Disclaimer: Does it belong to me? Can I bribe you? Please? Oh well… No, none of it belongs to me…=J
Please keep in mind that shorter chappies mean that I get to update more often! (Though I do try to make them longer)
I would also like to mention that I will be going on vacation next week, so if I don't update hen, it because of that!=D
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In the village Square, the townspeople talked with one another. For the past couple of days, they had viewed the black blobs float over their village every once in a while. Of course they would be wary. Additionally, word had gotten out from the castle's workers that it seemed to be connected to the mage Numair Salmalín. And they knew what that meant: sheer mayhem. His experiments didn't usually help people get on with their lives.
"They said that it looked wonderful, the thing he was workin' on." A blacksmith who'd heard it from his brother that supplied the castle with horseshoes told the baker. "He told me that it changed shape over and over, like Daine or somethin'."
"That'd be a bit creepy, don't you think?" replied the baker. "It would probably make me sick to my stomach."
"I don't know. It could be powerful. It could help us destroy Scanra and such," said the blacksmith.
"Well, I'd say that that's a bit extreme." The baker seemed to have felt undignified.
"What would you know?" The blacksmith turned on his heal and stalked away, the baker watching with a confused expression. He didn't expect him to take it personally.
Nobody noticed that many such problems were occurring around the area. Since nobody cared to mention a small argument to their friends, (who did the exact same thing) nobody knew that
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As Princess Kalasin reached for the handle of the door that lead to Daine's stable room, it was suddenly pushed open. As Kalasin jumped out of the way just in time, she saw Onua come out.
"Oh, sorry Kaly! Are you okay? I didn't see anyone!" Onua bent down to see if the young princess was okay.
"Yeah, I'm fine. I just want to bring this sparrow to Daine," Kaly said.
"Umm, I'm not sure where she is. I was just looking for her, actually. She hasn't been around for a while. I thought I'd check on her."
"Are you sure? Never mind.." And with that Kaly said goodbye to Onua and headed towards her room.
On her way there, she ran into her mother.
"Now, what are you doing with that poor bird?" she asked. The queen looked down at her down at he daughter, hands on hips.
"I found it lying on the ground outside. It's still breathing, see?" And with that Kaly held up the sparrow for her mother to inspect.
"If it's still alive, then why did you take it?," the queen inquired.
"I wanted to take it to Daine so she could fix him, but I couldn't find her. Do you know where she is? I haven't found her yet. Can I keep it till it gets better?" Kaly looked up at her mom with pleading eyes. It seemed that this was important to her.
The queen sighed. "As long as you make sure you feed it, and that it doesn't make a mess of anything, yes. But if it gets better, you have to let it go, okay?"
"Yay!" Kaly stopped herself from spring from the ground when she remembered about her new charge.
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Numair Salmalín rested his weight on the counter, observing how his new creation worked. He didn't know what had driven him to make it, only that he had. He didn't even really remember how he had made it, and barely remembered any of the time he had spent making it. All he knew was that it held more of his gift that he would generate in well over just a few years.
He watched as the device shifted from having multiple extruding spidery legs to being rose petal covered. Most of the time its shape was that of a bucket, until an extremely bulky material took its place on its surface. He knew that he had seen something of the likes before, but he couldn't place it. It was like an itch he couldn't scratch.
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As George and Alanna neared the castle, they felt a tension in the air. They weren't sure what caused it, but knew something was off all the same.
"The sooner the better, I guess," said George, who used his Sight to examine the area around them. Alanna was prodding the area with her Gift, trying to spot anything out of the ordinary.
"No luck," Alanna informed her husband. "Nothing here seems wrong to me. How about you?"
"Me neither," he replied. "Oh well. Let's just hurry up; I want to find out about what's going on."
So they set off. When they reached the castle, they let their mount be taken away by the hostlers, and walked up to the castle steps. They were soon greeted by anyone near enough to them, and were questioned for the reason why they were there. Once the palace servants learned that the Lioness and the Baron of Pirates Swoop wished to speak to the king and queen, they were whisked away at once and led to the royal library.
When the couple reached the place where the King John and Queen Thayet sat reading, they looked up at the newcomers.
"Why are you guys here, Alanna?," John asked. "You're supposed to be taking a break."
"We wanted to see if you guys knew about those black blobs that are floating around," Alanna replied.
"Oh, that…"
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Is it good so far? If it's boring, please tell me! It doesn't seem like many people like it… Oh well=D
