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Chapter 6
"So the problem is solved?" Lord Lykouleon rested his chin on his laced fingers.
"Well..." Ruwalk looked over the offical reports again, "There haven't been any storms in Luwa for nine days and the fishing production has gone back to normal as well as their usual flood of tourism. The shipping routes have been re-opened..."
"Great!" The blond dragon lord sat back in his big chair. "That means Kai-Stern should be back any time now."
"About that my lord," The yellow dragon officer looked concerned. "We haven't recieved word from Kai-Stern since he left. No one in Luwa has set eyes on him since he had had arrived that first day."
"Yes?"
"Yes, you magesty." Ruwalk seemed frustrated now, why wasn't the lord even a little bit worried? "My lord, Kai-Stern is an able officer, however, he's still human," wait maybe that was the wrong phrase. Yes, he used to be human but now he was a part of the dragon clan so, oh well he'd roll with it. "Isn't it possible that...?"
"If you saying he could be injured or dead out there some where, you're over reacting." Lykouleon waved off the possibility, "Kai-Stern often has duties that take him far away from the officials that send us those reports. After all," he shrugged. "This hasn't been the first time he's disappeared for days even weeks on end. You'll see. He'll come back with only a few scratches on him and he'll be asking for his next mission." A green eye winked.
"But..." Ruwalk was going to protest but he was right after all. Kai-Stern was never one to stay in town unless his duties dictated the need. And all of the official reports were usually filled out by people who don't frequent bars or other brothals of information the albino officer would normally be found. "Yes." Ruwalk managed a smile, happy that his lord had such faith in his blue dragon officer. "You're right."
"Somebody help!" A voice yelled from the hall. They both froze for a split second before rushing to the door.
"Quick get a doctor!" Some castle guards ran past the two men toward the infirmary. They entered the hall and looked to see what all the commotion was about.
"Don't move him!" One of the more experienced soldiers commanded. "Easy sir," the dark haired soldier soothed someone beyond the group, "Help is on the way."
"What's going on?" Lykouleon asked.
"Your highness!" All the soldiers jerked up and stood at attention accept this brunet who still knelt by the other. Lykouleon drew nearer as Ruwalk stepped to the closest soldier at attention.
"Report." Ruwalk commanded.
"Yes, sir!" the young man's posture was even straighter when he spoke, "Myself and three officers recovered Kai-Stern from the east entrance."
"Kai-Stern?!" Ruwalk stepped closer to see the albino officer.
"Yes, sir. He looked bad, sir but insisted we bring him to Lord Lykouleon. We were under direct orders."
"Very well. Good work." Ruwalk nodded. The blue dragon officer's head rested on the blond lord's lap.
"It's alright," Lykouleon spoke softly, combing a few stray frosty hairs back in to place with his finger tips. Kai-Stern's eyes opened, he smiled brightly when he saw the lord. Lykouleon smiled back. "Welcome home." He relaxed a bit more than comfortable. He was sweaty and looked like he hadn't slept or eaten in days.
"What happened?" the yellow dragon officer questioned.
The doctor arrived with the two officers and a stretcher. In the infirmary, Kai-Stern was cleaned up and dressed in loose fitting garments to make him more comfortable.
"Sweetheart?" Raseleane came into the hospital like room when the doctor was leaving. "Thank you for your help doctor," she nodded to the aqua haired med tech and he nodded back as he departed.
"Raseleane." Lykouleon said her name like he hadn't seen her for months, in a gentle yet surprised whisper."
"How is he?" She came to his side at the foot of Kai-Stern's bed.
"He has some bruises and scratches." he cleared his throat in an attempt to sound more like is confident carefree self, but it wasn't working. "He's dehydrated, so, uh," green eyes looked at the bottle that dripped fluids into a sharpened house that stuck into the blue dragon officer's arm. "He's getting some water from that for now and when he wakes up he'll probably be hungry and..."
"It sounds like he's going to be alright." she encouraged.
"Yeah." he nodded.
"You don't seem relieved." Gold eyes watched him intently.
"I," Lykouleon began. Raseleane touched his cheek.
"What's wrong?"
"This is my fault?" he admitted.
"What are you talking about?" she asked confused.
"I sent him to Luwa." green eyes averted.
"He voulenteered." she corrected.
"He probably took an unnecessary risk because..." Lykouleon touched his lips.
"What are you talking about? What happened when you spoke to Kai-Stern before he left?" She forced his eyes to focus on her.
"I upset him." he told her. "Gods!" the blond sounded so guilty, "I should never have asked him to..."
"That was our decision, not just yours. It's not fair to take resposibility from some one." The dragon queen scolded.
"Raseleane." green eyes looked into gold. "I love you so much," Lykouleon embraced her. "I want you to be happy. I want the kingdom to prosper. I want everyone to be happy."
"But it's not that easy is it?" She returned his embrace, burying her face in his chest.
"No." The blond lord shook his head.
"Kai-Stern isn't the self destructive type. He wouldn't just hurt himself because he's angry or scared." gold eyes looked at him. "That's why you set out the candle? You were worried?" she asked and he nodded in response. "I'm sure he appreciate's your thinking of him." Lykouleon stepped to his friend's bedside and took his pale hand in his own.
"Raseleane, my efforts just don't seem to be enough." He looked like he wanted to cry.
"No one ever promised life to go smoothly. All we can do is try and see what comes of it. Happiness is one of the most important goals to strive for, isn't it?"
