The Veil of Darkness
Chapter 200: The Dark Lord

Chapter 200: The Dark Lord

Pristine became stiff for a couple of moments as the fairy was completely taken aback in surprise because of the sudden hug that she received from Annalise out of nowhere. Her fingers tightened around the sill of the balustrade she was sitting on but she didn’t make any move to return the hug, but at the same time, she didn’t push away Annalise either.

On the other hand, Annalise hugged the fairy for a couple of long seconds before finally pulling away and returning to sit on the opposite side of the same balustrade on which the fairy was sitting.

"Alright, let’s say I’ll respect your decision this time. If you want to keep your existence in this castle hidden from everyone else, I will never intentionally reveal it or even force you to do that either." Annalise promised as she gave the fairy a small but very warm smile.

The two women shared a warm look before a small smile also bloomed on Pristine’s as she showed her gratitude for Annalise’s understanding.

"So what was the thing... or things... that you were planning to talk about with me?" Annalise asked as she tried to divert their attention back to the conversation that actually brought the two of them to this particular part of the castle while searching for a place without getting disturbed or caught.

Pristine let out another small sigh before she spoke, "Actually... I was looking forward to asking you about that special dress of mine, that I landed you, turned out to be just as useful as I predicted?"

Now it was Annalise’s turn to turn mute as she was not prepared for the question. Just thinking about that night sent her heart fluttering and her cheeks turning pink. Though no physical evidence of the intense love-making sessions were left on her body because of the healing potion that Valerius gave her to drink, she still had every single detail engraved in her mind.

She cleared her throat to get some more time to arrange her thoughts before she finally replied, "Yeah, that also reminded me that I haven’t thanked you yet for lending me the dress. It did its job... perfectly. Though Freya had already washed it properly, I will still use a spell to make sure its in perfect condition to be returned to you by the time of our next meeting."

The small smile that had been playing on Pristine’s lips turned into a big one at Annalise’s embarrassed confession. "Good to know that the dress surved its purpose and you got to spend some really good time with your husbads. I feel kind of proud about my decision of giving you that tip."

The fairy didn’t hold back even though she was very well aware of just how embarrased Annalise was getting the more the topic was being dragged.

"As for the dress..." She continued without giving Annalise anytime to respond at all or even take a chance to change the topic, "... no need to return it as I have no use of it. That dress was meant for you from the very beginning. What can I do with it when I have no one in my life to impress?"

Based on that last statement Annalise no longer had the option to pressure the fairy for taking back the dress. Now, she was stuck with that dress but even that didn’t mean she would be ever wearing it again in her remaining lifetime. She would just lock it in some far corner of the wardrobe and would erase its presence from her memory - or at least that was exactly what she desired to do.

The two of them were silent for only a couple of moments before Pristine spoke again and this time, she had let go of some of the humor and teasing in her voice. "Remember I told you about a surprise that I have been working on?"

Annalise nodded her head in affirmative as she noticed the look of excitement in the woman’s eyes. Whatever surprise it was the fairy planning, she was clearly putting a lot of efforts and thoughts in it.

"Good. I have almost reached the finishing point, so I’ll like to invite you to come and see the surprise two days after today during dawn. Will you be able to come?" Pristine asked with hopeful eyes as she looked at Annalise who immediately nodded her head and accepted the invitation.

"I’m really looking forward to see what sort of surprise you have been planning for me since such a long time. I’ll definitely meet you at the decided time."

The mood became lighter after that and the two of them continued to chat for a while about certain things but nothing too major.

It was only when Annalise realized that Kenric had started looking for her after her long disappearance, did she and the fairy decided to take a break for the day and the latter disappeared somewhere in merely a blank just a second before the third dark lord found her sitting on the balustrade.

"Why are you sitting here all alone? Sera said that you have been missing for nearly an hour or so." Kenric asked curiously as he moved closer and eventually took a seat right next to Annalise on the balustrade.

"She said I was missing..." Annalise didn’t make her words sound like a question because she already knew that Sera would never say that in just a situation. She just pointed out this particular segment of Kenric’s words because she wanted to tease the man.

A smile bloomed on Kenric’s lips as he confessed, "Fine, she didn’t say anything about you missing but she did tell me that none of them have seen you for over an hour after you came out of the library and down the second floor where they all were working."

Annalise let out a small sigh before she stretched her muscles and stood up. "I just came here to get some fresh air. Let’s go now."

*****

Death Valleys ~

"Master, are you looking for me?" A female guard entered the throne room located deep inside the dark and cold caves and asked after greeting the man in hooded cloak sitting on the throne.

"I have a new mission for you that you need to do alone and as swiftly and quietly as possible. Make sure to not alert anyone about your actions." The man sitting on the throne spoke in his usual dark and deep tone.

The female guard watched as the man stretched out his left hand. Black fire emerged from his palm and the small sparks soon turned into huge flames. It took around barely ten or so seconds before five different parchments and a black pouch appeared in his palm in place of the fire which had already disappeared.

She watched as the Master sent all the five parchments and the pouch floating toward her with a single swift push of his power and she accepted all the six materials before turning her attention back to the man.

"One of those parchments is actually a map and there are four different spots marked on that map. Visit each of those marked spots and bury one of the dark balls from the pouch along with one of the four parchment spells somewhere at that place. Make sure not to leave any evidence behind that can be led to you... or this place."

The female guard accepted the mission as she bowed her head with her hands clasped in front of her. "This servant will finish the task without any delay or mistakes."

The master showed no sign of impression if he had any to begin with after seeing the determined state of the female guard.

"What’s the state of our man in the Sky Castle?" He asked further while enquiring about the plan of stealing the Wish Jewels from the Dragon shifters’ lair.

"Just like the information we got, Fifth Royal Consort of the late Prince William indeed loves beauty. She selected Blake as the new addition of her harem as soon as she saw him. Right now, Blake is one of her three most favorite men from the entire harem. He’s just waiting for the right moment to get the woman talking and finish his job." The female guard reported as per the information Second Quarter got the day before from Blake.

"Let him take his time, there’s no rush. It only means that he will be able to do the job without making much mistakes. However, keep in mind, the moment it feels like he’s being a danger to us... finish him off." It was a direct order without any exceptions.

"Yes, Master!" The female guard accepted the order not only because it was her only option bug also because it was her duty as the servant of her Master.

Now all that they were bidding time for was to wait for the Dark Lord’s next order but he was currently too busy in setting up a spell outside some ancient magical castle...!