Chapter 37
Harem moved stealthily like the snake he was and slithered behind a tree. The reptilian shadow spied two guards standing in front of the doorway to the hall of Greeting and Farewell and chuckled to itself.
"Thossse guaaards will be noo match for you, Borzog," Harem hissed softly.
"Then why don't we move so I can rip them limb from limb?!" the very large Borzog replied in a low grumble.
"I agree," said a mean looking Storm Shepard already holding a lighting bolt in his hand.
"We goo on my order!" hissed Harem.
"Hmph...Coward..." retorted an Icefang.
"A coward yes but a fool he is not," said a feminine voice behind the shadows.
The creatures looked around for the disembodied voice and cringed to see a female shadow slip off a tree branch and land lightly and silently in the middle of the small gathering.
"SSSorcher; I thought I told you to watch our rear," said Harem.
"I have and believe me it's no easy task when it's your rears are all there is to look at," Sorcher huffed matching everyone's stare of annoyance and anger.
"Well there is one rear that does look beautiful no matter how you look at it," Sorcher said slinking her Stormy body towards the other mean looking Storm Shepard and patted it.
"Sorcher maybe later, we have work to do now," said the Storm Shepard grinning seductively.
Sorcher ceased her patting and moved back with a mischievous grin.
"Always a pleasure Bolt," Sorcher said in a voice as soft as a light breeze then turning towards the group she announced " Harem is right to delay we have company," Sorcher said pointing a slender ye puffy finger down the hill.
"Issss it ssssssomething that you cannot handle yourssself?" Harem asked annoyed that he was interrupted.
"I thought that you might want to come and see what I have found; it may prove useful to us and to our Lord," Sorcher sai all tease lost from her voice.
Harem remained silent for a few moments, flicking his tongue out every so often and then he spoke in a low hiss.
"Borzzzog and Icccefang with me, Bolt go with Ssssorcher and ssssee what sssshe hasss to offer our looord then report back heeere," Harem commanded and resumed his watch on the castle threshold.
Bolt and Sorcher left silently on the wind obediently and went to investigate. Sorcher lead bolt back to her lookout on top of a branch and pointed to a group of Chosen children. Bolt spied them and strained his hearing.
"Dark be damned! It's freezing out here, even with our sunstones," said one of the boys with orange cuffed sleeves.
"I agree," said another boy with green cuffed sleeves.
"I saw them here though," said a girl in a yellow dress who was looking around.
"Please Trine, if you want to play a practical joke then can you please play I somewhere warmer?" said the green boy.
"I side with Zan on this one," said the orange boy.
"But I'm telling you I saw them Gref!"
The two hidden shadows looked at each other with smiles on their shadowy faces. They knew this boy named Gref. He was the Emperor's brother. Just as the two shadows were about to make their move, a noise alerted them. A rustling in the bushes alerted the children as well and it clearly frightened them because they all had sunstones at the ready.
"What's going on here?" said a meek voice from the bushes.
"Come out of there, whoever you are or we'll shoot!" Gref demanded.
Just then out popped a young girl about Trines age but she was from orange and not from yellow.
"Okay I'm coming out don't shoot...um.please," said the new girl.
At the sight of he girl Gref relaxed but only a few hairs before he started to speak again.
"Kusi! I thought I told you to stay in the castle!"
The shadows shared anther secret smile again. They also knew this name well. Fortune it seemed had favored them today.
"Like I was going to let you have all the fun!" Kusi argued.
"You should have listened to me now I have to explain to mother and father why you are missing from the castle as well,"
The two siblings argued for a while until Trine had had enough of the bickering.
"Hey! It doesn't matter if she's here or not, Gref. The way I see it the more people here the more witnesses I have," Trine said breaking up the verbal fight.
"Witness? Witness to what exactly?" Kusi asked now interested.
"To Trine's ground breaking discovery," Zan chirped.
"What would that be?" Kusi pressed.
"I have found a group of free roaming Spirit shadows!" Trine said proudly.
"What?! No way!! Tal sent them all back!!" Kusi said I disbelief.
Before another word could be said, the Storm Shepard's thought it was best to act now before something else was said. They swooped down from their post and grabbed two children each. Sorcher held the Zan and Trine while Bolt got a hold of Gref and Kusi. Bolt then smothered them so they wouldn't make any sounds and spoke quietly to his comrade.
"What do we do with these two?" Bolt asked sending them unconscious with swift blows to the head.
"Take them to our Lord, now," Bolt smiled and disappeared with a pop along with his prisoners.
Sorcher smiled as her mission was accomplished and decided to have a little fun with her prisoners. She let them go and waited until they were far enough for decent target practice.