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Chapter 6
"So the problem is solved?" Lord Lykouleon rested his chin on his laced fingers.
"Well..." Ruwalk looked over the offical reports again, "There haven't been any storms in Luwa for nine days and the fishing production has gone back to normal as well as their usual flood of tourism. The shipping routes have been re-opened..."
"Great!" The blond dragon lord sat back in his big chair. "That means Kai-Stern should be back any time now."
"About that my lord," The yellow dragon officer looked concerned. "We haven't recieved word from Kai-Stern since he left. No one in Luwa has set eyes on him since he had had arrived that first day."
"Yes?"
"Yes, you magesty." Ruwalk seemed frustrated now, why wasn't the lord even a little bit worried? "My lord, Kai-Stern is an able officer, however, he's still human," wait maybe that was the wrong phrase. Yes, he used to be human but now he was a part of the dragon clan so, oh well he'd roll with it. "Isn't it possible that...?"
"If you saying he could be injured or dead out there some where, you're over reacting." Lykouleon waved off the possibility, "Kai-Stern often has duties that take him far away from the officials that send us those reports. After all," he shrugged. "This hasn't been the first time he's disappeared for days even weeks on end. You'll see. He'll come back with only a few scratches on him and he'll be asking for his next mission." A green eye winked.
"But..." Ruwalk was going to protest but he was right after all. Kai-Stern was never one to stay in town unless his duties dictated the need. And all of the official reports were usually filled out by people who don't frequent bars or other brothals of information the albino officer would normally be found. "Yes." Ruwalk managed a smile, happy that his lord had such faith in his blue dragon officer. "You're right."
"Somebody help!" A voice yelled from the hall. They both froze for a split second before rushing to the door.
"Quick get a doctor!" Some castle guards ran past the two men toward the infirmary. They entered the hall and looked to see what all the commotion was about.
"Don't move him!" One of the more experienced soldiers commanded. "Easy sir," the dark haired soldier soothed someone beyond the group, "Help is on the way."
"What's going on?" Lykouleon asked.
"Your highness!" All the soldiers jerked up and stood at attention accept this brunet who still knelt by the other. Lykouleon drew nearer as Ruwalk stepped to the closest soldier at attention.
"Report." Ruwalk commanded.
"Yes, sir!" the young man's posture was even straighter when he spoke, "Myself and three officers recovered Kai-Stern from the east entrance."
"Kai-Stern?!" Ruwalk stepped closer to see the albino officer.
"Yes, sir. He looked bad, sir but insisted we bring him to Lord Lykouleon. We were under direct orders."
"Very well. Good work." Ruwalk nodded. The blue dragon officer's head rested on the blond lord's lap.
"It's alright," Lykouleon spoke softly, combing a few stray frosty hairs back in to place with his finger tips. Kai-Stern's eyes opened, he smiled brightly when he saw the lord. Lykouleon smiled back. "Welcome home." He relaxed a bit more than comfortable. He was sweaty and looked like he hadn't slept or eaten in days.
"What happened?" the yellow dragon officer questioned.
The doctor arrived with the two officers and a stretcher. In the infirmary, Kai-Stern was cleaned up and dressed in loose fitting garments to make him more comfortable.
"Sweetheart?" Raseleane came into the hospital like room when the doctor was leaving. "Thank you for your help doctor," she nodded to the aqua haired med tech and he nodded back as he departed.
"Raseleane." Lykouleon said her name like he hadn't seen her for months, in a gentle yet surprised whisper."
"How is he?" She came to his side at the foot of Kai-Stern's bed.
"He has some bruises and scratches." he cleared his throat in an attempt to sound more like is confident carefree self, but it wasn't working. "He's dehydrated, so, uh," green eyes looked at the bottle that dripped fluids into a sharpened house that stuck into the blue dragon officer's arm. "He's getting some water from that for now and when he wakes up he'll probably be hungry and..."
"It sounds like he's going to be alright." she encouraged.
"Yeah." he nodded.
"You don't seem relieved." Gold eyes watched him intently.
"I," Lykouleon began. Raseleane touched his cheek.
"What's wrong?"
"This is my fault?" he admitted.
"What are you talking about?" she asked confused.
"I sent him to Luwa." green eyes averted.
"He voulenteered." she corrected.
"He probably took an unnecessary risk because..." Lykouleon touched his lips.
"What are you talking about? What happened when you spoke to Kai-Stern before he left?" She forced his eyes to focus on her.
"I upset him." he told her. "Gods!" the blond sounded so guilty, "I should never have asked him to..."
"That was our decision, not just yours. It's not fair to take resposibility from some one." The dragon queen scolded.
"Raseleane." green eyes looked into gold. "I love you so much," Lykouleon embraced her. "I want you to be happy. I want the kingdom to prosper. I want everyone to be happy."
"But it's not that easy is it?" She returned his embrace, burying her face in his chest.
"No." The blond lord shook his head.
"Kai-Stern isn't the self destructive type. He wouldn't just hurt himself because he's angry or scared." gold eyes looked at him. "That's why you set out the candle? You were worried?" she asked and he nodded in response. "I'm sure he appreciate's your thinking of him." Lykouleon stepped to his friend's bedside and took his pale hand in his own.
"Raseleane, my efforts just don't seem to be enough." He looked like he wanted to cry.
"No one ever promised life to go smoothly. All we can do is try and see what comes of it. Happiness is one of the most important goals to strive for, isn't it?"
