"So this is Sindria!" she smiled widely observing everything that the country had to offer.

"So is this your first time coming to Sindria?" Hinahoho asked as he walked over to you, Esla turn and smiled at him, "Yeah! This place is so amazing I can't wait to explore more," her cheeks went pink with barely controlled glee at the thought of eating new types of food, seeing new places and taking in the unique culture that couldn't be found anywhere else in the world except in the 'City of Dreams'*. Hinahoho had a large smile on his face, "Glad to hear it!... oh by the way do you have a place to stay while you're here?"

Esla snapped out of her excitement, 'Oh no I totally forgot about that!' her thoughts screamed, "No I don't" she scratched the back of her head slightly embarrassed at her forgetfulness. Stepping out from behind Hinahoho cam Spartos, "If that's the case you can stay at the royal palace. His Majesty would be delighted to have you stay there."

Esla nodded her head, 'King Sinbad… it's been seven years since I met him last, come to think of it Mum said that she and Dad were old friends with him, just maybe he can answer my questions!'

Hinahoho and Spartos guided Esla up to the palace gates, when they came into sight Esla's jaw dropped, "This place is amazing! I've never scene something so magnificent in my life!" the two Generals smiled at one another. Walking through the gates Esla took in the sight of new army recruits being trained by what looked like a humanoid dragon and guards patrolling around the palace grounds. Entering the palace the group of three were greeted by a man wearing a yellow and green robe with silver hair.

"Hinahoho, Spartos welcome back, we're about to start the meeting soon so make sure you're ready…" the man stopped as soon as he spotted Esla his eyes widening slightly at the sight of her, "And who might you be young miss?" he asked.

"My name is Esla, and you are?" Esla tilted her head.

"My name is Jafar I am one of the Eight Generals and King Sinbad's advisor, it's nice to meet you" Jafar extended his hand and the two shook hands. All the while Esla couldn't seem to shake the feeling that she had been in this situation before.

"Jafar, I told miss Esla that she could stay here, there are no problems with that right?" Spartos inquired stepping forward and breaking the silence. Jafar shook his head, "No of course not."

The three Generals headed into their meeting while a palace maid showed Esla her room. The room she was staying in was more normal enough, there was a large bed in the center with pillows piled on top, on the left side of the room was a desk and a small bookshelf with a few books stacked in it. The maid then bowed to Esla and walked out of the room leaving the young magician to settle into her new room.

After placing her staff down on the desk she through herself onto the bed and curled up into the center, "Hmmmm, so soft and fluffy," she said quietly to herself. Sighing she rolled over onto her back, placing one hand on her forehead, 'This place is so familiar… I know I've never been here before, until I met Yunan I had lived in Tison village for my whole life… still why can't I shake this feeling?' rolling back onto her side she closed her eyes, she was tiered from the long journey and the encounter she had with the Southern Sea Creature. Slowly she found herself drifting off to sleep.

The woman kissed the crying baby on the forehead holding it close to her heart, "Hush, little baby, don't say a word, Mama's gonna by you a mocking bird, and if that mocking bird won't sing, Mama's gonna buy you a diamond ring. And if that diamond ring turns brass, Mama's gonna buy you a looking glass. And if that looking glass gets broke, Mama's gonna buy you a billy goat. And if that billy goat won't pull, Mama's gonna buy you a cart and bull. And if that cart and bull turn over, Mama's gonna buy you a dog named Rover. And if that dog named Rover won't bark, Mama's gonna buy you a horse and cart. And if that horse and cart fall down, you'll still be the sweetest little girl in town…" she sang as the baby fell to sleep in her warm embrace.

Esla flicked her eyes open and sat up on the bed, 'Who is that woman I keep seeing in my dreams?… I feel like… I've met her somewhere…' Esla stood up and grabbed her staff, once more placing it into the sash on her waist. She walked out the door and down the hall for a while when she dumped into three more new faces.

