Chapter 17: Revelations, Woren style
Once I'm on my feet, we'll come up with a new plan to find some information on dreams, okay?" Orion offered as he sat up on the bed. "To tell the truth, I don't want to step foot in another library anytime soon."
During the month he was out of commission, Orion's wounds were healing well thanks to Imperial's curative potions. The town of Auria was too healing from its time under tyranny. Some of the townspeople that decided to stay were in the process of electing a new government to rule over them. Some of the local fishermen and boaters had once again taken up to using the old pier. Even the guards who were sent to kill Silos and the others came to terms with the changes and opted to become the newly appointed law enforcement to the town. So far things seemed to be looking up.
Imperial turned towards the Woran holding another mixed batch of healing herbs and berries within a fresh bandage in her hand. Unwrapping the soiled one that covered the oozing cut on his arm, she gently rubbed the concoction on his furry skin. While she did, new issues arose in her mind, bothering her. The day after the fall of the brothers, Lakaiko began to act strange around her. Although he began to speak again, it wasn't more than five words at the most and that was the least of the problems.
Once in the middle of the night she caught Kaiko leaning over the Cat-man with his small hand placed on the slumbering Woran's forehead. When she asked what he was doing, Kaiko simply shook his head and walked off, offering her nothing in explanation.
Also, she couldn't understand why Lakaiko wouldn't use his power to completely restore Orion. It seemed easy enough for him when he saved her when they were Avolon. Yet, he refused to do so when she asked him.
"Hey Orion," Imperial glanced at the cat as she continued with her ministrations "have you noticed anything different about Kaiko? I mean about the way he has been acting lately?"
Cocking his head to the side the Woran offered a slight nod. "No not really. He seems to be the same to me, why do you ask?"
Shrugging her shoulders she gave a short laugh. "I guess I'm being silly, forget I asked."
Orion bowed his head a bit as he watched Imperial finish her attention on his arm. As Imperial rewrapped his dressing, Orion gently touched her hand.
"I never thanked you for saving my life." He voiced silently. "I would have died in that cell if you didn't come for me."
Imperial checks, as well as her wings, turned a bright red. She timidly bent her head away from his bright cat eyes.
"I wasn't going to leave you behind, not after you saved me an Kaiko twice." She replied softly. "What kind of friend would I be if I did that?"
Orion could only produce a half smile at the reply. Both turned their heads when the small patter of footsteps was heard running up the staircase. Lakaiko rushed into the room and into the arms of Imperial. Lakaiko grinned at Imperial.
"What now?" he questioned her, looking up at her.
Imperial's fell as she listen to the child's simple request. A heavy sigh escaped her lips. Even if she wanted to, Imperial couldn't bring herself to tell him the truth, not yet.
"I don't know, Kaiko," she began with a forced smile upon her face. "We have to take care of some important business now." Lakaiko stared naively into her eyes, his bright grin fading.
"No, don't wanna." he uttered sadly.
Orion reached for the boy's hand gaining his attention. "Hey, you can't go home yet, I just asked Imperial if she would like to take you to see the harvest festival in Bolo. During this time there are fireworks almost every night. There are fairs, fishing contests, and so many other things to see there..."
Lakaiko nodded his head no as he turned to Orion. "I wanna go see Reia!" he pouted as he crossed his arms on his chest.
Flabbergasted, Orion quickly withdrew his hand and sat up as well as he could. Giving the child a suspicious look he leaned forward "How do you know my sister's name?"
Kaiko gave the Woran an innocent peek as he began to clap his hands slowly in his lap. Reaching for the child's chin he lifted the boy's face to meet his own eyes. "How do you know my sister's name? Answer me, Kaiko!" The child shied away from the cat as Imperial stood with the child in her arms.
"What the hell Orion? He probably overheard you say it or something! No need to scare him over it!" She huffed defensively at the cat.
Orion sunk back in to the fluffy pillow of the down bed he laid upon "There is no way he overheard me speak her name, Imperial. A deserter of the clan can never speak the names of their people! It's forbidden." He answered gruffly.
"Reia's near a mblem, 'perial." Lakaiko offered touching her face. Imperial placed the boy on the floor and kneeled to his level. Placing her hands over his shoulders, Imperial offered the child a kind smile. "How do you know, Kaiko? How do you know Reia is near a emblem?"
Kaiko touched the middle of his forehead "I seened it here." He then turned to Orion offering an apologetic look. "Seened it in 'rion head." An understanding "oh" erupted from Imperial as she turned to the Woran.
