Clouds gather in large grey clusters above the vast kingdom of Zerone. Farmers out in their crops began to heap what ever gatherings they could onto their wagons and head back to their homes before the rain begins to fall. Little children scurried back to their mothers clinging tightly to their aprons. A girl with deep oak colored hair and striking blue eyes ran under a tall Cedar tree seeking cover from the lightly drizzling sky. She turned her eyes to the west and saw a high hill and atop of it sat a dark stone castle. A strong gust of wind blew in from the east whipping her hair all about her small framed face. She tucked her long hair behind her ear and clung to the thin garnments of her dress. Her outfit consisted of a navy blue dress that flowed to her feet with gold trimming. It hung gracefully off of her shoulders and trailed off behind her as well. She stood shivering and looked up to the sky as it began to dampen her clothes. She breathed heavily and began to move away from the tree when she heard someone calling out her name.
"Evelyn!" She turned around and stopped in her tracks. A smile graced her face and saw it was her brother. He sat tall and strong on the back of a white horse. He had the same eyes and with an untamable mane of hair. He circled around his sister with a questioning look on his face. "Will you not greet your brother? I have returned from my fifth battle for our kingdom and yet you stand in silence before me."
"Oh please Heero, I love you and all but I already know you have won the title of being the general of the finest army around for kingdoms. Speaking of greetings I'm glad to have you back." As she finished her line the white horse nudged her side with his nose. She smiled and stroked the pearly white mane growing on his neck. "Nirowen, theo den nala." The horse blew heavy air from its nose and then knelt before Evelyn. Heero extended an arm to her and she took it hoisting herself on Nirowen's back. The two galloped off to the castle beating the oncoming rain.
They soon approached the gates that surround the castle and Heero lifted his arm. The men shouted orders and soon the great iron doors opened allowing them to pass. As soon as the horse stopped moving Heero jumped off and lifted his sister off the beast's back by her waist. She softly spoke once again to the horse. "Nirowen, garo nithel tonar." The gate keeper quickly opened the door to a stable and the horse gave a final touch to her hand and turned and entered the stable and rested with the rest of the horses. Evelyn smiled and turned to her brother.
"Come Heero, I want to hear about the adventures you've experienced this battle" she took her brother's hand leading him up a winding staircase to the main door to the great hall of the king. They passed dimly lit halls with rugs that hung from the wall showing their family colors. She entered into her room and shut the door shortly after her brother entered. Heero took a look at her room and lifted up a candle from it's hold and strode across the room to light the candles opposite of her bed.
"For a princess you like dark places." Heero said placing the candle back.
"I could have sworn all of those candles were lit before I left the castle. I had my maids change them too because I kept all of them on so long." Confused Evelyn began to examine her room. Heero sniffed the air and had an odd feeling.
"What is this scent?" Evelyn sniffed lightly at the air about her and gave a confused look.
"What smell?" Evelyn asked not understanding the situation.
"Was there someone in here?" Evelyn shook her head. Heero scunched his brow.
"Don't be paranoid my dear brother. By the way I hope that you have something for me! I have been waiting for a gift on your part since you were away. You missed my sixteenth birthday. Twas a sad day." Evelyn spoke placing the back of her hand on her forehead and falling backwards onto her bed. Heero pounced on her growling.
"I have nothing for you and you will like it!" He laughed. He began to tickle her blindly. He finally stopped and sighed in contempt. "I really did get you something. I bought it from an old woman in another kingdom of Ronan. She says this charm will bring a strange new gift to the person wearing it. Happy bithday Eveyln."
"It's beautiful!" She answered putting the necklace on. She looked at it. It was a silver necklace with a small angel like figure holding its arms out. The hands held an erie looking orb which had it's own glow.
"I missed you and father. It was a harder battle this time."
"Why? Were your enemies actual challenges this time?" she giggled.
"No." He said shaking his head. Her smile disappeared as she saw the pain stricken face on her brother. "I had a dream after the first night of battle that while I was away that a strange and sinister man began to tear our kingdom to ruins. He kil..." Heero was interupted by his siters' heavy gasp. He looked at her. She held her up with both her hands and her mouth was open with her eyes closed. She tried to speak but only a moan of pain escaped her lips. Heero held her in his arms and rocked her back and forth.
"Evelyn! EVELYN! What is it? What is plaquing you?!" Heero shook her as she gave no response. Her eyes opened suddenly and she stopped her shivering.
"I saw it."
