𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚁𝚞𝚗 𝙰𝚠𝚊𝚢

𝙿𝚊𝚛𝚝 𝟷𝟶: ???

~POV...~

"How is he?"

"Better your majesty" I nod to the witch who never makes direct eye contact

"Thank you. You may leave please keep an eye on the boy will you"

"Yes your majesty" she bows them swiftly exits

I rub my forehead trying to mitigate the headache I'm getting

"You look stressed" her soft voice says from across the room. Her heels clicking on the tile flooring as she walks towards me

"I'm worried about him" I'm more than worried actually

"He's stronger than you think" she's now standing in front of me with her hands on my shoulders bending down to kiss my forehead

"He has more now than he's had in the past. He has something to fight for again" she lifts my chin up and dries the tears that rest on my cheeks

"Thank you darling" I get up and wrap my arms around her and she does the same back

"We have a very important day tomorrow so rest up please and don't stress about him to much ok?" She says with a smile and not the forced one she put up all day

"Yes dear" I roll my eyes and grin

~Aeron POV~

I slowly start to wake up after a weird dream that I slipped off of a cliff and fell into a hole then I ended up waking up next to a willow tree

Or so I thought that was a dream...?

"What the fuck..." I slowly stand up trying not to get dizzy until I realize I'm next to a willow tree that has branches that are a beautiful array of different shades of blue. I walk up to the it tracing my finger along the golden veins on the trunk of the tree until a fuzzy creature appears and peeks out from behind the tree

"AERON LOOK HOW SMALL IT IS" he may be a lion but he's the biggest softy when it comes to small fuzzy animals

"I can see that what the hell is it?" my guess is a weirdly proportioned fox

It's got pointy small ears and skinny legs and the cutest face I've ever seen on an animal. It's fur resembles that of a calico cat

"Im thinking fox as well but that's a odd little creature" I hope he doesn't try to eat it...

Out of the corner of my eye I see a black figure around the same height as me. The fox trotted it's way over it and looked back as if it wants me to follow it?

"Be careful Aeron you don't know what that thing is"

"I know, I will thanks bud" after that he goes silent awaiting the time we're he feels the needs to shift to protect me

I find a pretty large branch on the ground and pick it up to use as a weapon

"Who are you and where in the hell am I" making my way over the figure taking cautious steps.

"I can't tell you that child but welcome home Aeron we missed you" was all it said before it disappeared and I was left alone with the tree and...the fox ran up the tree and curled up in a ball on a thicker branch. But the only thing I can concentrate on is that they said home...

I turn around to see a forest of trees that are taller than the ones I've ever seen and all of them are different blues and purples. I hear the cry of a small animal and look to we're the little animal may be. Sure enough n the edge of that forest is a little doe crying for it's mother.

"Aeron go to it"  Raven practically begged me

"Uh fyi that wasn't me" the real Raven said

"Then who was it?"

"I don't know go ask it!"

"You go ask it!"

"No you!"

"NO YOU!"

"Child"

"AHHHHHHH" we need to get you a bell.

"Way to scream like a girl dipshit" rude

The thing held the little doe in its arms and tilted it's head when I stared at it for longer than I'd like to admit. She- he- they? Had a long black cloak on that cover their face and what looks like a long black dress the sleeves covering their hands

They looked down at the doe then handed it to me

"I- I can't take care of an animal...I can barley take care of myself" I stare the shivering baby in my arms then back up at the person in front of me

"She needs you Aeron just like you need her"

"I don't know how to take care of a baby deer" I really don't the closest animal I got to have as a child is the toad that lived in the pet store I always ran away to

"It's simple darling she doesn't need anything besides someone to look after her" ok what?

"Wait. She doesn't need food or water or anything else besides moral support and an owner?" this can not be real

"Correct" then she pulls out a tiny collar and leash that are both black and purple than hands it to me

"Uh thank you...?" I'm so fucking confused

"You won't regret it Aeron" and just as fast as they appeared there gone again but this time I fell myself falling into the same dark hole as before holding onto the doe for like her life depends on it

Next thing I know I'm awake in the bed I fell asleep in

"Ok I'm not falling asleep for a straight week"

"Gotta admit that's the craziest shit that's ever happened"

I try to get up but I feel something heavy on my thighs. No way in hell. I look down to see the small child curled up in a ball on my lap with the collar around it's neck

"Huh...I WANT TO NAME HER SALEM!" of course he does.

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A/N:
Been in love with Spanish songs recently so listen to it if you want^