The Flaming Star Codex

Ember's gaze shot to the door.

"No. I don't want anything that monster offers!" She shot back. Even if it's food.

That thought was followed by another, more dire thought. Would she starve here?

Ember took a deep breath and let it out. If it meant Kymil would know she was loyal to the end.... so ...

Ember didn't move long after the door shut with a soft click. The room was quiet but her mind was loud with racing thoughts.

The servants, the lavish room. This didn't fool her. She was a prisoner.

Ember went up to the large windows. She tried them. Locked. She lit a fire in her palm and threw a ...

There was a pause. His last word sounded like nails on a chalkboard. Ember's hand lashed out and made contact with his face. A hard slap!

"Don't EVER call me that again!" She shrieked.

Ember tried shoving him away, slapping him, anything to put distance between them.
"He'll come for me. You're a dead man." She threatened. Ember lit her hands on fire. "Come closer and you'll be ash!"

Ember reached back toward her love, her veiled face twisted in fear.
"Kymil!"

Ember stiffened beneath her veil.

"Let me go!" she hissed.

At the far end, the large double doors opened and Ember walked in wearing a long-sleeved purple dress with black lace covering it. She wore a black veil over her face and carried a bouquet of dark red roses.

Name
Ember

Titles / Epithets
My Heart’s Ember
The Flame Within the Mindscape
Beloved of the Shadowmane
Keeper of Warmth

Species / Nature
Human / soulbound presence within the Mindscape

Appearance
Ember carries a warmth that is felt before it is seen. Her presence is soft but unmistakable ...