hear, even over our chanting, what was going on


    outside.


    I swear I heard Everest''s voice on the other side. He said "What is the bright light?"


    "I am unsure, your Majesty. Would you like me to check?" I recognized the voice of Doctor Howard.


    "No, no. We will stay put. She isn''t in any danger. I can feel her. She is just warm. She is okay." Everest


    told him.


    Is the window open? No, hospital windows don''t open, do they? I was curious as to where that breeze


    wasing from. I wondered why the breeze felt warm andforting. My mind seemed to separate


    from my body as my thoughts wondered about the wind, and how I could hear myself still chanting. My


    voice sounded cold yet still strong. Melissa, on the other hand, sounded angry as the words spewed


    from her mouth. She was truly giving it everything she had.


    Then suddenly I felt as light as a feather. What an odd sensation to feel. I wondered, no, I knew that we


    were both floating in the air as the chant was working. We were practically screaming as the warm


    breeze swirled around my body, hugging me tightly. I was still blind, that was until I saw her shadow.


    Our Moon Goddess, well the shadow of her. I knew it was her, without a single doubt in my mind. She


    reached for me. I reached for her. Our fingers touched and when they did I could feel her power.


    Her power coursed through my veins, giving me everything I needed. I cradled it gently, scared to


    release such energy into the world. I wanted to learn how to use it properly, afraid it might rebound and


    strike Melissa or myself. I blinked my eyes and I could see again. What I was looking at was not the


    hospital room but a white room. Everything was pristine and white. I looked around and my eyes


    landed on her.


    "Do not hold back the magic I have granted you. Release it into Miranda. When released she will wake


    up." She told me.


    "What of Brent?" I asked her.


    "He will wake up when she does. It won''t be right away, it will take him a while to be fully himself. Give


    him an hour or so for his eyes to open. Do not be rmed when he does not move though. All will be


    well." She smiled. It was a sad smile. She turned her head to the right as if she heard something.


    "What is it?" I asked her, also looking in the direction she had been. I did not see nor hear anything. I


    looked back at her.


    She let out a long sigh "I must tell you this. I told Miranda there would be a price to pay. She will never


    be able to have children of her own."


    "What? No. She must have children." I protested. "Take that ability away from me. I have my boys. I do


    not need anything more." I tried my best to sacrifice myself but she only shook her head.


    "To make this sacrifice happen the way you would like, I would be taking away the next heir to the


    Kingdom." She approached me and ced a hand on my belly. It was warm andforting. A light


    shone from her hand and I frowned at her. "You are with child, my dear. I just ced protection over


    your womb. It willst until Miranda is awake. Please, let her know of her sacrifice."


    "I, I, I am with child?" My hand went to my belly out of a protective instinct.


    She smiled at me. "Yes, my dear you are. Only by a couple of weeks."


    "Oh." Was all I could say. I felt guilt wash over me. Here I was with a baby growing in my belly while


    Miranda would never be able to experience such a joy and blessing. It wasn''t fair. This situation was


    not fair. I looked back at our Moon Goddess and frowned, not epting Miranda''s fate. "Why can''t you


    let her have atleast one child!?" I was no doubt angry.


    "My child, when the fire burned through her body, she burned from the inside out. I can not heal what


    she has agreed to sacrifice." She spoke softly.


    "But she didn''t agree to this." I refused to ept it.


    "She did agree to whatever sacrifice needed to be made to bring peace among you and your people.


    She didn''t want to know upfront but epted that it could be her. She epted that she may note


    out of it alive. She epted that she might lose her mate. She epted her fate. Remember when I


    said something along the lines that you and your reign would bring everyone together? This is the way


    it should be. This is the way it is." She told me.


    I simply just nodded. "Okay, I will tell her." I agreed, but my heart was broken for not only her, but for


    Brent. They will not have any babies. There was adoption, of course, but they would never carry and


    deliver their own babes.


    Suddenly, it felt like I was sucked back into reality. I went back to being blind but felt power escape my


    body. I focused it all on Miranda, just as I was instructed to do. I blinked as my body slowly lowered to


    the ground. I blinked again and realized I was back in the hospital room again. I looked across the


    room and saw Melissa. She seemed fine as she offered me a small smile. That''s when I heard her.


    Her voice was raspy and soft. "Where, where am I?" Her eyes blinked rapidly as they adjusted to the


    light, as she began to squint.


    "Wee back." Melissa smiled.


    "Yes, wee back. It has been so very long." I smiled and moved to her side. I noticed out of my


    peripheral vision, that Melissa moved to her other side. She appeared to be standing in the direct view


    Miranda would have of Brent.


