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"Tell me, again, how the hell you convinced the court to let them come?" Aure demanded from her older brother. Ember sighed and answered exasperatedly, "They allowed them to come because they are coming with you and me and that we have to face the consequences if they misbehave!" Aure shook her head in disbelief.
"If I had been a Lady at the Court and not a Princess, I would've had more regulations than that," Aure remarked. It was one of these moments that she felt as if she was free of the work of having to rule a whole race of Elves. Whenever she and her brother were having a friendly banter, she always felt as if she was being her age again. She was barely an adult (having passed the age point of being counted as an adult just recently) and at her passing of age, plans of her immediate coronation started. Terredepaix needed a pair of rulers, brother and sister or husband and wife, and they needed them fast. Things were falling into disarray, since the Nobles of the Court disagreed with each other often. It didn't help that two of the nobles were siblings. It also didn't help that her brother was undergoing training as these plans had begun.
"Well no one's really asking you, are they?" Ember said dryly. Aure stuck her tongue out at him immaturely and he stuck his tongue out at her in retort.
"Sibling rivalry," Hermione said, shaking her head as she followed the two Royal Elves. Hermione, Ginny, and Ron had been allowed to come, but the others had to get back to work. Ember and Aure turned their faces at her and stuck their tongue out at her simultaneously. Ron and Ginny snickered as Hermione sniffed indignantly. The quintet was currently walking down a hallway in the Entari Palace. They had just arrived at the palace and Ginny and Ron were looking around in awe, while Hermione was trying to force information out of Aure and Ember about the Elves. Aure happily obliged but Ember just stayed quiet and listened attentively.
"Hey Harry…" Ginny started.
"It's Ember now, Gin," Ember interrupted. "Ember was my name from birth. Harry Potter… well, it is my human name, but it was only given to me when I was two months old so I could fit in the human world properly."
"No, you will be Harry to us," Ginny said firmly. "We are humans, aren't we? Aren't we allowed to use your human name, considering, we are humans." Ember shrugged impassively. Aure raised his eyebrows at him and shared an amused, understanding smile with Hermione. Ginny continued, oblivious to Aure and Hermione's exchange, "So anyways, what do you do here? Being a royal must be pretty boring work."
"Sometimes," Ember answered truthfully. "But other times, it can be fun. Like, you can go on the horses around here and ride around for a bit. Bad part to that is that you always have to have a guard with you. You can't be alone these days anymore. The worst part of being a royal probably would be that we have to talk so damn formally. If you curse in any way, you will get a bad impression. The royalty are supposed to be proper, elegant, smooth, calm, composed, etcetera. Only you lot, Aure, Elsar, and the other elves in the Court have ever heard me talk this way nowadays. Other than that, I have to act all formal and elegant. You can only go without a guard if you slip out. Arwyse insists that we always keep a guard with us at all times."
"Same goes with me," Aure piped up. "I was born in England, yes, but when I went on breaks to escape from the pressure of royalty, I escape to either United States or France. They never think to look for me in the Non-Magical World. The Wizarding World perhaps they would look in, but never the Non-Magical World. I've gained a rather interesting vocabulary in America. Ember here can back my statement. He's been the target of my frustration a lot."
"Why don't you just say Muggle when talking about them?" Ron asked curiously.
"Elven influence," Aure mused. "I've tried getting used to No—I mean…Muggle, but Non-Magical always sticks. That's a side effect of having to talk so formally. When you switch from formally to casually really fast, some of the vocabulary from the elegant ways sticks. I detest it. See, that's an example. Don't you think I'd used 'I don't like it' like any normal Elf would?" She grumbled on and on about Elven influence on her vocabulary and everyone, except Hermione and Ginny, who seemed genuinely interested, tuned her out.
"I realize we've never taken you to the Royal Court Meeting Hall!" Aure exclaimed suddenly. "You can meet the Lords and Ladies of the Court!"
"Most – note the word, most – are really nice," Ember added. "The exception is Lord Entai. He's like the Elven version of a Snape." Ron visibly shivered at the thought. Too many Snapes for him.
