Amir was worn out he was still wounded from what Cullen did to him, with his hands glowing more he formed fireballs in the air aimed at Cullen, heading straight towards the dark warlock breaths in and sighs, "why doesn't everything go as planed for me..."
Cullen pulls up making the same ice wall blocking Amir's fireballs, he steps forward causing spikes to aim at Amir, from the ice wall.
"Oh crap?!" Amir panics rolling out the way from the ice spikes he runs towards the group, making ice walls along the way "Move! Move!" Amir yells running pass the group, he was doing a full on sprint towards the road, with everyone following behind Gabe looks back seeing Cullen forcefully, destroy the ice walls.
"Uhh...guys I think he's mad!" Gabe yells as they ran down the road, Amir looks back seeing Cullen made trees come alive and crawling after them.
"Mylene!"
"Yeah?!"
"Do you still have that bag of coins with you?" Amir asked Mylene nods running up next to Amir handing him the bag, "I hope this works..."
Amir tossed the coins in the air turning them into gold butterflies, Elena watched in aw as they sparkled in the air, till the flew passed them to the trees hitting them taking off chunks. Elena was pulled at they took a sharp turn at then of the road, that separated into two turns "what next!" Mylene yells looking at Amir.
"Quick everyone choose a road but halfway we meet in the center alright!," Amir yells everyone nods and agrees Amir, Gabe, and Mylene went to the right as Elena, Conner, and Alexzander toke the left. Running down the road Elena was breathing hard her vision was getting fuzz, hearing a voice "CoMe On PrInCeSs YoU CaN Do BeTtEr ThAn ThIs..."
It was Cullen he was causing her to slow down, without thinking Alexzander picks Elena up bride style, Elena was getting sick laying her head on Alexzander's chest, "is she alright?" Conner asked concern as he sees Elena this weak, taking a sharp turn to the right to the small forest, Alexzander and Conner stops waiting an seeing the trees run pass them, the deformed trees that Cullen had made run pass, Elena eyes start to water as if someone sprayed something in her eyes. Rubbing to get the irritation away Elena sniffs only smelling something burnt, Elena felt them move again heading towards the middle they could see Mylene's red hair a mile away, running to them Amir notice Elena not looking to good placing a hand on her head.
"She's had gotten sick from Cullen being to close, I suspect she was sensitive with magic but not this bad...," Amir digs through his pockets to find something to use.
"Like the time LIarm and Foloki had gotten sick from that evil spirit?" Mylene asked Amir nods quickly "everything has a magical basis, some can be more sensitive than others did she use something that was magical for a long time?" Amir asked Gabe as the wizard flakes herbs in his hand, Gabe nods "yeah...she was trapped in a amulet for 41 years..." Gabe watched the group look at him shocked. "Well that explains a lot..." Amir says in amazement, "what do you mean Amir?" Alexzander asked as he watched Amir puts something in Elena's mouth, "Elena has been giving off this...how I put it..., aura around her body and it's huge...,"
"How huge?"
"Here...to the end of the lake side that's 30 miles away..." Amir says everyone looks at Elena, astonished that she was causing that much power, "so how do we keep her from you know getting killed?" Mylene says Amir thought for a moment, "Alexzander you gave Elena that brooch right?," Alexzander nods Amir diggs through Elena's pockets till he found the brooch, he bites his thumb causing himself to bleed he then makes a sphere around the brooch, with the blood seeping in the gem "there that should do it, she'll has to keep this on her if not Cullen and other dark creatures will attack."
Elena sighs in relief as the irritation and pain was going away slowly, Alexzander reposition her in his arms they hurried down the forested area, they stopped when seeing Cullen, Amir quickly used an invisible spell hiding from Cullen, who was looking into a three way roads.
