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Chapter IX: Sphinx
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Sol never had a look of bewilderment in his eyes when we walked the streets of Cairo. He even took my explanation of the port key in stride. Actually, he just blinked as I led him to the streets of Cairo.
It was unusual for a muggle not to ask questions after an experience like that. But he calmly strode the street like it was his home. Some of the people even greeted him by his name. He must be a regular here. The shopkeepers knew him like he was one of their neighbors.
This was new to me seeing him like this. Actually, I had regarded him unjustly as a knave of a muggle. But I am embarrassed to say that I have misjudged him greatly.
Back at Diagon Alley I found his sense of justice admirable. He had the heart to care for a creature that we wizards took for granted.
"Hello there Sol!" a heavy set merchant called him and as soon as I saw him, I smiled.
It was Raul, one of my friends in Cairo. Strange that he noticed Sol and not me. But when we neared, his eyes widened in recognition.
"How now. What do we have here? Our little Moonshine has all grown up?" he smiled. I felt my cheeks warm with embarrassment.
"Moonshine?" Sol asked in amusement. I blushed even further. Sol laughed in mirth. Was he mocking me? "Do not worry, Diana. He also has a pet name for me."
"Really?" I asked. Wait a minute. What did he call me?
"True," Raul smiled. "Sol here is our little Sunshine." I saw Sol smirked at the name.
"First of all, I do not shine," Sol said almost in defeat.
"But you shone the light of hope in my home," Raul smiled. "We found a hoard of treasure and he gave me most of it." Gave? I looked at Sol in confusion.
"They were only trinkets," Sol said nonchalantly. "I simply took the important treasures."
"Trinkets, Bah!" Raul smirked and looked at me. "It was enough to set me and my great grandchildren up for life. I only keep running the shop so I can see my friends."
"Speaking of treasure," Sol sighed like he hated to interrupt our common friend. "I need the key." Suddenly, Raul's face grew serious.
"So it is true," Raul said as he took a box as large as his palm out of his pocket. Giving it to Sol, it seemed that he was glad to rid of the object. "Does the ministry know about the true powers of the eyes?" Raul asked me.
"I don't know," I said. "They are not saying anything." Raul clicked his tongue in annoyance.
"So like them to ignore something like this," he then turned to Sol. "So you believe in magic?" Sol glared and turned to Raul's other trinkets for sale. "Guess not."
"What's with him?" I asked. "Even if it was plain as day he would deny magic."
"It is not my place to tell you," Raul sighed. "Strange enough, he believes in magical creatures."
"True," I smiled and began telling him about the incident with the dragon's heart. Raul was amused but not surprised.
"That's our little Sunshine," he smiled. "He has a heart large enough to care for everyone and cold enough to frost Egypt in a glacier."
"I like the former," I said automatically without thinking. That made my friend smile.
"Be careful, my little Moonshine," Raul warned me as he glanced at Sol. "It's dangerous playing with fire." What did he mean by that? "You have chosen a difficult road ahead."
"I can manage," I smiled. I always had managed.
"I'm not talking about the task you are to about to take," Raul had this smile that I knew he was hiding something from me.
"What do you mean?" I asked him. Smiling, he only looked at Sol. Sol was looking at the box in interest. It was octagonal and had some glyphs written all over it. Pocketing the box, he turned towards us and bowed to Raul.
"Thank you, old friend," Sol smiled softly. What made him so sullen all of a sudden? Turning to me, he smiled. I gasped at his smile for it was not the one he had shown me before. It was loving and sweet and I almost fell for him right there and then. The key word was 'almost'. Though, I must admit, his charms were working. Although, I think he was clueless to what he was doing to me.
"It is I who must thank you," Raul said as he clasped his shoulder. "Go on. And may the gods protect you."
"I appreciate it," he bowed again and started to walk.
"I'll see you later, Raul," I waved and joined the mysterious man.
"We need to go to Thebes," Sol said as I joined him.
"What for?" I asked.
"We need the help of friends," Sol simply said not explaining more.
I hated it when he does that.
We went back to the Port Key office and touched the object leading to Thebes. Upon reaching it, he immediately walked towards the woods not even pausing to explain.
We reached a small isolated cabin in the middle of the forest and my feet are killing me. I should have brought my broomstick. But Sol didn't even break a sweat.
"Sophia?" he called out kindly. I heard a rustling inside the cabin and the door opened. And when we entered, my jaw dropped. Lying on a large bed was the most magnificent creature I have ever seen.
Her lioness body lay on the bed as her majestic wings folded closely on her body. Her angel like face smile as she received us.
"Greetings, Aires," she said to Sol. "Welcome to my humble abode, Lady Diana."
"It's Luna," I corrected her.
"That is what I had said," she said as she stood.
"Diana, this is Sophia," Sol said as he presented her to me. "She is the descendant of the great Sphinx of Thebes."
All I did, was gape in amazement.
How embarrassing.
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End of 9.
A/n: What did you think?
