Wintrin was completely surprised when Calisto returned with ten people and two felines, as well as the Princess. He recognized Miriamele instantly as her aura was of Sephera. Nine of the others carried strange auras, and the child's neaklace seemed to carry an aura of its own.
"Calisto, who are the others?" he asked.
"They insisted on joining Miriamele. They claim that they can protect her and the child, and it may be true. But I am uncertain. One of them made metion of armors, but I do not know any more than that," answered Calisto.
"May I ask what you are called?" he asked of the warriors. (AN: Get ready for the lengthy introduction)
"I am Ryo."
"And I am Sage."
"My name is Cye."
"Kento."
"Rowen."
"I'm Yulie."
"I am called Dais."
"Kale."
"Kayura."
"I see, my name is Wintrin. I am honored to meet the Princess' companions," responded Wintrin.
"Please, call me Mia."
"As you wish. Princess, I'm sorry, Miha." (This is not a typo, this is how he actually pronounces her name.)
"Thank you."
"We must hurry now, we need to get to Celine before Eldentine realizes what we have done. Besides you need to be trained, Miriamele, to use the power within all of Sephera's royalty," began Calisto, "We have wasted enough time as it is. While Eldentine is the one I am most concerned about, any of the other three could destroy all that we have worked for before we even have a chance."
"We can help as well," said Ryo, "Each of us bear a mystical armor. I am the bearer of Wildfire and I weild the powers of fire."
"And each of you possess such a power?" asked Calisto.
"Yes, but each armor is different and has a different power."
"I see, then you will indeed be able to help. This increases our chances of saving Sephera considerably."
Meanwhile
A young elf stepped out of the black citadel and looked at the sky. He had stark white hair, about the length of Dais', than was tied back by a single crimson bead. His eyes were the same ice blue as Wintrin's and he wore a cloth outfit that was completely black, almost obsidian in color. The outfit was held together with buttons that were the same color as the glossy bead. His features were similar to Wintrin's and he was probably only a few years younger. Around his neak hung a silver chain that bore a single ruby pendant. The ruby seemed to pulse with a life of its own.
"Eldentine, our scouts have still been unable to locate them, however I sensed that the gate has bee reopened," reported a human girl about the same age as Eldentine. She had shoulder length blonde hair and green eyes. She wore a plain cotton pullover shirt and tanned leather pants. Around her neak hung an emerald on a golden chain. It too seemed to beat with a life of its own.
"I see. Thank you, Carolyn, we shall find them soon. Knowing Calisto and my brother they will be heading toward Celine by now. It's the only place they can train their 'precious princess'. We may not be able to enter the city itself, but we can catch them before or after they leave the sanctuary. Have Logan arrange to meet them there."
"Of course," said Carolyn as an evil grin spread across her comely features.