king and queen of the Fae
Kingdom."
Sage hugged Nicole tight then stepped
back to look her in the face, "That's my brother through and through.
Always was stubborn about getting things he wants but he's crossed the
line…again." She walked to the far wall and stared out the small barred
window as silence filled the room.
"Does his power affect you like it
does me?" Nicole asked softly. She wasn't sure if that was an appropriate
question to ask in the magical world. She didn't want to make Sage mad at her
but she needed answers. The princess fae/warrior had learned the hard way that
she had no real clue what she would be facing now that she was under Loch's
roof. Not being rude was shoved aside as she was hard pressed to learn as much
as she could in the little time she had left to prepare.
Sage didn't face Nicole, but instead
kept her gaze on the small ribbon of moon light filtering through the dirty
glass and bars, "You know, when you’re a kid, even in the fairy world,
everything is happy and the whole world is yours for the taking. You have
dreams, you have friends and good times, but that's all you worry about. Slade
and I were the same growing up. I loved and looked up to my big brother, he
was my best friend." She turned toward Nicole slowly, wrapping her arms
around herself then leaning against the wall. The beam of light reflected off
the strands of silky black hair hiding Sage's face as she gathered her
thoughts.
"But once we became teens our
power, like all fae, started to really develop and it began to drive a wedge
between us. We both have the speed and strength that matched our parents but
my telepathy was at a level unheard of in our family history. Not only could I
hear thoughts but I could control others through their minds. Be it as simple
as compelling someone into changing their views on a subject by tampering with
their memories or as extreme as taking complete control of a person's body and
have them walk up to their best friend and slit his throat."
Nicole reached up and covered her neck
with her hands as Sage's words took hold of her mind. She knew that her Gothic
fairy friend looked dark and dangerous but she had thought it was all a play
for attention, like a teenager with green spiked hair. Now she was looking at
Sage in a whole different light.
"Don't worry, I'm not going to hurt
you Nicole," she said with a slight smirk. "It would seem a power of
this kind found the right fae to live in because those few who have come close
to touching this amount of energy used it for vain and selfish reasons. Ruining
lives and destroying all that was good around them," she sighed deeply
then brushed her hair away from her cheek with a black fingernail.
"Slade, on the other hand, was gifted with the power to level the playing
field. He can neutralize anyone's powers so no one can use them. I thought it
was a wonderful gift but he despised it. He said the Gods were laughing at him
and had spit in his face by give his power to a mere girl." The pain was
easy to hear in Sage's voice though she was trying hard to seem unaffected by
the memories.
Nicole's own heart ached for her
friend's hardship and ruined relationship with her brother. She had never
known what it was like to have a sibling but she knew it hurt like hell to have
Kat mad at her so she could imagine it was much worse with your own flesh and
blood. "Is that when you stopped talking to Slade?"
Sage nodded, "Pretty close. After
a little while I thought things were getting better between us. He started
coming around again and spending time talking to me but before long all talk
turned towards my powers. Seems he thought he could learn how to create the
power in himself if he could understand how it worked. He started dealing with
shady people in the magical world, people you don't ever want to meet, let
alone end up owing anything too. He tried to pry information from me but once
I knew
Kingdom."
Sage hugged Nicole tight then stepped
back to look her in the face, "That's my brother through and through.
Always was stubborn about getting things he wants but he's crossed the
line…again." She walked to the far wall and stared out the small barred
window as silence filled the room.
"Does his power affect you like it
does me?" Nicole asked softly. She wasn't sure if that was an appropriate
question to ask in the magical world. She didn't want to make Sage mad at her
but she needed answers. The princess fae/warrior had learned the hard way that
she had no real clue what she would be facing now that she was under Loch's
roof. Not being rude was shoved aside as she was hard pressed to learn as much
as she could in the little time she had left to prepare.
Sage didn't face Nicole, but instead
kept her gaze on the small ribbon of moon light filtering through the dirty
glass and bars, "You know, when you’re a kid, even in the fairy world,
everything is happy and the whole world is yours for the taking. You have
dreams, you have friends and good times, but that's all you worry about. Slade
and I were the same growing up. I loved and looked up to my big brother, he
was my best friend." She turned toward Nicole slowly, wrapping her arms
around herself then leaning against the wall. The beam of light reflected off
the strands of silky black hair hiding Sage's face as she gathered her
thoughts.
"But once we became teens our
power, like all fae, started to really develop and it began to drive a wedge
between us. We both have the speed and strength that matched our parents but
my telepathy was at a level unheard of in our family history. Not only could I
hear thoughts but I could control others through their minds. Be it as simple
as compelling someone into changing their views on a subject by tampering with
their memories or as extreme as taking complete control of a person's body and
have them walk up to their best friend and slit his throat."
Nicole reached up and covered her neck
with her hands as Sage's words took hold of her mind. She knew that her Gothic
fairy friend looked dark and dangerous but she had thought it was all a play
for attention, like a teenager with green spiked hair. Now she was looking at
Sage in a whole different light.
"Don't worry, I'm not going to hurt
you Nicole," she said with a slight smirk. "It would seem a power of
this kind found the right fae to live in because those few who have come close
to touching this amount of energy used it for vain and selfish reasons. Ruining
lives and destroying all that was good around them," she sighed deeply
then brushed her hair away from her cheek with a black fingernail.
"Slade, on the other hand, was gifted with the power to level the playing
field. He can neutralize anyone's powers so no one can use them. I thought it
was a wonderful gift but he despised it. He said the Gods were laughing at him
and had spit in his face by give his power to a mere girl." The pain was
easy to hear in Sage's voice though she was trying hard to seem unaffected by
the memories.
Nicole's own heart ached for her
friend's hardship and ruined relationship with her brother. She had never
known what it was like to have a sibling but she knew it hurt like hell to have
Kat mad at her so she could imagine it was much worse with your own flesh and
blood. "Is that when you stopped talking to Slade?"
Sage nodded, "Pretty close. After
a little while I thought things were getting better between us. He started
coming around again and spending time talking to me but before long all talk
turned towards my powers. Seems he thought he could learn how to create the
power in himself if he could understand how it worked. He started dealing with
shady people in the magical world, people you don't ever want to meet, let
alone end up owing anything too. He tried to pry information from me but once
I knew
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