Okay, it turns out Thatz's hair is green (thanks Angel Cesia ^_^). So if I
ever mention his hair colour again, it'll be green.
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Chapter 7: Ringleys' Request
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"So, the Dragon was obeying the faerie?" Kharl asked his human servant.
Garfakcy nodded, using some of his ashes to heal the wounds from the impact. When he'd been able to see straight again, he'd headed straight back home.
"But a faerie can't be a Dragon Knight" he protested.
Kharl laughed. "Don't be so sure. The Earth Dragon Knight was heading to Arinas, and had the map. To get it in one piece this quickly, they'd have to have used a Dragon Eye."
"So?" Garfakcy didn't get it.
Kharl smiled. "Come on Garfakcy, you're not as stupid as the other humans out there. The Dragon Eyes can grant wishes. It would be quite easy for the other faerie travelling with him to get lonely, and wish on the Eye."
Garfakcy frowned. "But why would he stay like that?"
Kharl shrugged. "I have no idea. But it works in my favour." Gesturing for the boy to follow him, he walked into a chamber filled with glass tubes. Inside were the bodies of all types of faeries.
"You know I need the faeries magic to create a replacement for left bird, but we're slowly running low."
Garfakcy nodded.
"Well, can you imagine how much magic would be in a Dragon Knight turned into a faerie by a Dragon Eye? That's three different magical energies, all working together."
Garfakcy blinked. "Does that mean the Dragon Knight is more powerful now?"
Kharl shook his head. "No. I doubt he could use it, even if he is aware of it. However, those powers could be just what I need to finish Left Birds replacement. I probably wouldn't need anymore."
The demon turned to his servant. "Bring me that faerie Garfakcy."
"Yes Lord Kharl."
* * *
"Hah! I guess those two weren't such lousy thieves after all!" Ekidonna exclaimed, rummaging through the sack of items he'd stolen. "Some of this junk is . . . huh?"
The demon thief frowned, and pulled out a white orb.
"What the heck's this?" he asked. "A paperweight or something?"
Just then, he heard the unmistakable sound of a Dragon roar. He stopped in his tracks.
"It . . . couldn't be" he whimpered, and turned around to look at the sky.
* * *
"Any sign of him?" Thatz asked, clinging to Kitchel's shoulder for dear life. Letting go at this height and speed was not a favourable option.
Kitchel shook her head. "No, but if he's following the main road, we should see him soon."
'As long as he IS following the road' Kitchel said to herself. Despite the taunts and laughs, having Thatz like this was not a good idea. If the Dragon Eye had taken it another way and just made him an elf, it wouldn't have been so bad. But having him this size was dangerous. Not that SHE would tell him she was worried!
Thatz was scanning the ground beneath him as best he could when Ringleys crawled to his side, holding Kitchel's shirt.
"Any luck?" Ringleys asked. Thatz shook his head.
"Nothing on your side either huh?"
Ringleys shook his own head, and looked nervous. "Um, Thatz."
"Yeah?"
"I was wondering, when we find the Dragon Eye, are you going to immediately wish yourself back?"
Thatz smiled. "Of course. Why wouldn't I?"
Ringleys looked over the edge. "Well, I thought that . . . um . . . "
"What Ringleys?" Thatz turned to the young faerie. "Just spit it out."
Ringleys closed his eyes and blurted out the next few sentences.
"IthoughtthatwhenwefoundtheDragonEyeyoumightstayafaeriealittlewhilelonger.Ik nowthatyou'restillmadatmeformakingthewishevenifitwasanaccidentbutitwouldn'tb epermanentandyoucouldlearnhowtoflybetterand . . . "
"Woah woah!" Thatz interrupted. In an understandable language okay?"
Sighing, Ringleys rephrased the question. "I want to know if you could stay a faerie for a few days."
Thatz stared at the faerie staring at Kitchel's shirt.
"Ringleys!" he shouted. "I can't stay like this! We need to get to Arinas, and I need to be bigger than an appetiser for any demon that tries to stop us. I know you're lonely, and the flying's cool, but there's no way."
Ringleys smiled sadly. "Doesn't hurt to ask."
* * *
Thatz was going to add that he appreciated that Ringley's thought he was faerie material when Kitchel shouted something to them.
"There he is!"
To be continued . . .
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Poor Ringleys. I just had to have a chapter where he asked Thatz to stay a faerie for a little while. And I got Kharl and Garfakcy in too. Not to mention Ekidonna's first appearance since chapter 2.
