Candle in the window
Sorry I took so long to post the next chapter. I've been having trouble with my internet connection. Anyway, On with the show!
Chapter 7
The day was cool and bright. The flowers in the garden of the castle of Draqueen were radiant. The leaves clicked against one another as the wind played through their branches. The dragon knight of water hummed a simple but old song, walking among these lovely surroundings.
The former elf stepped slowly and carefully. His arms reached out occasionally to touch the happy plants. The melody was light but the song, if he sang it, was sad. Unfortunately, most old songs were usually expressions of kindness rejected and love denied. And yet some how, Rune smiled, they always seem to convey hope.
Branches rustled, unsteadily just a few feet before him. A shrub with small leaves but quite an abondance of them, moved. A twig snapped and Rune winced.
"Who's there!" he stepped forward. The rustling stopped. "I know you're hiding. Come out." he reached into the leafy cover and found an arm. "Found you." the golden haired man pulled hard.
"Ah!" The brunet was yanked free but lost his balance and they both fell. "Darn it!" A boy appearing thirteen years old, pushed himself up.
"Rath?!" Rune managed, trying to ignore the elbow in his stomach.
"Okay, you know," Red eyes looked around before he stood. "So pretend you never saw me." He dug into the bush and retrieved a sword.
"You're not supposed to have that. Alfeegi told me..."
"Do you always do what you're told?"
"I do my duty." the blond defended, "I'm a dragon knight and so are you and we..."
"There's no we. I am going to go kill me some demons and you," The boy looked down on his elder who was just managing to stand, "Are going to forget you ever saw me. Got it?"
"Excuse me?!"
"See ya." He ran off.
"Hey!" Rune fumed. "That little brat! I'd better tell Alfeegi." The former elf rushed to find the White dragon officer.
Many of the guards seemed to be uneasy. Talking among themselves in lowered tones. Two men went rushing by him. This was most unusual behavior. The golden haired man walked into Alfeegi's office and saw his high-backed chair was facing away but occupied.
"Dragon Knight of water Rune, reporting in sir. I saw..." He wanted to tell him about Rath first of all but he was very curious of the unrest in the castle. "Many of the guards seemed concerned about something. Did something happen?"
"There's no need to be so formal, Rune." Ruwalk turned the chair and looked at the water dragon knight. Blue eyes, blinked. He thought he was talking to Alfeegi. "And yes, something did happen."
"Uh," Rune wasn't sure how diligent and efficient Ruwalk was but Alfeegi once told him he was an irrisponisble spy of his magesty. But what did that entail? "Does it involve Alfeegi?"
"Huh?" the dark haired yellow dragon officer blinked. "Well," he considered his words. "We're all effected by it but..."
"What is it?" maybe that was a simpler question.
"Kai-Stern came back yesterday," he got straight to the point but was unsure how to explain, "His mission was successful it seems but he came back a bit worse for ware, if you get my meaning." The brown eyes dragon officer stood and walked around the secritary's desk. "Frankly, I'm concerned." Ruwalk leaned on the desk and folded his arms. "There was no abnormal activity from Luwa reported in the days after we received word that Kai-Stern had arrived. It's puzzling that he came back in such bad shape."
"Is he alright?" Rune asked concerned.
"I'm told he'll take days, perhaps weeks to regain his strength."
"What happened?"
"That's what I'd like to know."
"My desk is not a bench." Alfeegi came in with a stack of documents that should have blocked his view. And yet he knew Ruwalk was sitting on his desk.
"Sorry." Ruwalk jumped up.
"Alfeegi," Rune smiled. That's the proper and diligent secritary he had come to see. "How are you?"
"Thank you for asking Rune," he closed his eyes, "But I'm quite busy I'm afraid. Was there something you needed?"
"Well," Rath escaped again, probably but that wasn't completely uncommon, maybe it would just be another bother and possibly unnecessary. But to leave the matter, would be irrisponsible. "I saw Rath in the garden. He ran off saying he was going demon slaying."