"I forgot he could give and receive other people's thoughts too. That's why he didn't want to heal you completely. If he did, he couldn't see your thoughts when you were unconscious. He must have saw your sister when he touched your head that night."
""What in the name of all that is logical are you talking about?" The Woran sulked. Imperial tried to offer an explanation only to give up after Orion gave her the same "look" he gave her before when she tried to tell him about Lakaiko turning into a dragon.
"We go see Reia, 'perial?" Lakaiko jumped up and down excitedly, clapping his hands.
Imperial could only nod yes at the child for the moment. He gave her legs a tight hug. He then raced away downstairs into the main room of the inn.
"Did you lose all your reasoning skills?" The cat bellowed from the bed. "We can't go to the Woran camp!"
Orion turned his head sharply away from Imperial. "I'm in exile, a defector by clan law! They would kill me before I had a chance to step foot into the territory."
"I know what defector means, Orion" Imperial offered just as sharp "but there is a new factor that comes into play, there might be an dragon emblem nearby. We must go to the Woran camp to make sure."
Orion jumped up on the bed, staring disbelievingly at the feisty creature. "Are you mad! Did you not hear me when I said my people will kill us if you step foot in my homeland!"
The woren swallowed hard as he glared at the young woman. "Imperial, you don't understand. I never told you at my house the events that caused me to leave the camp. The youth in my land have to go through a rite of passage, a battle to prove their worth. We fight until two of the strongest are left standing. Then those two are then forced to battle for the position of Woran elder. There can only be one Woran elder so they fight until only one remains alive."
"The year of our passage, my sister and I were chosen as the strongest. " He explained emotionlessly. "I order to win I would have had to kill her. I didn't give her a choice, I gave her the position as elder when I threw down my vandelblade and left the combat circle. The reigning elder called the act cowardice and exiled me from the camp."
Imperial moved closer to the bed. "I understand your reasons why but we still need to go there. If what Kaiko saw in your dreams is accurate we have to make sure." she replied ignoring his outburst "We have to go."
"There's no "we have to go." this time, Imperial." Orion explained simply "We will not go to the Woran camp."
Placing her hands upon her hips with her reddening wings fanning out angrily "What do you mean 'we will not go'? The lady from the monster's cave told me this is what I should be looking for and you are going to sit there and say no! Well, hell on that!"
Orion's eyes flashed dangerously "We can't go, just leave it as that..."
"Listen cat! You have another thing coming to you if you think we're just going to sit here while you put your nose into some dusty old book to come up with a half brained plan, when we can go follow up on hot lead telling us where we should go!" she jabbed her finger into his chest.
"We are going to Bolo, where I know of a diviner who could help you!" The Woran growled heatedly "At least this time, my actions can keep you two safe. I will not place you or Lakaiko's life in danger again by having you go into a deathtrap! There is no more to be said on the topic!"
"Orion, whether you say so or not, Kaiko and I are going to the camp with or without you!" She growled just as angrily with her fist balling.
With a deafening snarl Orion grabbed both Imperial's arm, flipping her unto the bed. He restrained both her arms above her head as he pounced on her. A startled gasp tore from her lips when his face rested a few inches above hers, his sharp teeth barred.
"Let me go! You...you pervert!" She hissed dangerously.
"Listen Imperial. " Orion gained his composure to speak softly but in a firm manner. "My people are talented, masterful hunters, It's been in our blood since the first Woran walked upon the planet. Worans not only hunt to survive but for the sport of it. Anyone or thing foolish enough pass through their territory are considered open game and are hunted. I refuse to have your blood on my hands..."
The young woman buckled her hips, taking advantage of the Woran's still weakened state. Flipping him over onto his back, Imperial peered into his eyes as her long hair encircled his face.
"This is not about if I think I can take care of myself or that I think you're being a stubborn dummy! This is about something bigger than us. In order to figure out what's going on, we have to stick together! Either we go to the Woran camp willingly or me and Kaiko will kick your butt!"
"I said no, woman!" Orion replied crossly through clenched teeth.
"Um, I'm sorry to interrupt your uh...conversation." Silver cleared his throat in mock discomfort as he knocked upon the doorframe, causing quarreling two to look up quickly. "But I, and everyone else downstairs, couldn't help to overhear your conversation."
Realizing the awkward position they were in, Imperial promptly hopped off of the woren. Embarrassed and frustrated, she turned away from the raised eyebrows of the dog man in order to straighten her disarrayed dress. Orion moved back to his former position on the bed, clearing his throat.
