Chapter 6: Parents confrontation with the General
Recap~
Aleksander looked at my grandma and he said something that bothered me. "Her human attachments are going to hold her back." I just gripped onto Nico's shirt a little tighter. "You're wrong." I said loud enough for everyone to hear. I looked at the other first army soldier who just looked back then I looked at the General moving my hands together as I formed my light barrier around me and Nico. "I can do anything I set my mind to and you won't stop me anytime soon." I assured him
~beginning of the chapter~
I saw the first army soldier look at me in surprise but I was not going to back down to a shadow summoner anytime soon. Aleksander was just looking at me as he looked at the two and then looked at the volunteer. "You'll be standing outside of Mrs. Silina's house and this tracker will be her body guard." Aleksander said as he looked at me and I let the light barrier go. "But the tracker needs to keep his arms off you Amira." Aleksander said as I scoffed.
Not long one of his grisha soldiers came over by a horse and got off as I looked at them. I hadn't moved from Nico but Aleksander looked at him. "General, what are you doing here? There are some people asking for you." Fedyor said as he looked seeing me. I wasn't in the kefta and I was standing with Nico still having his arms around me. "Amira, this is where you are. Why are you not in the little palace?" Fedyor asked as I was about to say something but Aleksander spoke. "Her grandmother has put a stop to her joining us at the little palace, she is to remain here until she is eighteen..and that tracker is her family assigned protector." Aleksander said surprising Fedyor.
I got free from Nico as I started to head in and heard Nico start to follow me. "Good day General, you seem to have things to take care of." I said as I went in and father had walked in. "Inside Amira." Father said as I smiled. "Yes, father." Amira said as we walked in. I stopped though once through the threshold as I saw father staring daggers at him and I smiled knowing that this was not going to be easy either way. "You're Amira's father. I don't think we've met before." Aleksander said as father seemed to be serious at the moment. "We have met before and I think it's best you stay away from my daughter until she's eighteen. I may not have much on the say of what happens but she is my daughter and you're not welcome around her." Father said
"How dare you speak to the General that way." Fedyor said but Aleksander made a motion for Fedyor to stand down. "He has a right to say what he wants, our dual summoner is his daughter. A father is always going to be protective of their daughter, Amira is lucky to still have family unlike the orphans who have lost their own." Aleksander said
Suddenly we heard a horse coming and despite father's words I peeked out seeing it was mother who was coming as she seemed skilled and jumped off so easily. I went over hugging her and she hugged me back as I smiled burying my face in her clothes for the moment though I wasn't a child. So I couldn't see what was going on but I assumed my mother looked up seeing him cause I was listening. "General Kirigan." Mother said
"Amara, I see the story she said is true. You are the mother of the gifted summoner." Aleksander said as her grip almost tightened on me and I wondered how much father had told her. "What business do you have with Amira?" Mother asked as he sighed. "She is the other half of an old pact, but more importantly you both may be her parents but she is my soulmate." Aleksander said as mother took my wrist to check seeing the initials as I adjusted to look. I could see father's initials on her wrist as I knew it wasn't going to be easy.
"The saints deemed this to be true...Alejandro we can't fight what the saints deem." Amara said as Father didn't seem like he was going to says something but he kept his mouth shut for a few moments. "Amara take her inside, Nico is in there. I think we're done here until she's eighteen." Alejandro said as Amara nod leading me back into Grandma's house and despite everything I looked back seeing him wave for now and them leave.
Once inside father was pacing as we all sat in the living room of the house "Her soulmate? Her Grisha soulmate?!" Alejandro said as he looked at his mother. "You just had to make this pact. Now she's not only supposed to marry the heretic, she's his soulmate!" "Don't raise your voice with me, Alejandro." Grandma Catalina said
I got up and walked over to the door way when Nico pulled me to the side "Heretic? As in the Black Heretic?" Nico asked as Amira looked at him "No, Nico..that heretic died. Father is just angry." Amira said as Nico led me to another area where it was just us and he closed the door. "Mira, stop lying. Your grandmother is an ancient Summoner, your father is 430 years old. Are you to wed the black hertic?" Nico asked as I merely looked at him as I walked over to a window and looked out the door. I hated the fact he was the only human I trusted with the truth. He was the only one who knew and never judged us. "Yes, Nico..and I don't have a choice in the matter because grandma made an ancient agreement. It doesn't change the fact he's my betrothed...." Amira said Please don't think the worst of me. I thought
Suddenly I felt arms going around me and I looked up seeing Nico as tears were already forming in my eyes. "Don't cry Mira. You didn't choose the path the saints are putting before you but you will have my support with your decisions." Nico said as he reached up and wiped my eyes. "Now don't cry. I hate it when you cry."