Emiri was tiredly scanning the night sky when she found a dark black hawk at her side. He was screaming and closed his talons around Emiri's shoulder.
Emiri winced in pain. "Koron! Get off! You're clenching my shoulder and it HURTS!"
:Mir. It's the palace. You've got to come immediately: He cried out, springing into flight but struggled, for it seemed he was in pain.
:Settle on the saddle and tell me everything. Ceyrn, the palace you hear?:
:Certainly: replied the companion.
:Who's the cat?: asked the hawk anxiously.
:She's supposed to see Yaeh as soon as possible. She's a spy for Valdemar. Karsite by birth, but Valdemar at heart she says:
:I don't know: Koron replied blankly.
:Don't know what?: Emiri asked confusedly.
:Hmm?: Koron shook himself out of a daze.
:Stay put.: Emiri said. :We'll reach the palace any moment now.:
Koron bowed his head, showing that he understood. He promptly fell asleep.
:EMIRI! WATCH YOUR BACK!: A mind voice screamed.
Emiri turned, finding nothing there, but then felt a strange sensation, like she was dreaming. Then she found herself in endless white space, which encompassed her, until nothing was colored at all.
:Ceyrn?: She called out cautiously.
:Here: responded the voice of her companion.
:I can't see you. Everything's white:
:I failed to block an energy swipe. It's got a five mile radius on that swipe! It's unheard of! Koron managed to escape it though.:
:Where are we?:
:Mostly in the companion's world. It's in that one song, I thought you might have remembered it…:
:Which song?:
:A companion's rainbow shines with the moon,
A shining mythical white,
To the past of the present and future soon,
Is the realm of the companion's right.:
:Odd.:
:We live in constant energy, therefore we're bleached out.:
:Can you get us out of here?:
:No. We're pretty much stuck now.:
:Wonderful:
:I know.:
In a rush of wind, Emiri flung a sky-shift spell at the world of white. This spell would split the sky and all one had to do was slip through it knowing where they wanted to go. It was just a simple transportation spell that Zy had created.
:DON'T DO THAT!: Ceyrn dug his teeth into the palm of her hand.
:Lucky I've got my gloves on, and why not?: Emiri asked, nursing her sore hand.
:You'll ruin our chances of getting out of here. The only way to get out of here is to bring you to the keeper. Perhaps she'll keep you in service for a day or two, but at least we'll get out.:
:Explain that please. I don't think I caught a word you said:
:You see, in our world, all looks natural to us, since our eyes have adapted to the white. The white looks different to us than you. Human spells mess everything up, mostly because they are risky in the first place, and because they're not our magic. Our magic's a whole different game. Anyway. The keeper is a being that watches the land while the companions aren't in it. Since we rarely have time to visit our homeland, it's important to have a reliable keeper. Keepers do not take well to having humans dropped into to the land, since it makes their job infinitely harder, because they have to clean up your wild magical presence from the air here. Otherwise it's hard to keep the land pure as it is. Anyhow, keepers do like the humans, after they've been cleaned of course, to stick around. I'm not sure why.:
:Weird. I wonder if I've got to do anything hard to become all "clean":
:We're here:
:You've been moving all this time?:
:Yeah, you just can't tell because it's all white:
:Okay. You lead.:
Ceyrn let out a loud neigh, which brought a Pegasus whom was all black. Ceyrn and the Pegasus commenced to their version of talking, which was a strange bell-like, musical neighing.
:He wants you in his house now, he says he's got quite a lot of tests for you to go through. Good luck. I'll be here. Just send me a mental message if you need help.:
Emiri gulped, and followed the Pegasus to where ever he was going to lead her. All still looked white until she saw a great silver castle. She followed the Pegasus in through the gates and all through the grounds until they reached a great black door.
"I'm supposed to go in there right?" Emiri asked puzzled.
The Pegasus nodded and turned away. She'd have to face it all alone…
*
Emiri winced in pain. "Koron! Get off! You're clenching my shoulder and it HURTS!"
:Mir. It's the palace. You've got to come immediately: He cried out, springing into flight but struggled, for it seemed he was in pain.
:Settle on the saddle and tell me everything. Ceyrn, the palace you hear?:
:Certainly: replied the companion.
:Who's the cat?: asked the hawk anxiously.
:She's supposed to see Yaeh as soon as possible. She's a spy for Valdemar. Karsite by birth, but Valdemar at heart she says:
:I don't know: Koron replied blankly.
:Don't know what?: Emiri asked confusedly.
:Hmm?: Koron shook himself out of a daze.
:Stay put.: Emiri said. :We'll reach the palace any moment now.:
Koron bowed his head, showing that he understood. He promptly fell asleep.
:EMIRI! WATCH YOUR BACK!: A mind voice screamed.
Emiri turned, finding nothing there, but then felt a strange sensation, like she was dreaming. Then she found herself in endless white space, which encompassed her, until nothing was colored at all.
:Ceyrn?: She called out cautiously.
:Here: responded the voice of her companion.
:I can't see you. Everything's white:
:I failed to block an energy swipe. It's got a five mile radius on that swipe! It's unheard of! Koron managed to escape it though.:
:Where are we?:
:Mostly in the companion's world. It's in that one song, I thought you might have remembered it…:
:Which song?:
:A companion's rainbow shines with the moon,
A shining mythical white,
To the past of the present and future soon,
Is the realm of the companion's right.:
:Odd.:
:We live in constant energy, therefore we're bleached out.:
:Can you get us out of here?:
:No. We're pretty much stuck now.:
:Wonderful:
:I know.:
In a rush of wind, Emiri flung a sky-shift spell at the world of white. This spell would split the sky and all one had to do was slip through it knowing where they wanted to go. It was just a simple transportation spell that Zy had created.
:DON'T DO THAT!: Ceyrn dug his teeth into the palm of her hand.
:Lucky I've got my gloves on, and why not?: Emiri asked, nursing her sore hand.
:You'll ruin our chances of getting out of here. The only way to get out of here is to bring you to the keeper. Perhaps she'll keep you in service for a day or two, but at least we'll get out.:
:Explain that please. I don't think I caught a word you said:
:You see, in our world, all looks natural to us, since our eyes have adapted to the white. The white looks different to us than you. Human spells mess everything up, mostly because they are risky in the first place, and because they're not our magic. Our magic's a whole different game. Anyway. The keeper is a being that watches the land while the companions aren't in it. Since we rarely have time to visit our homeland, it's important to have a reliable keeper. Keepers do not take well to having humans dropped into to the land, since it makes their job infinitely harder, because they have to clean up your wild magical presence from the air here. Otherwise it's hard to keep the land pure as it is. Anyhow, keepers do like the humans, after they've been cleaned of course, to stick around. I'm not sure why.:
:Weird. I wonder if I've got to do anything hard to become all "clean":
:We're here:
:You've been moving all this time?:
:Yeah, you just can't tell because it's all white:
:Okay. You lead.:
Ceyrn let out a loud neigh, which brought a Pegasus whom was all black. Ceyrn and the Pegasus commenced to their version of talking, which was a strange bell-like, musical neighing.
:He wants you in his house now, he says he's got quite a lot of tests for you to go through. Good luck. I'll be here. Just send me a mental message if you need help.:
Emiri gulped, and followed the Pegasus to where ever he was going to lead her. All still looked white until she saw a great silver castle. She followed the Pegasus in through the gates and all through the grounds until they reached a great black door.
"I'm supposed to go in there right?" Emiri asked puzzled.
The Pegasus nodded and turned away. She'd have to face it all alone…
*