The Hidden World: Revelation (Part 1)

When my alarm clock rang for the second time, I finally got up. I never slept very long, but I never felt like getting up and stayed in bed for a long time. Most of the time I woke up before my alarm clock, but my bed was too comfortable. My sister seemed to be still asleep, because when I stood in the hallway, her room seemed to be quiet. So I snuck from the hallway into the bathroom and closed the door behind me. When I looked in the mirror, I looked at my eyes, which sometimes sparkled like sapphires, my pale skin and my dark brown hair that fell in waves over my shoulders. Like almost every morning I had to hurry again. I quickly brushed my teeth, washed my face, and combed my hair. I winced when Sarah k

When I woke up again I heard Seth groan as he tried to get out of the car. Everything was upside down as the car had turned and landed on its back. I groaned because as I moved, excruciating pain shot through me . I felt on my head and felt something wet on my forehead. I looked at my hand and saw that it was blood. I must have hit my head when this something ran in front of our car. I winced when Seth said something to me, but my ears rang and I did n't understand him at first . It was only when he repeated it that I realized what he was saying. “Leyla, we have to get out of here! That was an orc! &rdqu

I went up to the wall and looked after my mother and the others. Even after they were out of my sight, I paused for a while. I was so lost in thought that I only noticed Ithlien and Seth when they were already standing next to me. I looked around to make sure no one was within earshot before greeting them. "Oh hello. I'm sorry, I did n't even notice you. ”Ithlien smiled and shook his head. “We noticed that. Come on, we'll show you the most beautiful places here! Unfortunately , at some point we have to put the fighting in between. Our father will watch, at least in the afternoon, so you should have practiced something beforehand . ”Seth looked at me with a smile. “If we're lucky and you turn out to

Fires had been kindled on the wall to give us some light . I hadn't realized it at all, but I was clutching my dagger. The talk of an attack must have made me paranoid. I shook my head and caught up with Seth and Ithy a little, but left enough space so that they could talk unmolested. Despite the lights on the wall and those on the street, it was getting darker and darker. I didn't like the dark, all the less since I knew that orcs really existed. It wasn’t far to the castle and we would soon leave town and reach the castle next to the garden. Out of the corner of my eye I noticed movement in a side street to our left. I stopped and