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The Serpent Chronicles
Emotionless
Sun was rising and the colours of the night changed from dark blue to deep red, orange and purple. Clouds were gold from the awakening sun. Mists were rising and kissed the grass, the trees and bushes. No sounds interrupted these peaceful moments- the rising of a new day. Lately, the mornings looked more beautiful than ever before.
Then, as if on demand, it was getting noisy. Birds sang, dragonflies were hunting for insects near the lakes. People were waking. The smell of fresh backed bred moved through the city of Fanellia. You could see men and women greeting each other while they opened their shops or were going to work. There was the wife of the tailor with a bunch of fabrics, the fisherman returned from the lake with good fish- he was whistling after the tailor´s wife, and happy to see her face reddened.
Fanellia was rebuilt!
People were happy and cheerful, but as soon as they looked up to the dark towering castle their faces saddened. Old men were shaking their heads, women nodded knowingly, and the young were putting their heads together, chatting about the latest rumours on the king: some said that the king flew through the city when it was dark, others said his hair had turned white and that he had lost his soul. There were even rumours that said that the king was dead but his soul couldn´t find peace, so he had to stay in the castle.
The fact that Van Slanzar de Fanel, king of Fanellia, hadn´t left the walls of the castle since his wife´s death were food for the mouths hungering for rumours. Nobody had seen him for FOUR years, now. Nevertheless, it seemed that the king noticed everything, that he was present any time. He had his sources of information, and the best spy-net of Gaea. Well, he needed it, if he wasn´t to go out. It was strictly forbidden to the people who worked in the castle, to give away any information about the king, nor were passer- bys allowed to set foot into the castle. Even his former closest friends weren´t allowed to see him.
Only Merle could visit for three weeks of the year Dryden and Millerna, Cid, Allen and Celena. Since Hitomi´s death she wore black like everyone else who lived in the castle and worked for the king. No colours were allowed. Van would get soo angry that even Merle´d take refugee in some dark spot of the castle. The time Merle visited her friends gave her strenght. She had grown, was a woman now, but her life in the castle took her strenght. They all pleaded, she should leave Van, but she couldn´t. For she had hope that he might come out of his personal dark hell.
In the beginning Allen, Millerna and Cid wanted to know everything, asking holes into poor Merle who´s tongue was tied. When she was crying and couldn´t stop anymore, they never asked her again. Millerna gave her medicine for herself and Van- for his nerves.
"To hell with all that sunshine- I can´t see it anymore!!!!!!!!!!!!"
It seems Van´s in a deep depression- for FOUR years......... Is there anything that could wake him up.........?
R&R Please
Cat´s Cradle
The Serpent Chronicles
Emotionless
Sun was rising and the colours of the night changed from dark blue to deep red, orange and purple. Clouds were gold from the awakening sun. Mists were rising and kissed the grass, the trees and bushes. No sounds interrupted these peaceful moments- the rising of a new day. Lately, the mornings looked more beautiful than ever before.
Then, as if on demand, it was getting noisy. Birds sang, dragonflies were hunting for insects near the lakes. People were waking. The smell of fresh backed bred moved through the city of Fanellia. You could see men and women greeting each other while they opened their shops or were going to work. There was the wife of the tailor with a bunch of fabrics, the fisherman returned from the lake with good fish- he was whistling after the tailor´s wife, and happy to see her face reddened.
Fanellia was rebuilt!
People were happy and cheerful, but as soon as they looked up to the dark towering castle their faces saddened. Old men were shaking their heads, women nodded knowingly, and the young were putting their heads together, chatting about the latest rumours on the king: some said that the king flew through the city when it was dark, others said his hair had turned white and that he had lost his soul. There were even rumours that said that the king was dead but his soul couldn´t find peace, so he had to stay in the castle.
The fact that Van Slanzar de Fanel, king of Fanellia, hadn´t left the walls of the castle since his wife´s death were food for the mouths hungering for rumours. Nobody had seen him for FOUR years, now. Nevertheless, it seemed that the king noticed everything, that he was present any time. He had his sources of information, and the best spy-net of Gaea. Well, he needed it, if he wasn´t to go out. It was strictly forbidden to the people who worked in the castle, to give away any information about the king, nor were passer- bys allowed to set foot into the castle. Even his former closest friends weren´t allowed to see him.
Only Merle could visit for three weeks of the year Dryden and Millerna, Cid, Allen and Celena. Since Hitomi´s death she wore black like everyone else who lived in the castle and worked for the king. No colours were allowed. Van would get soo angry that even Merle´d take refugee in some dark spot of the castle. The time Merle visited her friends gave her strenght. She had grown, was a woman now, but her life in the castle took her strenght. They all pleaded, she should leave Van, but she couldn´t. For she had hope that he might come out of his personal dark hell.
In the beginning Allen, Millerna and Cid wanted to know everything, asking holes into poor Merle who´s tongue was tied. When she was crying and couldn´t stop anymore, they never asked her again. Millerna gave her medicine for herself and Van- for his nerves.
"To hell with all that sunshine- I can´t see it anymore!!!!!!!!!!!!"
It seems Van´s in a deep depression- for FOUR years......... Is there anything that could wake him up.........?
R&R Please
Cat´s Cradle