    "How long has it been?" She frowned as if she remembered something. "Where is Brent?" She asked


    in a panic tone.


    "It has been about four months, maybe a bit more." I told her honestly. Her head snapped at me as her


    eyes searched my face.


    "You look sad." She frowned. "Is it Brent? Was he my sacrifice?" Tears began to well up in her eyes,


    threatening to topple and spill down her cheeks at any given moment.


    "Shhh, shh. No, no, he was not your sacrifice." I gave her a small smile and motioned to the bed next to


    her. "He is still asleep. Because of your special abilities, you were able to wake up first, I assume. Give


    him an hour or so, he should wake up. You were both linked and bound together through magic."


    "Oh, what about Cassie!?" She let out in a panic.


    "Cassie is well. She has been hanging around my boys and I hear, bossing them around. They adore


    her, truly. They will do anything for her. I think she knows it, too." We both softlyughed.


    "Hmm. Well, I wonder what she meant by sacrifice? I honestly don''t think I want to know." She said


    honestly.


    "I know." I told her. "But I don''t have to tell you until you are ready."


    "How do you know?" She frowned.


    "I spoke with her when we were trying to bring you back. That is how I know that in about an hour or so


    Brent will wake up. He may be groggy, sore, and confused, but he will be back with you."


    Miranda let out a long sigh. She sat for a moment and looked up when a soft knock sounded at the


    door.


    "It''s Everest and probably a doctor, maybe a few nurses. You will need to be checked out." I told her


    and she nodded.


    "I''m just going to head on out. I am very tired and require some rest." Melissa left the room quietly as


    Everest, a nurse, and Doctor Howard entered.


    "Hello there, Miranda." Everest greeted her warmly. "Wee back."


    "Hi." She smiled. "It is nice to be back, even though it feels just like the battle happened yesterday."


    "Hello, Your majesty." Doctor Howard bowed his head, kneeling to Miranda. He stayed this way until


    she spoke to him.


    "Hello." She greeted him.


    "I am Doctor Howard and let me tell you, we are so very happy that you are awake. I would like to ask


    you a few questions, check your reflexes, and get you standing and walking. If this is okay with you?"


    He smiled at her as he pulled up the rolling stool.


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    "Of course." She looked over to us.


    "We will leave you to it." I told her and she nodded her head.


    "Doctor Howard, I would very much like to be informed the moment Brent awakens." He ordered him,


    "Of course, King Everest." He bowed his head as we made our exit out of Miranda''s room.


    "Sometimeter in the evening, once Brent is awake and all of his tests areplete, I would like to


    bring Cassie up here to see them both. I think that it would do them both a lot of good. I think Cassie


    will be just the right push they will need to get the healing back on track." I told Everest as we rode the


    elevator down to the main floor.


    "Of course. Let''s go have lunch with the kids. Does it sound like a n to you?" He asked me.


    "Sounds like a perfect n babe." I smiled as he took my hand in his own. We stepped out of the


    elevator and made our way to where all the kids were.


    When we finally found the kids, we were surrounded with small arms wrapped around us with hugs.


    "Hello to you all." Everest chuckled.


    "Is it true?" I looked over at Trevor and nodded my head. "That''s good then." I watched his eyes move


    to Cassie as he whispered to himself more than anyone else, "Really, really good." A smile crossed his


    face.


    "Is everyone hungry?" I asked them all.


    "Yes!" They all yelled in unison.


    During lunch, we were approached by someone whom I have yet to meet. He bowed and greeted us


    properly. He asked to speak with Everest and when they stepped out of the restaurant I looked over at


    Trevor. When he mouthed "Brent" I only nodded. When Everest came back in and sat down, he looked


    across the table at me. When our eyes locked on one another, I felt how uneasy he was and I felt him


    reaching out to me.


    "Brent is awake. His eyes are open but that is all. He is unresponsive." His thoughts drifted through my


    mind.


    "Unresponsive?" I had to remember to watch my facial expressions.


    "Yes, he has been awake for about thirty or forty minutes now. He hasn''t moved, other than breathing


    and blinking." I heard him sigh.


    "Oh. I was under the understanding that it would take him longer to fully recover. Let''s not give up hope


    yet." I told him as he nodded his head in response.


    We finished our meals and walked back to the castle together. Trevor took the boys and Cassie up to


    their rooms after hugs and goodbyes were given. "I will see you all shortly." I told them all.


    We made our way back to the hospital after the kids were out of our line of vision. I wanted toy eyes


    on Brent myself before I made any conclusions of my own. I was sure he would be just fine. He just


    needed time.