"Hi there miss!" the short boy with blue hair tied into a braid greeted with a large smile on his face, "My names Aladdin, this is Allibaba and Morgiana," he pointed to the blond boy and a girl with pinky-red hair, "Nice to meet you."

Esla waved at them with a smile, "Hi, my names Esla, it's nice to meet you to!"

After spending sometime with the trio Esla discovered that the boy named Aladdin was a Magi like Yunan. She heard all about their advantages up until now, laughing and enjoying there conversation, 'I haven't had this much fun since the last time Big Brother and I were together!' Esla in return traded her own story about training with Yunan, but decided to leave out the part about her life in Tison village, she still didn't feel like she could talk about it just yet.

Esla yawn as the sun began to set, "There really isn't much to do around here is there?" Allibaba nodded his head in agreement, "Yeah, I guess so… most of the time we're all busy training with out teachers, it seems we hardly even get to just hang out like this." Esla picked herself off the soft grass they had been laying on for a while now, "I have an idea," a large grin appeared on her face, "back in the village I grew up in my friends and I would play 'Hide-and-Seek' all the time… why don't we all play, I'm sure there are endless spots to hide in inside the palace!" she spoke energetically.

After playing a hardcore game of rock, paper, scissors to decide who would count they left Allibaba behind to find their hiding spots. Esla run through multiple corridors and hallways when she came to a large, and rather fancy looking, door. This part of the palace that Esla ran through seemed grander then the rest of it, as though it was made for people of nobility to stay in. Pushing the door open she quickly slipped inside. The room was dark however Esla could still see how much more fancy this room looked compared to the one she was staying in. The room was twice as large as her own and the bed had a baby pink spread covering it with various stuffed animals placed out neatly on shelves and next to the pillows that were stacked on top of the bed. There was a large bookshelf with story books and fairy tale books stacked up inside it and part of the marble flooring was covered by a shaggy pink rug that was slightly darker then the bed spread.

"Wow… this room is amazing," Esla picked up a stuffed animal shaped like a dog and stared at it, 'I always used to love cute things like this, but we were so poor I could never get one… this room is filled with cute things, the person who stays here is so lucky' thinking about it the room really suited Esla's tastes. Outside the door she could here footsteps and so she quickly darted under the bed still holding onto the stuffed dog. She recognized the voices she could here but couldn't quite remember who it belonged to.

The door to the room was push open as a certain purple haired King walked through followed by Jafar. Sinbad sat down on the bed and breathed in deeply, "She's alive…" Esla could hear his voice shaking with emotion.

"Yes, she's alive and well… however I don't think…" Jafar stopped mid sentence as he spotted the empty space where the toy dag use to sit. Sinbad followed his line of sight and stood up, kneeling down he looked under the bed and was met with a pair of golden eyes.

"Esla… why are you in here?" Sinbad reached out his hand to the small girl, taking it she crawled out from under the bed and stood up. Scratching the back of her head she looked at the ground, "eh well you see… I was playing a game with some friends and ended up hiding in here," Jafar lifted his eyebrow at this statement, "this section of the Royal palace is for King Sinbad and officials close to him, no one else is allowed in here."

Sinbad gave Jafar a look that told the advisor to be quiet. Placing a hand on the small child's shoulder her said, "You should find else where to hide Esla," Esla nodded her head and ran to the door. Just before she made her exit she turned to face the King once more, "Ummmmm, your Majesty… who were you talking about just now," Sinbad shook his head, "That doesn't matter… run along now," and with that Esla left the room to search for a new spot to hide.

Sinbad clenched his fists, trembling with emotion, Jafar saw this and place a hand on his shoulder, "Sin…" he said in a reassuring voice.

* I believe in the Manga they called Sindria the 'City of Dreams' once when it was first introduced, but correct me if I'm wrong.

The lullaby I used in this chapter is called Hush, little baby if anyone wants to know.

If you guys have any idea's that you would like me to include then by all means tell me and I would be happy to write them. I am starting to run out of ideas so any suggestions would be great.

Hope you all enjoy the story so far, and have a great day!