SILVER-HEART
Chapter 143: To Make It Official

Chapter 143: To Make It Official

I find comfort in singing, learning the language of the lyrics so that I would join in and the first day I sang in our language, I forgot even my pain existed and just let myself get lost in the tone and rhythm, this was one of the favorite things and the only thing I looked interests in aside from riding with Star, it brought a little peace to my heart.

I forget the audience was even there, the others smiling at me and staring in awe, but I don’t mind them, I don’t mind their eyes, I just let the vocalizing take me like my soul was being lifted with every peak of my voice. But each time I stopped singing a tear would fall from my eye and I’m soon reminded of the hollow feeling within me.

Dreading into me like a harsh wave and I don’t hear their applause or Aldon’s arms around me, saying something nonexistent. It’s just me and my silent pain and the hollow feeling that kept going deeper and deeper.

Aldon turned me gently to face him and used his thumb to wipe my tears and I looked up to him.

"You sang wonderfully, Aveline. Your people love it"

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"These are beautiful, your highness," Abina said to me, she was one of the elves who was oddly getting close to me. She was a beauty endowed with tan skin and her hair was the darkest I have ever seen, midnight I would call it and her eyes were the softest hazels that offend reminded me of Severus’,

She was the one who taught me to sing, and her voice was very angelic. I always admire her singing, it brought an indescribable feeling to one’s soul. I cried the first time I heard her sing.

I turned to the curve-shaped leaf given to me by one of the forest elves to examine. "It’s beautiful, what is it," I asked the forest elf and he smiled at me.

"It’s a leaf from a new tree growing, I thought I might show you so that you would bless it upon the new awakening"

"Oh," I made a sound dumbfounded.

"You can bless it right your Highness?"

I opened my mouth but no word came to me, how in god’s name does one bless a tree?

Adina, as if sensing my distress, speaks up. "Of course, just let us know when it is time," she says and the forest elf bowed before leaving. Whistling to the other of its kind on the tree.

"How do I bless a tree? I have no idea"

"Well you sing to it" she shrugged. "But with your life force, don’t worry, it doesn’t harm you in any way, it’s just like giving a breath of life to the tree"

"Oh"

She nods. "Yes and I will teach you, you don’t have to worry or be tensed"

A small smile found my lips. "Thank you, Adina"

She blushed. "May I ask?"

"Anything?"

"Why don’t you ever smile?"

I paused at her sudden question.

"Your eyes... they give off this hollow feeling and the light within them is gone," she said with sad eyes, her hazels swallowing my orbs and trying to find the source of my darkness.

Before she blinked like the spell was broken. "F-Forgive me, I spoke out of turn your highness"

"N-No it alright" I sighed. "I-"

"Aveline!

I turned to where and found Aldon walking towards us with a smile on his lips.

"I will leave you two," she says bowing before leaving. And I kept my gaze on her before I felt Aldon take my hand into his hold.

"Aldon"

"How is everything?"

"F-Fine, just need to know how to bless a tree"

"Ah" he mouths and he leads us to walk. I was itching to take my hand away from his grip but he only held me tighter. "I’m sure you can handle it, you have the finest teacher in Aethel"

"Indeed"

"Aveline," he began softly. "I know I said you needed time to come to terms with many things"

I only nodded and then he suddenly halted facing me. "I miss you, Aveline"

"We see everyday"

He chuckled. "Yes, it’s true" he nods. "I miss you Aveline, and I want my star close to me"

"Oh"

"I do not force you Aveline, but I just wanted you to know just how much I have missed you after all this time, you’re in my thoughts, my heart, and..." he sighed as he reached for my cheek and cupped it and a chill ran through me, the intensity of his eyes on me was just too strong, enough to keep me frozen.

"You’re always in my very wake. but I feel like there is this dark cloud hanging between us" With his words he inched closer to me until his breath washed over us. "You know... There is normally a ceremony for our union, it holds just after the tree blessings"

"C-Ceremony?"

"Yes, like a wedding"

I bit my bottom lip.

"Although something like that does not matter because of how strong our connection is, I just want it to be official, Aethel needs their king and queen" His lips were now inches apart from mine and I knew without a doubt he needed a kiss.

So I placed my palm on his chest creating a space between us. "Shall we ride? It will be fun" I said with a smile.

He snickered. "Forgive me for I must decline, I have something to take care of"

I only nodded and then he brought my hand to his lips and gave a kiss to it. "In a week, My star," he says before departing.

And with trembling hands I rubbed my palms, my heartbeat speeding with every thought. I mentally told myself to take deep breaths but I couldn’t.

I clearly knew something like this was bound to happen and I truly thought I would be given time to forget, but there is no forgetting, I cannot, and I don’t think I ever can.

And now Aldon wants to seal our union.