บท 122: The Sea Eagle Prince

Ziran ran the whole night thru the dense forest. The kiss was still burning at his lips. Sienna's beautiful face was in front of his eyes as a mirage.

In the early misty morning, he stop at the majestic waterfall to drink when he saw Xander just arrived as well from the other direction. Xander was returning from Waterfall City with a few of his warriors.

"Ahh, king Xander the Cute."Ziran came closer to the young panther king smiling brutishly.

"Hm, Lord Ziran the Brute. Finally! So king Tyrell sent you?"Xander smiled sweetly. He knew Ziran is jealous of his remark because Sienna gave it to him.

"Kind off, the queen thinks you want to train to become stronger."Ziran looked at the panther curiously.

Xander nodded."Welcome, Lord Ziran.Let's talk in private."

They went to sit a bit further from the waterfall.

"Lord Ziran, I know your heart burns for the queen."Said Xander.

"So does yours." Ziran frowned."She did not want you to be killed."Ziran looked at him.

Xander smiled."What else she said?"

"Not much, only that you were kind to her. "Ziran said.

"We both lack something the other has. I lack the brute fighting strength and you need the crown. Well, if you help me to train, I will help you to become the king." Xander smirked.

Ziran's eyes lit up."Which tribe?"

"Frosty tigers or any of the Northern tribes," said Xander.

"But they live so far away," said Ziran.

"It doesn't matter as long as you can become the king," said Xander

" But how do I do it?"Ziran looked at him curiously. "Frosty tigers were really formidable tribe.

"I said I will help you," Xander said alluringly.

Ziran nodded." It does not matter if Sienna accepts Xander too, as long I can have her." he thought.

Very early morning in Crystal City Sienna got ready to go to Sarcos excitedly. She put on a golden dress and his black crystal scorpion necklace. She was not wearing jewellery often, but she wanted to make Sarcos happy, so she put on his gift. She looked like a beautiful gold-haired statue. Then she put on a warm blue velvet cape as well.

She went out to the atrium fast. Sharchan, Tyrell and Voltoire waited for her." Fly safe."Tyrell gave her a long kiss.

"Come back fast!" grumbled Sharchan."We will be missing you."Sharchan lifted Sienna to sit on Voltoire in his vulture form and kissed her lips briefly.

" I see you soon my kings. Love you so much and stay well."Sienna smiled and waved them goodbye as Voltoire flew up to the early morning sky.

Sienna flew on Voltoire high in the sky, she watched the country deep under her. The dense forests, meadows and lakes. Soon enough she saw a desert in the distance." Sarcos!" she thought and closed her eyes. Sarcos's handsome face was in her mind. Suddenly she heard Voltoire's screech. She opened her eyes and a huge wall of sandstorm raided over the desert." Sienna hugged Voltoire tighter." What we are going to do?" she called to him.

"They are caves near, we will hide there till the storm is over! "Voltoire called and changed directions to the mountains. Sienna felt the raising hot wind and cuddle up tight to his feathery body. The wind was stronger and started to hit them. Voltoire flew very fast and Sienna just held onto him with closed eyes. He managed to hide them in the cave opening just in time as the sand swept around the mountains. Sienna hid in the corner. Her eyes opened wide." Voltoire, there is a big nest here." she whispered to him.

Voltoire checked the nest carefully."Go in and rest. It is a fresh nest. My tribe warriors are leaving nests like this for sleeping in surrounding caves. We wait here till the storm pass." he said gently.

Sienna stretched in the nest. She felt so comfortable on the soft dry grass after the windy ride. She watched the tiny blue flowers woven into the nest. Their scent felt familiar. Sienna fell asleep.

Voltoire smiled and pet Sienna's golden hair."You are such a little naive darling." he noted quietly and removed the little blue flowers from the nest.

The storm subdued slowly. Voltoire was sitting near Sienna, watching her sleep in the big nest when a tall male figure landed in the cave. He came closer and looked at the sleeping Sienna with a soft smile on his lips." She is so beautiful." he sighed.

"Indeed, " Voltoire came out of the shadows.

"Our deal is done, you might go," said Damien.

"Be gentle with her, females are fragile," said Voltoire.

