Chapter 10
Tal felt utterly depressed. The news of an Icecarl/Chosen war to Milla's absence had taken its toll on him. Tal couldn't think of anything to do. He wanted a shoulder to cry on but that wasn't kingly he reminded himself. He needed to go on with the days tasks, Tal needed to keep busy. Milla had said she was the only one who could straighten the situation out. He had to trust her but a small worry started to eat at him.
"What if she couldn't handle the situation and died while trying to?" thought Tal.
"No.no... Stop thinking like that!" Tal ordered himself.
"She'll be fine, after all she is an Icecarl," Tal reassured himself.
"Just keep busy take your mind off it,"
Tal did the tasks that he had to do that day. Sort out some renegades and organize a Freefolk living area. Those were the major tasks to do and he did them mechanically. As Tal finished showing Benem the rooms of the unused white halls, he met Ebbitt.
"Hello, Great Uncle." Tal greeted mechanically.
"What are you up to boy?" asked Ebbitt merrily.
"Just finished showing Benem around the white halls," Tal said mechanically.
"Not much to see is there," Ebbitt said while looking at scorch marks inside a room that spelled out Tal in big letters.
Tal followed his gaze and told Ebbitt about Gref's rescue seven years ago.
"Milla and I had to fight our way to a laundry chute, that was where we met Sushin and he temporarily blinded me," Tal recalled.
"You miss her don't you, boy," Ebbitt asked seriously.
"How did you know?" asked Tal surprised that Ebbitt knew his feelings for Milla.
"I maybe old and senile but I'm not blind!"
"Am I that transparent?" asked Tal, snapping back to his mechanical tone.
"You only mentioned her name 20 times in your story in the white halls." said Ebbitt in a casually.
"Look Tal, I know what's going on between you two but if you miss her go to her and get married, Light knows you want to. Besides it's about time you got yourself a queen." Ebbitt mused.
Tal sighed and despite himself told Ebbitt of the current situation. Ebbitt was silent for a while shaking his head to and fro. Then he snapped his fingers and spoke.
"Leave everything to me boy." he said excitedly.
"What do you mean?" asked Tal puzzled.
"I'll get Rerem and Graile to stand in for you while you're away." Ebbitt answered.
"What? How? And where am I going?" asked Tal still confused.
"Goodness, you are as daft as your father, it's a miracle that you became Emperor, think about it boy." Ebbitt said while slapping his forehead.
Ebbitt stood by expectantly. When he saw that Tal shook his head in confusion, Ebbitt told him of his plan. Tal reaction changed from doubt to hope.
"Let me get this straight, Great Uncle, I get you to convince Mother and Father to stand in for me as Light and Dark Viziers, while I help Milla?" Tal said while bending a finger back for each point.
"Exactly, boy, there still is hope for you yet!" Ebbitt exclaimed.
Tal was now energized with hope and found strength to run all the way up to his room but before he could run far he was pulled back with a violet lasso from Ebbitt's sunstone.
"Was there something I forgot uncle?" asked Tal.
"Oh minor things really, for example an alibi, equipment for the ice and a fast way to the violet tower." Ebbitt said while he cleaned out his right ear with his pinky.
"Oh.what do you suggest Ebbitt?" asked Tal.
"Alibi I leave to you to figure out, as for equipment I may have a thing or two to give you."
"What about a fast trip to my room?" asked Tal while considering a few alibis.
"Steam; nothing faster than traveling by steam,"
Tal looked at his great uncle and smiled a rare smile spread across his face.
"Without Ebbitt I would never be able to do anything," thought Tal.
Authors note: It's me again.please please please please review I would like to know what you think of my story so far.
Tal felt utterly depressed. The news of an Icecarl/Chosen war to Milla's absence had taken its toll on him. Tal couldn't think of anything to do. He wanted a shoulder to cry on but that wasn't kingly he reminded himself. He needed to go on with the days tasks, Tal needed to keep busy. Milla had said she was the only one who could straighten the situation out. He had to trust her but a small worry started to eat at him.
"What if she couldn't handle the situation and died while trying to?" thought Tal.
"No.no... Stop thinking like that!" Tal ordered himself.
"She'll be fine, after all she is an Icecarl," Tal reassured himself.
"Just keep busy take your mind off it,"
Tal did the tasks that he had to do that day. Sort out some renegades and organize a Freefolk living area. Those were the major tasks to do and he did them mechanically. As Tal finished showing Benem the rooms of the unused white halls, he met Ebbitt.
"Hello, Great Uncle." Tal greeted mechanically.
"What are you up to boy?" asked Ebbitt merrily.
"Just finished showing Benem around the white halls," Tal said mechanically.
"Not much to see is there," Ebbitt said while looking at scorch marks inside a room that spelled out Tal in big letters.
Tal followed his gaze and told Ebbitt about Gref's rescue seven years ago.
"Milla and I had to fight our way to a laundry chute, that was where we met Sushin and he temporarily blinded me," Tal recalled.
"You miss her don't you, boy," Ebbitt asked seriously.
"How did you know?" asked Tal surprised that Ebbitt knew his feelings for Milla.
"I maybe old and senile but I'm not blind!"
"Am I that transparent?" asked Tal, snapping back to his mechanical tone.
"You only mentioned her name 20 times in your story in the white halls." said Ebbitt in a casually.
"Look Tal, I know what's going on between you two but if you miss her go to her and get married, Light knows you want to. Besides it's about time you got yourself a queen." Ebbitt mused.
Tal sighed and despite himself told Ebbitt of the current situation. Ebbitt was silent for a while shaking his head to and fro. Then he snapped his fingers and spoke.
"Leave everything to me boy." he said excitedly.
"What do you mean?" asked Tal puzzled.
"I'll get Rerem and Graile to stand in for you while you're away." Ebbitt answered.
"What? How? And where am I going?" asked Tal still confused.
"Goodness, you are as daft as your father, it's a miracle that you became Emperor, think about it boy." Ebbitt said while slapping his forehead.
Ebbitt stood by expectantly. When he saw that Tal shook his head in confusion, Ebbitt told him of his plan. Tal reaction changed from doubt to hope.
"Let me get this straight, Great Uncle, I get you to convince Mother and Father to stand in for me as Light and Dark Viziers, while I help Milla?" Tal said while bending a finger back for each point.
"Exactly, boy, there still is hope for you yet!" Ebbitt exclaimed.
Tal was now energized with hope and found strength to run all the way up to his room but before he could run far he was pulled back with a violet lasso from Ebbitt's sunstone.
"Was there something I forgot uncle?" asked Tal.
"Oh minor things really, for example an alibi, equipment for the ice and a fast way to the violet tower." Ebbitt said while he cleaned out his right ear with his pinky.
"Oh.what do you suggest Ebbitt?" asked Tal.
"Alibi I leave to you to figure out, as for equipment I may have a thing or two to give you."
"What about a fast trip to my room?" asked Tal while considering a few alibis.
"Steam; nothing faster than traveling by steam,"
Tal looked at his great uncle and smiled a rare smile spread across his face.
"Without Ebbitt I would never be able to do anything," thought Tal.
Authors note: It's me again.please please please please review I would like to know what you think of my story so far.