"Ember and Elsar aren't too fond of him," Aure explained.
"Understatement of the Year Award goes to Princess Aurenia," Ember remarked dryly.
"So where is Sirius anyways?" Hermione asked curiously at the mention of the Grim Animagus.
"Elsar's doing business with the Ministry so he could clear his name," Ember replied. Ron, Hermione, and Ginny smiled brightly at this. The three had known the escaped – yet innocent – convict, although not as well as Ember, and had grieved for him greatly when he had died. They were all frustrated that they couldn't clear his name when he had died either.
"Here we are," Ember said, stopping in front of the great big oak doors he had entered on his second day in the Entari Palace. He turned to the three Non-Elves. "Whatever you do, don't say a word. If you do, they might use your words against you. Aure and I will talk for you. None of us can make you talk, because you have a right to remain silent. One wrong word and that could mean that you all have to go back to the Burrow." Hermione, Ron, and Ginny nodded solemnly and Ember turned around to face the doors. He raised his hood to cover his face. He raised his eyebrows at Aure and waved his hand at the door. Aure smirked at him and placed her hand on the doors. They glowed for a few seconds before blasting open.
"Your Highness, you have returned!" Lady Arwyse exclaimed, running up to Aurenia. Lady Arwyse curtsied before her before enveloping Aurenia with a warm hug.
"Of course! You did not expect me to have brutally murdered at Number 12, did you?" Aurenia said with a laugh. Ember rolled his eyes behind his hood. "Anyways, Ember is here with his friends from Grimmauld Place." Lady Arwyse noticed Ember behind Aurenia and curtsied hurriedly towards him, muttering 'good evening'. Ember nodded towards her in acknowledgement and she also enveloped him in a friendly hug.
"It is good to see you too, Lady Arwyse," Ember greeted with a grin, looking at her at arms' length.
"I am Arwy, Ember," Lady Arwyse said with a shake of her head.
"I always thought you were rather awry, and you admitting it yourself is rather refreshing," said Ember, gaining himself a slap in the back of his head. Aure laughed lightly in front of him. Ron, Hermione, and Ginny were too nervous to do anything else than watch. Ember regained his composure and cocked his head to one side. "Where are the other Lord and Ladies of the Court?" Aurenia muttered something about 'long titles for groups' and Ember hid a grin coming up to his mouth.
"They were expecting you," Lady Arwyse replied. "I believe that they will arrive shortly." She waved a hand to a crescent moon-shaped table. "Why don't you take a seat?" Ember nodded and turned to Ron, Hermione, and Ginny. He conjured three comfortable-looking chairs in the middle of the table.
"The three of you will be interrogated by the Royal Court, so it is best if you remain silent," Ember instructed. "Aurenia and I will defend your excuse as much as possible, and if need be, I will summon Headmaster Dumbledore to help your case. Headmaster Dumbledore has always been respected among us, because he is the leader of the Wizarding World, and they trust him to tell the truth." He then leaned close, saying his next few words quietly so that Arwyse could not hear. "Although he tells the truth, he tends to stay to the facts that help your excuse." He grinned at this point and raised his voice. "All of our hoods will be raised, so it would be best if you try to remember where each member introduced is seated." The doors of the Royal Court banged open once again and it revealed the Lords of Ladies of the Court, all of their hoods raised. Aurenia raised her hood and the twins took their seats, followed by the rest of the Royal Court. Ron, Hermione, and Ginny sat down at the three conjured seats uncertainly. Ron noted that the seat next to Harry was missing. 'It probably belongs to Sirius,' he thought.
"Who are these three, Your Majesty?" an elf, from the sound of her voice, probably a female, asked. Hermione noticed that all of their voices were smooth and flowing, like the French language. They had the smallest hint of a French accent as well. All three humans noticed that the Lords and Ladies were only wearing cloaks of two colors, black and white. Hermione guessed that black-cloaked elves were the Lords, and the white-cloaked were the Ladies.
