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What is it that gives us the thoughts and feelings our bodies translate? Does it come from the outside, the ones we love or the ones we hate? Or does it come from the inside? If it's from the inside, do we own it?
Chapter 15
"It's certainly raining a lot this evening isn't it, Sir?" one of the younger castle guards mentioned to Kai-Stern. The albino paused for a moment.
"Yes it is. It's like a down pour." They had to raise their voices above normal to be heard by one another.
"Are you retiring already?" The young man asked as the blue dragon officer as they walked.
"Actually, I'm supposed to. Six 'o clock, doctors orders." he smiled with a sweat drop on his temple. The albino hated such defined schedules. It left him with few choices. "I have something to do first though," the request from Ruwalk surely takes precedence over bedtime. "I'd better go. If I'm caught breaking the rules, I might me executed at dawn." he waved at the dragon fighter who grew visibly pale.
"But...sir." The young man was taking this too seriously.
"It was a joke, Devlin." Lord Lykouleon appeared from around the corner. "Good evening Kai-Stern." The blond nodded. The albino's light yellow eyes were surprised. Just the dragon he was looking for and he appeared as though summoned.
"Oh, yes my lord, I see." the boy laughed more out of relief than fun. After he recovered the young man bowed and complimented him. "My Lord, you are looking well this evening."
"Oh my." He smiled at the young dragon fighter. "I wonder how awful I must have looked this morning."
"What? No," Devlin tried to correct himself. "I didn't mean..." the dragon fighter was too easy to toy with.
"It was a joke." Kai-Stern explained, feeling a sweat drop on his temple. The albino became aware of the giggling silver haired lady that partially hid behind Lykouleon.
"Oh," the young man looked embarrassed, especially after being laughed at by the violet eyed beauty. "I see. Excuse me." he laughed a little as he left. Poor guy, trying to keep his dignity.
"Do you think maybe that was a little rough?" the albino asked the blond Dragon Lord.
***
"Secretary of State, Ruwalk." Devlin had been walking down the hallway and noticed the dragon officer.
"Shhhh!" the young man was grabbed and forced to crouch on the floor. "Quiet, that's an order." he told the young man sternly. The dragon fighter obeyed and looked toward the focus of his superior's gaze. Brown eyes fixed on Lord Lykouleon and Kai-Stern.
***
"Perhaps he needs to lighten up a bit. Devlin often takes things at face value, so he can misunderstand sometimes." Lykouleon's smile was like a new sun rise. There was something so refreshing about it. Darn it. Kai-Stern felt a blush touch his cheeks.
***
"What's this now?" Ruwalk whispered, seeing something Devlin obviously didn't.
"What?" the dragon fighter asked.
"There he is." Raseleane in her stunning dress spotted Kai-Stern. The yellow dragon officer jumped. Where did she come from?
"Grab her!" Ruwalk whispered the order.
"I'm sorry My Lady!" Devlin whispered his frantic apology as he covered his lady's mouth with his hand and pulled her out of the walk way.
***
"He's right though, you're looking better." the frosty haired dragon tried to act casual, hoping his lord wouldn't notice his nervousness.
"I could say the same of you." Green eyes noticed. "Did something happen?" The dragon lord couldn't be sure if his queen had spoken to his officer yet. Even if she did, he could have no way of knowing the full contents of the conversation.
***
"Wha...!" Raseleane squeaked when the dragon fighter let her go. Ruwalk shushed her quickly. The dark red haired queen frowned. "What's going on!" She whispered her demand.
"Something is going on here. I'm going to find out what it is." Ruwalk's brown eyes reflected his determination. Devlin crouched on the floor, Raseleane peeked over Devlin, and Ruwalk leaned over both of them as they, hopefully inconspicuously, watched the drama unfold.
***
"Nothing special." the albino fidgeted. Ruwalk wanted him to talk to the blond, but that was easier said than done. It occurred to Kai-Stern that he may have seen that silver haired girl before. He wasn't sure.
"I guess..." the dragon lord spoke up, "you have better things to do." green eyes looked away. "Minna?" he invited the girl to follow him.
***
"What happened?" Devlin asked, seeing Lykouleon move to walk past the albino officer.
