Xmaster thanks loads again for the suggestions. If it weren't for you, this
chapter would have been much different...
CHAPTER 13
"What has happened here?" exclaimed Landien as he entered Macalania Temple. What the summoner saw before his eyes was a horrific sight. The unwrapped bodies of dead Guados were not what he had expected. He could hear his younger sister's gasp when she had followed after him.
"Lady Summoner Yuna and her guardians attacked Maester Seymour and in their escape killed these young and noble Guado." Replied a Macalanian priest, who was dressed in black for the funeral rights. "How can that be?" asked a perplexed Landien. "She is High Summoner Braska's daughter. How could she do such a thing?" he repeated, still in utter disbelief. "That we do not know. And to think she and Maester Seymour were to wed..." answered the priest.
"Wed?" questioned Olin, who was suddenly at the summoner's side. He sounded rather surprised. "Yes, that is right. You have not heard?" inquired the priest in reply. "We have been travelling." Answered Landien. "You see, I myself am a Summoner." Said the black-haired youth meekly. "And we are his guardians." Continued Olin as he gestured to their party.
"I was hoping to address the Fayth, is it all right to do so?" requested the summoner, not wanting to impose on this grief stricken temple. "Please go right ahead, it is your duty." Replied the priest as he bowed to Landien and his guardians, pointing toward the entrance to the Cloister of Trials.
-...-
The sight before them came as a shock to Landien. The summoner's body had stiffened when he entered the threshold of the temple and smelled the reek of dead flesh. However, Elohim expected this after seeing the bloodstained snow that led to the temple. The lifeless bodies of several Guados that were being prepared for the funeral rights were laid out on the stone floor before them.
'Could this be the beginning?' wondered Elohim as he scanned the foyer of the temple.
"What has happened here?" exclaimed the summoner as a priest dressed in black pass by. "Oh..." gasped Lydia as she beheld the grim sight when she entered the temple. 'She has probably never seen anything like this...' thought Elohim as he saw her break down into silent sobs in the blonde- haired swordsman's arms. "Lydia..." soothed Ilised, his voice soft, trying to calm the frightened young woman.
"Lady Summoner Yuna and her guardians attacked Maester Seymour and in their escape killed these young and noble Guado." Said the priest bleakly. "How can that be? She is High Summoner Braska's daughter. How could she do such a thing?" asked a distraught and unbelieving Landien. "That we do not know. And to think she and Maester Seymour were to wed..." answered the priest.
"Wed?" asked Olin quizzically Having rushed to the summoner's side upon hearing this. "Yes, that is right. You have not heard?" asked the priest in return. 'It has begun...' thought Elohim as a foreboding rose from within him. "We have been travelling. You see, I myself am a Summoner." Said Landien meekly, jostling the silver-haired man from his thoughts. "And we are his guardians." Added Olin as he gestured toward Lydia, Ilised and himself.
"I was hoping to address the Fayth, is it all right to do so?" requested Landien, not wanting to be a burden to the temple. "Please go right ahead, it is your duty." Answered the priest as he pointed to the door to the Cloister of Trials.
-...-
"Lydia..." whispered Ilised, trying to soothe the terrified young woman. Instead of calming down though, Lydia only seemed to get more frightened. The only thing he could do was to hold her tightly and try to shield her eyes from the gruesome sight. 'You've never seen anything like this...' thought the swordsman as he held her to his chest.
'I wished you would have never had to see this...' lamented Ilised as he guided Lydia's stiffened body across the temple foyer toward the Cloister of Trials. 'If I could have protected you from this, I would have.' Thought the older man as the cold stone doors shut close behind him.
...
"Lord Summoner, it is almost dark. Are you certain you do not wish to rest here?" inquired a cleric as the party made their way toward the main door. "Yes, I am certain." Replied Landien, thinking of his beloved sister's unconscious form, as he and his guardians exited Macalania Temple. "Are you sure you want to carry Lydia?" asked Landien upon seeing his little sister in his old friend's arms.
