Chapter Three
The tournaments that day were staring to slow down or even stop. So I decided it was time to see Challen and Tedra and get the fiasco over with. I started to walk to the center of the park where I was sure to find them at their pavilion, surrounded with crowds of people. At first I had to practically wrestle my way through the people, but as they noticed my guardians; Domino, Vira, Sira, and Urite; who had dropped their cloaking to the people so they would move. Pretty soon every one had moved so there was this aisle for me to walk. Well, all except a few warriors that had made a perimeter around me. When they had started to do this it caught the attention of Tedra, who, before they had finished, had started to run to me, uncaring that she was causing a spectacle of herself. When she had started to run I too had quickened my pace up to meet her sooner. We met in the middle and she was choking me with a hug and she had tears in her eyes. I didn't care; I was hugging her just as much and had my own tears running down my cheeks.
"I have missed you so dearly, Seferia. You must visit us more often, you hear me?"
"Yes, I hear you loud and clear. I'm so happy to be here, but I think we had better go to Challen and not make an even bigger spectacle of ourselves." And with just that sentence, Tedra and I separated, except that we still held hands.
When we got to the pavilion and Challen, already my guardians were seated around the floor and steps of the pavilion.
"Welcome, Seferia. I am pleased that you came to visit us for Tedra has missed you. You must come more often than you have been." Challen told them, while staring down at them superiorly.
"Thank you, Challen. I have also missed you guys. Where is Shani and Dal?" I say looking for them but not finding them.
"Shani has yet to arrive and Dal is around here somewhere. I see you have acquired new guardians. Where did you come by them? Or shall I say when?"
"Why, do you mean the wolves and panther? Or my spider?"
"Seferia..." Challen exclaimed with a warning laced through it.
"Okay...okay...I found Vira and Sira on a planet called Earth in the 16th century, their time. And I found Domino on the same planet as my wolves but in the 18th century, and Urite on a planet called Arachnelora in a time shortly after they came to be this size."
"Very well. As long as you keep them under control, they may be allowed to stay."
"K, sugarplum." I say with a sarcastic twist of my lips. "Mind if I send one of my guardians to find Dal and another to meet up with Shani and escort her?" I asked even though I dislike having to ask permission and Challen knew that.
"Yes, you may send them. Now I say let the tournaments continue. Come, come." And with just those few words, everyone dispersed, though many still stared at me and gave my guardians a wide berth. Tedra climbed up to be with Challen. I, meanwhile, sent Urite to meet with Shani after I hooked up her collar with my seal on it. Then, I sent Sira to find Dal, also outfitted with my seal around her neck. Once that was taken care of I went up the stairs and into the tent to hang with Challen and Tedra and to wait till Sira or Urite came back with one of the twins in tow. "So, can I have a 'real' greeting now, Challen?" In response to that question, I found my self engulfed in the arms and chest of Challen, where I was getting the life choked out of me. "Okay...okay...can't...breathe. Let go, let go?" And once I could breathe again I dropped into a spin kick and actually got Challen to stumble and go to one knee, but no sooner did I do that I had a sword at my throat by a newbie.