What is it that gives us the thoughts and feelings our bodies translate? Does it come from the outside, the ones we love or the ones we hate? Or does it come from the inside? If it's from the inside, do we own it?
Chapter 15
"It's certainly raining a lot this evening isn't it, Sir?" one of the younger castle guards mentioned to Kai-Stern. The albino paused for a moment.
"Yes it is. It's like a down pour." They had to raise their voices above normal to be heard by one another.
"Are you retiring already?" The young man asked as the blue dragon officer as they walked.
"Actually, I'm supposed to. Six 'o clock, doctors orders." he smiled with a sweat drop on his temple. The albino hated such defined schedules. It left him with few choices. "I have something to do first though," the request from Ruwalk surely takes precedence over bedtime. "I'd better go. If I'm caught breaking the rules, I might me executed at dawn." he waved at the dragon fighter who grew visibly pale.
"But...sir." The young man was taking this too seriously.
"It was a joke, Devlin." Lord Lykouleon appeared from around the corner. "Good evening Kai-Stern." The blond nodded. The albino's light yellow eyes were surprised. Just the dragon he was looking for and he appeared as though summoned.
"Oh, yes my lord, I see." the boy laughed more out of relief than fun. After he recovered the young man bowed and complimented him. "My Lord, you are looking well this evening."
"Oh my." He smiled at the young dragon fighter. "I wonder how awful I must have looked this morning."
"What? No," Devlin tried to correct himself. "I didn't mean..." the dragon fighter was too easy to toy with.
"It was a joke." Kai-Stern explained, feeling a sweat drop on his temple. The albino became aware of the giggling silver haired lady that partially hid behind Lykouleon.
"Oh," the young man looked embarrassed, especially after being laughed at by the violet eyed beauty. "I see. Excuse me." he laughed a little as he left. Poor guy, trying to keep his dignity.
"Do you think maybe that was a little rough?" the albino asked the blond Dragon Lord.
***
"Secretary of State, Ruwalk." Devlin had been walking down the hallway and noticed the dragon officer.
"Shhhh!" the young man was grabbed and forced to crouch on the floor. "Quiet, that's an order." he told the young man sternly. The dragon fighter obeyed and looked toward the focus of his superior's gaze. Brown eyes fixed on Lord Lykouleon and Kai-Stern.
***
"Perhaps he needs to lighten up a bit. Devlin often takes things at face value, so he can misunderstand sometimes." Lykouleon's smile was like a new sun rise. There was something so refreshing about it. Darn it. Kai-Stern felt a blush touch his cheeks.
***
"What's this now?" Ruwalk whispered, seeing something Devlin obviously didn't.
"What?" the dragon fighter asked.
"There he is." Raseleane in her stunning dress spotted Kai-Stern. The yellow dragon officer jumped. Where did she come from?
"Grab her!" Ruwalk whispered the order.
"I'm sorry My Lady!" Devlin whispered his frantic apology as he covered his lady's mouth with his hand and pulled her out of the walk way.
***
"He's right though, you're looking better." the frosty haired dragon tried to act casual, hoping his lord wouldn't notice his nervousness.
"I could say the same of you." Green eyes noticed. "Did something happen?" The dragon lord couldn't be sure if his queen had spoken to his officer yet. Even if she did, he could have no way of knowing the full contents of the conversation.
***
"Wha...!" Raseleane squeaked when the dragon fighter let her go. Ruwalk shushed her quickly. The dark red haired queen frowned. "What's going on!" She whispered her demand.
"Something is going on here. I'm going to find out what it is." Ruwalk's brown eyes reflected his determination. Devlin crouched on the floor, Raseleane peeked over Devlin, and Ruwalk leaned over both of them as they, hopefully inconspicuously, watched the drama unfold.
***
"Nothing special." the albino fidgeted. Ruwalk wanted him to talk to the blond, but that was easier said than done. It occurred to Kai-Stern that he may have seen that silver haired girl before. He wasn't sure.
"I guess..." the dragon lord spoke up, "you have better things to do." green eyes looked away. "Minna?" he invited the girl to follow him.
***
"What happened?" Devlin asked, seeing Lykouleon move to walk past the albino officer.
