Sins of Youthful Love Pt 6

Berrick wants to know what all the fuss is about and Shep is on a mission

Betrothed-

The Sins of Youthful Love

Part 6

 

            Berrick's broadsword swung through the air, cutting down any and everyone in his path. He was beyond angry. He was furious. Vengeful! Pissed to the extreme. Thyme dared attack them? To attack Verlorene, one of the first kingdoms to rise, and expect nothing in retaliation was suicide. Berrick gave a bitter laugh as he hefted his blade, cutting the head off an enemy shoulder in the process. He continued, unfazed, as blood splattered his tunic. At least he could enjoy himself a little. He glanced around the room in a quick sweep and a flurry of motion from the corner of the room caught his eye. He gave a curt nod to the figure that had just entered the room.

            Shep.

            Shep continued forward, slicing, and stabbing all the while. He moved with grace and deadly precision, dodging strikes and timing everything to the last second. He eliminated any and all in an hauntingly beautiful manner. Berrick silently thanked the gods that Shep fought for their side. 

            "Where did they go?" He asked when he reached his side.

            "Who?"

            "Thyme."

            "Wha-?"

            "He had to have been here, he's not the type of man to just leave his dirty work to the lowly peasants, he'd get the job done himself."

            Berrick shrugged and Shep stabbed at someone behind him.

 "Thanks."

            "No problem."

            "What's that b*****d here for anyway?"

            Shep gave him a calculating look before mumbling, "The Lost Prince." 

            Berrick opened his mouth to say more but Shep ran off before he could, and Berrick was sucked back into the fray of battle.

 

-Betrothed-

 

            Shep ran through the halls of the castle, glancing out the window and onto the fires of the countryside. They were being crushed. Verlorene was falling. 

            Shep bit his lip and tore his gaze from the sorry sight beside him and kept running. He had to find Thyme. He had to find Cairan. Nothing else mattered right now. Finally he made it to the courtyard and he stopped in front of an open sewer drain. His suspicions had been right. They had come through here, entering from the farthest corner from the capital as to not draw attention to them too soon.

            The sea prince dropped into the tunnel, grimacing at the foul smell, shifting Kabbelung to his left hand. It wasn’t an ideal route but little else mattered.

            Right now, he had a prince to save.

 

-Betrothed-

Author's Note

first arc pt 6