And to my Lady. I am still your angel and knight. *smiles* :)
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Chapter IX: Sphinx
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Sol never had a look of bewilderment in his eyes when we walked the streets of Cairo. He even took my explanation of the port key in stride. Actually, he just blinked as I led him to the streets of Cairo.
It was unusual for a muggle not to ask questions after an experience like that. But he calmly strode the street like it was his home. Some of the people even greeted him by his name. He must be a regular here. The shopkeepers knew him like he was one of their neighbors.
This was new to me seeing him like this. Actually, I had regarded him unjustly as a knave of a muggle. But I am embarrassed to say that I have misjudged him greatly.
Back at Diagon Alley I found his sense of justice admirable. He had the heart to care for a creature that we wizards took for granted.
"Hello there Sol!" a heavy set merchant called him and as soon as I saw him, I smiled.
It was Raul, one of my friends in Cairo. Strange that he noticed Sol and not me. But when we neared, his eyes widened in recognition.
"How now. What do we have here? Our little Moonshine has all grown up?" he smiled. I felt my cheeks warm with embarrassment.
"Moonshine?" Sol asked in amusement. I blushed even further. Sol laughed in mirth. Was he mocking me? "Do not worry, Diana. He also has a pet name for me."
"Really?" I asked. Wait a minute. What did he call me?
"True," Raul smiled. "Sol here is our little Sunshine." I saw Sol smirked at the name.
"First of all, I do not shine," Sol said almost in defeat.
"But you shone the light of hope in my home," Raul smiled. "We found a hoard of treasure and he gave me most of it." Gave? I looked at Sol in confusion.
"They were only trinkets," Sol said nonchalantly. "I simply took the important treasures."
"Trinkets, Bah!" Raul smirked and looked at me. "It was enough to set me and my great grandchildren up for life. I only keep running the shop so I can see my friends."
"Speaking of treasure," Sol sighed like he hated to interrupt our common friend. "I need the key." Suddenly, Raul's face grew serious.
"So it is true," Raul said as he took a box as large as his palm out of his pocket. Giving it to Sol, it seemed that he was glad to rid of the object. "Does the ministry know about the true powers of the eyes?" Raul asked me.
"I don't know," I said. "They are not saying anything." Raul clicked his tongue in annoyance.
"So like them to ignore something like this," he then turned to Sol. "So you believe in magic?" Sol glared and turned to Raul's other trinkets for sale. "Guess not."
"What's with him?" I asked. "Even if it was plain as day he would deny magic."
"It is not my place to tell you," Raul sighed. "Strange enough, he believes in magical creatures."
"True," I smiled and began telling him about the incident with the dragon's heart. Raul was amused but not surprised.
"That's our little Sunshine," he smiled. "He has a heart large enough to care for everyone and cold enough to frost Egypt in a glacier."
"I like the former," I said automatically without thinking. That made my friend smile.
"Be careful, my little Moonshine," Raul warned me as he glanced at Sol. "It's dangerous playing with fire." What did he mean by that? "You have chosen a difficult road ahead."
"I can manage," I smiled. I always had managed.
"I'm not talking about the task you are to about to take," Raul had this smile that I knew he was hiding something from me.
"What do you mean?" I asked him. Smiling, he only looked at Sol. Sol was looking at the box in interest. It was octagonal and had some glyphs written all over it. Pocketing the box, he turned towards us and bowed to Raul.
"Thank you, old friend," Sol smiled softly. What made him so sullen all of a sudden? Turning to me, he smiled. I gasped at his smile for it was not the one he had shown me before. It was loving and sweet and I almost fell for him right there and then. The key word was 'almost'. Though, I must admit, his charms were working. Although, I think he was clueless to what he was doing to me.
"It is I who must thank you," Raul said as he clasped his shoulder. "Go on. And may the gods protect you."
"I appreciate it," he bowed again and started to walk.
"I'll see you later, Raul," I waved and joined the mysterious man.
"We need to go to Thebes," Sol said as I joined him.
"What for?" I asked.
"We need the help of friends," Sol simply said not explaining more.
I hated it when he does that.
We went back to the Port Key office and touched the object leading to Thebes. Upon reaching it, he immediately walked towards the woods not even pausing to explain.
We reached a small isolated cabin in the middle of the forest and my feet are killing me. I should have brought my broomstick. But Sol didn't even break a sweat.
"Sophia?" he called out kindly. I heard a rustling inside the cabin and the door opened. And when we entered, my jaw dropped. Lying on a large bed was the most magnificent creature I have ever seen.
Her lioness body lay on the bed as her majestic wings folded closely on her body. Her angel like face smile as she received us.
"Greetings, Aires," she said to Sol. "Welcome to my humble abode, Lady Diana."
"It's Luna," I corrected her.
"That is what I had said," she said as she stood.
"Diana, this is Sophia," Sol said as he presented her to me. "She is the descendant of the great Sphinx of Thebes."
All I did, was gape in amazement.
How embarrassing.
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End of 9.
A/n: What did you think?
And to my Lady. I am still your angel and knight. *smiles* :)