"Ah yes," Ember said, looking at the three of them, rubbing his hands in excitement. He loved these Court meetings, mostly because of the interesting battles between the Lords and Ladies when arguing a point. Some of them literally cursed each other if one of them was too stubborn to admit truth or of his/her mistake. He moved behind them, tapping each head as he spoke.
"This is Ronald Weasley, preferring to be called by the name Ron," Ember introduced Ron, tapping his nest of red hair atop his head. He switched to French. "Il est très têtu mais est plutôt effrayé une fois confronté au loin à une araignée. Il est courageux quand il défend d'autres, pourtant parfois il est effrayé pour faire face à ses craintes simples, telles que des araignées, comme dit avant." He's very stubborn but is rather scared when faced off with a spider. He is brave when he is defending others, yet sometimes he is scared to face his simple fears, such as spiders, as said before. Ron frowned at Harry when he talked to the others in French, for he could not understand a word of it, never hearing it said much before in his life. He thought the words flowed smoothly though, although it was said very quickly. The Lords and Ladies nodded in understanding.
"Araignées? Il a peur des araignées?" a black cloak clad Lord asked with a snort. Spiders? He is afraid of spiders? Ember raised his eyebrows at him, as if daring him to continue talking.
"Lord Entai, be polite," scolded Aurenia. Said Lord quieted immediately and Ember sent a grateful smile towards his twin. He moved behind Hermione and tapped her on the head once.
"This is Hermione Granger, nicknamed 'Mione from Ron, Ginny, and myself," Ember said. He then switched to French once again. "Elle est extrêmement intelligente et a beaucoup de bon sens et de logique. Elle est fidèle à quelque croyance elle croie dedans et ne cesse pas croire jusqu'à ce que quelqu'un la convainque autrement. C'est un long processus, prenant beaucoup de jours. Elle est un combattant formidable, pourtant je pense que ses forces sont dans curatif et rechercher." She is extremely intelligent and has much common sense and logic. She is loyal to whatever beliefs she believes in and won't stop believing until someone convinces her otherwise. This is a long process, taking many days. She is a formidable fighter, yet I think her strengths are in healing and researching. Hermione, having spent a summer in France, understood only half of what he said, but she understood enough to know that Ember was complimenting her and explaining her strengths and weaknesses. Again, the Lords and Ladies nodded in acknowledgement.
"Personnellement, je pense qu'elle et Monsieur Weasley seraient mariés dans un proche avenir si elles étaient d'âge," Ember remarked with a chuckle. Personally, I think she and Mister Weasley would be married in the near future if they were of age. Hermione and Ron – having hearing his name – blushed simultaneously into a crimson color.
"And the last one?" a Lord on the far right asked with raised eyebrows.
"Patience, Lord Enral," Ember said with a smirk. Lord Enral growled a bit in response and muttered something about never being too careful about who entered the court. 'Moody will certainly like this one…' Ginny thought.
"This is Virginia Weasley, called Ginny by everybody except her mother, and the youngest of the Weasley bloodline," said Ember. He switched again to French, like he did before. "Mlle Weasley est la plus jeune de la famille de Weasley. Elle, comme tout le monde autrement dans sa famille de neuf membres, est têtue. Toute sa famille a les cheveux rouges. Elle est fidèle quand elle doit être, et a beaucoup de connaissance stratégique. Pas autant probablement que son frère, Ron, a, mais assez pour la maintenir vivante. Elle est tout comme Hermione, bien que pas comme hanté avec des livres en tant que 'Mione soit. Elle est tout comme la Reine Azurei, la mère à Aurenia et à moi-même, têtu, fier, et animé." Miss Weasley is the youngest of the Weasley family. She, like everybody else in her nine-member family, is stubborn. All of her family has red hair. She is loyal when she needs to be, and has much strategic knowledge. Probably not as much as her brother, Ron, has, but enough to keep her alive. She is much like Hermione, although not as obsessed with books as 'Mione is. She is much like Queen Azurei, the mother to Aurenia and myself, stubborn, proud, and lively.