"Great...I lost them..., oh well you win some you lose some" Cullen shrugs his shoulders, before leaving entirely not seeing that Amir put a invisible spell over the group, they all signed in relief when the crazed man left, heading towards the roads "which one takes us to the mountains that's near hear?," Gabe asked. Amir suggest that he'll fly up and see, putting his arms out he shoots up towards the sky in his giant owl form, looking around he could see fog settling in he could see three mountains on each path, a small, medium, and large mountains. Amir lands on the ground he stands looking at the group, "there some mountains on each path..."
"Didn't the red dragon say it's the largest one near here right?" Gabe says as Alexzander nods in agreement, "but we need a dwarf to show us the way in the mountains," Everyone watch Amir crack his knuckles "welp today is a way to prove that my shapeshifting powers, can be use to its fullest but I'm not sure I can last very longer in the form that I'm in," Amir smiles as the group make way to the largest mountain Amir taking the lead.
"So umm...I heard you guys use to go on adventures like these before...right?," Gabe asked everyone just grunts in agreement "so uhh... why did you guys stop...," Alexzander shrugs "don't know I was watching over the kingdom after my father couldn't," Mylene chuckles "I on the other hand stoped because I spend my days relax on the shore side, while drinking some good ale." Mylene smiles but Conner leans in "I on the other hand had to do you're job because of you doing that," Mylene glares at Conner "because I didn't want my wonderful self get to stress from adventuring to much!," she smirks at Conner who just rolls his eyes Alexzander just shakes his head, LIarm was smiling at the two bickering as Gabe watch not knowing what to do, "this is quite nice" LIarm says.
Mylene, Alexzander, and Conner looks at LIarm strangely "it kind of reminds me when we we're young, the day when we started to adventure out...just like the old days," LIarm says "huh kind of does..." Mylene said tapping her chin as Conner just nudge her a bit, smiling Mylene just laughs a little "stop..." Amir says holding out his hand.
"What's wrong Amir?" Alexzander says holding Elena close getting ready to run, but the other three knights pulls out their weapons fast Gabe doing the same a little late, "is it just me or is everything to quite?" Amir says looking back everyone listened, "yeah...no birds singing?" Conner looks around "it seems a animal is hunting nearby," the ground begins to shake Amir puts a shield over the group "guys look!" Gabe points to the side of them. Deer like creatures ran towards them green with white under bellies, with yellow antlers they we're causing a stamped as they head straight towards them, then separated in two sections on ether sides "Deerlings?!, What in the world are they doing here?!" Conner yells.
"What's wrong with them?!" Gabe yells, "they only live on lake sides Amir we need to move I'm afraid we a disturbing a hunt!", Conner yells but before they could move a giant winged hawk flew by scratching the shield, white with black feathers screeching as it head towards the sky. Mylene taps Conner shoulder he nods pulling his axe off his back, as Mylene does the same with her sabers Alexzander hands Elena off to Gabe, "here we'll handle the hawk just watch Elena."
"Wait?!, I can-" Gabe was only left with Amir even LIarm left to deal with the monster bird, "Elena I need you wake up cause we can't carry you all the way," Amir shakes her shoulder to wake her, Gabe sets her down Elena swayed before she fell Amir caught Elena, Gabe pulls out his sword "don't worry I got this!" Gabe says running away Amir kneels down to Elena, "are you alright?" Elena nods "what happened..." Amir touched Elena's head "it was Cullen that what happened, but right now we disturbed a Gulen Hawk hunt," Elena looks up seeing the Gulen Hawk tucked it's wings in diving towards the group. Before pulling back its wings as it's claws aimed at LIarm, Conner charged towards the Gulen Hawk throwing his shoulder first, ramming the Gulen Hawk before it attacked LIarm into a tree the bird screeched in pain, Elena watched in amazement at Conner till he held his back and kneeled to the ground.
