"Mama, NO! No bed! Lantis big now! Lantis no go to bed!"
Her soft dark eyes twinkled down at the rebellious child in her arms. "Now, my little one, it's very late. Even big boys need to go to bed sometime. Just like your big brother Zagato"
"Not me, Mama!"
she smiled; at just four years old the little black haired boy already had a mind of his own. "What if I sing you a song?"
Lantis's bright dark eyes opened wide. "Can you sing the one about the magic knights? My favorite one? Please?!" The
little boy put on his most adoring face.
"Only if you promise to go right to bed afterwards," she replied. The Lullaby of the Magic Knights was considered a special song by Lantis.
"Did I hear something about a lullaby?" Her husband strolled in through the front door and brushed back her silky
black hair to peck her on the cheek.
"Yes, Fa, the Magic knight song!" Lantis clapped his little hands with joy.
With a wave of his hand the fire place started to create a tune. A soft haunting tune that Lantis always enjoyed.
"Go on, my lovely wife," the man said, wrapping his strong arm around his wife's shoulders. "Sing us to sleep."
"in times of trouble
The pillar will summon
The three magic knights
One with the power of water
One with the power of wind."
" and one with the power of fire!" cried out little Lantis as he sung that part with his mother.
" yes one with the power of fire. and they will save cephiro from any danger that might face it . Because they are the Magic knights!" She finished the legend and went on with the song.
"You are like the fast wind,
That sweeps across the surface of the ocean,
And all the dreams you have always taken care of,
By infinate rays of the sun."
"And now as I see you,
Your back is turned to me but you are reaching,
Pointing towards the future,
Both your wings are broken,
So why do you hide all your pain?"
"Softly, let me wipe away your tears,
Softly, let me hold you in my arms,
Softly, let me comfort you,
Because I want to see you in your glory."
"I'll give you, I'll give you,
If you choose to lay your head down,
All the dreams that you dream will live on,
I'll give you, I'll give you,
If you hold a heart that's true now,
Your love will return back to you,
I'll give you my love Lullaby!"
All was in silence as the last echoes of the fire music filled the cottage. The family cuddled together, gazing into the fireplace, happy to be together in their snug little home.
Suddenly, the sleeping Lantis woke with a start and turned about in his father's lap. "Mama! Fa!" he said, pointing to the small window by the door where they could see the clear night sky. "Look how big the moon is tonight!"
Before either of his parents could say or do anything, he was out the door, black bangs bouncing along atop his little head.
"Ah, my little boy," murmured the woman as she began to follow her son. "He takes after you, my dear."
"I know he does," said her husband, reaching out to place a strong hand on her arm. "So let him run tonight. He
won't go far. And besides, what's out there that could hurt our son?" He smiled.
"I suppose you're right." She sat back down and laid her head on the man's broad shoulder.
The crickets, which had quieted with the woman's gentle voice, returned to full harmonious song. Red curls
mingled with black as the two sat quietly in each other's arms.
Her soft dark eyes twinkled down at the rebellious child in her arms. "Now, my little one, it's very late. Even big boys need to go to bed sometime. Just like your big brother Zagato"
"Not me, Mama!"
she smiled; at just four years old the little black haired boy already had a mind of his own. "What if I sing you a song?"
Lantis's bright dark eyes opened wide. "Can you sing the one about the magic knights? My favorite one? Please?!" The
little boy put on his most adoring face.
"Only if you promise to go right to bed afterwards," she replied. The Lullaby of the Magic Knights was considered a special song by Lantis.
"Did I hear something about a lullaby?" Her husband strolled in through the front door and brushed back her silky
black hair to peck her on the cheek.
"Yes, Fa, the Magic knight song!" Lantis clapped his little hands with joy.
With a wave of his hand the fire place started to create a tune. A soft haunting tune that Lantis always enjoyed.
"Go on, my lovely wife," the man said, wrapping his strong arm around his wife's shoulders. "Sing us to sleep."
"in times of trouble
The pillar will summon
The three magic knights
One with the power of water
One with the power of wind."
" and one with the power of fire!" cried out little Lantis as he sung that part with his mother.
" yes one with the power of fire. and they will save cephiro from any danger that might face it . Because they are the Magic knights!" She finished the legend and went on with the song.
"You are like the fast wind,
That sweeps across the surface of the ocean,
And all the dreams you have always taken care of,
By infinate rays of the sun."
"And now as I see you,
Your back is turned to me but you are reaching,
Pointing towards the future,
Both your wings are broken,
So why do you hide all your pain?"
"Softly, let me wipe away your tears,
Softly, let me hold you in my arms,
Softly, let me comfort you,
Because I want to see you in your glory."
"I'll give you, I'll give you,
If you choose to lay your head down,
All the dreams that you dream will live on,
I'll give you, I'll give you,
If you hold a heart that's true now,
Your love will return back to you,
I'll give you my love Lullaby!"
All was in silence as the last echoes of the fire music filled the cottage. The family cuddled together, gazing into the fireplace, happy to be together in their snug little home.
Suddenly, the sleeping Lantis woke with a start and turned about in his father's lap. "Mama! Fa!" he said, pointing to the small window by the door where they could see the clear night sky. "Look how big the moon is tonight!"
Before either of his parents could say or do anything, he was out the door, black bangs bouncing along atop his little head.
"Ah, my little boy," murmured the woman as she began to follow her son. "He takes after you, my dear."
"I know he does," said her husband, reaching out to place a strong hand on her arm. "So let him run tonight. He
won't go far. And besides, what's out there that could hurt our son?" He smiled.
"I suppose you're right." She sat back down and laid her head on the man's broad shoulder.
The crickets, which had quieted with the woman's gentle voice, returned to full harmonious song. Red curls
mingled with black as the two sat quietly in each other's arms.