Betrayal

Kyliska was livid. She stormed about the training yard at Sunfire Estate. Not a soul was brave enough to get within any distance of her. She would switch from screaming obscenities to beating up one of the training dummies, to taking a few gulps from the wine bottles she had brought outside with her. She had not been having a good few weeks, and this just was the icing on the cake. That her supposed allies and friends decided to surprise her with leaving her House, and forming a new one. Embarassing her in front of so many other nobles, it was such a betrayal and just wrong.

Kyliska spit on the ground in disgust. She replayed the scene over and over in her mind. She thought she handled herself graciously enough, there was not more that she could have done in front of so many witnesses. She had to hold her composure, even though she was burning up inside and just wanted to beat the living shit out of Tyavel Spellblaze. Kyli knew that she along with her brother were most likely the masterminds behind the whole plan, but then Selenthiel did not say a word. She might have also had a crucial role to play, Kyli was too mad to even try to speak to her about it. She thought she was her friend, her close friend. True Kyli herself kept secrets from Sel, but she thought she might have at least given her some notice as to what was going to happen. Or tried to stop it even!

Kyliska collapsed on the ground and took a deep drink from another wine bottle and then she felt a presence at her side. She looked lazily to see Braeth'el sitting beside her. "Brae, how could I have been so stupid? I should have seen this coming..." she started.

Braeth'el put a reassuring arm around her shoulders and held her close to him. "Kyli, there was no way that you could have known that the Spellblazes were going to leave like that, how could you?"

Kyliska looked down and her cheeks turned red. "Well I forgot to mention that I told Andithiel about Biara....."

Braeth'el's expression turned into a frown and he pulled away slightly from Kyliska. "You did what?"

"Before you go scolding me like some child, of course I know that was a bad decision. At the time I thought I could trust him. He was apart of our House and also it kinda just spilled out." she said. "It was when we were going to rescue Morgaath. It had just happened and I was not in my right state of mind. I was foolish to think I could trust Andi, I thought there was some part of the Andi that I had fallen in love with, the part I knew I could trust. Apparently he used my moment of weakness against me."

Tears began to fall down Kyliska's face. Her anger turned to sadness. Braeth'el's face softened. "Oh Kyli. I know what Biara did to you, to us, to everyone was a shock. I know you have not been yourself because of it. I don't blame you for trusting Andi with that secret, even though I do not agree with what you did, I understand it. He is a fool, and good riddance to him and his family if they would abandon our pact over this. It was not like we knew what Biara had done, what secrets she was keeping from us. We were not colluding with her for Light's sake!"

Kyliska hugged Braeth'el tightly. "I know my love. The Spellblaze's took my moment of grief and turned it against me. Instead of us all coming together as one united front, they decided to throw it in my face, in front of so many people. I was made to look the fool all the while Tyavel and Andi were laughing at my stupidity. It's not right. And to make it worse, Sel just stood there and said nothing. Not only did I lose Biara, but I also lost Sel."

Braeth'el squeezed Kyliska even tighter and stroked her hair to soothe her. "They should have spoken to you in private instead of humiliating you publicly, I agree about that. But maybe this is a good thing. We can stay in the Estate and try to distance ourselves from Silvermoon for a while, hmm? Let you rest and heal."

Kyliska stood up suddenly. "And let them win? I don't think so! I need to find a way to retaliate! Tyavel thinks I'm not fit to be a leader well I must find a way to prove her wrong! No one humiliates Kyliska Sunblade and gets away with it! Biara already did that and I still have to make her pay for her sins. Don't think I forgot about that, I want her dead for what she did to me. Tyavel, I obviously do not want dead but I want her to feel as I felt this night."

Braeth'el stood slowly and eyed Kyliska cautiously. "Kyli, do you think that is wise? Maybe we should just let the dust settle a bit. Just relax and take some time to think things through..."

"Brae, if I were you I would either help me or stay out of my way. Maybe I will call on Melsana and see if she has any suggestions on how to help. She has been a great friend as of late. She is refreshing to be around. She tells me like it is, she never beats around the bush. I like that brutal honesty. Sometimes that is exactly what I need." she paused. "I know you are just trying to help my love, but I need to do something. I feel like all I have been doing is sitting idly by and letting things just happen to me. I let Biara deceive me for my entire life, I let the Spellblaze's betray me. I cannot just stand by any longer. I will not drink myself into a stupor, I will take action!"

With that Kyliska gave Braeth'el a quick but passionate kiss and ran inside the Estate to find Melsana. Braeth'el was left standing there with his mouth open. He did not think this was a good idea, but if it kept Kyliska's mind busy maybe it was for the best that he did not interfere. He would watch from a distance to make sure she didn't make a terrible mistake of course, but he was curious to see where her plan might take her.