"HELP THEM!" She can hear the voices of the backups that probably her Father sent them. Ashleah was silent, staring at the middle of the nowhere while she was thinking that it all her fault that she thought she could handle it.
"Your Highness, your bleeding." Cason appeared behind Ashleah, she looked back and smile lightly at him. "You should go there, they'll be taking care of you-" Yet the Princess refused, shaking her head while she closed her eyes, taking a deep breath.
"I do not wish to get taken care of. There are a lot of survivors that has worse injuries than me." She whispered to herself but- Cason heard her. Being the mentor of this Princess, the Master of The White Magicians sighed.
"Your Highness, if Prescott was here and awake he would probably do everything to treat your wounds. Please do consider that the people around you do think that you are their only hope. yes, you were in that moment that you think that you were going to lose-" He took a deep breath and looked at the same direction where she was looking. "-You are still slowly learning what your powers can do and give you."
As she turned her head to her right where Cason was, the moment her eyes met his the Princess felt sleepy and dizzy, making her hold to him- tightly. "W-What did you do?" She stuttered as she felt her head getting heavier and heavier as the seconds pass in a very rapid pace.
"I am deeply sorry Your Highness, but you do also need to think about yourself and what your injury can do to you. His Majesty might go for my head if you lose too much blood due to this attack." Cason continued to talk yet she could not even hear what he was saying. It was inaudible.
He sighed and took the Princess on his arms as he slowly walked his way to the White Magicians who were currently taking care of the other survivors. "Take care of her Highness." The moment they heard him talking about the Princess, the children who were doing okay almost ran their way to Cason.
"I-Is she doing okay?" The children showered him with questions making Cason felt like he was in some kind of hot seat making him smile at the children awkwardly as his eyes looked at Gab who quickly caught up to what he was meaning to say.
Gab quickly went to where they were and softly got the Princess from Cason's arms to his. "Kian is called by his Majesty." He told Cason, the man nodded his head. Gab quickly yet still making sure that Ashleah was doing okay walked to where the other White Magicians were.
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Waking up- Prescott felt his head was getting punched and squeezed at the same time making him groan loudly. "You should probably get more sleep." The familiar voice made him open his eyes as he looked at the person who was comfortably sitting on his single sofa inside his chambers that was beside his furnace.
"What are you doing here? How is my Master doing?" Prescott removed the soft blanket on top of him and was about to run outside his chambers to check up on Ashleah but Cason closed the book he was reading in a swift and stood up in front of Prescott.
"Her Highness is doing alright- she's doing extraordinary things right now which makes me idolize her even more. A very strong woman indeed. She wishes you to have more rest the moment you open your eyes." Cason blurts out making Prescott back out as he slowly sat back down on the soft bed he was lying on a bit earlier.
"W-What is she doing?" He questioned Cason in a low voice. "Is she really okay?" Prescott looked down at his fingers which he was playing with currently, intertwining it with each other.
"The moment her Highness woke up, she wanted to train. It's been a day since she woke up–" Prescott was about to react but Cason did not let him. "–And yes, you've been asleep for two days, Prescott. You have to take it all in slowly. Duke Deoncan is still not awake yet, Axis is doing alright, he woke up the same time with her Highness." Cason blurts out for the last time before going back to where he was sitting, picking up the book that he left on the small table beside the single sofa.
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Ashleah opened her eyes, closing her palm before taking a last deep breath, reminding herself that she was inside the training grounds. The moment she opened her eyes, she quickly opened her palms and releases her powers in a very– VERY roaring way.
Her training continued, she made a strong shield, she used her bow and arrow. Ashleah continued to train– and train until her body droops down due to exhaustion.
Slowly feeling the power of her knees disappearing, she knelt down and was panting uncontrollably. "Ha.. ha... fuck it." She whispered to herself before covering her eyes using both the palm of her hands, her fingers tapping on each other as she clicks her tongue inside her mouth.
"You've been working hard, Your Highness." She heard the familiar voice of a man which made her remove both of her hands from her face, lying down on the soft grass, the wind making it sway, as the flower petals slowly flew around her. "Please do take some rest."
"You've been here for almost a??" She asked, chuckling looking up at clear blue sky which she thought will relax her in some way– SHE THOUGHT.
"I've been watching you for over a hour now, Your Highness." Cason who held a tray of cookies and tea for Ashleah blurts out. "Please do stand up, you do not know what type of creatures are on the ground Your Highness."
Ashleah giggled, she stood up, lightly stretching her arms up and her legs. Turning her head to her back, she took a bite from the cookies. "Is Prescott awake?" She asked after she swallows the cookie.
"Yes, Prescott woke up two hours ago and is– taking a full day rest." Cason said, she nodded her head before taking another bite from the cookie. "After your short break Your Highness, I will be training with you. If that's alright."
"It's alright. Is Nash awake?" She said before getting the tea cup, Cason shook his head as a response. Ashleah on the other hand sighed before taking a quick sip from the tea cup. "Seriously, when will he wake up?"
"Pardon?" Cason blurts out making Ashleah awkwardly smile, avoiding the eyes of Cason as he furrowed his eyebrows– making it meet with each other.
"Nothing, shall we start the training then?" She smiled before floating up on the air, Cason who quickly called a maid to get the tray he was holding soon then floated the same level where Ashleah was.
"The moment you, cracked the black glass you were in when the attack happened, it was majestic Your Highness. And that is what I am meaning to tell you, I and you, yourself have a lot to learn with your magic–" He looked around and smiled. "–I am here to help you fully discover what you can do and what more discoveries your magic can do to help the people around you."
And with that, Ashleah came up with the realization what she can do. "Cason, what if– I try to imagine that my magic is just like me."
Cason did not catch up with what she said very quickly, making him tilt his head to his left slightly, furrow his eyebrows to the point that it was meeting each other's end. "What do you mean by that Your Highness?"
"As I progress to being the new me, my magic will be STRONGER THAN EVER."