Harem moved stealthily like the snake he was and slithered behind a tree. The reptilian shadow spied two guards standing in front of the doorway to the hall of Greeting and Farewell and chuckled to itself.
"Thossse guaaards will be noo match for you, Borzog," Harem hissed softly.
"Then why don't we move so I can rip them limb from limb?!" the very large Borzog replied in a low grumble.
"I agree," said a mean looking Storm Shepard already holding a lighting bolt in his hand.
"We goo on my order!" hissed Harem.
"Hmph...Coward..." retorted an Icefang.
"A coward yes but a fool he is not," said a feminine voice behind the shadows.
The creatures looked around for the disembodied voice and cringed to see a female shadow slip off a tree branch and land lightly and silently in the middle of the small gathering.
"SSSorcher; I thought I told you to watch our rear," said Harem.
"I have and believe me it's no easy task when it's your rears are all there is to look at," Sorcher huffed matching everyone's stare of annoyance and anger.
"Well there is one rear that does look beautiful no matter how you look at it," Sorcher said slinking her Stormy body towards the other mean looking Storm Shepard and patted it.
"Sorcher maybe later, we have work to do now," said the Storm Shepard grinning seductively.
Sorcher ceased her patting and moved back with a mischievous grin.
"Always a pleasure Bolt," Sorcher said in a voice as soft as a light breeze then turning towards the group she announced " Harem is right to delay we have company," Sorcher said pointing a slender ye puffy finger down the hill.
"Issss it ssssssomething that you cannot handle yourssself?" Harem asked annoyed that he was interrupted.
"I thought that you might want to come and see what I have found; it may prove useful to us and to our Lord," Sorcher sai all tease lost from her voice.
Harem remained silent for a few moments, flicking his tongue out every so often and then he spoke in a low hiss.
"Borzzzog and Icccefang with me, Bolt go with Ssssorcher and ssssee what sssshe hasss to offer our looord then report back heeere," Harem commanded and resumed his watch on the castle threshold.
Bolt and Sorcher left silently on the wind obediently and went to investigate. Sorcher lead bolt back to her lookout on top of a branch and pointed to a group of Chosen children. Bolt spied them and strained his hearing.
"Dark be damned! It's freezing out here, even with our sunstones," said one of the boys with orange cuffed sleeves.
"I agree," said another boy with green cuffed sleeves.
"I saw them here though," said a girl in a yellow dress who was looking around.
"Please Trine, if you want to play a practical joke then can you please play I somewhere warmer?" said the green boy.
"I side with Zan on this one," said the orange boy.
"But I'm telling you I saw them Gref!"
The two hidden shadows looked at each other with smiles on their shadowy faces. They knew this boy named Gref. He was the Emperor's brother. Just as the two shadows were about to make their move, a noise alerted them. A rustling in the bushes alerted the children as well and it clearly frightened them because they all had sunstones at the ready.
"What's going on here?" said a meek voice from the bushes.
"Come out of there, whoever you are or we'll shoot!" Gref demanded.
Just then out popped a young girl about Trines age but she was from orange and not from yellow.
"Okay I'm coming out don't shoot...um.please," said the new girl.
At the sight of he girl Gref relaxed but only a few hairs before he started to speak again.
"Kusi! I thought I told you to stay in the castle!"
The shadows shared anther secret smile again. They also knew this name well. Fortune it seemed had favored them today.
"Like I was going to let you have all the fun!" Kusi argued.
"You should have listened to me now I have to explain to mother and father why you are missing from the castle as well,"
The two siblings argued for a while until Trine had had enough of the bickering.
"Hey! It doesn't matter if she's here or not, Gref. The way I see it the more people here the more witnesses I have," Trine said breaking up the verbal fight.
"Witness? Witness to what exactly?" Kusi asked now interested.
"To Trine's ground breaking discovery," Zan chirped.
"What would that be?" Kusi pressed.
"I have found a group of free roaming Spirit shadows!" Trine said proudly.
"What?! No way!! Tal sent them all back!!" Kusi said I disbelief.
Before another word could be said, the Storm Shepard's thought it was best to act now before something else was said. They swooped down from their post and grabbed two children each. Sorcher held the Zan and Trine while Bolt got a hold of Gref and Kusi. Bolt then smothered them so they wouldn't make any sounds and spoke quietly to his comrade.
"What do we do with these two?" Bolt asked sending them unconscious with swift blows to the head.
"Take them to our Lord, now," Bolt smiled and disappeared with a pop along with his prisoners.
Sorcher smiled as her mission was accomplished and decided to have a little fun with her prisoners. She let them go and waited until they were far enough for decent target practice.