Wings of Devotion
"I know that many people will not look kindly upon our feelings for each other...
but I cannot ignore the way my heart yearns for you."
He was a prince. She was a knight. The love that blossomed between them was unexpected.
Prologue
"Cloaked in flame, he crosses the sea—unquenchable, insatiable, undying flame. Trees fall, mountains burn, steam billows. The seas are swallowed. Stars become cinders, and the moon falls from the sky. The world devoured by flame, smolders out."
A young woman scouts the area through the sky on her trusted pegasus, and she curses underneath her breath, heart clenching when her eyes fall upon the scorched land. The beautiful and lush green of the grass and trees that she loved are now nothing more than ash amongst the flames that refuse to die out.
Beads of sweat decorates the woman's face as she tightens her grip on her sword. The enemy is advancing faster than anticipated, and at this rate, any of the troops who lag behind in the retreat will get caught in the brutal flames. No matter how you look at it, Askr is losing in this war. An arrow whizzes past the woman's head, barely missing her, and she scowls at the fact that the enemy has spotted her already. She's gotten too careless, it seems. Knowing that she's sorely outmatched against archers, she instructs her pegasus to retreat the area and regroup with the others.
As she flies through the hot air polluted with smoke to meet up with her allies, memories of a certain prince flashes in her mind.
"Promise me you'll come back safe," the Askran prince pleads with worried eyes, hands cupping the woman's face who leans in close to his touch.
"...I promise. Promise me that you will do the same."
"Yes, I promise." A kiss is shared to seal the pair's oath towards one another.
She can't fall here. Not when the one that she loves is waiting for her. Both she and the prince have already endured enough as it is, and they have overcome many obstacles for their relationship to come to this point. There's no way she's going to allow some new enemy take that away from her and away from him.