The Founder's Troubles - Chapter 16: Explanations
JudgeDP
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AN: Also, if star123 is reading this you should know that I am stealing your little star footnotes, I needed them. Now go and enjoy the story!
"No," breathed Rowena.
"What is wrong?" asked Lucile at her side.
"Salazar is still tired from his battle with Thomas," the girl answered without taking her eyes off the battle before her.
"Thomas? I have never heard of a sorcerer named Thomas."
Rowena turned to her, shocked for a moment before she remembered that they had not told the three newcomers anything that was true, save their names. "I shall explain later, I hope."
The two boys moved so fast that their swords sang as they flew and none of the onlookers could keep up. Suddenly, in a second that seemed to take years Keith lunged forward, striking Salazar's sword hand and sending the sword flying. Keith gained a look of triumph as he walked over to where the sword had fallen and reached to pick it up. When his fingers got a foot away from the hilt a bright blue and bronze light leaped up all around the sword.
"What sorcery is this?" Keith spit angrilly as he turned back to his cousin, his hand still reaching for the sword.
"That," echoed Rowena's voice through the room, "is my sword." The girl stepped forward, causing the three newcomers to look on in shock and Salazar to smirk at her. Rowena held out her hand and her staff fell into it. It had changed, while before it had been made of wood it was now made of metals. It was a six foot long thin staff of silver, bronze and various ofther metals (not gold) that was topped with the orb that Rowena had risked her life to gain.*
"When did your make that?" asked Salazar.
"After Thomas left I decided I needed a different kind of staff. Do you like it?"
"Very much."
"What is going on here?!" thundered Keith.
"Did we forget to tell you?" asked Salazar.
"We have been living here for over a year and have been studying under the present owner of the castle," said Rowena.
"You tricked us!" accused Keith.
"Only because you wanted to be tricked," said Rowena wisely.
This was the last straw for Keith, he ran at Rowena, sword high. As he ran Rowena prepared a spell in her mind and the orb began to glow but she was unable to use it because when he was ten feet away from her he was knocked into the far wall by a blast from Salazar.
"Well," said Salazar, pulling himself up, "that worked well."
Rowena gave him a look and walked over to the fallen duke.
"Is he-?" Lucile asked.
"No," Rowena said as she conjured a stretcher** for him, "he is just unconscious."
"What will you do with him?" asked John, coming over to Lucile and offering her comfort.
"Dump him in the forest," said Salazar, "he should not be able to cause any trouble there and I am sure he can find his way somewhere from there."
"He shall be killed!" cried Lucile.
"No he will not," said Rowena as kindly as she could. "There are only two things that would hurt him in the forest unless he provokes them: werewolves and dementors. The werewolves won't hurt him because the full moon is weeks away and the dementors won't because I doubt he'll be happy anytime soon."
"Exactly my thinking," said Salazar. "I have no quarrel with my cousin, it was his quarrel with me that caused this."
"We should just be thankful that he didn't end up like Thomas," said Rowena solomnly as she sent the stretcher out the door.
"Especially since we don't even know what happened to Thomas."
"Hold on a minute," said John. "What is going on here?"
"I guess we should tell them," said Rowena.
"I guess," agreed Salazar.
So the two sorcerers conjured up a meal and while they all ate explained what was really going on. This was followed by an explanation of how the fight had broken out. Out of the blue Keith had pulled out his sword, thrown John aside and attacked Salazar. He had then made some dirty comment about the way that Salazar looked at Rowena which would be the cause of the two basilisks getting fidgity.
"That reminds me," said Rowena, "they probably need some calming down. I will be back shortly." With that Rowena made for the underground chambers.
"So all we have to do is wait a few days and Godric should return here?" asked John.
"That's pretty much it," said Salazar, "and as far as Rowena and I are concerned you're allowed to stay, if you really want to." John did not mistake the warning in the boy's voice.
"We will stay then," John said.
"Very well, I take it your know the way to your rooms. I must be off." Salazar left then, leaving the knight and lady alone.
"I hope Godric returns soon," said Lucile, "this castle is so empty."
"Yes," said John, "and very easy to get lost in."
Dun dun dun!
*If you want a better description of Rowena's new staff, e-mail me and ask for it. Do not, I repeat DO NOT ask for it in your review, you won't get it if you do.
**Also, I'm not sure if they had stretchers back then, maybe they did maybe they didn't, I don't know.
star123 - thank you for the review! And the happy review dance is just dancing around for however long it takes to get that happy/hyper feeling from reviews to go down to a managable point.
