Cage Bird in the Dark
Chapter 8
Dragon Castle
Cesia was walking around the gardens of the Dragon Castle when a thought struck her. 'No, he couldn't be!' she thought. With that she raced off to find the Dragon Lord.
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The Dragon Lord was in his room, getting ready to go to Nadil's Castle once more. That was when he heard a pounding on the door. "My lord, please let me in! There's something I must tell you!"
Lykouleon walked over to the door and opened it for the demon fortuneteller "What is it Cesia?"
"Are you going somewhere?" she asked seeing the bag on his bed.
"Well, um. Just don't tell Alfeegi, alright?" When she nodded he continued. "Is there something you wanted to tell me?"
"Oh yes. Do you know the Prophecy of the Fairies? "
"Yes, but what does that have to do with anything?" He said the last part slowly as realization set in. "No, Rune."
"Nadil would have figured it out by now," Cesia said sadly. She was worried of the elf, for he truly was the fulfiller of the very first prophecy made by the elves.
Lykouleon sat down on the bed slowly, and held his head in his hands. "I should have seen it! If I had then Rune would still be here, safe in the Dragon Castle!"
"You don't know that, my lord." Cesia looked at the distressed king. "Nadil would still have come back for revenge on him, no matter what we knew at the time it would still have been very hard to protect him."
Lykouleon took a deep breath and then faced Cesia. "I'm going after him."
"What?!" Cesia asked in surprise.
"I'm going after him. Rune is my nephew and heir. I cannot let Nadil just kill him. I want you to tell everyone where I've gone in three days, Cesia. I know it won't lessen their worry when they find out I've gone to Nadil's kingdom, but at least they will know where I am."
"My lord, if I may say, they already know where you have gone when they find out that your missing. Please, you let the other two knights go with you last time, let me go with you this time!"
Lykouleon stared at Cesia for a while before sighing. "Cesia, I think it would be better if you stayed here. You'll be."
"I'll be safe, yes, but you my lord, will not be. Plus you'll need my help this time. You don't even know where they would have taken him, since you did destroy his last castle."
The dragon lord knew that she was right and reluctantly agreed.
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"HE'S GONE AGAIN!"
"Clam down Alfeegi. Did you really think he'd stay here when he found out about Rune?" Tetheus said calmly.
Alfeegi just sighed in defeat. "We have to go after him again."
"No."
"My lady!" all the dragon officers said in surprise as the dragon queen entered the room.
"This, Lykouleon, must do on his own. He feels he has let Rune down." All the dragon officers wouldn't meet her gaze, knowing that she was right.
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"Thatz?"
"What?"
Thatz stood in the center of the garden looking at the flowers but not really seeing them. Rath had come up beside him. Both had sorrowful expressions in their eyes and on their faces.
"Are we going after him?"
Thatz didn't answer, because both knew that they should, even though they truly wanted to. "What do you think we should do?"
"I want to go after him but I know that Lykouleon feels it's his duty to protect Rune, and I know that he feels like he's failed. We should stay here and make sure Alfeegi's not going to try and go after them."
Thatz smiled slightly at Rath's comment. "Alright, we'll stay here and protect the world from Alfeegi."
"DAMN IT! HE TOOK CESIA WITH HIM!" they heard Alfeegi's voice from inside the castle.
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Sorry I haven't update for a while but, anyways, that was this chapter. The next one should be up soon, (hopefully).
Don't own DK
Cesia was walking around the gardens of the Dragon Castle when a thought struck her. 'No, he couldn't be!' she thought. With that she raced off to find the Dragon Lord.
*****
The Dragon Lord was in his room, getting ready to go to Nadil's Castle once more. That was when he heard a pounding on the door. "My lord, please let me in! There's something I must tell you!"
Lykouleon walked over to the door and opened it for the demon fortuneteller "What is it Cesia?"
"Are you going somewhere?" she asked seeing the bag on his bed.
"Well, um. Just don't tell Alfeegi, alright?" When she nodded he continued. "Is there something you wanted to tell me?"
"Oh yes. Do you know the Prophecy of the Fairies? "
"Yes, but what does that have to do with anything?" He said the last part slowly as realization set in. "No, Rune."
"Nadil would have figured it out by now," Cesia said sadly. She was worried of the elf, for he truly was the fulfiller of the very first prophecy made by the elves.
Lykouleon sat down on the bed slowly, and held his head in his hands. "I should have seen it! If I had then Rune would still be here, safe in the Dragon Castle!"
"You don't know that, my lord." Cesia looked at the distressed king. "Nadil would still have come back for revenge on him, no matter what we knew at the time it would still have been very hard to protect him."
Lykouleon took a deep breath and then faced Cesia. "I'm going after him."
"What?!" Cesia asked in surprise.
"I'm going after him. Rune is my nephew and heir. I cannot let Nadil just kill him. I want you to tell everyone where I've gone in three days, Cesia. I know it won't lessen their worry when they find out I've gone to Nadil's kingdom, but at least they will know where I am."
"My lord, if I may say, they already know where you have gone when they find out that your missing. Please, you let the other two knights go with you last time, let me go with you this time!"
Lykouleon stared at Cesia for a while before sighing. "Cesia, I think it would be better if you stayed here. You'll be."
"I'll be safe, yes, but you my lord, will not be. Plus you'll need my help this time. You don't even know where they would have taken him, since you did destroy his last castle."
The dragon lord knew that she was right and reluctantly agreed.
*****
"HE'S GONE AGAIN!"
"Clam down Alfeegi. Did you really think he'd stay here when he found out about Rune?" Tetheus said calmly.
Alfeegi just sighed in defeat. "We have to go after him again."
"No."
"My lady!" all the dragon officers said in surprise as the dragon queen entered the room.
"This, Lykouleon, must do on his own. He feels he has let Rune down." All the dragon officers wouldn't meet her gaze, knowing that she was right.
*****
"Thatz?"
"What?"
Thatz stood in the center of the garden looking at the flowers but not really seeing them. Rath had come up beside him. Both had sorrowful expressions in their eyes and on their faces.
"Are we going after him?"
Thatz didn't answer, because both knew that they should, even though they truly wanted to. "What do you think we should do?"
"I want to go after him but I know that Lykouleon feels it's his duty to protect Rune, and I know that he feels like he's failed. We should stay here and make sure Alfeegi's not going to try and go after them."
Thatz smiled slightly at Rath's comment. "Alright, we'll stay here and protect the world from Alfeegi."
"DAMN IT! HE TOOK CESIA WITH HIM!" they heard Alfeegi's voice from inside the castle.
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Sorry I haven't update for a while but, anyways, that was this chapter. The next one should be up soon, (hopefully).
Don't own DK