" I will take very good care of her." Damien nodded and touched Sienna"s cheeks with his fingers.

Voltoire nodded and reluctantly flew off. Damien slipped next to Sienna inside the nest and held her while she slept...he imagined how excited and happy she will be when she wake up. He saw in his mind, how she will call him handsome and caress his face with her palms sweetly.

Sienna woke up feeling unfamiliar touch...She wiggled and looked around. She felt someone embracing her. He smelled like blood, leather and lily flowers. It clashed. She carefully looked up and stared into a handsome young face with deep amber eyes. His nose was strong and sharp and his lips almost thin. His hair were dark brown falling to his shoulders. The panicked feeling overtook her body and she stiffened." Where is Voltoire, the vulture?" she asked carefully.

" Gone." the soft manly voice replied nonchalantly.

"Is he alive?" Sienna asked carefully.

" Yes." the man replied softly.

Sienna sighed in relief. Then she looked curiously at the man holding her. She wiggled out of his embrace and sat opposite him.

"Who are you?" she asked.

"I'm Sea Eagle Prince, Damien." the handsome man told her.

"Aha," Sienna managed a fake smile. "And why are you with me in the nest?"

"Because you are mine now," he replied confidently." I will take you as my mate." he touched her hand gently.

Sienna looked at him."You can't. I'm a queen, I'm not allowed to have a prince as a mate." she said seriously." Please let me go for now and we can talk about it when you became king " she asked politely.

"No, I dreamed too long about you, I'm taking you to my father the Sea Eagle King," Damien said with furrowed brows and held her hand.

Sienna froze." Everyone told me to stay away from that cruel old king." she thought. "I do not want to go with you."Sienna shook her head.

Damien's soft face hardened." That is not your decision to make."

Sienna looked at him." I can surely decide, who I will accept as my mate." she said more hardly. She was stressed out about the notion of Sea Eagle King. After being with Aiden, she wished to stay away from Eagle Kings far as possible. Especially the old and the dangerous ones.

Damien smiled bitterly and let go of her hand." I was thinking you will like me." he said a bit sadly.

"I don't know you yet. Please, let me go and come visit me in Crystal City."Sienna smiled sweetly.

" In your dreams." Damien looked at her confidently." I have you, and you do what I say. Come, get ready, we will go see my father." he ordered and stood up staring at her.

Sienna stood up and looked outside. The cave was up in the mountain. It was too steep to walk down. The sun was high. The Sand City was far in the distance. "I must sleep for a few hours." she thought. Damien stood behind her with a big smile."You see, it is just you and me here. If I leave, you will be stuck here and starve to death."

Sienna nodded her head." Ok, then, can you take me down, please? Or can you take me to Sand City? King Sarcos will pay for me." she said seriously.

Damien, lost his patience, "Don't you understand you are mine now? You will never see any of your mates. They are past." he explained to her in a hard tone.

Sienna turned abruptly."They will come after me! You can't keep me. You are the prince."

Damien smiled."My father and I have no fear of laws. We can do whatever we like. Like this." He came with a big smile closer to Sienna. Suddenly he snatched her into his embrace lifting her off the ground and kissing her lips tightly, he walked into the nest with her and then he fall backwards holding her on top of him.

Sienna was not able to breathe and freaked out. She free her hands as they fall and punched his face hard as she could. His blood has stained her hand. The eagle let go of her and held his bleeding nose.

Sienna scrambled out of the nest and run to the cave opening. There was really no way to get out. Damien ran after her. He leapt and pinned her to the ground with his heavy body. He turned her hands behind her back and tie them up tightly. The blood still went out of his nose staining his and Sienna's dress."You are my prisoner now." he rasped."You have no choice anyway."Damien hissed angrily. This meeting did not go as he imagined. He could not understand why she was fighting with him. She clearly had no chance." Females must be unreasonable." he thought.

Damien changed to a huge eagle and picked Sienna up in his talons. He flew high in the air. Sienna was freaking out. She closed her eyes and tried to come up with some ideas of what to do.

The eagle flew fast and Sienna rather did not move. After a while, she peeked a bit and she saw they are coming closer to a mountain city, it looked like big airy fortresses with long pillars. It was full of flying eagle warriors.