IN WHICH THEY ALL MEET BACK UP
"Please, Telemain, I know that a spell can be reversed by saying the word backwards, you don't have to explain. Here, let me do it." Morwen sighed.
Telemain and Morwen had, indeed, been wed and now were living in Morwen's house in the middle of the Enchanted Forest. Well, not the middle right now maybe, but you get the general idea.
"Morwen, please, I can do this simple spell. My ankle is fine now. You took the cast off a week ago!"
"Well, remember what happened when you tried to do too many transportation spells at once, do you? Or when you broke that anke trying to collect dragonsbane to study it. Or the time-"
Telemain sighed, giving up, "Fine. But no more freebees."
Morwen smiled, satisfied.
"Mrrrow." One of the cats said to Telemain.
"Glad!" Morwen had put a spell so Telemain could also understand them, "Why should I be glad she's doing this spell for me."
The cat, which was Fiddlesticks, mumbled something about being hungry, didn't answer Telemain and ran out.
"Ignor him. He's not all there." Morwen said, pointing to her head, talking about the cat, "Besides, I'm done with the spell reversal and we promised to visit Mendebar and Cimerone, remember?"
"Yes, yes, I remember." Telemain nodded, "How could I not?"
Morwen looked at him, frowning.
"I'm kidding!" he said.
"I knew that." She said, kissing his cheek, "Now let's go before I get anymore gooey." She went to get her broom.
"I rather like it when she gets 'gooey'." Telemain whispered to the nearest cat, which mrowwed in approval.
"Oh, no!" Telemain said, as Morwen started to get her broom, "We'll transport."
"We're flying." Morwen said.
"No, we flew last time! I hate flying and you know it."
"I know. Alright. I suppose it's only fair we transport this time."
"Yes it is." Telemain said, proud he had actually won an argument.
Morwen smiled at him and kissed him as they disappeared from the room.
"Daystar! Daystar!" Cimerone called, "Someone's here to see you!"
"Coming!" Daystar said.
He ran down one of the many stairways. He stopped breathless from running and whispered,
"Shiara."
"Daystar! I came up to visit!"
"Just to visit…me?"
"Well, that and Kazul needs some silver chokevines for a potion I'm making for her."
"Oh." Daystar looked down, but knew how rude he was being and looked back up, "Welcome. Come sit."
They went into the parlor and sat down.
"How have you been?" Daystar asked.
"I've been fi-" Shiara began to answer, but was interrupted by noises in the big hall outside the room.
They both looked at each other, and then got up to see what was going on.
Cimerone and Mendebar stood at the door. Kazul had appeared, along with Morwen and Telemain.
"Kazul! Shiara cried, "What are you doing here?"
"I just came up to make sure you got here. It's been your first transportation spell in a long time, after all."
"Indeed it has," Cimerone said, "We've missed you, and you too, Kazul."
"Morwen, Telemain! Haven't seen you in forever, either." Mendebar commented.
"I knew you two would come sooner or later." Cimerone said, even though she was stroking Kazul's scales.
Mendebar led everyone into the parlor, where a servant brought them tea. Kazul settled in a corner, the others, of course, in chairs.
"How have things been, Morwen?" Cimerone said.
"Great. Actually-" Morwen tried to comment on how great he and Telemain were getting along when he interrupted.
"I installed a new room just last week." He said.
"Really? What kind of room?" Mendebar said, ignoring Kazul;s snort of dissaproval.
"No furniture just yet." Morwen added.
"Why, it could be a baby's room!" Cimerone said, teasing them.
"I don't think so." Morwen said, as Telemain turned a profound pink.
"Are you enjoying me?" Kazul asked.
"What?" everyone looked in confusment.
"I was asking Shiara."
"Oh," Shiara said, "Of course. Why wouldn't I? Right? Right!" she crossed her arms over her chest.
Daystar laughed.
"Actually," Telemain commented, "They would have to. It is scientifically proven that if you live with or are around someone long enough, you are forced to like them, or automatically do. Seeing as sometimes you must seek help from them or otherwise fail at the task you are trying to-" but he faded as he noticed Kazul starting to blow smoke, "Ahem, sorry."
Morwen rolled her eyes, "It's not her fault, it's yours!"
"Mine!" Telemain said, "I was just trying to explain!"
"To long, you were!"
"Well, I must admit sometimes I'm a little drawn out, but there's no reason for her to puff over it!"
"Telemain! Don't insult her!" Morwen turned away from him stiffly.
Telemain sighed, putting a hand on her shoulder, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset you or…or anybody else." He glanced at Kazul, who was almost asleep.
Morwen rolled her eyes, just to show she wasn't going to give up nicely and turned around, "Fine." She muttered.
Everyone gave a few nervous glances at them.
"I'd better tell Willin to start dinner. It's late and you'll all probably have to stay overnight. In fact, I'd love for you all to stay overnight."
"Come, Kazul, I want to catch up on old times with you." Cimerone said, softly shaking Kazul from her sleep.
Daystar and Shiara gave a few looks at each other, and without speaking, both got up and walked away together, leaving Telemain and Morwen alone.