"Not again." Alfeegi sighed and put down the ream of papers on the large ornate desk.
"You don't say." Ruwalk didn't seem very surprised.
"I thought it was odd because he had a sword." Rune added to justify his concerns. The white dragon officer's hands slammed on the desk top, making Rune jump. His shoulder's twitched with irritation.
"That little..."
"Now, Alfeegi. I'm sure he..." The brunet began only to have crystaline copper eyes glare at him. "...didn't file a request for it." his shoulders slumped.
"I'm not going to worry about that now." Alfeegi straightened.
"Sir?" A gentleman peeked in the door.
"Yes. Please bring them in." The white dragon officer motioned.
"Yes, sir." He left and quickly came back with three large carts of documents, books and scrolls.
"What is all this?" Ruwalk staggered back.
"These," Alfeegi picked up a book off the first cart, "thank you," he nodded and the gentleman left, "are all the records of Luwa in the castle."
"All of them?" the yellow dragon officer choked.
"It's much less than I thought." the strawberry blond raised a hand to his chin and frowned. "But it's a start."
"Start?" Ruwalk's jacket slumped off his shoulder and a few hairs seemed out of place suddenly.
"That's right." the white dragon officer nodded. "One of the soldiers that recovered Kai-Stern reported him mumbling something about dragons, fire, earth, wind and water. More importantly he talked about the water being lost. Rune recently found the Water dragon. Earth is safe here in the castle and Rath has fire so what of wind? If there is even one clue in these records..."
"You don't mean you're going to search this whole thing." Ruwalk shook his brown and red hair.
"No," he closed his eyes and folded his arms.
"Oh," Ruwalk looked relieved.
"We are." Alfeegi smirked.
"Huh?" the yellow dragon officer looked at the water dragon knight who already had a scroll in his hands. "Rune would you like to help?" he smiled hopefully.
"Uh," blue eyes looked over the mess then at Alfeegi who didn't seem to reject the extra help. "Okay."
Sorry I took so long to post the next chapter. I've been having trouble with my internet connection. Anyway, On with the show!
Chapter 7
The day was cool and bright. The flowers in the garden of the castle of Draqueen were radiant. The leaves clicked against one another as the wind played through their branches. The dragon knight of water hummed a simple but old song, walking among these lovely surroundings.
The former elf stepped slowly and carefully. His arms reached out occasionally to touch the happy plants. The melody was light but the song, if he sang it, was sad. Unfortunately, most old songs were usually expressions of kindness rejected and love denied. And yet some how, Rune smiled, they always seem to convey hope.
Branches rustled, unsteadily just a few feet before him. A shrub with small leaves but quite an abondance of them, moved. A twig snapped and Rune winced.
"Who's there!" he stepped forward. The rustling stopped. "I know you're hiding. Come out." he reached into the leafy cover and found an arm. "Found you." the golden haired man pulled hard.
"Ah!" The brunet was yanked free but lost his balance and they both fell. "Darn it!" A boy appearing thirteen years old, pushed himself up.
"Rath?!" Rune managed, trying to ignore the elbow in his stomach.
"Okay, you know," Red eyes looked around before he stood. "So pretend you never saw me." He dug into the bush and retrieved a sword.
"You're not supposed to have that. Alfeegi told me..."
"Do you always do what you're told?"
"I do my duty." the blond defended, "I'm a dragon knight and so are you and we..."
"There's no we. I am going to go kill me some demons and you," The boy looked down on his elder who was just managing to stand, "Are going to forget you ever saw me. Got it?"
"Excuse me?!"
"See ya." He ran off.
"Hey!" Rune fumed. "That little brat! I'd better tell Alfeegi." The former elf rushed to find the White dragon officer.
Many of the guards seemed to be uneasy. Talking among themselves in lowered tones. Two men went rushing by him. This was most unusual behavior. The golden haired man walked into Alfeegi's office and saw his high-backed chair was facing away but occupied.