"I usually don't eavesdrop on people but I couldn't help hear what you two were saying. I think Imperial is right in this case, Orion. We need to stick together as a team..."
"We?" The Woran and young woman voiced at the same time. Orion smacked his forehead with his hand as a noisy sigh escaped his body.
"I can't believe this. Now you want to come along too? Why can't you people see reason? This would be a quest to our graves."
Imperial smiled brightly as a thought crossed her mind. She placed her arm around Silver's shoulder. "I think it great that he wants to come along. His great sniffing ability might come in handy during our travel." Imperial hoped to the gods that the dog-man would take the bait, giving her a chance to out talk Orion in the process.
Silver glanced up into the face of the young woman beaming, "Well, I don't like to brag but you know..."
Bingo!
Imperial nodded yes to his inquiry, the dog man began to rub his paws in delight. "She knows her stuff, doesn't she? I can see who's the leader in this group. My awesome sense of smell would love to accompany you on your journey, Imperial, Orion." He offered happily to the Woran.
Orion gave Silver an annoyed glance before turning his attentions back to Imperial. "Damnation! No matter what I say you're not going to listen to reason, are you?" he questioned stiffly.
"No." came her even reply.
"Even when you are putting your lives in danger, you still want to go?" Orion grilled her.
"Yes, I do. When you said you wanted to study Kaiko and me you made the decision to join our group, no if ands or buts about it. You already proved that we need you and you need us. So you're going to have to accept the fact that we're a team, Orion. " Imperial replied simply.
Orion gave a defeated glimpse at Silver who answered back "I agree with what she just said. Three mature adults are better than two when it comes to traveling."
"It will be a long voyage across the inner sea, you know." Orion gave one last try to change their mind.
"I never been on a boat but I always wanted to go sailing, even when I was a pup." Silver interjected at the statement before had a chance Imperial.
Imperial shrugged with a slight smile on her lips "How about it, cat?" Orion gave a conquered sigh. Shaking his head in dismay he added, "And what about Lakaiko?"
"He comes along with us, of course!" Imperial countered, "I've taken him this far, why stop now?"
Orion shook his head once again "Well it looks like our merry band has grown from three to four. Welcome to the team, Silver."
The Dog-man moved towards the Woran and gave his good hand a vigorous handshake. Turning to Imperial he gave her the same gesture and then dashed down the inn stairs. Orion leaned his head back upon the bed frame and stared up towards the ceiling for a few seconds. Looking at Imperial he gave a small grim smile.
"We're going to have to stock up for this trip. Use my bag of zenny to buy the appropriate items we need for travel. If you have enough money left over, have my battle glove upgraded by one of the silversmiths."
"Orion, why do you want your weapon upgraded?" Imperial questioned hesitantly.
A dangerous fire danced within his eyes. "There will be some unfinished business I will have to attend to once we arrive."
(Somewhere in the world)
Alone in revered glory, sat an aging man atop a pearl throne. With his palm pressed lightly against his face, he stared intently into the floating gray chrysm orb before him. A fading, dimly lit image of other beings speaking filled the sphere. In a few moments his only link to the outer regions would close forever, leaving him a permanent resident on this foul planet. The thought saddened him greatly as the soft twinkling of shattering glass reverberated in his ears. There wasn't much time left for "The Awakening", the destruction of his treasured viewer was proof of that.
Feeling another presence close by the mature man waved his hand over the ball. It gently floated over to its resting place within the carved wall atop a thick violet pillow. Showing a glimmer of sadness he became upset with himself. Emotion was something lower life forms produced! Time was of the essence and worrying over a viewer was a trifling problem at the moment. Regaining his composure, the old one straightened his back stiffly while folding his hands upon his lap.
"Appear before me Nori," he commanded to an empty space in front of his seat.
"As you wish, milord." Echoed a strong voice in reply.
From within a swirling vortex of darkened mass stepped a young man. His flowing amethyst hair contrasted sharply to that of his binding colorless garments. Sweeping his cape behind him while bending on one knee, he lowered his violet eyes and placed his hand upon his heart. Unmoving, like a stone gargoyle, he awaited his master's next command.
"Tell me what you have found, Nori." The ancient directed.
Staying in his knelt position, the youthful man spoke. "News comes from Avolon. A blue haired boy living there destroyed most of the town in a draconic rage. I believe at last the one you seek has been found!"