"So this is the girl you have been talking about a lot recently," Lady Arwyse teased. Ember didn't blush, but he looked away in embarrassment. Ginny's cheeks turned red. Ron snickered.
"Ginny told me that you and Hermione were having a snog-fest last summer because you both were miserable, eh?" Ember shot at Ron. Ron glared at a now giggling Ginny.
"Prince Ember, mind your language, please!" Lady Azra said sternly. Ember backed down slightly.
"Excusez-moi," said Ember. Excuse me.
"All right, fire away," Ginny said. She saw that the Lords and Ladies were desperately controlling their questions. Ember shot her a look, silencing her immediately.
"What are your relations to Prince Ember?" asked Lady Azra.
"Ron, Hermione, and Ginny are my three closest acquaintances," Ember answered for them, saying the last word is a sort of mocking way to 'make his language flow'.
"Je pense que Mlle Weasley est plus qu'un ami..." I think Miss Weasley is more than a friend… whispered Lady Azra to her brother, Lord Enral. Her brother nodded in agreement. Ember shot them a glare, hearing their quiet words.
"What the hell are they doing here?" spat Lord Entai. Everyone in the room turned to glare at him and he stared stonily back. Ember struggled to keep his patience as he answered in English.
"They are here because they had been worried for me, and they are curious to see our world," he calmed down slightly and said dryly, "Oh and do watch your language, Lord Entai." Aurenia stood up to break the tense silence that dawned upon them. She cleared her throat. She glanced at the Lords and Ladies to check his or her decision. She cleared her throat once more and spoke.
"Comme princesse de la cour, je donne la permission de Mlle Weasley, de Monsieur Weasley, et de Mlle Granger d'errer librement parmi Terredepaix en tant qu'eux svp. S'ils violent une loi, prince Ember a offre pour prendre le blâme de leurs actions et sera puni à la place," announced Aurenia. As princess of the court, I give Miss Weasley, Mister Weasley, and Miss Granger permission to roam freely among Terredepaix as they please. If they break a law, Prince Ember has volunteered to take the blame of their actions and will be punished instead. "You are free to go. Ember, do I need to remind you about your coronation day tomorrow at midnight? And I will see you at my coronation tomorrow at noon?" Ember nodded and led Ginny, Hermione, and Ron out of the room. Once they were out of earshot, Ember breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sorry about that back there, I didn't mean to explode," apologized Ember. He rubbed the back of his head absentmindedly.
"Are they always like that?" Ron asked.
"No, it's because Lord Entai has a grudge against non-elves," explained Ember. "He thinks everyone, except fellow elves, are below him. Unfortunately, that means wizards too. That's why he was wary of me when I entered. He didn't want to be disrespectful because he knew full well that Aure could have his head for it. Aure would never do it, but you can never be too careful, y'know? Days are harsh nowadays." Ginny gazed at Ember in awe and admiration. He had obviously matured in his time here.
"So how'd you get to be so powerful in a matter of a few weeks and a year?" Hermione asked the question that was in everybody's mind that knew Ember to be alive. Ember fingered something under his cloak and his eyes looked far away. He was brought out of his daze when Hermione repeated the question louder.
"Do you remember the Blank Book that Elsar had spotted me investigating on my second day here?" Hermione nodded vigorously, eager to learn.
"That Blank Book is one of the few remaining in this world," began Ember. "It can be any type of book. It's like a sort of index, or a search engine."
"Search engine?" asked Ron curiously.
"Muggle thing," answered Ember and Hermione at the same time.
"I'd like to see it…" Hermione said suggestively. Ember shrugged and stopped.
"Be right back." He disappeared into the wall and the two Weasleys panicked. Hermione was calm and looked at the wall thoughtfully. Ember emerged from the wall once again.
"You Melted?" Hermione asked matter-of-factly. Ember nodded absently.
