The Founder's Troubles - Chapter 17: Returning Home
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"Home," said Adolf as the four (nine if you count Hat and the horses) travelers exited the forest.
"It is more beautiful than when we last saw it," said Helga happily.
"Yes, it is," said Godric, gazing at Helga. When she looked over at him he quickly looked up at the castle, a slight blush gracing his cheeks. "I'll race you to the stables."
"If you really want to be disgraced by a lady," said Helga then she urged her horse forward wand the two children were off.
"If I'm not careful," said Adolf, "this will become a castle of love and I shall have to flee for my sanity."
"No you won't Adolf," said Archanes.
"Why do you say that?" asked Adolf.
"Because the fact that you continue to stay here with all of us is proof enough that you have already lost your sanity."
"Oh, you blasted wizard," grumbled Adolf as the two began toward the castle.
"I win," said Godric when the two horses leapt through the stable doors.
"It was a tie Godric," said Helga, to which Godric could only nod in agreement. The two dismounted and unsaddled their horses, then went to work brushing them down. When that was done the two men had not yet arrived. "Whose horses are those?" asked Helga suddenly, looking at the far end of the stable where three unfamiliar horses were grazing.
"It can't be," Godric breathed as Archanes and Adolf came in, leading their horses. The boy raced out of the barn and toward the castle without offering any explanation whatsoever.
"What is wrong with Godric?" asked Archanes.
"It's those horses," Helga gestured, "when he saw them he just ran."
"He's probably heading for the castle, to see who they belong to," Adolf said.
"You're right," said Archanes. He made some gestures and muttered some words and invisible hands began tending to the horses. "Come on!" The three ran out of the barn after Godric.
Godric raced through the halls of the castle, finding nothing. He ran up into the towers, down into the dungeons and still found no one untill finally he made his way up to what Archanes always called the Guest Tower. There, in a beautifully decorated room, he saw someone he never thought he would lay eyes on again: Lucile.
Lucile turned upon hearing the door open, when she saw Godric she raced to him and threw her arms around him.
"We have been so worried," she cried as Godric stood there, shocked. "We thought you were dead!" After a few minutes of going on like this she released him and curtsied respectfully. "I am sorry."
"What do you mean 'we?'" Godric asked after a moment.
"Sir John and myself," she said. "We traveled here in search of you."
"Why?"
"Because- because we thought you wanted to come home."
Godric was about to try and form an answer when a door at the opposite side of the room opened and John came in saying, "I thought I heard you say my name Lucile, what is- Godric."
"You go and find Godric," ordered Archanes, "tell him and whoever he is with to come to the dinner hall."
"Yessir," Helga said, curtsied and was off.
"And we," Archanes continued, "will go and find Rowena and Salazar."
"How do you know they aren't with whoever Godric went off to find?" asked Adolf.
"I don't, I just hope they aren't."
After a few minutes of searching they found the two in Rowena's main room, both reading books at opposite sides of the room.
"Archanes!" cried Rowena when the two walked in. "Adolf! We had been wondering when you would arrive."
"We have missed you both as well," said Archanes, "now I would suggest you both go pack."
"Pack?" the three other people in the room asked.
"Yes pack, but pack lightly you won't be going very far, but at the same time you will," he said as an afterthought. The two children gave eachother looks of confusion then went off to their rooms to pack.
After they had left Archanes went and sat down in one of the chairs, making himself comfortable. Adolf waited patiently for his explanation, but when none came he yelled, just loudly enough to get the sorcerer's attention but not so loud that Rowena could hear in her room, "Archanes! What is going on?! We just get home and now you're sending two of your pupils off again! Have you gone mad?!"
"No Adolf, I have not," Archanes said in a strangely sad tone. "I am sending you with them, but just for the first part, then you may return at any time."
"Sending us where, Archanes?" demanded the werewolf.
"To the future. I am sending them to a future they will create."
"The school."
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"Home," said Adolf as the four (nine if you count Hat and the horses) travelers exited the forest.
"It is more beautiful than when we last saw it," said Helga happily.
"Yes, it is," said Godric, gazing at Helga. When she looked over at him he quickly looked up at the castle, a slight blush gracing his cheeks. "I'll race you to the stables."
"If you really want to be disgraced by a lady," said Helga then she urged her horse forward wand the two children were off.
"If I'm not careful," said Adolf, "this will become a castle of love and I shall have to flee for my sanity."
"No you won't Adolf," said Archanes.
"Why do you say that?" asked Adolf.
"Because the fact that you continue to stay here with all of us is proof enough that you have already lost your sanity."
"Oh, you blasted wizard," grumbled Adolf as the two began toward the castle.
"I win," said Godric when the two horses leapt through the stable doors.
"It was a tie Godric," said Helga, to which Godric could only nod in agreement. The two dismounted and unsaddled their horses, then went to work brushing them down. When that was done the two men had not yet arrived. "Whose horses are those?" asked Helga suddenly, looking at the far end of the stable where three unfamiliar horses were grazing.
"It can't be," Godric breathed as Archanes and Adolf came in, leading their horses. The boy raced out of the barn and toward the castle without offering any explanation whatsoever.
"What is wrong with Godric?" asked Archanes.
"It's those horses," Helga gestured, "when he saw them he just ran."
"He's probably heading for the castle, to see who they belong to," Adolf said.
"You're right," said Archanes. He made some gestures and muttered some words and invisible hands began tending to the horses. "Come on!" The three ran out of the barn after Godric.
Godric raced through the halls of the castle, finding nothing. He ran up into the towers, down into the dungeons and still found no one untill finally he made his way up to what Archanes always called the Guest Tower. There, in a beautifully decorated room, he saw someone he never thought he would lay eyes on again: Lucile.
Lucile turned upon hearing the door open, when she saw Godric she raced to him and threw her arms around him.
"We have been so worried," she cried as Godric stood there, shocked. "We thought you were dead!" After a few minutes of going on like this she released him and curtsied respectfully. "I am sorry."
"What do you mean 'we?'" Godric asked after a moment.
"Sir John and myself," she said. "We traveled here in search of you."
"Why?"
"Because- because we thought you wanted to come home."
Godric was about to try and form an answer when a door at the opposite side of the room opened and John came in saying, "I thought I heard you say my name Lucile, what is- Godric."
"You go and find Godric," ordered Archanes, "tell him and whoever he is with to come to the dinner hall."
"Yessir," Helga said, curtsied and was off.
"And we," Archanes continued, "will go and find Rowena and Salazar."
"How do you know they aren't with whoever Godric went off to find?" asked Adolf.
"I don't, I just hope they aren't."
After a few minutes of searching they found the two in Rowena's main room, both reading books at opposite sides of the room.
"Archanes!" cried Rowena when the two walked in. "Adolf! We had been wondering when you would arrive."
"We have missed you both as well," said Archanes, "now I would suggest you both go pack."
"Pack?" the three other people in the room asked.
"Yes pack, but pack lightly you won't be going very far, but at the same time you will," he said as an afterthought. The two children gave eachother looks of confusion then went off to their rooms to pack.
After they had left Archanes went and sat down in one of the chairs, making himself comfortable. Adolf waited patiently for his explanation, but when none came he yelled, just loudly enough to get the sorcerer's attention but not so loud that Rowena could hear in her room, "Archanes! What is going on?! We just get home and now you're sending two of your pupils off again! Have you gone mad?!"
"No Adolf, I have not," Archanes said in a strangely sad tone. "I am sending you with them, but just for the first part, then you may return at any time."
"Sending us where, Archanes?" demanded the werewolf.
"To the future. I am sending them to a future they will create."
"The school."