"Saw what Evelyn?" Heero asked in concern. "I saw our kingdom going down in flames." she stopped to put her hand over her mouth as tears threatened to fall from her eyes. She blinked keeping them back and continued, "I saw father's head hanging above his own thrown and...and.." she choked. Heero's eyes grew wide.
"Keep going Evelyn."
"I saw you battling tens of thousands of orcs and I...and I was kneeling before him...the dark figure...I was kneeling before him." She crumppled down to burry her face in her brother's soft shirt.
"You finished my sentence....."
"Evelyn!" She turned around and stopped in her tracks. A smile graced her face and saw it was her brother. He sat tall and strong on the back of a white horse. He had the same eyes and with an untamable mane of hair. He circled around his sister with a questioning look on his face. "Will you not greet your brother? I have returned from my fifth battle for our kingdom and yet you stand in silence before me."
"Oh please Heero, I love you and all but I already know you have won the title of being the general of the finest army around for kingdoms. Speaking of greetings I'm glad to have you back." As she finished her line the white horse nudged her side with his nose. She smiled and stroked the pearly white mane growing on his neck. "Nirowen, theo den nala." The horse blew heavy air from its nose and then knelt before Evelyn. Heero extended an arm to her and she took it hoisting herself on Nirowen's back. The two galloped off to the castle beating the oncoming rain.
They soon approached the gates that surround the castle and Heero lifted his arm. The men shouted orders and soon the great iron doors opened allowing them to pass. As soon as the horse stopped moving Heero jumped off and lifted his sister off the beast's back by her waist. She softly spoke once again to the horse. "Nirowen, garo nithel tonar." The gate keeper quickly opened the door to a stable and the horse gave a final touch to her hand and turned and entered the stable and rested with the rest of the horses. Evelyn smiled and turned to her brother.
"Come Heero, I want to hear about the adventures you've experienced this battle" she took her brother's hand leading him up a winding staircase to the main door to the great hall of the king. They passed dimly lit halls with rugs that hung from the wall showing their family colors. She entered into her room and shut the door shortly after her brother entered. Heero took a look at her room and lifted up a candle from it's hold and strode across the room to light the candles opposite of her bed.
"For a princess you like dark places." Heero said placing the candle back.
"I could have sworn all of those candles were lit before I left the castle. I had my maids change them too because I kept all of them on so long." Confused Evelyn began to examine her room. Heero sniffed the air and had an odd feeling.
"What is this scent?" Evelyn sniffed lightly at the air about her and gave a confused look.
"What smell?" Evelyn asked not understanding the situation.
"Was there someone in here?" Evelyn shook her head. Heero scunched his brow.
"Don't be paranoid my dear brother. By the way I hope that you have something for me! I have been waiting for a gift on your part since you were away. You missed my sixteenth birthday. Twas a sad day." Evelyn spoke placing the back of her hand on her forehead and falling backwards onto her bed. Heero pounced on her growling.
"I have nothing for you and you will like it!" He laughed. He began to tickle her blindly. He finally stopped and sighed in contempt. "I really did get you something. I bought it from an old woman in another kingdom of Ronan. She says this charm will bring a strange new gift to the person wearing it. Happy bithday Eveyln."
"It's beautiful!" She answered putting the necklace on. She looked at it. It was a silver necklace with a small angel like figure holding its arms out. The hands held an erie looking orb which had it's own glow.
"I missed you and father. It was a harder battle this time."
"Why? Were your enemies actual challenges this time?" she giggled.
"No." He said shaking his head. Her smile disappeared as she saw the pain stricken face on her brother. "I had a dream after the first night of battle that while I was away that a strange and sinister man began to tear our kingdom to ruins. He kil..." Heero was interupted by his siters' heavy gasp. He looked at her. She held her up with both her hands and her mouth was open with her eyes closed. She tried to speak but only a moan of pain escaped her lips. Heero held her in his arms and rocked her back and forth.
"Evelyn! EVELYN! What is it? What is plaquing you?!" Heero shook her as she gave no response. Her eyes opened suddenly and she stopped her shivering.
"I saw it."
"Saw what Evelyn?" Heero asked in concern. "I saw our kingdom going down in flames." she stopped to put her hand over her mouth as tears threatened to fall from her eyes. She blinked keeping them back and continued, "I saw father's head hanging above his own thrown and...and.." she choked. Heero's eyes grew wide.
"Keep going Evelyn."
"I saw you battling tens of thousands of orcs and I...and I was kneeling before him...the dark figure...I was kneeling before him." She crumppled down to burry her face in her brother's soft shirt.
"You finished my sentence....."