The Vampire King's Possession
Chapter 469. Read

Chapter 469: 469. Read

Mauve gave Louis one last odd look before she bent her head to look at the words on the page and tried to see if she could actually read it.

She blinked as her tongue failed her. They weren’t strange letters but the mix didn’t make much sense.

"Sentar’kara," she started.

"Sinthar’Kra," he corrected. "Try to say it properly. It’s important."

She gave him the side eye. "If it’s so important why don’t you do it yourself."

He groaned, "There is no point if you don’t say it properly."

"Well, I have never seen these words in my life before. There is no way I will pronounce them properly." She gave him an eye roll at the last word.

"I will help you, just listen to me."

"Alright," she replied and handed him the book.

"I don’t need it."

She gave him a bewildered look but didn’t argue.

"Sinthar’kra, brithel’onos,

Vulna’shir, fyre’el’dros.

Ithron’kathar, yl’sha’dar,

Fyrin’deloth, solen’var."

Mauve mouth half opened as she stared at him.

"Did you get it?" He asked.

"Why do you need my help if you don’t even need the book to say the words?" She asked.

"That’s not important. Did you get it?"

Mauve shook her head, "I will need at least two more times. They are strange words, no way I’ll be able to say that in one go."

"Fine, I will repeat it twice. Are you ready?"

Mauve nodded at him and he began to speak. She watched him closely as he spoke, reading his lips. By the second time, she moved her gaze to the book.

"Do you think you can read it now?" He asked.

"Yes," she nodded.

"Go on then."

She squinted her eyes at him then turned to the paper. She could figure out how she was supposed to concentrate on the paper and read out the words too but she was willing to try.

She figured she could just glance at the paper and then back to the book. If it didn’t accomplish what Louis thought it would, that was his business.

The whole thing was only ridiculous in itself but she was still willing to go through with it even though he did not explain.

She looked at the parchment paper he held up then brought her gaze to the book. "Sinthar’kra, brithel’onos," she started. "Vulna’shir, fyre’el’dros."

Mauve swallowed, for some reason the word felt heavy in her throat. She glanced at the paper as she said, "Ithron’kathar..."

The doors of the library were immediately thrown open, putting an end to her words.

Louis moved fast, he took the book out of her hand and shut it. "That’s enough," he said and started walking away.

"What?" Mauve asked, baffled.

She couldn’t believe he had pestered her about reading the words and now he was going to take it away before she finished.

She wanted to go after him but the sound of Mill calling her name drew her attention away.

Mill walked toward Mauve with a bright smile. "Where is Lord Louis?"

"I am right," he said, coming around from the shelf.

"Sorry, I am late. I had to take care of a few things."

"No, it’s fine. I and Mauve had a lot to discuss."

Mill frowned as she stopped in front of the desk. "What’s that smell?"

"Smell?" Mauve asked with a frown. "I can’t smell anything odd. What does it smell like?"

"Like burning," she whispered.

"Are you sure it’s not the candles?" He asked.

"I know the smell of burning candles," she responded. "This smells more like paper."

"Are you sure?" Louis asked. "I can’t smell it."

"It’s pretty faint though, it could be anything."

"Can you still smell it?" Mauve asked. She could smell anything, not even the burning candle. Just how sensitive to smells was a vampire’s nose?

Mill shook her head, "My nose might have been acting up. Anyways, did you go over yesterday’s plans?" She asked.

"No, Louis took my time making me..."

"She’s just complaining because I said she should read."

"What? Anyway, I was able to check around the castle before I went to bed this morning. There are a few things I’d like to add," she looked at Mill as she spoke.

She was not an idiot, she could tell Louis didn’t want her telling Mill about the weird book. She was curious as to why but now wasn’t the time to ask.

"Oh, I am listening, what would you like to add?"

"Wait a minute," Louis interrupted. "Jael let you out of the castle by yourself."

"You’re the one who said to ask him. Why do you sound so shocked?"

"You have a point. Carry on, pay no mind to my interruption."

Mauve glared at him but she turned her attention to Mill. "I like the trees in the front but some of the trees are a little too much. Do you think we could cut some of the trees at the back? An open field would be nice."

"We do have one," Louis responded. "It’s where they train."

"I didn’t see it," she replied.

"Just where did you go?"

He asked condescendingly.

"Around the castle," she replied with the same tone.

"It’s possible she didn’t see it. There are a lot of trees around," Mill replied.

"I am glad you see what I am talking about. Except it’s a farm, I don’t see a need for such an amount of trees so close to the castle. I am not against them, I just think less is better. It’s a castle, not an evil forest."

Louis chuckled at her sentence but she was still angry with him so she glared at him.

The deliberation took the entirety of the time before the second meal and it wasn’t until Jael came to get her that she was able to leave.

However, she was glad that they were done with the majority of what needed to be done. Only the finishing touches were left and they would give the plan to Danag who would take care of the rest.

She was happy and sad at the same time. Having to go to the library routinely was fun. It made her feel like she had an important part to play. It was too bad it had come to an end. She would definitely miss it.

