Authors Notes: Its about a year after the last chapter. Zagato is 18 and
its lantis's 16th birthday.
Lantis watched as the Monsters stormed into their city, and ran to home. "Mother!" He screamed at the top of his lungs. His mother came running, packs in her arms.
"Are they-" She began.
Lantis nodded. His mother, wasted no time. She grabbed the bread she had been making, and another pack that held food and water. She handed a pack to Lantis, and they dashed out. Lantis's father was at the blacksmith's, so they dashed over there and got him and Zagato. He saw the packs, and shouldered his before running with them to the back gates.
There were guards, but they let Lantis's family out. Lantis glanced back, and hoped that Alycione and the others had gotten out.
That night, they camped just outside of the neighboring city, Nothwood. Lantis thought wistfully of his warm bed and soft pillow in the city. He knew that by now it was probably cinders within the other cinders of their city.
It had finally happened as Clef predicted. The old Pillar was dying and they needed a new one. Lantis's Family had planned for leaving the castle ever since they had begun to lose. There was always a chance that they would Fine another, but they weren't risking staying in the city to wait. He saw her parents, together on the other mat they had brought. Their every breath caused a mist to form. He felt like He'd never fall asleep, but weariness overcame cold.
Lantis woke with a slight shiver. His parents were awake already, and cooking breakfast.
His mother smiled warmly at him, before returning to her cooking.
Lantis smelled eggs and bread. "Good morning, mother, father." Lantis said, shaking off the urge to go back to sleep.
"Happy birthday, Lantis." Zagato said.
He was shocked to realize he had forgotten. It was his sixteenth birthday, the day she became an official Man. His brother beamed at him.
"I have a present for you." He said in an excited tone.
Zagato got up and went over behind one of the tents where he was hiding something. He came out holding a rope with a beautiful black stallion tied to the other end of the rope.
The stallion was all black.
"Thank you, Brother." He said.
" I summoned it for you little brother" Said Zagato happily as he hugged his younger brother. They shared a brotherly moment then let go to eat breakfast.
Lantis watched as the Monsters stormed into their city, and ran to home. "Mother!" He screamed at the top of his lungs. His mother came running, packs in her arms.
"Are they-" She began.
Lantis nodded. His mother, wasted no time. She grabbed the bread she had been making, and another pack that held food and water. She handed a pack to Lantis, and they dashed out. Lantis's father was at the blacksmith's, so they dashed over there and got him and Zagato. He saw the packs, and shouldered his before running with them to the back gates.
There were guards, but they let Lantis's family out. Lantis glanced back, and hoped that Alycione and the others had gotten out.
That night, they camped just outside of the neighboring city, Nothwood. Lantis thought wistfully of his warm bed and soft pillow in the city. He knew that by now it was probably cinders within the other cinders of their city.
It had finally happened as Clef predicted. The old Pillar was dying and they needed a new one. Lantis's Family had planned for leaving the castle ever since they had begun to lose. There was always a chance that they would Fine another, but they weren't risking staying in the city to wait. He saw her parents, together on the other mat they had brought. Their every breath caused a mist to form. He felt like He'd never fall asleep, but weariness overcame cold.
Lantis woke with a slight shiver. His parents were awake already, and cooking breakfast.
His mother smiled warmly at him, before returning to her cooking.
Lantis smelled eggs and bread. "Good morning, mother, father." Lantis said, shaking off the urge to go back to sleep.
"Happy birthday, Lantis." Zagato said.
He was shocked to realize he had forgotten. It was his sixteenth birthday, the day she became an official Man. His brother beamed at him.
"I have a present for you." He said in an excited tone.
Zagato got up and went over behind one of the tents where he was hiding something. He came out holding a rope with a beautiful black stallion tied to the other end of the rope.
The stallion was all black.
"Thank you, Brother." He said.
" I summoned it for you little brother" Said Zagato happily as he hugged his younger brother. They shared a brotherly moment then let go to eat breakfast.