"Of course. Besides, who else will?" replied Ilised jokingly.
The Summoner and his guardians had been in the Cloister of Trials for about three hours. When Landien had addressed the Fayth, there was no incident. Unfortunately, Lydia could not bear the sight and stench of death. She had passed out in the Cloister of Trials only minutes after they had entered. Ilised had been carrying her ever since.
'Be strong...' thought Landien as he kissed Lydia's forehead just as the doors of Macalania Temple shut behind them. "Let us be off then..." declared Olin as he proceeded to lead the group with Elohim at his side toward the Rin Travel Agency.
...
"Listen, I'll watch her tonight." Insisted Ilised as he pushed Landien out the door. "You'd better get some sleep." Shouted the guardian from behind the door. "All right!" exclaimed the summoner, banging the door a few times before he headed to his room just down the hall. 'I'm glad he looks out for Lydia and me...' thought Landien, yawning.
'I don't know what we'd do if he weren't here...' mused the summoner as he thought of Ilised and his tendencies to act like their big brother. Landien knew if it weren't for Ilised, Lydia and he would be nothing today.
'I'd better rest I suppose. Tomorrow will be the Ca...' before the summoner could finish his chain of thought, the sound of a turning doorknob from behind him made him turn. "Good evening, Elohim." Greeted Landien cheerfully with a bright smile. "Good evening to you as well, Landien." Greeted the guardian in return.
An awkward silence followed. Neither man knew what to say or do next. But both were reluctant to leave each other's company.
"Would you like to walk with me?" inquired Elohim, trying and failing to sound nonchalant. "Yes, I would like that." Replied Landien just as ineptly. Both men then headed outside, side by side.
NOTES:
Timeline: Yuna & co. have fallen through the ice and Sin has transported to them to Bikanel Island. They should be spending at least two days there... after all, it is a big desert...
Anyway, what do you think about this chap???
The next chapter should be coming up pretty soon, even as I'm posting this, I am already writing the fourteenth chapter...
CHAPTER 13
"What has happened here?" exclaimed Landien as he entered Macalania Temple. What the summoner saw before his eyes was a horrific sight. The unwrapped bodies of dead Guados were not what he had expected. He could hear his younger sister's gasp when she had followed after him.
"Lady Summoner Yuna and her guardians attacked Maester Seymour and in their escape killed these young and noble Guado." Replied a Macalanian priest, who was dressed in black for the funeral rights. "How can that be?" asked a perplexed Landien. "She is High Summoner Braska's daughter. How could she do such a thing?" he repeated, still in utter disbelief. "That we do not know. And to think she and Maester Seymour were to wed..." answered the priest.
"Wed?" questioned Olin, who was suddenly at the summoner's side. He sounded rather surprised. "Yes, that is right. You have not heard?" inquired the priest in reply. "We have been travelling." Answered Landien. "You see, I myself am a Summoner." Said the black-haired youth meekly. "And we are his guardians." Continued Olin as he gestured to their party.
"I was hoping to address the Fayth, is it all right to do so?" requested the summoner, not wanting to impose on this grief stricken temple. "Please go right ahead, it is your duty." Replied the priest as he bowed to Landien and his guardians, pointing toward the entrance to the Cloister of Trials.
-...-
The sight before them came as a shock to Landien. The summoner's body had stiffened when he entered the threshold of the temple and smelled the reek of dead flesh. However, Elohim expected this after seeing the bloodstained snow that led to the temple. The lifeless bodies of several Guados that were being prepared for the funeral rights were laid out on the stone floor before them.
'Could this be the beginning?' wondered Elohim as he scanned the foyer of the temple.
"What has happened here?" exclaimed the summoner as a priest dressed in black pass by. "Oh..." gasped Lydia as she beheld the grim sight when she entered the temple. 'She has probably never seen anything like this...' thought Elohim as he saw her break down into silent sobs in the blonde- haired swordsman's arms. "Lydia..." soothed Ilised, his voice soft, trying to calm the frightened young woman.
