Author's Note: Okay, new story! Yay! Hope you like the story and please R&R.
Disclaimer: I do not own Spirit Animal, only Rosa, Seriphina, Aaron, and Nishil.
I quickly walk down the halls of the frozen palace to the chambers of its only other resident besides me. I was in the library with Seriphina in her dormant state on my forearm when I felt her call. At first I was confused and was about to ignore it when I felt her call again, this time with more urgency and I jumped into action.
Why Suka called me, I have no clue. Even though I've been here for about three years, Suka almost never reached out or acknowledge me in any way. Maybe the Great Beast was finally going to wake up. I pull my thoughts back to the present as I arrive outside a set of large wooden doors. My breath hangs in the air and I pull my fur coat closer to myself before I knock on the great doors and walk inside.
I walk up to the huge ice wall that entombed the frozen bear. I kneeled in front of it and bow my head and waited for Suka to reach out to me. My black tipped blond hair falls into my face and tickles my nose, making me have the urge to sneeze, but I stay perfectly still and wait.
Finally, I hear an icy voice growls in my head. Hello, Little Protector. You may stand.
Slowly, I stand and return the greeting. Hello, Mistress Suka. You've brought me here to tell me something?
Yes, people are seeking my talisman. I widen my light blue eyes in surprise. Some of these people who seek it, seek it with a good intention. The others, with a bad one. They aid the Devour and, if necessary, will take my talisman with force. You, Little Protector, need to make sure they don't take it.
I'll do my best, but neither I nor Seriphina know where your talisman is.
Suka chuckles. Do not worry; you do not need to know. Just protect the palace till I wake.
Her last statement surprised me and filled me joy. The Great Beast was finally going to wake! Controlling my excitement, I give Suka a bow and my promise to do my best before walking back out to the halls. After I securely closed the door, I cannot hold back my joy any longer. Letting out a whoop, I sprint down the halls to the practice arena. When I get there, I let Seriphina out of her dormant state.
The dragonet's gold eyes flicker with curiosity, seriousness, surprise, and then joy as I told her about my encounter with the Great Beast. Remember Rosa, this means we have to be more alert. We should probably do more patrols, too. I nod my head and start to make a list of what needed to be done.
We needed to make sure the gate and wall could sustain an attack, along with making sure the wheel which opens and closes the gate doesn't get frozen again. Patrols should happen right after meals and sunrise and sunset. Oh, we should make sure there was enough food if the good guys come first or if we are unable to hunt. Seriphina interrupts my thoughts by placing the tip of her tail on my shoulder.
I give her a smile. "I'm fine, just thinking about what needed to be done."
Her eyes soften a bit. Do not worry about it, my Little Protector, you will do fine. After all, I was the one who taught you. Laughing, I nod and scratch the gold dragon under her chin, causing her to make a purring sound. Seriphina shrinks down her size and flies to rest across my shoulders and I walk back to the library.
Aaron, get up. I groan and roll over. Nishil doesn't give up though. He pushes me off the cot and I barely catch myself before I land face-first on the hard wood. Pushing myself in a sitting position, I give the black dragon a glare.
"You could have just dumped water on me like the priests do." I tell him. He shakes his head and flicks my head with his tail. Smiling, I get up and pull on a tunic before heading out to the main part of the temple. Nishil and I have been the personal guards of Cabaro for three years now.
The huge lion barely nods his head at us when we station ourselves at the doors. I sigh and run my hands through my messy sandy blond hair. Seems like it's going to be a normal boring day.
At midday, we excuse ourselves and Nishil lets me eat a quick lunch before coaching me through weapons practice. For an hour, I practice my skills with a sword, dagger, and a bow. When we are done, I'm covered in sweat but I drag myself back to my guard duties.
When we are finally done for the day, Nishil finally takes pity on me and leads me outside. I get excited as he gets to his actual size, which is about half the size of the temple in total, and I notice his onyx eyes fill with delight. Letting a whoop, I hop onto his back and he takes off in the size.
Flying was both Nishil's and mine favorite activity. The wind rushes past us as we fly above the clouds and I look down at the classic landscape of Nilo. Cabaro's palace was surrounded by a lush green forest that was placed in a middle of a desert. Nishil does a wheelbarrow and I let out another whoop.
We fly until it's almost completely dark. As we turn back, I start to feel an inkling of foreboding. Reaching out to Nishil, I realize he felt the same thing. We share a look; a Great Beast is endangered.
It happened before, three times to be exact. Four if you count this time. No matter how much we want to help, we stay here. We chose to protect Cabaro and we will until he dismisses us. Nishil and I share a sigh and focus our attention to getting back.