The Tears of a Prince

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The meaning of the word exhausted couldn't really express how he felt while he dragged his feet on the long staircase. Every step was pure pain, his aching muscles complaining with stabs of pain. Was he getting old? That surely couldn't be it. He was only two hundred and twenty seven years old, someone would say he was in his prime time. He hadn't fought like that for a while, training at the palace was nothing compared to that bastard's punches. 

Xans topped at the top of the stairs, his palm landing on his knee and he hissed. Hand in hand combat was always to their disadvantage when it came to werewolves. Mikain wasn't really wrong when he talked about pointy swords. In a swordfight, Xan thought he would have sliced him without even breaking a sweat. When his muscles relaxed a bit and the healing began he sighed, relieved that the pain was slowly lessening. 

He had insulted him, the crown prince of the Avgee monarchy, Xan thought and a grin spread on his bloody face. 

"Well, his head was rolling in the end." he whispered as he fixed his glasses, suddenly feeling a lot better with himself. He was a proud man, wearing his family's name like a charm around his neck but except for that, he knew very well that failure was not an option, not just because his little brother would die but because he would have no home to return to. If word got out that the prince had failed he was sure the queen was going to exile him or even worse, torture him publicly. 

After the incidents with Kai, the palace had become a cruel place. Not that it wasn't before, sometimes the atmosphere would be unbearable but now, now everything seems to be ruled by fear. The shame that the youngest prince brought to the family still exists like a dark spot in their history and those who have ill will towards them always want to use his little brother as a mistake of the monarchy. They didn't even know the whole story, complaining about a rebellious prince that had ran away with no reason, using it as an excuse to say that his parents were not even able to raise a child, how could they rule their kind? 

After they used their powers tonight Xan couldn't stop thinking about his home. About what would await him back there and even though he was an adult, his heart trembled like that of a child's at the thought of what he would have to face once he stepped into the palace. He had broken a law, he had given another point to their enemies and his mother wouldn't like that. 

The crown prince shook his head, trying to forget about such meaningless things for now and he began walking, his hands buried deep into the pockets of his cold jeans. He was disgusted by the smell of werewolf on him, he could see the Alpha's blood in his clothes and his expression distorted. He had to hurry and get changed, get some rest because soon he would have to deal with his brother's love affair. He shouldn't have accepted, maybe torturing him for a bit longer would have been fun, he had to go through all that back home and he didn't want to wait a few days? Xan smirked, remembering his brother while he pleaded. Maybe he had hurt enough, he could always find something else to torture him with, if he ever saw him again. 

The white haired man headed towards his room, desperately wanting to take a bath but as he reached his door, another person was stopping his way. It was that girl, the one that was with Mika and Philip, strangely, he didn't feel so annoyed by her. 

"Hello." she said and Xan tilted his head to the side, impatient for some peace and quiet. 

"What?" he asked her rudely and Reina frowned but chose to ignore it. 

"Sorry, I know you must be tired but…I didn't know who else to talk to. Kai went to get food for Philip, Mika is with his friend, the other guy disappeared and that newbie werewolf doesn't seem to be able to solve my problem so I thought that maybe…"

"Get to the point please. I just decapitated a werewolf alpha, used powers I hadn't in a century and reek of blood. I want to rest." he told her coldy and the girl smiled, awkwardly playing with the edges of her sleeves. 

"The thing is…I don't think you will be able to rest." she said

"What?" Xan asked, raising his eyebrows. 

"It's about Lun."

"What about him?" The crown prince asked, showing a slight bit of emotion in his face. Reina felt that was a good sign, maybe they were friends, the girl told to herself trying to not just run off. Xan was quite intimidating, especially at the moment, looking like a serial killer. 

"You see…I really don't trust that witch lady. Her eyes suddenly turned psycho when she heard about Lun. From what I heard those two have history and maybe it would be best if we could actually…I mean you, if you could go and check out if he is still alive" she said, rubbing the back of her neck, showing how uncomfortable she felt. Xan's nostrils flared, his eyes shooting daggers at her and he bit his lip, pushing back his hair frustrated. 

"You're telling me that you send him there…It doesn't matter…" the prince interrupted his own self. "I want to sleep." he said, grabbing the handle of the door. Reina, distressed that he wasn't going to help, placed her palms on top of his hand. "Take your peasant werewolf hands away from me before I behead you too." he said between gritted teeth and she jumped back, intimidated. 

"Are you really going to leave him there? Isn't he your friend? Doesn't he count on you?" she asked Xan. 

"Oh believe me you foolish girl he and I are not…friends" Xan said, his tone of irony slowly faded and he sighed. "Where the fuck is he?" he asked and Reina smiled, her beautiful face lighting up. 

"At the forest on the other side of Lun's mansion. The witches hide there." Reina said. "I can draw you a map and…" she told him but he raised his hand, stopping her. 

"No need." He stated and in a second he had disappeared. Reina flinched, blinking a few times while her eyes traveled around. Xan had just turned into smoke. 

"Purebloods really are on another level…"she mumbled. These vampires had nothing in common with the ones she knew. "He is also a prince. A snob though.." she commented. 

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