A/N: Well, guess what everybody??? Mr. Chezzysnickers has reviewed all the chapters!!! Guess that means those chapters are rededicated to her!!! And, as an apology, I also dedicate this chapter to her, and her cousin, Chiruichi. N E Wayz, on with the chap…
Disclaimer: I do not own Escaflowne, due to the fact that problems keep coming up, and I lose ownership within five minutes of me achieving it, and sometimes, not even that long!!!
Chapter 16: Traitor
Fool, she thought, making the biggest mistake by making me his steward. I am a spy, you fool. But you will not die yet. First I must know why you brought the boy. There is a secret to that child. I will find out, Chiruichi thought to herself…
Lord Marlon was delighted with his room, or should I say rooms. In fact, he was given the entire Upper North Wing!!! 2 rooms were immediately stocked with all sorts of toys. 2 more were for an armory and a battle room. A servant was near at all times to keep him unharmed, but still Lord Marlon could not be unhappy with his new status. He climbed up on a rocking horse, one of 10.
KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK, the door sounded. "Come in." The current servant replied.
The door swung open. "You may leave, now." She said. The servant paused, not sure if he should obey, but did. He left. "Marlon…" She began.
"Shouldn't you bow?" Marlon interrupted." "And shouldn't I be called Lord, too?"
Chiruichi clenched her teeth. "I am sorry, My Lord Marlon." She pushed out through her throat.
I don't like you as much as BlackMage, he thought to himself. "K, well, you can leave now." He waved his hand like BlackMage had done earlier. Chiruichi almost ran up and choked him. But she left. Marlon was alone…
Chiruichi went to the castle gatehouse. That brat! He must be disposed of. BlackMage probably just picked him up from some local peasant's home, to train as his successor!! How dare he! She clenched her hand into a fist. Lord Marlon indeed. He would pay for that, and the price was high.
Hitomi started crying. "My son." She whimpered over and over. "My poor son…" Alan was confused. Which one was the son? The silver haired one? Or the one who flew? Probably the one who flew. Hitomi always had been a bit secretive about what she and Van did in their spare time. He didn't really think they always doused.
"Hitomi, I know you grieve, but upon my honor as a Knight of Austuria, we will get him back." He vowed. He got back in his guymelef, and picked her up. "To Fanelia. The people need you."
"Why?" She asked.
"They need a ruler." He answered.
"But they have Van."
Allen kept silent. The loss of her son was bad enough, but the passing away of Van may make her suicidal. (Not that we don't want that!)
"What?" She demanded. She blinked in thought (New isn't it?). "Van is dead, isn't he?" The question did not need answering for Hitomi to start crying again…
BlackMage entered the room Marlon was currently in. "My Lord, Marlon. I was wondering if I may have the pleasure in instructing you in the way of guymelefs. Not that you need it. You're probably a natural." BlackMage grinned. A little more sucking up, and BlackMage would not just control the throne of Fanelia, but also the knowledge of Journey to and from the Mystic Moon…
A/N: Now wasn't that just a great chapter??? Leaves you hanging, doesn't it? Well, since I'm not posting again until Galken reviews each chap, I hope you can last! (Well I had to do some punishment! I can't just kill off a major character like that *Snap*.) Hopefully it won't take that long for her to review… anywayz, JA!!!
Disclaimer: I do not own Escaflowne, due to the fact that problems keep coming up, and I lose ownership within five minutes of me achieving it, and sometimes, not even that long!!!
Chapter 16: Traitor
Fool, she thought, making the biggest mistake by making me his steward. I am a spy, you fool. But you will not die yet. First I must know why you brought the boy. There is a secret to that child. I will find out, Chiruichi thought to herself…
Lord Marlon was delighted with his room, or should I say rooms. In fact, he was given the entire Upper North Wing!!! 2 rooms were immediately stocked with all sorts of toys. 2 more were for an armory and a battle room. A servant was near at all times to keep him unharmed, but still Lord Marlon could not be unhappy with his new status. He climbed up on a rocking horse, one of 10.
KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK, the door sounded. "Come in." The current servant replied.
The door swung open. "You may leave, now." She said. The servant paused, not sure if he should obey, but did. He left. "Marlon…" She began.
"Shouldn't you bow?" Marlon interrupted." "And shouldn't I be called Lord, too?"
Chiruichi clenched her teeth. "I am sorry, My Lord Marlon." She pushed out through her throat.
I don't like you as much as BlackMage, he thought to himself. "K, well, you can leave now." He waved his hand like BlackMage had done earlier. Chiruichi almost ran up and choked him. But she left. Marlon was alone…
Chiruichi went to the castle gatehouse. That brat! He must be disposed of. BlackMage probably just picked him up from some local peasant's home, to train as his successor!! How dare he! She clenched her hand into a fist. Lord Marlon indeed. He would pay for that, and the price was high.
Hitomi started crying. "My son." She whimpered over and over. "My poor son…" Alan was confused. Which one was the son? The silver haired one? Or the one who flew? Probably the one who flew. Hitomi always had been a bit secretive about what she and Van did in their spare time. He didn't really think they always doused.
"Hitomi, I know you grieve, but upon my honor as a Knight of Austuria, we will get him back." He vowed. He got back in his guymelef, and picked her up. "To Fanelia. The people need you."
"Why?" She asked.
"They need a ruler." He answered.
"But they have Van."
Allen kept silent. The loss of her son was bad enough, but the passing away of Van may make her suicidal. (Not that we don't want that!)
"What?" She demanded. She blinked in thought (New isn't it?). "Van is dead, isn't he?" The question did not need answering for Hitomi to start crying again…
BlackMage entered the room Marlon was currently in. "My Lord, Marlon. I was wondering if I may have the pleasure in instructing you in the way of guymelefs. Not that you need it. You're probably a natural." BlackMage grinned. A little more sucking up, and BlackMage would not just control the throne of Fanelia, but also the knowledge of Journey to and from the Mystic Moon…
A/N: Now wasn't that just a great chapter??? Leaves you hanging, doesn't it? Well, since I'm not posting again until Galken reviews each chap, I hope you can last! (Well I had to do some punishment! I can't just kill off a major character like that *Snap*.) Hopefully it won't take that long for her to review… anywayz, JA!!!