Once I'm on my feet, we'll come up with a new plan to find some information on dreams, okay?" Orion offered as he sat up on the bed. "To tell the truth, I don't want to step foot in another library anytime soon."
During the month he was out of commission, Orion's wounds were healing well thanks to Imperial's curative potions. The town of Auria was too healing from its time under tyranny. Some of the townspeople that decided to stay were in the process of electing a new government to rule over them. Some of the local fishermen and boaters had once again taken up to using the old pier. Even the guards who were sent to kill Silos and the others came to terms with the changes and opted to become the newly appointed law enforcement to the town. So far things seemed to be looking up.
Imperial turned towards the Woran holding another mixed batch of healing herbs and berries within a fresh bandage in her hand. Unwrapping the soiled one that covered the oozing cut on his arm, she gently rubbed the concoction on his furry skin. While she did, new issues arose in her mind, bothering her. The day after the fall of the brothers, Lakaiko began to act strange around her. Although he began to speak again, it wasn't more than five words at the most and that was the least of the problems.
Once in the middle of the night she caught Kaiko leaning over the Cat-man with his small hand placed on the slumbering Woran's forehead. When she asked what he was doing, Kaiko simply shook his head and walked off, offering her nothing in explanation.
Also, she couldn't understand why Lakaiko wouldn't use his power to completely restore Orion. It seemed easy enough for him when he saved her when they were Avolon. Yet, he refused to do so when she asked him.
"Hey Orion," Imperial glanced at the cat as she continued with her ministrations "have you noticed anything different about Kaiko? I mean about the way he has been acting lately?"
Cocking his head to the side the Woran offered a slight nod. "No not really. He seems to be the same to me, why do you ask?"
Shrugging her shoulders she gave a short laugh. "I guess I'm being silly, forget I asked."
Orion bowed his head a bit as he watched Imperial finish her attention on his arm. As Imperial rewrapped his dressing, Orion gently touched her hand.
"I never thanked you for saving my life." He voiced silently. "I would have died in that cell if you didn't come for me."
Imperial checks, as well as her wings, turned a bright red. She timidly bent her head away from his bright cat eyes.
"I wasn't going to leave you behind, not after you saved me an Kaiko twice." She replied softly. "What kind of friend would I be if I did that?"
Orion could only produce a half smile at the reply. Both turned their heads when the small patter of footsteps was heard running up the staircase. Lakaiko rushed into the room and into the arms of Imperial. Lakaiko grinned at Imperial.
"What now?" he questioned her, looking up at her.
Imperial's fell as she listen to the child's simple request. A heavy sigh escaped her lips. Even if she wanted to, Imperial couldn't bring herself to tell him the truth, not yet.
"I don't know, Kaiko," she began with a forced smile upon her face. "We have to take care of some important business now." Lakaiko stared naively into her eyes, his bright grin fading.
"No, don't wanna." he uttered sadly.
Orion reached for the boy's hand gaining his attention. "Hey, you can't go home yet, I just asked Imperial if she would like to take you to see the harvest festival in Bolo. During this time there are fireworks almost every night. There are fairs, fishing contests, and so many other things to see there..."
Lakaiko nodded his head no as he turned to Orion. "I wanna go see Reia!" he pouted as he crossed his arms on his chest.
Flabbergasted, Orion quickly withdrew his hand and sat up as well as he could. Giving the child a suspicious look he leaned forward "How do you know my sister's name?"
Kaiko gave the Woran an innocent peek as he began to clap his hands slowly in his lap. Reaching for the child's chin he lifted the boy's face to meet his own eyes. "How do you know my sister's name? Answer me, Kaiko!" The child shied away from the cat as Imperial stood with the child in her arms.
"What the hell Orion? He probably overheard you say it or something! No need to scare him over it!" She huffed defensively at the cat.
Orion sunk back in to the fluffy pillow of the down bed he laid upon "There is no way he overheard me speak her name, Imperial. A deserter of the clan can never speak the names of their people! It's forbidden." He answered gruffly.
"Reia's near a mblem, 'perial." Lakaiko offered touching her face. Imperial placed the boy on the floor and kneeled to his level. Placing her hands over his shoulders, Imperial offered the child a kind smile. "How do you know, Kaiko? How do you know Reia is near a emblem?"
Kaiko touched the middle of his forehead "I seened it here." He then turned to Orion offering an apologetic look. "Seened it in 'rion head." An understanding "oh" erupted from Imperial as she turned to the Woran.