"Dragon Knight of water Rune, reporting in sir. I saw..." He wanted to tell him about Rath first of all but he was very curious of the unrest in the castle. "Many of the guards seemed concerned about something. Did something happen?"
"There's no need to be so formal, Rune." Ruwalk turned the chair and looked at the water dragon knight. Blue eyes, blinked. He thought he was talking to Alfeegi. "And yes, something did happen."
"Uh," Rune wasn't sure how diligent and efficient Ruwalk was but Alfeegi once told him he was an irrisponisble spy of his magesty. But what did that entail? "Does it involve Alfeegi?"
"Huh?" the dark haired yellow dragon officer blinked. "Well," he considered his words. "We're all effected by it but..."
"What is it?" maybe that was a simpler question.
"Kai-Stern came back yesterday," he got straight to the point but was unsure how to explain, "His mission was successful it seems but he came back a bit worse for ware, if you get my meaning." The brown eyes dragon officer stood and walked around the secritary's desk. "Frankly, I'm concerned." Ruwalk leaned on the desk and folded his arms. "There was no abnormal activity from Luwa reported in the days after we received word that Kai-Stern had arrived. It's puzzling that he came back in such bad shape."
"Is he alright?" Rune asked concerned.
"I'm told he'll take days, perhaps weeks to regain his strength."
"What happened?"
"That's what I'd like to know."
"My desk is not a bench." Alfeegi came in with a stack of documents that should have blocked his view. And yet he knew Ruwalk was sitting on his desk.
"Sorry." Ruwalk jumped up.
"Alfeegi," Rune smiled. That's the proper and diligent secritary he had come to see. "How are you?"
"Thank you for asking Rune," he closed his eyes, "But I'm quite busy I'm afraid. Was there something you needed?"
"Well," Rath escaped again, probably but that wasn't completely uncommon, maybe it would just be another bother and possibly unnecessary. But to leave the matter, would be irrisponsible. "I saw Rath in the garden. He ran off saying he was going demon slaying."
"Not again." Alfeegi sighed and put down the ream of papers on the large ornate desk.
"You don't say." Ruwalk didn't seem very surprised.
"I thought it was odd because he had a sword." Rune added to justify his concerns. The white dragon officer's hands slammed on the desk top, making Rune jump. His shoulder's twitched with irritation.
"That little..."
"Now, Alfeegi. I'm sure he..." The brunet began only to have crystaline copper eyes glare at him. "...didn't file a request for it." his shoulders slumped.
"I'm not going to worry about that now." Alfeegi straightened.
"Sir?" A gentleman peeked in the door.
"Yes. Please bring them in." The white dragon officer motioned.
"Yes, sir." He left and quickly came back with three large carts of documents, books and scrolls.
"What is all this?" Ruwalk staggered back.
"These," Alfeegi picked up a book off the first cart, "thank you," he nodded and the gentleman left, "are all the records of Luwa in the castle."
"All of them?" the yellow dragon officer choked.
"It's much less than I thought." the strawberry blond raised a hand to his chin and frowned. "But it's a start."
"Start?" Ruwalk's jacket slumped off his shoulder and a few hairs seemed out of place suddenly.
"That's right." the white dragon officer nodded. "One of the soldiers that recovered Kai-Stern reported him mumbling something about dragons, fire, earth, wind and water. More importantly he talked about the water being lost. Rune recently found the Water dragon. Earth is safe here in the castle and Rath has fire so what of wind? If there is even one clue in these records..."
"You don't mean you're going to search this whole thing." Ruwalk shook his brown and red hair.
"No," he closed his eyes and folded his arms.
"Oh," Ruwalk looked relieved.
"We are." Alfeegi smirked.
"Huh?" the yellow dragon officer looked at the water dragon knight who already had a scroll in his hands. "Rune would you like to help?" he smiled hopefully.
"Uh," blue eyes looked over the mess then at Alfeegi who didn't seem to reject the extra help. "Okay."