"Please, Telemain, I know that a spell can be reversed by saying the word backwards, you don't have to explain. Here, let me do it." Morwen sighed.
Telemain and Morwen had, indeed, been wed and now were living in Morwen's house in the middle of the Enchanted Forest. Well, not the middle right now maybe, but you get the general idea.
"Morwen, please, I can do this simple spell. My ankle is fine now. You took the cast off a week ago!"
"Well, remember what happened when you tried to do too many transportation spells at once, do you? Or when you broke that anke trying to collect dragonsbane to study it. Or the time-"
Telemain sighed, giving up, "Fine. But no more freebees."
Morwen smiled, satisfied.
"Mrrrow." One of the cats said to Telemain.
"Glad!" Morwen had put a spell so Telemain could also understand them, "Why should I be glad she's doing this spell for me."
The cat, which was Fiddlesticks, mumbled something about being hungry, didn't answer Telemain and ran out.
"Ignor him. He's not all there." Morwen said, pointing to her head, talking about the cat, "Besides, I'm done with the spell reversal and we promised to visit Mendebar and Cimerone, remember?"
"Yes, yes, I remember." Telemain nodded, "How could I not?"
Morwen looked at him, frowning.
"I'm kidding!" he said.
"I knew that." She said, kissing his cheek, "Now let's go before I get anymore gooey." She went to get her broom.
"I rather like it when she gets 'gooey'." Telemain whispered to the nearest cat, which mrowwed in approval.
"Oh, no!" Telemain said, as Morwen started to get her broom, "We'll transport."
"We're flying." Morwen said.
"No, we flew last time! I hate flying and you know it."
"I know. Alright. I suppose it's only fair we transport this time."
"Yes it is." Telemain said, proud he had actually won an argument.
Morwen smiled at him and kissed him as they disappeared from the room.
"Daystar! Daystar!" Cimerone called, "Someone's here to see you!"
"Coming!" Daystar said.
He ran down one of the many stairways. He stopped breathless from running and whispered,
"Shiara."
"Daystar! I came up to visit!"
"Just to visit…me?"
"Well, that and Kazul needs some silver chokevines for a potion I'm making for her."
"Oh." Daystar looked down, but knew how rude he was being and looked back up, "Welcome. Come sit."
They went into the parlor and sat down.
"How have you been?" Daystar asked.
"I've been fi-" Shiara began to answer, but was interrupted by noises in the big hall outside the room.
They both looked at each other, and then got up to see what was going on.
Cimerone and Mendebar stood at the door. Kazul had appeared, along with Morwen and Telemain.
"Kazul! Shiara cried, "What are you doing here?"
"I just came up to make sure you got here. It's been your first transportation spell in a long time, after all."
"Indeed it has," Cimerone said, "We've missed you, and you too, Kazul."
"Morwen, Telemain! Haven't seen you in forever, either." Mendebar commented.
"I knew you two would come sooner or later." Cimerone said, even though she was stroking Kazul's scales.
Mendebar led everyone into the parlor, where a servant brought them tea. Kazul settled in a corner, the others, of course, in chairs.
"How have things been, Morwen?" Cimerone said.
"Great. Actually-" Morwen tried to comment on how great he and Telemain were getting along when he interrupted.
"I installed a new room just last week." He said.
"Really? What kind of room?" Mendebar said, ignoring Kazul;s snort of dissaproval.
"No furniture just yet." Morwen added.
"Why, it could be a baby's room!" Cimerone said, teasing them.
"I don't think so." Morwen said, as Telemain turned a profound pink.
"Are you enjoying me?" Kazul asked.
"What?" everyone looked in confusment.
"I was asking Shiara."
"Oh," Shiara said, "Of course. Why wouldn't I? Right? Right!" she crossed her arms over her chest.
Daystar laughed.
"Actually," Telemain commented, "They would have to. It is scientifically proven that if you live with or are around someone long enough, you are forced to like them, or automatically do. Seeing as sometimes you must seek help from them or otherwise fail at the task you are trying to-" but he faded as he noticed Kazul starting to blow smoke, "Ahem, sorry."
Morwen rolled her eyes, "It's not her fault, it's yours!"
"Mine!" Telemain said, "I was just trying to explain!"
"To long, you were!"
"Well, I must admit sometimes I'm a little drawn out, but there's no reason for her to puff over it!"
"Telemain! Don't insult her!" Morwen turned away from him stiffly.
Telemain sighed, putting a hand on her shoulder, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset you or…or anybody else." He glanced at Kazul, who was almost asleep.
Morwen rolled her eyes, just to show she wasn't going to give up nicely and turned around, "Fine." She muttered.
Everyone gave a few nervous glances at them.
"I'd better tell Willin to start dinner. It's late and you'll all probably have to stay overnight. In fact, I'd love for you all to stay overnight."
"Come, Kazul, I want to catch up on old times with you." Cimerone said, softly shaking Kazul from her sleep.
Daystar and Shiara gave a few looks at each other, and without speaking, both got up and walked away together, leaving Telemain and Morwen alone.