R&R!
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Chapter 7: Ringleys' Request
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"So, the Dragon was obeying the faerie?" Kharl asked his human servant.
Garfakcy nodded, using some of his ashes to heal the wounds from the impact. When he'd been able to see straight again, he'd headed straight back home.
"But a faerie can't be a Dragon Knight" he protested.
Kharl laughed. "Don't be so sure. The Earth Dragon Knight was heading to Arinas, and had the map. To get it in one piece this quickly, they'd have to have used a Dragon Eye."
"So?" Garfakcy didn't get it.
Kharl smiled. "Come on Garfakcy, you're not as stupid as the other humans out there. The Dragon Eyes can grant wishes. It would be quite easy for the other faerie travelling with him to get lonely, and wish on the Eye."
Garfakcy frowned. "But why would he stay like that?"
Kharl shrugged. "I have no idea. But it works in my favour." Gesturing for the boy to follow him, he walked into a chamber filled with glass tubes. Inside were the bodies of all types of faeries.
"You know I need the faeries magic to create a replacement for left bird, but we're slowly running low."
Garfakcy nodded.
"Well, can you imagine how much magic would be in a Dragon Knight turned into a faerie by a Dragon Eye? That's three different magical energies, all working together."
Garfakcy blinked. "Does that mean the Dragon Knight is more powerful now?"
Kharl shook his head. "No. I doubt he could use it, even if he is aware of it. However, those powers could be just what I need to finish Left Birds replacement. I probably wouldn't need anymore."
The demon turned to his servant. "Bring me that faerie Garfakcy."
"Yes Lord Kharl."
* * *
"Hah! I guess those two weren't such lousy thieves after all!" Ekidonna exclaimed, rummaging through the sack of items he'd stolen. "Some of this junk is . . . huh?"
The demon thief frowned, and pulled out a white orb.
"What the heck's this?" he asked. "A paperweight or something?"
Just then, he heard the unmistakable sound of a Dragon roar. He stopped in his tracks.
"It . . . couldn't be" he whimpered, and turned around to look at the sky.
* * *
"Any sign of him?" Thatz asked, clinging to Kitchel's shoulder for dear life. Letting go at this height and speed was not a favourable option.
Kitchel shook her head. "No, but if he's following the main road, we should see him soon."
'As long as he IS following the road' Kitchel said to herself. Despite the taunts and laughs, having Thatz like this was not a good idea. If the Dragon Eye had taken it another way and just made him an elf, it wouldn't have been so bad. But having him this size was dangerous. Not that SHE would tell him she was worried!
Thatz was scanning the ground beneath him as best he could when Ringleys crawled to his side, holding Kitchel's shirt.
"Any luck?" Ringleys asked. Thatz shook his head.
"Nothing on your side either huh?"
Ringleys shook his own head, and looked nervous. "Um, Thatz."
"Yeah?"
"I was wondering, when we find the Dragon Eye, are you going to immediately wish yourself back?"
Thatz smiled. "Of course. Why wouldn't I?"
Ringleys looked over the edge. "Well, I thought that . . . um . . . "
"What Ringleys?" Thatz turned to the young faerie. "Just spit it out."
Ringleys closed his eyes and blurted out the next few sentences.
"IthoughtthatwhenwefoundtheDragonEyeyoumightstayafaeriealittlewhilelonger.Ik nowthatyou'restillmadatmeformakingthewishevenifitwasanaccidentbutitwouldn'tb epermanentandyoucouldlearnhowtoflybetterand . . . "
"Woah woah!" Thatz interrupted. In an understandable language okay?"
Sighing, Ringleys rephrased the question. "I want to know if you could stay a faerie for a few days."
Thatz stared at the faerie staring at Kitchel's shirt.
"Ringleys!" he shouted. "I can't stay like this! We need to get to Arinas, and I need to be bigger than an appetiser for any demon that tries to stop us. I know you're lonely, and the flying's cool, but there's no way."
Ringleys smiled sadly. "Doesn't hurt to ask."
* * *
Thatz was going to add that he appreciated that Ringley's thought he was faerie material when Kitchel shouted something to them.
"There he is!"
To be continued . . .
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Poor Ringleys. I just had to have a chapter where he asked Thatz to stay a faerie for a little while. And I got Kharl and Garfakcy in too. Not to mention Ekidonna's first appearance since chapter 2.
R&R!