She is mine from now on

Creatures instantly backed away, not touching anyone.

Humans holding weapons stepped forward carefully, arguing among themselves about what to do.

Eloise tried to stand, but someone running past slammed into her.

Her head hit the ground hard.

Everything blurred.

Warm blood slipped down her temple.

People rushed past her, too busy running for safety to notice.

Her vision went dark.

A tall creature rushed to her side, lifting her.

He held her hand up and her entire body lying on the ground.

“Come out!” he shouted at the humans firing.

Everyone who is hiding come out you all,

“We have your people too. If you shoot again, you will lose everything.”

Both sides froze.

Eloise was unconscious blood dripping from her head.

A tense silence.

Then—

a sharp wind

a shadow crossing the sky

and an enormous eagle swooped down.

It landed near Eloise and transformed —

It was a familiar figure

Into Camille.

This is the same girl who used to live in our town.

This girl is also a creature.

Everyone started talking quietly to each other.

Her voice trembled with rage.

“Leave her! NOW.”

The creature immediately released Eloise.

Camille knelt, lifting Eloise’s head into her lap.

Her hands shook as she tore a piece of her own dress to stop the bleeding.

“Elo… get up. I’m here. I told you I’d come.”

“Wak...up elo.”

“Her head is bleeding badly.”

She looked around — chaos everywhere, humans and creatures both fighting in confusion.

“We can’t stay here,” Camille whispered.

“She can’t go home anymore… and I also can’t stay in this town.”

We have to take her with us,

Camille said,

A creature turned to her,

But we cannot trust her, she is a human being,

We cannot take him with us.

Camille looks up at him

But Eloise is not like everyone else, she's nice,

Camille explain to everyone.

A voice from behind called out,

I believe you Camille.

“Camille, we’re taking that girl with us. She will be safe.”

But remember this girl is your responsibility, you have to take care of the rest.

A tall creature girl said.

Camille nodded.

“Fine.

But someone needs to take her straight to the palace. She needs help.”

Her head is bleeding badly,

“But she’s a human,” someone argued again.

Camille stood up straight, her eagle eyes glowing.

“Eloise is not like those humans. Trust me. She’s kind—she’s different.”

I beleive you Camille, the other creature girl agreed to Camille.

The creatures hesitated… then agreed.

They were all talking to each other and all the humans were watching them,

One man says while giving a gun to another man „Shoot him,”

Everyone is talking now, no one is paying attention here.

“Otherwise we will die,”

That big and black horse, he seems to be the leader of all of them, shoot him first.

“But I can't shoot him ”and that person gives him the gun back.

But you have to do it,

That person force him to do this.

why don't you do this, Why are you telling me this, you should go and do it yourself.

they both says while fighting on it,

And everyone starts looking at them “keep the gun down” a creature says

And both men get scared and bury their gun in the ground.

Don't try to be too smart in front of us, a creature said.

At that moment—

hooves thundered.

A beautiful white horse sprinted toward them, glowing softly in the dusk.

Everyone was looking at the beautiful white horse who is coming towards them.

Camille smiled lightly.

She knew who it was.

“Come here lucien,”

She shouts while looking at him.

Lucien runs towards her,

The horse transformed into a tall man with a royal aura—

dark hair, sharp jawline, broad shoulders.

Lucien.

He dropped to one knee beside Eloise.

Can you take her to the palace,

She is my best friend here, and she is not like other humans, Camille said to lucien.

His voice softened.

“I know her. We met earlier… and she is kinda my type.”

He chuckled faintly.

“She’s mine from now on.”

Camille rolled her eyes,

“Just take her safely. She’s unconscious.”

Lucien nodded.

“I’ll take her to the palace. You all handle the mess here.”

Leave all this and take everyone back to the palace

And make sure that everyone is fine and no one should be left behind while you take everyone with you and after coming, come and meet me.

He said in a ordering tone.

A creature stood beside them and one of them comes towards them and said,

"Prince Lucien,"

And he bowed deeply.

You are taking this human to the palace

Lucien replies in yes.

But she is a human your majesty

And what if this is something like a plan of all these town peoples,

To learn about our palace or about our plans what will we do then

Everyone was listening to him.

He lifted Eloise gently into his arms,

It's my responsibility you don't have to worry about this.

Lucien replied his eyes getting darker as he takes a step forward,

Yeah and besides I have a better explanation then yours so let us do what we are doing

Camille said from behind.

No one said anything just went silent.

Lucein go to the palace and take care of her,

I'll be back by the morning okay,

He nodded and take some steps back and said you don't have to worry anymore she is with me from now, and then transformed back into a majestic white horse.

Eloise lay across his back, her hair brushing the wind.

Everyone else bowed in front of him as he is about to leave.

Camille called after him:

“You got attached too fast… but good for you both.”

Lucien sped away—

so fast that within seconds

he vanished into the distant road

like a streak of white light.

The fight behind them slowly faded…

and the night finally began to quiet.

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