Mauve gave Louis one last odd look before she bent her head to look at the words on the page and tried to see if she could actually read it.

She blinked as her tongue failed her. They weren’t strange letters but the mix didn’t make much sense.

"Sentar’kara," she started.

"Sinthar’Kra," he corrected. "Try to say it properly. It’s important."

She gave him the side eye. "If it’s so important why don’t you do it yourself."

He groaned, "There is no point if you don’t say it properly."

"Well, I have never seen these words in my life before. There is no way I will pronounce them properly." She gave him an eye roll at the last word.

"I will help you, just listen to me."

"Alright," she replied and handed him the book.

"I don’t need it."

She gave him a bewildered look but didn’t argue.

"Sinthar’kra, brithel’onos,

Vulna’shir, fyre’el’dros.

Ithron’kathar, yl’sha’dar,

Fyrin’deloth, solen’var."

Mauve mouth half opened as she stared at him.

"Did you get it?" He asked.

"Why do you need my help if you don’t even need the book to say the words?" She asked.

"That’s not important. Did you get it?"

Mauve shook her head, "I will need at least two more times. They are strange words, no way I’ll be able to say that in one go."

"Fine, I will repeat it twice. Are you ready?"

Mauve nodded at him and he began to speak. She watched him closely as he spoke, reading his lips. By the second time, she moved her gaze to the book.

"Do you think you can read it now?" He asked.

"Yes," she nodded.

"Go on then."

She squinted her eyes at him then turned to the paper. She could figure out how she was supposed to concentrate on the paper and read out the words too but she was willing to try.

She figured she could just glance at the paper and then back to the book. If it didn’t accomplish what Louis thought it would, that was his business.

The whole thing was only ridiculous in itself but she was still willing to go through with it even though he did not explain.

She looked at the parchment paper he held up then brought her gaze to the book. "Sinthar’kra, brithel’onos," she started. "Vulna’shir, fyre’el’dros."

Mauve swallowed, for some reason the word felt heavy in her throat. She glanced at the paper as she said, "Ithron’kathar..."

The doors of the library were immediately thrown open, putting an end to her words.

Louis moved fast, he took the book out of her hand and shut it. "That’s enough," he said and started walking away.

"What?" Mauve asked, baffled.

She couldn’t believe he had pestered her about reading the words and now he was going to take it away before she finished.

She wanted to go after him but the sound of Mill calling her name drew her attention away.

Mill walked toward Mauve with a bright smile. "Where is Lord Louis?"

"I am right," he said, coming around from the shelf.

"Sorry, I am late. I had to take care of a few things."

"No, it’s fine. I and Mauve had a lot to discuss."

Mill frowned as she stopped in front of the desk. "What’s that smell?"

"Smell?" Mauve asked with a frown. "I can’t smell anything odd. What does it smell like?"

"Like burning," she whispered.

"Are you sure it’s not the candles?" He asked.

"I know the smell of burning candles," she responded. "This smells more like paper."

"Are you sure?" Louis asked. "I can’t smell it."

"It’s pretty faint though, it could be anything."

"Can you still smell it?" Mauve asked. She could smell anything, not even the burning candle. Just how sensitive to smells was a vampire’s nose?

Mill shook her head, "My nose might have been acting up. Anyways, did you go over yesterday’s plans?" She asked.

"No, Louis took my time making me..."

"She’s just complaining because I said she should read."

"What? Anyway, I was able to check around the castle before I went to bed this morning. There are a few things I’d like to add," she looked at Mill as she spoke.

She was not an idiot, she could tell Louis didn’t want her telling Mill about the weird book. She was curious as to why but now wasn’t the time to ask.

"Oh, I am listening, what would you like to add?"

"Wait a minute," Louis interrupted. "Jael let you out of the castle by yourself."

"You’re the one who said to ask him. Why do you sound so shocked?"

"You have a point. Carry on, pay no mind to my interruption."

Mauve glared at him but she turned her attention to Mill. "I like the trees in the front but some of the trees are a little too much. Do you think we could cut some of the trees at the back? An open field would be nice."

"We do have one," Louis responded. "It’s where they train."

"I didn’t see it," she replied.

"Just where did you go?"

He asked condescendingly.

"Around the castle," she replied with the same tone.

"It’s possible she didn’t see it. There are a lot of trees around," Mill replied.

"I am glad you see what I am talking about. Except it’s a farm, I don’t see a need for such an amount of trees so close to the castle. I am not against them, I just think less is better. It’s a castle, not an evil forest."

Louis chuckled at her sentence but she was still angry with him so she glared at him.

The deliberation took the entirety of the time before the second meal and it wasn’t until Jael came to get her that she was able to leave.

However, she was glad that they were done with the majority of what needed to be done. Only the finishing touches were left and they would give the plan to Danag who would take care of the rest.

She was happy and sad at the same time. Having to go to the library routinely was fun. It made her feel like she had an important part to play. It was too bad it had come to an end. She would definitely miss it.