Chapter 7
Tara wandered quietly around the large castle. Irene had told her that whoever was sending her these visions had great faith in her abilities. Tara seriously doubted that she was capable of handling the task she was given, but she would do her best. Tara also noticed that she hadn't run in to Dais or Cale while she wandered around the halls, 'maybe they're getting ready for an assault on the castle, just incase Loren and the others showed up.'
Tara prayed that they didn't show up. She had heard that Dais and Cale were waiting for her and Sekhmet, and she didn't want to put her best friend in danger. Tara wanted to laugh, Loren may not have lived in the ghettos of Raleigh, but she could certainly hold her own in any fight. Irene had told her that Dais and Cale had underestimated Loren two months ago, but Tara knew that they weren't going to leave anything to chance this time. Tara sighed; Loren was a strong willed person, so why did these two strong willed oddballs want to capture her so badly? 'I guess when you have four strong willed Seasons, anything goes,' Tara thought as she walked the castle halls.
Not paying attention, she walked into the castle gardens. Tara was about to walk into the strange Dynasty sunlight, when she saw Dais sitting on one of the benches. Tara stayed in the shadows and watched Dais, until she saw another image play in the back of her mind:
'She heard the sound of laughter. It was odd coming from a place of pain and misery, but she was certain that she had heard laughter. There was a strange sense of peace, laughter, and serenity. She saw two images, sitting on the bench Dais was currently sitting on. Even though the images were still fuzzy, she recognized one of the figures as Dais. The other person was too fuzzy to recognize, but Tara knew it was a man from the sound of voice. They were laughing, talking, and joking about things they had seen or done the day before. Tara remained quiet as the two figures got up, walked to the small steam in the garden, and started to meditate.'
Tara snapped back to the real world, something was going on, and she wanted to find out what was. "So you are quiet when want to," a male voice startled Tara.
Tara spun around to find Dais standing next to her. Tara looked back at the bench, it was impossible, Dais was still sitting on the bench, but he was also standing next to her. "How did you…?" Tara asked in a shocked manner as he jumped a few inches away.
"Haven't you ever heard of illusionists?" Dais smiled.
"But that's fake," Tara insisted.
"Is it?" Dais smiled.
Tara started to move away from Dais, but Dais quickly closed the space between them. "You have much intelligence," Dais smiled, "but the world of the supernatural and the physical world are often blurred. If you want to survive, you must learn to work in balance with the both of them."
"What do you mean?" Tara asked, confused.
"Sometimes," Dais began, "when someone dies. Their friends are often given that person back."
"But how?" Tara asked.
"Through others." Dais smiled, "and you will be the pawn to get that person back."
Dais snickered as walked away. Tara was frightened on the outside, but on the inside, she had found the reason for wanting to kidnap Loren. Now, the only question was, who was the person that Dais and Cale were trying to replace?
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Irene placed three cards out on the floor. Maybe the cards would know what would happen. Irene picked up the first card, the death card. The death card meant that someone was going to go through a change in his or her life. She picked up the next card. She got another death card. Finally, picking up the third card, she picked out the third death card. Irene shuddered, three people were going to change, but she didn't know who they were. Irene prayed for strength, she didn't need the cards to tell her that everyone was going to need it.
Tara wandered quietly around the large castle. Irene had told her that whoever was sending her these visions had great faith in her abilities. Tara seriously doubted that she was capable of handling the task she was given, but she would do her best. Tara also noticed that she hadn't run in to Dais or Cale while she wandered around the halls, 'maybe they're getting ready for an assault on the castle, just incase Loren and the others showed up.'
Tara prayed that they didn't show up. She had heard that Dais and Cale were waiting for her and Sekhmet, and she didn't want to put her best friend in danger. Tara wanted to laugh, Loren may not have lived in the ghettos of Raleigh, but she could certainly hold her own in any fight. Irene had told her that Dais and Cale had underestimated Loren two months ago, but Tara knew that they weren't going to leave anything to chance this time. Tara sighed; Loren was a strong willed person, so why did these two strong willed oddballs want to capture her so badly? 'I guess when you have four strong willed Seasons, anything goes,' Tara thought as she walked the castle halls.
Not paying attention, she walked into the castle gardens. Tara was about to walk into the strange Dynasty sunlight, when she saw Dais sitting on one of the benches. Tara stayed in the shadows and watched Dais, until she saw another image play in the back of her mind:
'She heard the sound of laughter. It was odd coming from a place of pain and misery, but she was certain that she had heard laughter. There was a strange sense of peace, laughter, and serenity. She saw two images, sitting on the bench Dais was currently sitting on. Even though the images were still fuzzy, she recognized one of the figures as Dais. The other person was too fuzzy to recognize, but Tara knew it was a man from the sound of voice. They were laughing, talking, and joking about things they had seen or done the day before. Tara remained quiet as the two figures got up, walked to the small steam in the garden, and started to meditate.'
Tara snapped back to the real world, something was going on, and she wanted to find out what was. "So you are quiet when want to," a male voice startled Tara.
Tara spun around to find Dais standing next to her. Tara looked back at the bench, it was impossible, Dais was still sitting on the bench, but he was also standing next to her. "How did you…?" Tara asked in a shocked manner as he jumped a few inches away.
"Haven't you ever heard of illusionists?" Dais smiled.
"But that's fake," Tara insisted.
"Is it?" Dais smiled.
Tara started to move away from Dais, but Dais quickly closed the space between them. "You have much intelligence," Dais smiled, "but the world of the supernatural and the physical world are often blurred. If you want to survive, you must learn to work in balance with the both of them."
"What do you mean?" Tara asked, confused.
"Sometimes," Dais began, "when someone dies. Their friends are often given that person back."
"But how?" Tara asked.
"Through others." Dais smiled, "and you will be the pawn to get that person back."
Dais snickered as walked away. Tara was frightened on the outside, but on the inside, she had found the reason for wanting to kidnap Loren. Now, the only question was, who was the person that Dais and Cale were trying to replace?
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Irene placed three cards out on the floor. Maybe the cards would know what would happen. Irene picked up the first card, the death card. The death card meant that someone was going to go through a change in his or her life. She picked up the next card. She got another death card. Finally, picking up the third card, she picked out the third death card. Irene shuddered, three people were going to change, but she didn't know who they were. Irene prayed for strength, she didn't need the cards to tell her that everyone was going to need it.