"I forgot he could give and receive other people's thoughts too. That's why he didn't want to heal you completely. If he did, he couldn't see your thoughts when you were unconscious. He must have saw your sister when he touched your head that night."
""What in the name of all that is logical are you talking about?" The Woran sulked. Imperial tried to offer an explanation only to give up after Orion gave her the same "look" he gave her before when she tried to tell him about Lakaiko turning into a dragon.
"We go see Reia, 'perial?" Lakaiko jumped up and down excitedly, clapping his hands.
Imperial could only nod yes at the child for the moment. He gave her legs a tight hug. He then raced away downstairs into the main room of the inn.
"Did you lose all your reasoning skills?" The cat bellowed from the bed. "We can't go to the Woran camp!"
Orion turned his head sharply away from Imperial. "I'm in exile, a defector by clan law! They would kill me before I had a chance to step foot into the territory."
"I know what defector means, Orion" Imperial offered just as sharp "but there is a new factor that comes into play, there might be an dragon emblem nearby. We must go to the Woran camp to make sure."
Orion jumped up on the bed, staring disbelievingly at the feisty creature. "Are you mad! Did you not hear me when I said my people will kill us if you step foot in my homeland!"
The woren swallowed hard as he glared at the young woman. "Imperial, you don't understand. I never told you at my house the events that caused me to leave the camp. The youth in my land have to go through a rite of passage, a battle to prove their worth. We fight until two of the strongest are left standing. Then those two are then forced to battle for the position of Woran elder. There can only be one Woran elder so they fight until only one remains alive."
"The year of our passage, my sister and I were chosen as the strongest. " He explained emotionlessly. "I order to win I would have had to kill her. I didn't give her a choice, I gave her the position as elder when I threw down my vandelblade and left the combat circle. The reigning elder called the act cowardice and exiled me from the camp."
Imperial moved closer to the bed. "I understand your reasons why but we still need to go there. If what Kaiko saw in your dreams is accurate we have to make sure." she replied ignoring his outburst "We have to go."
"There's no "we have to go." this time, Imperial." Orion explained simply "We will not go to the Woran camp."
Placing her hands upon her hips with her reddening wings fanning out angrily "What do you mean 'we will not go'? The lady from the monster's cave told me this is what I should be looking for and you are going to sit there and say no! Well, hell on that!"
Orion's eyes flashed dangerously "We can't go, just leave it as that..."
"Listen cat! You have another thing coming to you if you think we're just going to sit here while you put your nose into some dusty old book to come up with a half brained plan, when we can go follow up on hot lead telling us where we should go!" she jabbed her finger into his chest.
"We are going to Bolo, where I know of a diviner who could help you!" The Woran growled heatedly "At least this time, my actions can keep you two safe. I will not place you or Lakaiko's life in danger again by having you go into a deathtrap! There is no more to be said on the topic!"
"Orion, whether you say so or not, Kaiko and I are going to the camp with or without you!" She growled just as angrily with her fist balling.
With a deafening snarl Orion grabbed both Imperial's arm, flipping her unto the bed. He restrained both her arms above her head as he pounced on her. A startled gasp tore from her lips when his face rested a few inches above hers, his sharp teeth barred.
"Let me go! You...you pervert!" She hissed dangerously.
"Listen Imperial. " Orion gained his composure to speak softly but in a firm manner. "My people are talented, masterful hunters, It's been in our blood since the first Woran walked upon the planet. Worans not only hunt to survive but for the sport of it. Anyone or thing foolish enough pass through their territory are considered open game and are hunted. I refuse to have your blood on my hands..."
The young woman buckled her hips, taking advantage of the Woran's still weakened state. Flipping him over onto his back, Imperial peered into his eyes as her long hair encircled his face.
"This is not about if I think I can take care of myself or that I think you're being a stubborn dummy! This is about something bigger than us. In order to figure out what's going on, we have to stick together! Either we go to the Woran camp willingly or me and Kaiko will kick your butt!"
"I said no, woman!" Orion replied crossly through clenched teeth.
"Um, I'm sorry to interrupt your uh...conversation." Silver cleared his throat in mock discomfort as he knocked upon the doorframe, causing quarreling two to look up quickly. "But I, and everyone else downstairs, couldn't help to overhear your conversation."
Realizing the awkward position they were in, Imperial promptly hopped off of the woren. Embarrassed and frustrated, she turned away from the raised eyebrows of the dog man in order to straighten her disarrayed dress. Orion moved back to his former position on the bed, clearing his throat.
