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Eventually, he left her alone But he never gave up wanting her And that hadn’t changed That would never change

"I’ll take her"

His ht, Mother I knohat I’rinned One of those big, toothy grins that annoyed Bercelak to no end "So for you at your den"

Bercelak and Shalin passed glances He’d thought for sure he’d have to go get her himself This was Princess Rhiannon after all And she never let anyone forget it

Bercelak tilted his head to the side "She will?"

Rhiannon took to the air as soon as she walked out of Devenallt Mountain She flew and flew, deterhtfall She hadto do since she knew her mother would probably plan a counterattack of sohold With the help of wizards loyal to her, she’d put up so ickal and physical defenses around her cave home, there was no way her h

She flew past forests and towns Castles and farms Fe her The ones who did screary She didn’t even go down and snatch a quick es or si quickly since the ith her She neared a large mountain when she felt it A small tickle in her stomach She kneas her er barriers around her body But before she could get theh her like a flash of lightningand then she was falling

Desperate, she tried flapping her wings, but nothing Then she looked down at herselfand she screamed in horror

Human Her mother had shifted her to human And she was unable to shift back!

Seconds before she hit the ground, she had one last thought

Oh, shit

Bercelak stared at the naked female crumpled in front of his den White hair, matted with blood and dirt, covered her except for the s in, he sniffed her Noshe wasn’t born a huon in huoes dinner

He pushed her with his snout, forcing her onto her back When he saw her face, his heart stuttered in his chest for a second time this day

Rhiannon Princess Rhiannon His Rhiannon

He looked her over She was bloody and broken He looked up at the sky and realized that’s where she’d dropped fro for hihter