Chapter 3

This was bad, really bad. He felt six very tired people in the room. Three of them wore weaker jewels. That meant trouble. They may be tired but the second he moved they would be on him faster than he could call in his sword. He just had to time it just right.

This was so boring. "How long do I have to sit here and wait for pansy boy to get up?"
"Little one don't be so impatient, we will sleep when he wakes and not until then. We can't be caught off guard."

"But I'm tired, I have to be up in two hours to get to practice and I will not be able to stop those sticks from bruising my beautiful...." Damn yawing. "Well I'll make a deal with you; the three old people can stay and be the big bad protectors of us little people."

It was time. Moving as little as possible he was gripping the hilt and started to rise to the striking stance when his entire body froze.

"That wouldn't be the best idea to finish that move Prince."

He knew that voice. That was the voice that tamed the world. "Lady I meant no harm in coming"

"Then why in the name of hell did you attack my daughter?"

"Daemon you have to calm down if you want to get any answers. Now to start off what is your name Prince?"

"My name is Valyn Bane Lady and I meant no harm in coming here."

"Now tell me why you were on the Kindred's land in my territory."

"Lady I come from a dying race and my father's last word to me was to find the Queen of Darkness and to go into service with her for five years to learn how to bring my people back to prosperity."

"Well you have come to the right place. I am Jaenelle Angelline, if you wish to go into service then you will have to wait until morning. For tonight you will be put under guard and will not be let out of the room."

With that Jaenelle walked out of the room leaving her and the males alone with the stranger called Valyn. "Lucivar, will we still have to come to practice today?"

"Don't think you can get out of practice just because of a sleepless night little one. Practicing without sleep will help you hone your skills to react without thinking about what you're doing. Valyn now that you are in this hall you will be expected to report to the practice field at five o'clock sharp. Daemonar will be here to get you a half an hour before than. Make sure you're ready, it's not pleasant to be thrown into a freezing shower that early in the morning. "

With that Lucivar and Daemonar launched themselves out the window.

Taking the shields off Valyn Daemon walked over to the door. "Don't stay here to long sweet heart."

All alone.

"What's your name? You know mine and I would be broken if I didn't learn the name of the most beautiful angel I've ever seen."

"First you attack me and then you try to flatter me. This is a definite first in my memory. My name is Harmony."

"Your Harmony SaDiablo, the child blades master?"

"Uh, yes the last time I checked the records I was called Harmony SaDiablo. And yes I am the child that became a blade master at the age of thirteen. Now if you don't mind I need some sleep and you will to. Lucivar is never nice to people that attack his niece. So good night Prince Bane and I will see you bright and early in a few hours."

"I hope you sleep well Lady and may the Darkness embrace you."

"May the Darkness embrace you Prince, sleep well."

She was the most beautiful person he had ever seen. He knew that this service trip would be an interesting one.

"Jaenelle, I think we should talk."

Five o'clock sharp and everyone was on the practice field, well almost everyone. Harmony was still missing.

"Papa can it wait, I want to wait until the enraged witch Lucivar is fetching comes out."

"Well witch child it's about her."

"What do you mean, what did you discover that you have to tell me because only a caring mother would care what's wrong with her daughter."

"Well that's the thing, nothing is wrong with her. Last night I didn't catch a few hours of sleep like I was supposed to. I built a web. In that web I saw Harmony and Valyn, um together and well in the very near future lets say this morning."

"LUCIVAR!"

Spinning in his tracks Lucivar's heart nearly burst when Jaenelle and Saetan screamed out his name. "What do you want? I have a very grumpy witch to get out of bed and you know that that's my favorite part of being an Uncle."

'Harmony will be left alone this morning."

"Then I will just have to drag new boy out of bed. Tell me I can at least drag one person out of bed."

"No he will be left to sleep too. That's an order Lucivar. Don't pout at me like that. You can go wake Daemon up. Just steer clear of the rooms that belong to Valyn and Harmony,"

With a smile on his face Lucivar headed for the hall happy that he would be able to throw one person in a very cold shower.

Wiping the sleep out of her eyes Harmony looked at her creation happy with herself for finding the right potion. This was going to be a surprising morning for quite a few people.