"I usually don't eavesdrop on people but I couldn't help hear what you two were saying. I think Imperial is right in this case, Orion. We need to stick together as a team..."
"We?" The Woran and young woman voiced at the same time. Orion smacked his forehead with his hand as a noisy sigh escaped his body.
"I can't believe this. Now you want to come along too? Why can't you people see reason? This would be a quest to our graves."
Imperial smiled brightly as a thought crossed her mind. She placed her arm around Silver's shoulder. "I think it great that he wants to come along. His great sniffing ability might come in handy during our travel." Imperial hoped to the gods that the dog-man would take the bait, giving her a chance to out talk Orion in the process.
Silver glanced up into the face of the young woman beaming, "Well, I don't like to brag but you know..."
Bingo!
Imperial nodded yes to his inquiry, the dog man began to rub his paws in delight. "She knows her stuff, doesn't she? I can see who's the leader in this group. My awesome sense of smell would love to accompany you on your journey, Imperial, Orion." He offered happily to the Woran.
Orion gave Silver an annoyed glance before turning his attentions back to Imperial. "Damnation! No matter what I say you're not going to listen to reason, are you?" he questioned stiffly.
"No." came her even reply.
"Even when you are putting your lives in danger, you still want to go?" Orion grilled her.
"Yes, I do. When you said you wanted to study Kaiko and me you made the decision to join our group, no if ands or buts about it. You already proved that we need you and you need us. So you're going to have to accept the fact that we're a team, Orion. " Imperial replied simply.
Orion gave a defeated glimpse at Silver who answered back "I agree with what she just said. Three mature adults are better than two when it comes to traveling."
"It will be a long voyage across the inner sea, you know." Orion gave one last try to change their mind.
"I never been on a boat but I always wanted to go sailing, even when I was a pup." Silver interjected at the statement before had a chance Imperial.
Imperial shrugged with a slight smile on her lips "How about it, cat?" Orion gave a conquered sigh. Shaking his head in dismay he added, "And what about Lakaiko?"
"He comes along with us, of course!" Imperial countered, "I've taken him this far, why stop now?"
Orion shook his head once again "Well it looks like our merry band has grown from three to four. Welcome to the team, Silver."
The Dog-man moved towards the Woran and gave his good hand a vigorous handshake. Turning to Imperial he gave her the same gesture and then dashed down the inn stairs. Orion leaned his head back upon the bed frame and stared up towards the ceiling for a few seconds. Looking at Imperial he gave a small grim smile.
"We're going to have to stock up for this trip. Use my bag of zenny to buy the appropriate items we need for travel. If you have enough money left over, have my battle glove upgraded by one of the silversmiths."
"Orion, why do you want your weapon upgraded?" Imperial questioned hesitantly.
A dangerous fire danced within his eyes. "There will be some unfinished business I will have to attend to once we arrive."
(Somewhere in the world)
Alone in revered glory, sat an aging man atop a pearl throne. With his palm pressed lightly against his face, he stared intently into the floating gray chrysm orb before him. A fading, dimly lit image of other beings speaking filled the sphere. In a few moments his only link to the outer regions would close forever, leaving him a permanent resident on this foul planet. The thought saddened him greatly as the soft twinkling of shattering glass reverberated in his ears. There wasn't much time left for "The Awakening", the destruction of his treasured viewer was proof of that.
Feeling another presence close by the mature man waved his hand over the ball. It gently floated over to its resting place within the carved wall atop a thick violet pillow. Showing a glimmer of sadness he became upset with himself. Emotion was something lower life forms produced! Time was of the essence and worrying over a viewer was a trifling problem at the moment. Regaining his composure, the old one straightened his back stiffly while folding his hands upon his lap.
"Appear before me Nori," he commanded to an empty space in front of his seat.
"As you wish, milord." Echoed a strong voice in reply.
From within a swirling vortex of darkened mass stepped a young man. His flowing amethyst hair contrasted sharply to that of his binding colorless garments. Sweeping his cape behind him while bending on one knee, he lowered his violet eyes and placed his hand upon his heart. Unmoving, like a stone gargoyle, he awaited his master's next command.
"Tell me what you have found, Nori." The ancient directed.
Staying in his knelt position, the youthful man spoke. "News comes from Avolon. A blue haired boy living there destroyed most of the town in a draconic rage. I believe at last the one you seek has been found!"