I need to get stronger. For their sakes and my own. I can't afford to protect little one or anyone for that matter with my current level of strength. I have to become better.
Walking out of his room, Lucian strolled through the top of the castle, blowing out a soft whistle, a black cloud of feathery down cascaded down to meet him. The large horse cast a mighty shadow as it descended to the roof. Lucian patted Night Fall's mane, the creature rubbed against him, his blue and orange eyes glowing like jewels.
"We are headed on a new journey. We will be back. But fate has us headed elsewhere."
Nightfall shook his head and started to float. His neighs coming off as some sort of defiance.
"I know. I promise I'll sleep with you every night while we are gone."
Securing himself to the harness, Lucian clicked his teeth, the majestic beast soared off into the air, slowly becoming a black shadowy dot on the horizon.
The wind blew quickly as they made their way towards Dahlia. It was the first one on his stops, he had heard rumors of other creatures of the dark making this place their stomping grounds.