The sound of light snoring filled the room. Dio lay on his bed, deep in sleep. Standing over him Luciola pulled the blanket up. For a few moments he stood there. Finally, feeling sleep begin to cloud his own thoughts, the young guilder left the room. He did not know where he was going, just that he needed to think. He could not do that if he was asleep. Determined not to have wasted this precious time Luciola wandered off randomly. Lost in his thoughts he did not realize someone was there until they repeated their statement.
"I'm sorry sir, this area is closed off by order of Maestro Delphine."
Luciola nodded and headed off in the other direction. Delphine, she was the center of his thoughts. What she had done to the others, to Claus and Alvis, and most importantly to Dio. He followed her orders, it was his role, but he could not take it. She had destroyed Dio's mind, he was no longer the bright cheerful young boy Luciola knew. A few minutes later Luciola found himself on a balcony jutting out of the palace and overlooking the Grand Stream.
Clouds, wind, rain, the Grand Stream. That's all it was, one giant and violent storm. As a child he had learned more science then anyone in Anatorey or Dusith knew. They feared this place, and true it was dangerous, but when you understand something it looses its potency. Luciola looked out at the clouds, there was a sort of... beauty in their movements. A grace that he had rarely seen in anything. Something natural, optimized to the task rather than for glamour or style. It reminded him of the way guilders fought. And this brought his mind back to the topic at hand. He had to save Dio-sama, he had to stop Delphine from making this mistake. He did not care if it costed him his life, even if he had to kill others. He would do anything for his lord, no matter what.
After all, Luciola thought, we're friends, and friends help each other. The wind stung his face and he realized his hands were getting numb. He stared defiantly at the mass of clouds. You won't win, you won't take Dio-sama. I promise.
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Whew, that took so long to finish. Especially after watching Castling Luciola. I'm kinda leading away from the clouds theme here, and its only in there because I had to, but I digress.