Prologue
Once upon a time 18 years ago in
the kingdom of Cantata, a land that was home to all of fairy kind. The kind and
queen were in some trouble, the newborn prince was sick and passing fast. In a
situation like this there are two options for fairy royals the first was to go
into morning for the passing prince and would be future king and try for a new
child. Or they would use a changeling which would cloak the baby prince to look
exactly like a human child and switch the children so the prince would die in
the human world and the queen would have a son to raise. He would not rule as
he had no fairy blood in him but the queen would not lose a child.
Desperate for a child they chose
the latter sending the king's brother and advisor to take away the dying child
and find another if the same age. Grayson soon found a little boy in the city
of London, lying in a crib staring at his mobile gurgling. The consilium
performed the spell quickly and quietly, then switching out the children. Using
his powers of the wind he arrived back at the border of the land and the baby.
He brought him to the king and queen who blessed him with the name Caysen.
The first people to meet the new
baby boy were the rest of the royal family. Only two others as both families
were fairly new with the only other child being Caysen's new cousin Seraphina
and her mother.
Upon meeting the boy Sera looked at him then the king.
"He smells funny.... Why?" The four year old
asked.
King Rueben simply laughed at the blunt blonde girl and
humored his niece with an answer
"Because he is human, as an elemental fairy as only the
royals are you can also sense who has magic and who does not, along with your
control over fire"
Sera looked puzzled again "but mama said that the new
baby would be king one day. And you told me only fairies can do that"
"He won't, Caysen can not be king so the next child
your aunt and I have will be king or queen. That is the one you will advise as
soon as you both are old enough"
Two years later the king and queen had a daughter called
Crystal, whom Seraphina promised to always help and assist when she needed it
even when Sera herself could be in danger.
Chapter 1
Sera stood in a bedroom almost as familiar as her own while
she argued with her cousin who had come up with another crazy plan that would
no doubt land on or both of them in trouble. Though both ladies were of age,
they were still under the guidance of their parents who were teaching them how
to rule the fairies in Cantata. The fire fairy however has always had a problem
with authority almost as bad as her control over her ability to light a flame
at any moment. Constantly setting tapestries and dresses on fire when angry or
impatient, it had become an issue as she was growing into a woman that suddenly
the tattered silk dresses were no longer endearing but a concern for those who
were under the future consilium’s authority. Her cousin, the princess however
was blessed with control over ice which she seemed to grow into her
personality, she was calm and fair with a beauty that could only be spoken in
the most awed voice. With long wavy brown hair light blue eyes and fair, Crystal looked every
bit like the royal she may one day be.
When provoked however she could be more harsh than the
strongest blizzard. The girl’s powers were complete opposites but they couldn’t
be closer if they were actual sisters, Sera easily fell into the role of older
sister and advisor while Crystal became her cousin’s only confidant. The girls
were more familiar with the other’s bedroom than their own most times
constantly talking late into the night speaking of things the king and his
advisor had forbidden from court. A grave mistake was made some twenty years
ago, a baby fairy who was supposed to die had lived and now he was stuck with
the humans because his too proud father refused to let someone who had been “tainted
by the humans” back into court, even his own son.
“He is out there Sera, he is my brother and a part of the
family. He deserves to know where he really is from. “Crystal said late one
night
“And what can we do about that Crys?” Sera refuted for what
seemed like the millionth time “He decreed it, as in law we may be royal but we
are not above the law.”
“One day” Crystal says dreamily “we will find my brother and
he will come and live with us”
“Did you forget something my lovely little cousin? He is
first born, he could take your throne if he wanted.”
“He won’t, I just know it, we as fairies can sense our
families and their intentions. Like when Dad knew about Vera wanting to hurt
you” Crystal explained “I can just sense that he has good will in his heart”
Sera just sighed knowing that this would always be something
that her cousin worried about. Though Caysen was a good brother to her he wasn’t
blood and they could all feel that. Soon after, she left for her own rooms so
that she might get some rest before her next day. Sleep always seemed to help
with her “lighting problem” as her mother affectionately called it, if she was
tired she was more likely to set herself or someone else on fire. Before laying
down for the night Seraphina examined herself in the mirror, always in some red
attire as a nod to her extraordinary power over the heat. She was similar to
Crystal in almost every way, blue eyes and fair skin that shouted familial resemblance,
but she also bared a strong resemblance to her mother with her white blonde
hair always practically glowing with power at night. Sera lied down, closed her eyes and dreamed
about what her younger male cousin would have been like. She did not think of
him often, already having pledged her advisor station to the future queen
Crystal.
The next morning she was cornered yet again by her cousin
and made to swear on the crown that she would help with a task that they both
knew could be dangerous.
“I know where he is” Crystal whispered
“who?” Sera asked not sure what was going on
“My brother, the one in the human world” Crystal said
“Oh my Pixie dust! Did you leave Cantata?! You know how
dangerous that is!” the fire fairy began to berat her cousin.
“keep it down!” The younger whisper shouted “I didn’t leave,
the will-o-wisps said they smelled magic near a boy about his age but they didn’t
know him. And since when does that group not recognize a magical being in the
human world?”
“Well what do you want me to do about it?” Sera asked
“I want you to go get him”
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