"I swear, if you were one of the Researchers here in the castle, you'd be the Head of them all," Ember muttered under his breath, just loud enough for Hermione to hear. Hermione smiled proudly.
"Okay, well, Aure and I are going to show you around Terredepaix. I'll show you around the Entari lands first, that'll last an hour, you'll have lunch, and then Aure will show you around the Ayra lands, lasting also an hour. Lunch should last about an hour, and you'll be back at home around…2:00 in the afternoon. I can't have any non-Entaris spent the night here in the Entari Palace because your magic would react horribly to the Dark Magic that is used here. I haven't been outside in the Lumineux in a very long time…"
"Lumineux… means 'bright', right?" Ginny asked slowly. Ember beamed at her proudly.
"We call the Le Soleil Lumineux just by Lumineux because it takes too much tongue energy to say the whole name. Like Muggles use common names for plants and animals instead of their scientific names. I suggest the three of you take French lessons or you will be so confused on what we say. Almost everybody here speaks French. Some speak English, of course. American English, I'm afraid. Although Mum and Dad spoke in a British accent, ever since six or so decades ago, the rulers of Terredepaix spoke with a rough American accent. That was because King Eor, my great-grandfather on my father's side, had been raised in America until he was fit to regain the throne, like me. Only in my case, I was raised in the United Kingdom. We have so much alike in Earth and here. Did I mention that we are right above Earth?"
"Oh real – wait, wait, wait! Above Earth?" Hermione shrieked. Everybody knew of her fear of heights, which was why she never attempted to play Quidditch.
"Ah, yes, I forgot to mention that tiny little fact…" Ember said meekly as Hermione fumed at him. Ember regained his composure and spoke calmly once more. "Ah yes, well, let's continue our tour, shan't we?" And they did. Ember showed them to every nook and cranny of the Entari Castle. He showed a map so like the Marauders' Map. It had been created by him, Elsar, and Aure and mapped out the whole of the Elven World, except that they could pinpoint exact locations instead of having millions of little dots pop all over the place. "The three of us are still working on it, because we're trying to get the Ayra Palace to show up right. Elsar and I can't do it because it can only be tracked with Light Magic, but we also don't want to mix the Light Magic with our Dark Magic. Complicated, yes, but it takes time. Probably will take the next three weeks or so to get that problem figured out."
Ember led them out to the grounds, where he showed the training grounds, in which Ron, Hermione, and Ginny found many Entari warriors training vigorously. All of them stopped whatever they were doing and bowed to Ember before resuming their training. Ember nodded to each of them in acknowledgement. It seemed to Ginny that her Harry had already gained the respect of the elves. 'My Harry? Now where did that come from…' Ginny thought. She was brought out of her reverie when Ember performed on the training equipment. The first up was the archery targets. Ember managed to get 7 out of 10 bull's eyes.
"I don't really have a thing for bows, that's more like Aure's specialty," he explained. He entered the next training area and surprised the other three when the dummy that had looked very much fake had suddenly sprung to life and attacked Ember with vigor. Ember managed to block and evade all the attacks before finally breaking through and slashing the dummy into four pieces. He muttered a quick spell and the dummy was sewn back together and returned to its lifeless form.
"There's much more, but I don't really have the time for more of them," said the Entari. Ron pleaded with him to show him just one last, because it was a great show after all, and Ember walked up to another set of targets. They popped out all over the place. Ember just stood calmly in the middle of all of them and watched each with darting eyes. With one sweep, he managed to make four bull's eyes in a row with gleaming silver daggers. With another sweep, he finished off the other five remaining targets. Ron, Hermione, and Ginny gaped at him openly.
"Daggers are my specialty," he said with pride. He summoned each silver dagger back to him one-by-one, catching each by the blade, yet not scratching himself one bit.
"You have got to teach me that," said Ron in awe. Ember answered, "Sure thing!" He handed them each a golden amulet. "There's a button on the very back that you can push to talk to me. It's like a walkie-talkie, only that it's in the amulet. If you are in a serious life-threatening emergency, find some blood, anyone's blood, and stick the amulet into it. It will give me a sort of alert and I can come to you immediately."
