Free Valkyrie - the Vampire Princess 2 by Pet Torres Page A

my chest like a mill, as I wanted my mother to be here with me. A tear rolled down my face. Then I automatically stopped it with my own fingers.
    When I realized the sleep would not come to visit me soon, I got up and walked to the open window. I did not see anything out there, only the ground covered with snow and a wind accelerat ing around the castle. I could almost touch the dark clouds through my bedroom window. However, I had no idea at what altitude I was and I estimated more than ten meters.
    I stood near my window until the darkness had gone away and a dark gray sky with its dark clouds emerged. The weather was cloudy and I realized it was another day. It had dawned and I had been standing at my window the entire night as I remained watching the infinite darkness.
     
    I left my room and came to the main room, where a silence reined around the place. Everyone was still asleep.
    I walked through three different corridors. The last of them took me to the castle’s central door. I decided to open it carefully, not making any noise to wake the others in the palace.
    I came across the outside of the castle. It all was very different from what I was accustomed to see ing on the planet Earth. I put my feet onto snow.
    I walked over it and ran into a huge forest, which seemed endless. There were large stones lost on the whiteness of the snow. I saw several brown trees with their branches completely dry. There was not even a life in that place, no green plant, no flower, no grass...
     
    I continued to walk without noticing I was more and more distant from my father's residence.
    My steps became strenuous due to the ice freezing my feet. I felt very cold . The temperature in the castle was nice, but outside of it, it was impossible not to experience the feel of a lot of frost.
    I stopped walking next to a lake with dark water. Its shade was a gray and navy blue.  I touched my sensitive toes on it, causing small ripples in the lake, becoming a growing mill into it. I could see my face reflected on its water as soon as I looked into it.
    It would be the last time I would see my own image. I felt a twinge in my chest, a strange pressure. It was as if something strange would happen to me that day.
    But I did not know exactly what.
    Afterward, I walked back as I was frightened at everything I had seen on the lake. Its water had turned into blood.
     
    To top it all off, I had another scare when I turned to one side and saw Bizak in front of me. He had probably followed me there.
    “Why are you scared?” he asked.
    I looked back at the lake and its water returned to its normal color. It was just a mirage.
    “I saw blood in the lake,” I said innocently.
    “Blood in the lake?” He looked into the water as he didn’t seem convinced by my words.  Bizak knew it was some fruit from my imagination.
    “It's so cold here! I’ll go back to the castle ,” I said and felt a discomfort through my feet. They were anesthetized due to the ice on the ground.
    “Your feet are turning purple ,” he said, looking at them.
    “I had not noticed them ,” I said, looking at them too.
     
    “Hold my hand firmly! I'll take you back to the castle, without you needing to step on the ice,” he said and put out his hand.
    At that moment I could see the symbol of Neptune on his left wrist.
    “It is not necessary,” I replied with my eyes on his picture.
    “I promise I’ll not hurt you ,” he insisted with humor.
    I stared at him for a few seconds, until I made the decision to trust him. I held his hand with firmness and immediately I saw our bodies floating on the snow. It was like magic. We arrived at the castle door within seconds.
    My feet touched on the ground and we walked on. He gazed at my silly face as I was surprised at his vampire tricks.
    “How did you do it?” I asked astonished, keeping a smile on my lips.

“I took a magic potion. What a pity! It lasts...only some s econds,” he answered with humor. His attitude that