Chapter 1 - return

I walked through Oakvale in my sky blue gown, I waved to the villagers, who happily waved back. I loved this town, but there was one person who hated me. I saw her, Danielle, a farmers daughter. She glared as I past.

"Good morning, Danielle." I smiled, and so our morning routine began.

"Go away." Danielle growled.

"Can we just be friends?" I asked

"No!" she walked away, I sighed and carried on my morning walk, I headed to the tailors. I entered, Mr. Reed was was setting out the new clothes, his wife, Mrs. Reed was sitting in a corner sowing.

"Good morning Mr. Reed, good morning Mrs. Reed. " I smiled

"Kathryn, how are you this fine day?" Mr. Reed asked , even though my father told me never to talk to the 'lower' classes, the Reed's were the nicest family I had ever met.

"It is grand, can Adrian join me on a walk? Or has he skipped some chores again?" I smiled.

"He has done all his chores, but he left a while ago." Mrs. Reed said

"Did he said where he was going?" I asked

"No, sorry." they said together

"I see... Can you tell him I was looking for him?" I asked

"Of course sweetie." Mrs. Reed smiled, I left and headed home. I wondered where Adrian had gone.

A few hours later, I was lying on my bed, reading. I heard screaming, I got up and looked out my window. People ran in hurried panic, I gasped... Shadows chased them, taking their lives. I halt on to my book as I ran downstairs, my parents had already gone. I went out the back door and ran. I soon found myself surrounded by shadows, I looked around, paniced, where is Adrian? I screamed, I knew that was the last noise I would ever make...

You belong to the thief, forget everything and start an immortal life, afresh...

I heard creaking, sitting up, I found myself in a run down room, a new book was in my hand. I wondered where I was. I stood, the floor threatening to collapse benethe me. I hurriedly got out of the building, I stood there for a while wondering where I should go, where I could go. Suddenly a hooded woman appeared.

"Oh, excuse me..." I said, the woman looked up and screeched. I screamed, a banshee! I had only heard of them from... Where had I heard of them? I clutched my book, and closed my eyes. I heard something, I looked up again to see an oldish man, he had flicks of grey hair in his soft brown.

"Are you ok, mam?" He asked, I nodded. "What are you doing in a place like this?"

"I woke up in that house..." I looked at the building "That manor." I corrected myself "I don't remember anything else."

"Do you have a name?" The man asked

"Kathryn." I said, I remember my name!

"Well, Miss Kathryn, if you have no where to go, you may come back to the castle with me. " the man said

"It is not right for a lady to go with a man, who's has yet to introduce themselves." I said, the man looked surprised, but looked at the manor.

"I am King Sparrow, please follow me." He entered the manor, I followed. He searched a few rooms, we found the study, a large painting was behind the main desk. It had a man and woman with a young girl, she had glorious ginger locks. "Seems you are of noble birth." Sparrow said, he searched the room as I looked at the painting. "Kathryn Rivera, daughter of the Lord and lady of Oakvale... So, as no...one else is alive from Oakvale, I, King Sparrow of Albion, bequeath you with the title, Lady of Wraithmarsh. "

" Wraithmarsh? " I asked

" I have quite a story to tell. " Sparrow looked at me. " Come, let's get to safety. " He began to leave, I followed him.

When we got to a castle in BowerStone, I had to sit for several hours, the first hour was of Sparrow telling me what happened to Oakvale, the rest was my crying. King Sparrow allowed me to grieve in peace. But someone walked in; King Sparrow got a maid to hurriedly show me to a room. I never got to see the person who entered. I bathed and changed into a soft lilac coloured dress. I sat on the edge of the bed. Who would have done something so horrible to my family...? My friends...? THEIR family and friends? I wrung my hands nervously. There was a knock on the door. I stood as the door opened; a boy with black hair came in.

"Are you Kathryn?" He asked

"Yes... Who are you? " I questioned nervously.

"I'm Logan, son of King Sparrow." He introduced himself.

"Pleasure to meet you." I bowed.

"My father told me everything, are you okay?" Logan asked

"I'll have to be..." I looked down.

"Prince Logan, Lady Kathryn, King Sparrow wants you to join him for dinner. Prince Christopher is already down waiting. "A maid, who was passing told us, we headed down, I followed behind Logan.

Prince Christopher was all but pleased to allow me to be seated next to him. I guessed King Sparrow must have informed him of my situation. We had a salad for our evening meal; Prince Christopher put two baby tomatoes in his cheeks and grinned. I laughed softly, I had never seen someone do something as humorous as that before. King Sparrow seemed pleased that I was acting so comfortable in their company.

"Lady Kathryn, how old wer…are you?" The king asked after a while.

"15." I answered

"I will make sure a house is built for you, I will believe you will enjoy Millfields, until then, you can stay with us." King Sparrow smiled

"Thank you, your majesty!" I smiled.

And that is how it was, I waited 2 years for the house to be completed and then moved to Millfields. I visited the castle every day, at the king's, and the prince's, request. And so it continued like that, for a few years. I witnessed the death of Sparrow, and since that night I was haunted by nightmares of Oakvale and the day it burned…