Ok so this is the last update I'll be posting on this story unless I get a review. All I ask for is one. Even if it is just a I want to know what comes next please post.
The carriage arrived three hours after Eric and his things were unpacked quickly and taken to his rooms. He had bathed properly and was back in his traveling clothes when they started to bring his things into his rooms. His Guardians came into the room he was in which was like a sitting room. The furniture was in shades of blue and green. There was a small tea table sit with a silver tea set and four delicate porcelain tea cups. Two blue velvet cushioned chairs sat to the table while two more sat one to each side of the fire place. The room itself was painted green, and had the Teal blue curtain pulled to one side.
"You can go home when the ceremony is over." Eric said as he was rummaging through a trunk full of his clothes which had been sat on one of the chairs.
Tessa pulled an outfit out of one of the other trunks of clothing which had made it inside. "Oh, I like this one. You should wear it to the ceremony. I think the Princess will like it to."
His mother came over to him and put her hand on his shoulder. He shrugged if off turning and glaring up at her. "I said you can leave, I will be fine here without you." He softened when he saw the tears in her eyes, and he hugged her tightly.
"I'm so sorry you had to find out that way." She said hugged him back, and wiping away the tears. Her husband put his hand on her shoulder and pulled her gently away. "Come we have to get ready." He whispered softly to her, and she went with him to their room.
Tessa smiled looking at him. "You know they had no choice. They weren't allowed to tell you anything."
"I know now." He was still mad at them anyway. "Ok what was that you had said?" He had calmed down now regaining control of himself.
"Oh, I think you should wear this outfit." She giggled as she held up a Slik robe in a bright shade of emerald green trimmed in gold and black. "It's very nice and it'll play off your wings nicely."
He nodded taking the garment from her and moving into the bedroom where he laid it on the bed. "Shouldn't you be helping Princess Redwings?" He turned back to Tessa then as he asked and she came to the door of his bedroom.
"She was all ready for today last night, and doesn't like me following her around." Tessa nodded excitedly, "She was up with the sun this morning, and went out for a ride." She tilted her head to the side then curiously, "But she flew back. I think that was odd. I don't know why I didn't think of it until now." She shrugged then and started to hum to herself.
"That is odd." He mused scratching his head in thought. "Do we have time that we can go down to the stables again?"
"After your dressed. Why?" She looked at him curiously.
"I have a feeling I know why she came back without her horse." He answered as he stripped off his traveling garb. Tessa squeaked and left the room her ears flattening back in surprise. "Sorry!" Eric called to her half heartedly as he pulled the robe on, his wings slipping easily into the slits in the back. He walked out into the sitting room once he was dressed. "Come on. I want to check the horse I came in on."
"Okay, okay, coming." Tessa piped as she followed behind him. Flamewing was in a hurry to get a closer look at the mare now and Tessa had to run to keep up with him. When he reached the stabled he was surprised to find it was much cleaner then it had been before.
"I'm cleaning, I'm cleaning." Blaze called from a back stall as he heard foot steps coming in.
"Blazemir." Flamewing called slightly forcefully. "Shouldn't you be getting ready and not mucking out the stables?" He asked now as his expresion changed from one of slight anger to one of concern.
Blazemir came out of the stall he was in and bowed to Flamewing. "I will not be attending the ceremony." He answered sounding disappointed.
"Yes you will be. I want you there." Flamewing announced, "Now that mare I road in on, back her out so I can look at her." He nodded toward Redwings mare.
"I'll save you the trouble of looking." Blaze said as he came closer to Tessa and the Prince. He looked at her as if he was looking for help but she only nodded at him, he sighed and then, "Redwings road out this morning. She was Alicia and she intensionally hit you with the marble." He frowned and looked down at his feet as if he was waiting to get hit.
"I had a feeling about that." Eric laughed as he said this and Blaze relaxed again. "So she is capable of being nice. I willingly gave her my name." He snapped his fingers then and growled softly at himself. "That was stupid." He shook his head, "Well I suppose, at least now I got one card."
Tessa looked at him curiously not understand his last comment. "What do you mean?"
"I'm going to call her Alicia and ask if she collected her mount alright." He answered with a grin, "During the ceremony. She wants to play hard ball, I can play hard ball."
"Oh no, please don't do that. You'll get us all in trouble." Tessa then squealed grabbing hold of his arm and looking at him pleadingly.
"I don't care." He growled shaking her off his arm. "I can't fly because of her." His temper was flaring up again, which was making his wings seem larger then they were.
Tessa stepped back her tail between her legs, "Okay." She whispered noticing how much brighter his wings appeared.
Blazemir was like wise effected by the sudden change in Flamewing's demeanor. He stepped forward placing himself between Eric and Tessa and placing one hand on Flamewing's shoulder. "Show that to Princess Redwings ans she'll regret what she had me do."
Flamewing turned snapping at Blaze now. "I don't care!" He was practically yelling, "She's a manipulative, conniving..."
"Stop right there!" Mars was in the door to the stable, his hooves clomped as he walked inside. "You are in for a world of trouble if you finish that sentence."
"You are you?" Flamewing blurted some what rudely.
"I am a teacher. I will be taking over your magic training when the time comes." Mars frowned at how much he was acting like Redwings at that moment. He shook his head then walked around behind them, holding out one hand over Flamewing's wing. He twisted his other hand in the air. The air between his hand and the wing seemed to shimmer and sparkle. "There now stop sulking and whining."
Flamewing stretched out his wings slightly and smiled now. "Thank you." He said turning now to face Mars. "You are a skilled healer."
"Just wait till tomorrow afternoon my boy." Mars said with a chuckle, "And should you notice the Princess away from her studies also notice the color of her hair."
"Oh?" Eric was intrigued now, "You skilled at charms as well." He nodded at his own statement. "I do believe I have a lot to learn from you."
"Indeed, but all in good time, all in good time." He raise up on his hind quarters slightly and then stomped down again, his head having come into what breeze there was in the stables. "The ceremony will start momentarily, we are called to the entry." He looked back down at them then, "Yes I can scry on the wind."
"Wow, was I suppose to get any classes from you?" Blaze asked, he was wonder struck. Tessa covered her mouth with one hand and giggled at him.
"You'll be getting a swift kick if you don't start hiding your charms." Mars said with a laugh of his own, then he made a shewing motion chasing them out of the stables.