"What's a walkie-talkie?" asked Ginny.
"Muggle thing," Ember said distractedly. "Alright, why don't we visit the region of Ethain, Lord Enral's birthplace? All right now, this'll feel really awkward, just don't panic and you'll be okay. Hang on to my shoulders." They did so obediently and it was then that they experienced their first Melting.
"'Kay, you all can wander for a bit. If you need help, or if you want to buy something, use your new amulets. I'll be at least five inches from you if it's an emergency in a jiffy."
"Jiffy?"
"Sorry, Aure is rubbing off on me… She's probably the only Ayra that speaks with an American accent." Ember turned away and walked with Ron to the armory while Hermione and Ginny walked off together to the clothing store.
"Alright, now Ron, walk around the room for a little while and when you feel pulled to any weapon at all, let me know," instructed Ember. Ron did so obediently and walked around the room, ignoring everything but a particular sword. It had a silver blade and a gold tip with a pure black handle. It was curved slightly at the end, and the tip glowed brightly in the dark room.
"Ah, so the Goldstar chose you," said Ember, appearing beside Ron all of a sudden. Ron jumped and nearly dropped the sword.
"This one is called the Goldstar. I see you're going to be a damn good sword fighter. If you had as much practice as I've had this past year, you'd already be exceeding me. Sword fighting and archery aren't my best spots. I'm best at daggers, hand-to-hand, and magic. I'm better at sword fighting than I am at archery, but I have no doubt that you would exceed me if you had as much time to train as I had." Ron blushed at Ember's compliments.
Meanwhile…
Hermione and Ginny walked into the clothing store and picked out a few clothes from the spinning racks. The clothes in there, oddly for them, were mostly for men. There were very few clothes for women, as there were very few female Entaris.
Ginny felt her amulet heat up and she immediately grabbed it in a panic. She then heard a voice through it.
"Gin, 'Mione, go outside the clothing store quickly. This is an emergency." Hermione and Ginny rushed out of the clothing store, meeting with Ron and Harry.
"I need you all to keep up with me as fast as you can. I'm going to be moving very fast through the shadows. Your first Melting experience was slow." Without another word, Harry grabbed an arm from each person and Melted away at an alarming rate. For Hermione, Ron, and Ginny, the darkness didn't feel right. It felt…uncomfortable to travel in. Ember Melted through to the Ayra Palace and instantly dropped the three's arms. They were in a bright room, a contrast to the Entari lands. It looked oddly like the Hospital Wing from Hogwarts.
"This was the place I first landed in," explained Ember hurriedly. "We're in the Ayra Palace right now. They have the better Medical Halls here." Hermione guessed that Medical Hall was their fancy word for Hospital Wing. They spotted Aure coming in the room and Ember had a whispered conversation with her in French. Her expression changed from worry, to horror and surprise, then to understanding. She nodded and walked over to the three clueless humans.
"I'll be showing you the rest of the tour," she said, no emotion showing in her voice. "Ember has urgent things he needs to tend to, and he apologizes for the inconvenience. Now if you'll come with me…?" She waved her hand suggestively.
"I'm going with Harry," said Ginny firmly.
"So am I," said Ron and Hermione in unison.
"No," Aure said with authority ringing in her voice. "Ember can't have any distractions. He needs to face this alone or he won't get it right. Now, either you stay here and mope all day, or come with me on the tour of Terredepaix. Yes or no?" All three nodded reluctantly and clung onto her outstretched hand.
"Alright, I'm guessing Ember already gave you all your first Melting experience?" Aure asked.
"Yes, but it didn't exactly feel right," commented Hermione.
"Hmm, interesting," said Aure thoughtfully. "Alright, hold on tight." Once again, they Melted away, only it was brightness that surrounded them, instead of the darkness that succumbed them when Melting with Ember. It felt more comfortable this way, and their worries melted away with the light.
