Honey : The Empire's Treasure 67 Sweet Serenity

Upon entering he saw a pale Lixiss in her sitting room drain of energy. Lixiss' hair was a mess, her lips were dry and cracked, eyes were bloodshot. She looked awful. When Lord Tasar saw the state his daughter was in he was beside himself with worry.

"Lixiss what is wrong?... You were fine just a few hours ago."

Sitting by his daughter's side, Lord Tasar tried to exert some of his energy to see what was ailing Lixiss, but she moved her body away from his touch.

"Father I'm fine it's just a cold. I didn't want to hinder the festive mood by staying home. Yet it seems I might have made the cold worst. I'll be fine once I take my medicine the healers have given me."

Glad Lixiss has already sought the healers, Lord Tasar's heart settled down.

Forgetting completely about her outburst at the dinner earlier Lord Tasar left Lixiss' residence after giving a few orders to Kasra, to see to her mistress' well being.

Kasra assured him she would not leave young miss' side for the rest of the night. Seeing Lord Tasar out Kasra came back into the sitting room, Lixiss did not look well at all.

The simple act of walking to her bed, Lixiss was sweating profusely soaking through her clothes. Breathing harshly, all Lixiss could do was lay in bed and moan.

"Young miss, I'll get you some nibble (chewable honey made for relaxing) wait one moment."

In the small kitchen, Kasra opened a container pouring a few nibbles into a bowl. Placing the bowl and a cup of water on a tray Karsa went back into the bedroom.

"Here young miss, eat a few..." Kasra bought the nibbles towards Lixiss' mouth but before she could get them in Lixiss pushed her hand away.

"No! I don't want that. Bring me 'Serenity' I want 'Serenity'!"

"Miss, you can't. You promised you wouldn't take it anymore. It'll kill you!"

"Shut up! It helps me. I cannot function without it. The nightmares, they haunt me at night. Joanos won't even look at me and that evil Mikaela she is trying to come between us. I need Serenity! Give it to me now!"

Picking up the tray and throwing it onto the floor, the bowl and glass cup shattered on the floor. Kasra was frightened, Lixiss' eyes were bulging and her body was shivering.

Young miss needs treatment, Kasra knew this but no matter how many times she tries to make her go young miss wouldn't listen. The only thing Kasra could do was to hide the drugs.

Hiding the drugs after getting young miss to promise to never use it again wasn't easy. When Lixiss almost killed her younger brother by accident, the incident gave young Miss the wake-up call she needed allowing Kasra to take the drug away.

Now young miss is once again asking for the drug (Serenity), should she tell Lord Tasar. It would be a betrayal to young miss, but she could no longer watch her downward spiral.

"No, I will not give it to you."

Kasra thought to try one more time. One more time to get young miss to stop using Serenity.

Tears gushed down Lixiss' face when she heard Kasra refusal.

"Why are you doing this? Why do you want to hurt me? I thought you were my friend...Please, please get me Serenity. I'll die if you don't..."

Kasra could hardly stand against Lixiss miserable face and soft pleads. Thinking she might be able to ween young miss off of the drug slowly, Kasra was about to give in when suddenly Lixiss whole face changed.

Rage covered Lixiss' pallid face, cracked lips, and bloodshot eyes. Her hands clasped around Kasra's throat, gone was the feeble young miss who couldn't even get into bed by herself; In her place stood an apparition of death.

Kasra couldn't get young miss' claws from around her neck. She could feel the air leaving her chest, her heart which was once a steady pound slow down to a crawl.

"I will ask you one more time... Where is Serenity!?"

"...the...kitchen...cabinet...on top..."

Having gotten the hiding spot Lixiss release Kasra's neck and dash towards the kitchen. Pulling out a step ladder Lixiss searched the tops of each cabinet until she found her treasure.

Stepping off the ladder hugging a blue sack to her chest, Lixiss went into the icebox and poured herself her favorite rose honey juice before going back into her bedroom.

Stepping over Kasra's unconscious body, Lixiss climbed into bed unlatched the flap of the sack and removed a vial of vivid polychromatic liquid.

The vial in hand Lixiss tipped the liquid down her throat. Chasing away the taste she down the juice right after, soon her face took on a dream-like state.

Settling down into her bed Lixiss closed her eyes and went to sleep, hugging the blue sack tightly in the arms.

Chapter end