The Red String Of Faith

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Chapter Nineteen:


Caelane was in the middle of putting his clothes back on after bathing in the lake when he suddenly overcome by the feeling that someone was watching him. He quickly finished dressing and just as he was about to make a run back to, Ray, he felt a presence behind him. His whole body tensed, his breathing stopped. He knew who it was, before he heard the all but familiar voice of his dad.

“You're a bad boy, Caelane, I am disappointed in you, how dare you disobey me, your dad.” Arian said softly.

Caelane slowly turned around to face his dad, he trembled in fear. Behind his dad stood the men that work under him. His dad smile coldly at him and turned to his men, “punish him for me boys show him what it means to disobey me.” Caelane heard his dad said. The men gathered around him and slowly start to removed their clothes. Arian stood by and watched making sure that nothing goes wrong like last time. He grinned when his son screamed.

Ray didn't know what make him feel the need to check up on the boy, he felt that something was very wrong when the boy didn't returned and before he even knew it his feet had started moving on its own. As he drew closer to the lake he heard the boy screamed. His heart stopped as he reached for his sword. “Bastard,” he whispered. He put his sword back in its sheath and took his dagger out and as he walks toward them he throw the dagger straight at the heart of the man about to raped the frightened boy.

Arian gasped and so does his men they all let go of, Caelane, and took a step back. A naked Caelane, ran toward, Ray, and hid behind his back still shaking from fear. Ray eyes traveled from one man to man. In a deep murderous voice he ordered them to get out of his sight. Arian men scared for their lives quickly make their escaped except for, Arian, who stood their disbelieving his eyes. Why is he here? And why is he protecting Caelane? Wasn't he the one who wanted to use ,Caelane, to get to Jamie?

Ray glared murderously at Arian, “get out of my sight and don't show your face to me again, I have everything under control. And if you dare hurt Caelane like that again with out my permission I will not hesitate to kill you.”

Before taking his leave, Arian, glare at his son with jealousy in his eyes, once more the man that he set his eyes on left him for another, and this time he was abandoned for his own son. (“Caelane, you will pay for taking away what is suppose to be mind just like I will make, Theron, pay for stealing, Leon, from me,”) with that thought burning inside his head he turned and disappeared into the forest. The fire of jealousy burning deep inside his heart blinding him even more then before.

Caelane looked up at, Ray, a bit puzzled at what the man just said to his dad. Ray turned his attention back to the boy behind him as soon as, Arian, disappear from his sight. He didn't turned around just tilt his head down and saw the boy puzzle face starring up at him from the side with his naked body hidden from his view.

“Ray, why are they afraid of you? Even my dad left with out uttering one word of protest which is unlike him.” Caelane asked.

“They are a coward boy, they don't have it in them to face me,” Ray lied. He felt the boy shivering from the cold air and turned around to see the boy naked body. He swallowed hard and force himself to think about other things. He have to keep reminding himself that the boy is just a kid no matter how grown up he look he is still a kid. If he continue to lust after the boy he will be force to find that stupid woman who he didn't want to see, for she is the only one who know away for him to save the boy life and not have the boy returned to a ten year old.

Caelane know nothing about, Ray, thought, seeing that the man just became mute he tug at the man shirt. “Ray, I'm cold,” he stated.

Ray heard the boy and immediately removed his shirt and put it on him. “This should do until we get back,” he said softly. “Here put it on,” he said with his eyes looking up.

The shirt was too big for, Caelane, it covered him all the way to his knees, he smell the shirt and looked up at Ray, “the shirt smell like you, Ray, I like it, it make me feel safe,” he commented with a innocent smile that almost drove, Ray, to the edge.

Ray turned away from the boy to face the lake, “we should get going?” with that said he left ahead of Caelane.

Caelane ran as fast as he could to catch up to Ray, he shouted as he ran, “Ray are we going back, to your lord castle now that my dad and his men is no longer a threat to us?”

“No they are still a threat we won't returned to the castle until my lord caught them.” Ray lied, he have no intention of returning to the castle, now that, Caelane, is in his hand, the only place they well be heading to is his castle.

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Jay pace back and forth worrying about his brother, Ray, its not like him not to make contact with him. he sighed and repeated his earlier routine. He came to a stopped when he saw his lord walking over to him, he bow, “my lord what can I do for you?” He asked.

“A body was found today buried beneath the wild flowers outside the castle gate."

“A body who is it? Is it one of our men?” he asked his lord.

"Its, Ray, your brother, Jay.” answer his lord with sympathy.

Jay went into shocked, speechless to say a word for a long while finally he look at his lord, "its impossible it can't be, Ray.”

His lord place a comforting hand on his shoulder, "its, Ray, the ring on the decompose finger and the shirt on the body all was, Ray, not to mention that his face was gone.”

Jay stumbled backward, shaking his head.

“I know its hard for you to take this in, Jay, but you must accept it and find the man that wore your brother face and revenge him.”

“How long was he buried in there?”

“According to the royal doctor he was killed two days before Devin and Caelane came to Sythia.”

“I am going to kill that fuck-en bastard and ripped my brother face off of him!” Then he took off.

“Are you alright?” Alexander asked his adviser as he approached him.

“I'm furious your highness, who ever this man is he's good, he really had us all fool. I must applaud him for his great acting.”

“I'm sorry as well that you lost a good man, but right now is not the time to morn we must find out who he is and what he want with the boy name, Caelane?”

“I am going to have to go to Zhanthia and inform, Sebastian, and, Eli, about this. I think that they are the only one who would know who that man is and what he want with, Caelane?”

