Rowen picks me up in his arms and sits down with me on his lap , I automatically blush red. He his face starts to get closer to mine. My heart thundering in my ears. I close my eyes and feel he has placed his forehead against mine. I open my eyes when I feel his back up. "Why are you so red ? You don't have a fever."
"This isn't exactly normal in the world I grew up in," I say as I look at his arm around my waist.
"I hope to hear more about your background when we get some free time. Don't think coming to the castle is going to be easy though, your free time and freedom are going to be very limited then what you are probably use to . Our parents especially mother are awaiting your arrival. If you feel ok now we should depart." I not in agreement, but instead of putting me down he carries me to the horse outside.
"Rowen I'm not hurt put me down," I say annoyed. He does as I request but helps put me in the horse. He climbs up behind me and takes the reins. "Have you been on a horse before?" Rowen asks me as he moves the house into motion. I can feel just how warm he is with his arms around me. He smells of cedar wood and citrus. "No I've never had a chance to." I reply to him.
After about 30 minutes Rowen had let me know we were finally out of Tristan's territory. A little further and I see a faint light coming from the ground in the darker part of the forest. As we get closer to the woods I see in the entrance there is a giant looking rune on the ground that's glowing. Rowen stops right before the rune and tells me, "I'm sure this is your first time using teleportation I need you to relax and lean against me and close your eyes. And don't open them until I say so other wise you will get sick ." I nod and we step into the rune on horseback. As I lean against him I reload just how solid he body feels against mine. I close my eyes and I feel him wrap an arm around my waist.
"Iompar," I hear him say as I feel air whip around us. It then sounds as if we are underwater but all other sounds have disappeared. A moment later "open your eyes sister." We are in front of a massive metal gate. We are let in and make our way to the castle.
We finally arrive a castle is an understatement. With massive tall towers, a huge walls encompassing the palace and gleaming white and blue stones. This place is a fortress. Rowen escorts me to the throne room, once inside in front of the King and Queen I follow Rowen as bow to our parents. Once I stand fully back up I'm encompassed in arms. I look up and see my parents hugging me. I gently squeeze them and release them . "You look so much like Aubrette," the king says staring at me. I look at him curiously, who is that? They move back to their throne and gesture for us to be closer. "Lets start over, I'm Queen Aubrette Thesiloni and this is King Evander Thesiloni and we are your parents." She smiles at me. "I'm sure you have many questions for us and I will gladly answer them all over dinner. Since it's already midday let's get you up to your room."
"Ok that sounds good, I don't know much proper etiquette considering how I grew up, but thank you mother." I smile at her. "Rowen be a dear and show her to her room and then you are free," Aubrette says. "No problem." We bow again and off we go.