"You alright Conner?" LIarm asked running over as Mylene and Alexzander ran pass them, "I threw out my back...," "OOLLDD!" Mylene yells "shut up before I break your arms!" Conner shoots back, as Alexzander rolls his eyes while smiling before the Gulen Hawk starts to take flight again. Mylene tossed her saber at its wing getting it stuck on the tree, flapping to get free the Gulen Hawk pecks at anyone who came near, Alexzander stops "should we leave it now that it's stuck?" Alexzander looks at Conner who stand hunched over, "no it will attack again as their the type that see their enemy's as rivals not stopping till they exceed," Mylene holds up her other saber "welp anyone hungry?" Gabe looks at her shocked, "are seriously going to eat it?!," Mylene pats his shoulder "yep and you are going to help me kill it" she smiles and drags Gabe along, who didn't know what to do as this was his first time doing this. Elena stands up with the help of Amir "we should rest right now Elena still not good and I need to get Conner something for his back."
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After making a bonfire with trees and the feather of the now dead Gulen Hawk, Conner was feeling a lot better as Elena was now rapped in Mylene's jacket, as Conner gave Gabe his fur sash on his armor the two Avalorns shivers from the cold, "man how can you guys with stand this..." Gabe says then sneezed, "it's call endless night of getting stuck outside cause of traveling and same time we kind of hated some towns...," Mylene said scratching her head nervously "what do you mean?"
"Man eating villagers...god...so much irritation towards them was so high..." Conner says while cooking the meat, "I remember when we got so pissed cause one didn't shut up how he was going to eat us, that an we kind of kicked the crap out of him it was after all the built up from being chased, around the town for 12 hours with no sleep" Conner looks at Gabe who was in aw "you looked in amazement now but you wish it would never happen to you," Mylene smirks "you just hated that the girl you like was a man eater" Conner flick the meat at her, Mylene jumps up "hot! hot!" Wiping away the meat from her pants, Alexzander looks at Elena who was huddled next to him, he hands her a plate of meat "how was the kids?" Elena looks at him then smiles lightly, "their fine constantly wanted to show me things," Alexzander nods "and you Gabe you like Valisia so far?"
"You seriously asking me?" Gabe points at himself, "yes is there a problem we are at truce right now aren't we?" Alexzander could tell Gabe was questioning him, but Gabe just went ahead told him what was going on, "well the staff mostly asked me if I could do the heavy lifting."
As the night progressed everyone started to get to know Gabe and what he does for a living, how Elena and him first met an how they have two other friends at home.
"Oh what are they like?" Mylene asked, "well Mateo is my royal wizard and Naomi is on my royal council" Elena says.
"Their fun to hang around with always there when I need them, even my familia I really miss them..." Elena lays her head down on her knees, "don't worry after this whole crazy crap with Cullen and the peace treaty, you can finally go home!" Mylene says smiling "but what about you guys..., even if I do leave I can't forget about any of you..."
"Don't worry princess we'll drop bye, I promise on my navy honor that I will drop by, right guys?" Mylene smirks as everyone nods in agreement, "that and maybe get a tour of Avalor never really gotten full one after what happened," Alexzander says "you're not mad?" Elena looks at Alexzander "don't worry I'll get over it, it wasn't like she was only person to do that."
Elena felt a lot better now seeing that Alexzander had no hate with her familia anymore, Conner said he'll take the look out position first, everyone lied down for some rest Elena was looking at Alexzander's back as the orange flames flicked, causing the shadows to move across his back like they we're dancing.
"Hey Alexzander..."
"Yeah?..."
"Thank you...for you know all that you did for today...,"
"What did I do to get a thank you?"
Alexzander flips over to face Elena seeing her shiver, "well for Gabe you gave him a chance to get to know you more, and saving me from Cullen I just wish I had more strength to deal with him..., it's like Shuriki all over again..." Alexzander still tiered asked who was that, "she was the one that killed my parents, an trapped me inside an amulet for 41 years..." Alexzander told her to continue, listening to what she had to say learning more about her as she did with him.
from the group was Cullen looking down at them in the sky, "hmm...I should have gotten rid of that royal wizard when I had the chance..., but then again it would be fun to add Queen Olivia into the mix," Cullen chuckles looking straight at Elena "I think it's time that I pay a visit."