JudgeDP
Restatment of Disclaimer: I own very little and am still getting next to nothing for it! All I get is one or two reviews, review people!
AN: Also, if star123 is reading this you should know that I am stealing your little star footnotes, I needed them. Now go and enjoy the story!
"No," breathed Rowena.
"What is wrong?" asked Lucile at her side.
"Salazar is still tired from his battle with Thomas," the girl answered without taking her eyes off the battle before her.
"Thomas? I have never heard of a sorcerer named Thomas."
Rowena turned to her, shocked for a moment before she remembered that they had not told the three newcomers anything that was true, save their names. "I shall explain later, I hope."
The two boys moved so fast that their swords sang as they flew and none of the onlookers could keep up. Suddenly, in a second that seemed to take years Keith lunged forward, striking Salazar's sword hand and sending the sword flying. Keith gained a look of triumph as he walked over to where the sword had fallen and reached to pick it up. When his fingers got a foot away from the hilt a bright blue and bronze light leaped up all around the sword.
"What sorcery is this?" Keith spit angrilly as he turned back to his cousin, his hand still reaching for the sword.
"That," echoed Rowena's voice through the room, "is my sword." The girl stepped forward, causing the three newcomers to look on in shock and Salazar to smirk at her. Rowena held out her hand and her staff fell into it. It had changed, while before it had been made of wood it was now made of metals. It was a six foot long thin staff of silver, bronze and various ofther metals (not gold) that was topped with the orb that Rowena had risked her life to gain.*
"When did your make that?" asked Salazar.
"After Thomas left I decided I needed a different kind of staff. Do you like it?"
"Very much."
"What is going on here?!" thundered Keith.
"Did we forget to tell you?" asked Salazar.
"We have been living here for over a year and have been studying under the present owner of the castle," said Rowena.
"You tricked us!" accused Keith.
"Only because you wanted to be tricked," said Rowena wisely.
This was the last straw for Keith, he ran at Rowena, sword high. As he ran Rowena prepared a spell in her mind and the orb began to glow but she was unable to use it because when he was ten feet away from her he was knocked into the far wall by a blast from Salazar.
"Well," said Salazar, pulling himself up, "that worked well."
Rowena gave him a look and walked over to the fallen duke.
"Is he-?" Lucile asked.
"No," Rowena said as she conjured a stretcher** for him, "he is just unconscious."
"What will you do with him?" asked John, coming over to Lucile and offering her comfort.
"Dump him in the forest," said Salazar, "he should not be able to cause any trouble there and I am sure he can find his way somewhere from there."
"He shall be killed!" cried Lucile.
"No he will not," said Rowena as kindly as she could. "There are only two things that would hurt him in the forest unless he provokes them: werewolves and dementors. The werewolves won't hurt him because the full moon is weeks away and the dementors won't because I doubt he'll be happy anytime soon."
"Exactly my thinking," said Salazar. "I have no quarrel with my cousin, it was his quarrel with me that caused this."
"We should just be thankful that he didn't end up like Thomas," said Rowena solomnly as she sent the stretcher out the door.
"Especially since we don't even know what happened to Thomas."
"Hold on a minute," said John. "What is going on here?"
"I guess we should tell them," said Rowena.
"I guess," agreed Salazar.
So the two sorcerers conjured up a meal and while they all ate explained what was really going on. This was followed by an explanation of how the fight had broken out. Out of the blue Keith had pulled out his sword, thrown John aside and attacked Salazar. He had then made some dirty comment about the way that Salazar looked at Rowena which would be the cause of the two basilisks getting fidgity.
"That reminds me," said Rowena, "they probably need some calming down. I will be back shortly." With that Rowena made for the underground chambers.
"So all we have to do is wait a few days and Godric should return here?" asked John.
"That's pretty much it," said Salazar, "and as far as Rowena and I are concerned you're allowed to stay, if you really want to." John did not mistake the warning in the boy's voice.
"We will stay then," John said.
"Very well, I take it your know the way to your rooms. I must be off." Salazar left then, leaving the knight and lady alone.
"I hope Godric returns soon," said Lucile, "this castle is so empty."
"Yes," said John, "and very easy to get lost in."
Dun dun dun!
*If you want a better description of Rowena's new staff, e-mail me and ask for it. Do not, I repeat DO NOT ask for it in your review, you won't get it if you do.
**Also, I'm not sure if they had stretchers back then, maybe they did maybe they didn't, I don't know.
star123 - thank you for the review! And the happy review dance is just dancing around for however long it takes to get that happy/hyper feeling from reviews to go down to a managable point.