The Dragon Prince - Marked

Part 14

"Don't just stand there. Attack!" The black knight shouted, breaking the tense silence. The army of knights that were raiding the small village all ran toward the mage with deafening battle cries, yet Callum stood unphased by their display. He looked back to see Rayla shielding the children he had just saved. Smiling with excitement, Callum took off running full speed at the charging knights, and one by one they fell to the mage. Callum was an unstoppable force. Even with all his spells activated draining his power quickly, Callum never slowed his pace. Yet again Callum pushed against his limits proving that when his loved ones are in danger, he will never back down. As Callum tore through knight after knight, his friends had evacuated the villagers out of the battle. Rayla watched Callum's every move as he moved closer and closer to the knight who hurt her. Finally reaching the doomed knight, Callum slowly picked the man off the ground, lifting him in his armor high in the air. Never had Callum been so enraged. Not only did they attack innocent families, but this knight hurt the love of his life. Terrified for his life, the knight begged for mercy as Callum held the fully armored knight in the air with only his one arm. After the knight finished pleading to the mage, the was a terrifying moment of silence on what was a roaring battle only moments earlier. Seeming to revel in the moment, Callum finally spoke, never breaking eye contact with the black knight he held as though he were a child.

"I'm not going to kill you." Callum's voice was different compared to how it was normally and sounded as if it were commanding the ears of those around him to listen to him alone, "You are going to return to the rats' nest you crawled out of and you're going to tell you superiors. I, Callum, prince of Katolis, the dragon prince's guardian will stop at nothing to find them. Hiding is useless, their only choice is to either turn themselves into the hands of King Ezran. If I find them, there will be no trial, only judgment. Now run and fast." Callum dropped the knight who ran as fast as he could out of the village. Callum, now relaxed knowing he had protected everyone. He released all of his spells as he fell to his knees from exhausting all his magic energy. Dazed, Callum failed to notice Rayla limping her way to the boy. Once she was in front of him, she dropped to match his height. Using her one good arm, she pulled Callum into a tight hug. Too to move, Callum relaxed into his mates loving embrace as she silently cried what he hoped were tears of joy into his shoulder. Rayla through her tears, looked Callum in the eye angrily.

"Don't you ever do that again. You can barely hold two spells without givin out. Callum, that was reckless. Who knows what damage you could've done to yourself or anyone else had your spell backfired?" Rayla scolded Callum.

"Rayla," He spoke slowly, growing increasingly tired, "look, I'm fine, the village is safe, and had a spell backfired, all that would happen is that I would need to recast it. How many times have I told you I'd stop at nothing to you," Callum told his wife with a sleepy smile on his face, "I'll never go back on that promise, no matter how mad you get. Sorry" Rayla just shook her head giving in to Callum's words. She knew that no matter what she said, Callum was never going to change. Yet that's what she loved about him.