In the Enchanted Forest
"Daystar! Come here, I have an errand for you," Cimorene, Queen of the Enchanted Forest, called her sixteen year old son. She had very long dark hair in braids that were wound around her head like a crown. At the moment she was standing in the courtyard in front of the castle where Mendanbar, King of the Enchanted Forest, was teaching Daystar how to use his own sword.
"Coming Mother," replied Daystar, getting up and walking over.
"I need you to take this to Shiara right now," Cimorene said, handing him a wooden box.
"Alright Mother. Father? Could you take me to the edge of the forest?"
"Of course, if you are to rescue your future Queen, you should hurry," Mendanbar laughed. Daystar just glared.
"Mendanbar don't tease him and hurry up! The Dragon Council is meeting tomorrow and Shiara needs those recipes," sighed Cimorene.
"I'm going dear, just let me get the sword." He disappeared and a puff of air rushed to where he was standing, he reappeared a few seconds later holding the Sword of the Enchanted Forest. "Well let's go Daystar."
"Get going, but be careful. There are some stray wizards still lurking around," Mendanbar warned Daystar.
"I know Father, I'll be careful. Thank you for bringing me this far."
"You're welcome and give Shiara my greetings."
A Few Hours Later
Daystar walked up to the entrance of the cave. "Shiara, are you here?"
"How many times do I have to say this? I am not a princess and I do not want or need to be rescued!" came a yell from inside.
"It's me Daystar, Mother sent me to bring you some recipes for the Council meeting and you really should be more polite. Don't you want to use your magic?"
"Oh, hello Daystar. I thought you were one of those knights or princes again; they just can't seem to grasp the fact that I'm not a princess," Shiara said walking out of the cave.
"Hello Shiara, may I come in?"
"Sure, sorry. Speaking of apologies, have any of you found a way to get this blasted politeness spell of me?" While she was speaking they came into the kitchen and sat down on the bench.
"Sorry but Telemain is working on it. Mother told me to give you this," Daystar handed her the box.
"Oh good, I'm not very good at cooking or organizing things, at least not as good as Cimorene was. Kazul is really nice about it but these will help a lot," smiled Shiara. "Now I need to get everything ready for tomorrow," she got up.
"I'll help, what do you need?" Daystar offered.
"I was going to get some flowers to use as a centerpiece, I guess you can come along." They walked back the way Daystar came, after about 10 minutes they came to a small opening in the cliff side. They went through it and came to a clearing with lots of trees and flowers.
"Is this the clearing where my mother found that ingredient for the fire proofing spell and met Antorell?"
"I think so, but that doesn't matter right now," Shiara replied. "There some dragonsbane around here so be careful not to touch it. I don't want to track little pieces of dragonsbane into Kazul's cave." They spread out and began to look for some nice flowers.
"Shiara, come look at this," Daystar called. "I don't think I've ever seen a flower that looks like this before, have you?"
Shiara walked over and saw Daystar looking at a flower with pale violet petals and tiny red dots. It was growing on one of the lower branches of an elm tree. "But that's impossible, flowers don't grow on elms," she reached up to pick it off the branch. Daystar grabbed her wrist.
"Don't, it could be dangerous!"
"It's a flower, and before you say anything this isn't the Enchanted Forest." Shiara shook off his hand and picked the flower. "You see, nothing happened."
Almost before she finished her sentence a whirl of light surrounded them. Shiara and Daystar disappeared from the clearing.
"Daystar! Come here, I have an errand for you," Cimorene, Queen of the Enchanted Forest, called her sixteen year old son. She had very long dark hair in braids that were wound around her head like a crown. At the moment she was standing in the courtyard in front of the castle where Mendanbar, King of the Enchanted Forest, was teaching Daystar how to use his own sword.
"Coming Mother," replied Daystar, getting up and walking over.
"I need you to take this to Shiara right now," Cimorene said, handing him a wooden box.
"Alright Mother. Father? Could you take me to the edge of the forest?"
"Of course, if you are to rescue your future Queen, you should hurry," Mendanbar laughed. Daystar just glared.
"Mendanbar don't tease him and hurry up! The Dragon Council is meeting tomorrow and Shiara needs those recipes," sighed Cimorene.
"I'm going dear, just let me get the sword." He disappeared and a puff of air rushed to where he was standing, he reappeared a few seconds later holding the Sword of the Enchanted Forest. "Well let's go Daystar."
"Get going, but be careful. There are some stray wizards still lurking around," Mendanbar warned Daystar.
"I know Father, I'll be careful. Thank you for bringing me this far."
"You're welcome and give Shiara my greetings."
A Few Hours Later
Daystar walked up to the entrance of the cave. "Shiara, are you here?"
"How many times do I have to say this? I am not a princess and I do not want or need to be rescued!" came a yell from inside.
"It's me Daystar, Mother sent me to bring you some recipes for the Council meeting and you really should be more polite. Don't you want to use your magic?"
"Oh, hello Daystar. I thought you were one of those knights or princes again; they just can't seem to grasp the fact that I'm not a princess," Shiara said walking out of the cave.
"Hello Shiara, may I come in?"
"Sure, sorry. Speaking of apologies, have any of you found a way to get this blasted politeness spell of me?" While she was speaking they came into the kitchen and sat down on the bench.
"Sorry but Telemain is working on it. Mother told me to give you this," Daystar handed her the box.
"Oh good, I'm not very good at cooking or organizing things, at least not as good as Cimorene was. Kazul is really nice about it but these will help a lot," smiled Shiara. "Now I need to get everything ready for tomorrow," she got up.
"I'll help, what do you need?" Daystar offered.
"I was going to get some flowers to use as a centerpiece, I guess you can come along." They walked back the way Daystar came, after about 10 minutes they came to a small opening in the cliff side. They went through it and came to a clearing with lots of trees and flowers.
"Is this the clearing where my mother found that ingredient for the fire proofing spell and met Antorell?"
"I think so, but that doesn't matter right now," Shiara replied. "There some dragonsbane around here so be careful not to touch it. I don't want to track little pieces of dragonsbane into Kazul's cave." They spread out and began to look for some nice flowers.
"Shiara, come look at this," Daystar called. "I don't think I've ever seen a flower that looks like this before, have you?"
Shiara walked over and saw Daystar looking at a flower with pale violet petals and tiny red dots. It was growing on one of the lower branches of an elm tree. "But that's impossible, flowers don't grow on elms," she reached up to pick it off the branch. Daystar grabbed her wrist.
"Don't, it could be dangerous!"
"It's a flower, and before you say anything this isn't the Enchanted Forest." Shiara shook off his hand and picked the flower. "You see, nothing happened."
Almost before she finished her sentence a whirl of light surrounded them. Shiara and Daystar disappeared from the clearing.