"Lady Summoner Yuna and her guardians attacked Maester Seymour and in their escape killed these young and noble Guado." Said the priest bleakly. "How can that be? She is High Summoner Braska's daughter. How could she do such a thing?" asked a distraught and unbelieving Landien. "That we do not know. And to think she and Maester Seymour were to wed..." answered the priest.
"Wed?" asked Olin quizzically Having rushed to the summoner's side upon hearing this. "Yes, that is right. You have not heard?" asked the priest in return. 'It has begun...' thought Elohim as a foreboding rose from within him. "We have been travelling. You see, I myself am a Summoner." Said Landien meekly, jostling the silver-haired man from his thoughts. "And we are his guardians." Added Olin as he gestured toward Lydia, Ilised and himself.
"I was hoping to address the Fayth, is it all right to do so?" requested Landien, not wanting to be a burden to the temple. "Please go right ahead, it is your duty." Answered the priest as he pointed to the door to the Cloister of Trials.
-...-
"Lydia..." whispered Ilised, trying to soothe the terrified young woman. Instead of calming down though, Lydia only seemed to get more frightened. The only thing he could do was to hold her tightly and try to shield her eyes from the gruesome sight. 'You've never seen anything like this...' thought the swordsman as he held her to his chest.
'I wished you would have never had to see this...' lamented Ilised as he guided Lydia's stiffened body across the temple foyer toward the Cloister of Trials. 'If I could have protected you from this, I would have.' Thought the older man as the cold stone doors shut close behind him.
...
"Lord Summoner, it is almost dark. Are you certain you do not wish to rest here?" inquired a cleric as the party made their way toward the main door. "Yes, I am certain." Replied Landien, thinking of his beloved sister's unconscious form, as he and his guardians exited Macalania Temple. "Are you sure you want to carry Lydia?" asked Landien upon seeing his little sister in his old friend's arms.
"Of course. Besides, who else will?" replied Ilised jokingly.
The Summoner and his guardians had been in the Cloister of Trials for about three hours. When Landien had addressed the Fayth, there was no incident. Unfortunately, Lydia could not bear the sight and stench of death. She had passed out in the Cloister of Trials only minutes after they had entered. Ilised had been carrying her ever since.
'Be strong...' thought Landien as he kissed Lydia's forehead just as the doors of Macalania Temple shut behind them. "Let us be off then..." declared Olin as he proceeded to lead the group with Elohim at his side toward the Rin Travel Agency.
...
"Listen, I'll watch her tonight." Insisted Ilised as he pushed Landien out the door. "You'd better get some sleep." Shouted the guardian from behind the door. "All right!" exclaimed the summoner, banging the door a few times before he headed to his room just down the hall. 'I'm glad he looks out for Lydia and me...' thought Landien, yawning.
'I don't know what we'd do if he weren't here...' mused the summoner as he thought of Ilised and his tendencies to act like their big brother. Landien knew if it weren't for Ilised, Lydia and he would be nothing today.
'I'd better rest I suppose. Tomorrow will be the Ca...' before the summoner could finish his chain of thought, the sound of a turning doorknob from behind him made him turn. "Good evening, Elohim." Greeted Landien cheerfully with a bright smile. "Good evening to you as well, Landien." Greeted the guardian in return.
An awkward silence followed. Neither man knew what to say or do next. But both were reluctant to leave each other's company.
"Would you like to walk with me?" inquired Elohim, trying and failing to sound nonchalant. "Yes, I would like that." Replied Landien just as ineptly. Both men then headed outside, side by side.
NOTES:
Timeline: Yuna & co. have fallen through the ice and Sin has transported to them to Bikanel Island. They should be spending at least two days there... after all, it is a big desert...
Anyway, what do you think about this chap???
The next chapter should be coming up pretty soon, even as I'm posting this, I am already writing the fourteenth chapter...