In the Medical Hall…
Ember sat on the edge of a white bed, blinking his eyes rapidly, trying to get used to the bright light. Elsar was sitting up on that same white bed, nursing a broken leg, broken arm, and bruises all over.
"What happened, Sirius?" Ember asked, using Elsar's old name.
"It's a long story, Harry," said Elsar.
"I've got time."
"Okay, I was at the Ministry, like I said I was. I was arguing with the Minister and the Aurors. They gave me my parchment to signify I'm free—"
"You're free?" Ember exclaimed.
"Yes I am, I'm a free man!" said Elsar with a chuckle. Ember grinned widely.
"Well anyways, I was about to walk out when I heard a loud explosion coming from the top. So naturally, I Melted away to the scene. It turns out that it was at the Department of Mysteries…"
"Damned place."
"… Shut up and let me continue. Anyways, Voldemort and his Inner Circle members were in there clutching this scroll and the Collier de Puissance."
"No…"
"Yes. They were holding the Collier. I don't know how they got a hold of it. Anyways, they sucked all the Entari magic out of me, and I was left to my Wizard magic. I managed to stun quite a few of them before I ran out of Wandless Magic and Apparated here. It's so damn hard to Apparate here, you know that? Now, I need some explanations. How come that damned Collier made me lose all my Entari magic?"
"Alright, I'm going to sound like a textbook these next few sentences. The Collier de Pussiance means 'Necklace/Amulet of Power' in Elvish. When in the hands of a magical user, the Collier can be used to take away one's magic. For example, if it is in the hands of Voldemort, then he can take away anyone's Wizarding powers if he chooses to. He can take away any type of magic he wishes, but he can only take one type. For example, he can take away one's Elvish powers but if one has Elvish and Wizarding powers, then that person will still have his or her Wizarding powers."
"Yep, textbook, all right."
"Not my fault you asked."
"So what're we going to do about it?"
"First of all, you have to heal. Then, we'll talk to the Royal Court and the rest of Terredepaix. You, me, and Aure have speeches to make now." Elsar groaned.
"More speeches? I'm tired of giving those!"
"Well you're Head Lord. Live with it."
"What if I don't wanna live with it?"
"Then you can go back to Limbo."
"Shit. Did you have to remind me?"
"Anything to get you to shut up about dying. I missed you, you prat."
"Yep, you still have some British blood in there."
"Didn't I just say for you to shut up?"
"Yeah, but it's not like I listen to that."
"I could have your head for that, you know."
"I know, but you won't, because you love your godfather too much."
"Are you sure about that?"
"Stabbed me through the heart, Harry."
"Oh really?"
"Really."
"Whatever, we gotta get Aure, Ginny, Hermione, and Ron. They're touring."
"They actually find this place interesting?"
"Not my fault you're boring."
"Alright, well, let's head off shan't we?"
"Off we go!"
Edited on: June 21, 2004
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Quickie Note: I have horrible French pronunciation, so I can't put up pronunciations on French terms.
Pronunciations, People, and Places:
Collier de Pussiance – means Necklace/Collar of Power. It looks like an everyday black collar choker, except it has blood red spikes coming off of it. It's considered a Dark item, and was created by an advisor of King Evynoth to help contain prisoners.
Le Soleil Lumineux – means 'The Bright Sun'. Exactly what it implies. Earth and Terredepaix share the same sun. It is often called just 'Lumineux', meaning 'Bright', for short.
Royal Courts, The – These are rather large 'throne room' of sorts for the Royal Council. There are two of these rooms, one in the Entari Palace and the other in the Ayra Castle. In these Courts, Region Ladies and Lords come and report problems that affect their own respectful regions. Barons and Baronesses rule over the different lands in each region. They report to the Region Ladies and Lords, and in turn, the Region Ladies and Lords report to the Council. Citizens of Eirith and Atlantis also come to these Courts to report their problems. The Royal Council holds meetings in these rooms often. Humans that come to visit have to get permission from the Royal Council themselves to be able to freely travel around Terredepaix.