“Are you sure you are ready to see Sebastian again?”

“I am more then ready to see him, and face him.”

Alexander smiled, “good luck to you then for you will need it. As for me I already issued and order for all the guards to keep a look out for anyone that look like Ray.” his adviser nodded his head but his thoughts was somewhere else.

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Jamie slept through the whole carriage ride to Zhanthia. Sebastian reached up and brushed the boy bangs to the side and tuck it behind the boy ear. Then he turned back to the window. His thought was of the boy condition. He remembered a time long ago when someone he loves show the same symptom as the boy and that person gave him two beautiful boys. But to be sure he will get the royal doctor to take a look at the boy when they arrived in Zhanthia.

“Your highness I think that the boys is going to be very happy when they learned that they are going to have a little brother or sister,” Eli commented.

“What make you so sure that Jamie is carrying Eli?”

“Oh lets just say that I noticed stuff that are different with his body when we bath in the stream with the two boys. And I must compliment you, your highness on getting the boy pregnant so quick. It haven't even been two month.”

“Eli it would please me more then anything if you just sit there and be quiet.”

“Of course your highness as you want,” Eli remarked with a grinned.

They arrived in Zhanthia at sunset, Jamie, was still sleeping. Sebastian picked the boy up and carry him to their bedchamber. While, Eli, woke the two boys up and walked them to their room to put them to bed.

Jamie woke up the moment his head hit the pillow. He opened his eyes and gaze into the king eyes, “your highness where are we?” he asked not aware that they are already back in Zhanthia.

Sebastian laughed softly, “right now we are in our bedchamber in Zhanthia.” he answered.

“Were home, already, here I thought that it was going to take the same amount of times to returned home.” He commented.

“Jamie, you were asleep during the whole trip home.” he remarked.

“Oh I see now that explain everything,” he said between laughing. Then he let out a yawn and lie back down in bed. “Good-night your highness,” he said softly as he drifted off into dreamworld once more.

Sebastian smiled and bend down to kissed the boy brow. “Good-night, Jamie.” he whispered. Then he cover the boy with a blanket.

The next morning, Jamie, got the shocked of his life when the royal doctor congratulated him on becoming a dad. He almost fainted from the news. “Isn't it a bit too soon for me to be carrying?” he remarked.

“Not if you and the king been busy,” comment the royal doctor.

Eli laughed, “the doctor got you there, Jamie.” he commented. Then he show the doctor out and shut the door. He went to the table and poured, Jamie, a glass of water from the water pitcher.

Jamie took the water and said, “thank you.” He drink it and leaned back on the headboard. “Eli don't you think that I'm too young to have a baby?” He asked.

“Nonsense boy, you are twenty-two years old. You are not too young to have a baby and also isn't it part of your duty to bear children for the king, Jamie?”

Jamie was silent for a long while contemplating about a few things then he finally answer, “Eli, you are right, I am not too young and it is my duty to bear children for the king. But, Eli, I am scared that I will not turned out to be a good dad I know nothing about taking care of baby,” he voice out his concern. “And also what happen if one day I turned out to be like my dad and abandoned my child.” He added.

Eli see now what the boy main concern is, he sat down and pat the boy hand, “Jamie, you are already a great dad, you did a wonderful job caring for your stepsons, and I am willing to bet that you will be a great-wonderful dad to your own child. You have a big heart. So never ever think that you will turned out to be anything like that selfish dad of yours that only think of himself. Because, Jamie, you are ten times, no a hundred times better then your dad. ”

Jamie smiled and hugged, Eli, “thank you, your words really got to me, I'm so happy that you think that much of me Eli.”

“Think nothing of it,” Eli said softly and returned the boy hugged.

Sebastian sat in his throne with his usual stern cold face as he listened to Lawrence report on, Conor. After, Lawrence, done reporting to him, he reached down and pet the wolf rubbing its face against his legs.

“Lawrence fetch, Eli, for me, I will need to ask a favor from him.”

Lawrence nodded his head and left, he returned soon after with, Eli.

“Your highness I heard from, Lawrence, that you need a favor from me?” said Eli.

“Yes, Eli, I want you to go to, Conor.”

Eli eyes snapped open wide, why?” he asked.

Sebastian got off his seat and went over to, Eli, to prevent other from hearing he whispered into, Eli, ears the reason why he wants him to go to, Conor. When he was done explaining the reason, Eli, reluctantly agree to go, why because it involved Sythia as well.

“Conor you idiot,” he muttered, “what have you gotten yourself into. You stupid idiot.” He added. He was only half way from the throne room when he heard, Sebastian, growl of anger. Eli hurried back to the throne room.

“Your highness what's the matter?” He asked.

Sebastian furious eyes turned to, Eli, “that bastard dad that abandoned me is coming here, that's what's wrong.” He growl out.

“Your dad, you mean, Davis, my brother adviser. Why is he coming here?” ask Eli a bit shocked to here that Davis is coming.

“Don't breath a word of this to, Jamie, Eli, he's here because of Caelane. ”

“But your highness Jamie needs to know.” he argued.

“No, I don't want him to know think of his condition, Eli.”

“You are right your highness the boy will properly worried himself to death about his half-brother safety. And in his condition he may caused harm to himself and the unborn child. I promise not to breath a word of this to, Jamie. But your highness you should know that something like this will reached Jamie ears, maybe not now but later. And I am sure that he will be very piss about it.”

“Then let him be piss, I only wants what is best for him.”

“As you wished your highness then if you would excused me I shall take my leave once more.” Eli bow and left the throne room again. But this time his thought was of Jamie.