If Wishes Came True

Piratewench5309

Disclaimer: Not mine/ not mine/ you can kick me around/ and treat me like swine/ but they're still/ not/ mine. pout

Chapter 5:

December 12, 468 H.E.

Gray Palace, Rajmuat, Copper Isles

After allowing herself to linger on Taybur's image until he had disappeared down the hallway and around the corner, Senna turned towards her room and started walking. A few seconds later, the footman stopped and introduced her to her bedroom for the time she was here. Senna smiled graciously at him and entered the room. It was large and elaborately decorated with a great four-poster bed in the middle of the room. The bed was draped with all sorts of silks and there were many soft rugs adorning the floor. Senna excitedly sat on the bed and pulled off her shoes. She stepped on the rugs and delightedly curled her feet in the softness therein.

Senna looked around at everything in her room. Besides the bed there was a large vanity table with a big silver mirror, her trunk sat in a corner near a large picture window and a large wardrobe stood across the room from the vanity table. Senna went to the trunk and began to unpack. She pulled out her gowns and simple dresses and hung them in the wardrobe along with her clothes from 2004 that she had brought just in case. She took out her violin and hid it under her bed; she wasn't exactly sure whether the violin had been invented yet. Finally she took out the picture she had put into the trunk last and placed it carefully on the vanity table. As she did this she had noticed, out of the corner of her eye, what she had thought was a paperweight wiggle. She fixed her gaze on the supposed 'paperweight' it was a dark inky color with a shiny emerald tinge to it. She poked it and instead of being firm like rock, it gave and indented a little, however when she pulled her finger away, the shape hadn't changed. Senna sat on the chair provided at the vanity table and rested her head in her chin, deep in thought. She had an inkling of what this thing could be but wasn't sure she could confirm it. As a thought hit off like electricity in her brain she lifted the paperweight and cradled it in her hand. It shivered a bit as she did this and she grinned thinking she was right. She began to lightly stroke the little blob with one finger and after a few minutes of this it started to vibrate as if it were purring. Senna's grin spread completely she was absolutely sure, this was a darking.

"Hey little guy, who sent you here?" She asked it gently.

It formed a face and looked up at her. "Secret." It said quietly, it seemed as though he was a little ashamed of himself as he said this, realizing he had betrayed his position.

"It's a secret or someone named Secret brought you here?" Senna asked, remembering the darking by the name of Secret that had existed in the book. "Never mind, I'm quite sure I know why you're here, however I'd like to be your friend if you'd let me." She said, still gently stroking the little thing.

"Fun?" It asked hopefully, Senna surmised that this was a relatively young darking, it wasn't quite as advanced in speech or thought as some of the ones she had read about.

"I think so." She said. The darking bounced in her palm and crawled up her arm and around her neck. Securing itself there as the others had all learned during Aly's exploits with them. "What's your name?" She asked.

"What is name?" The darking asked curiously.

"A name is what I call you. I guess you don't have one, so I'll name you." Senna thought for a second and remembered that the 'paperweight' had had a slightly green tinge to it's inky blackness. "How bout if I call you Emerald?" She asked.

Emerald formed a little head and nodded enthusiastically. "I like!" It said and rubbed his head against Senna's neck affectionately. Senna petted him contentedly and grinned devilishly. Spy on me will you Aly? Well we'll see how that works now. Senna nodded with finality and went back to her unpacking.

7 hours later

Aly's office, Gray palace

Aly sat collecting her notes and waiting for her pack to arrive. It was the only time in the evening when most of the palace staff could find time off and thus it was the gathering time that Aly had discovered was so important during the revolution. These meetings usually included Aly, her pack, Ysul who was now head of the palaces personal mage network, Fesgao who was general of the queen's armies and Taybur who was captain of the queen's guard. Aly sat impatiently waiting for them to get there. She realized she was a bit early, but time just seemed to pass so slowly. She sighed heavily. At a sudden thought she spoke up.

"Trick, what reports do you have from the other darkings?" Trick slid down to the table and started listing off a bunch of happenings around the palace. Aly took notes on her handy dandy slates. Most of the reports had something to do with preparing for the upcoming mage conference, the kitchen was stocking supplies, extra men were being put in military positions – just for safety - and everyone not doing one of these things was either cleaning or decorating. No one had enough spare time to start trouble.

Aly nodded at these reports, everything was as she expected. It was in this frame of mind that a random thought hit her. "Trick," she said "What about the darking I placed in that new girls room this afternoon?" Trick looked up at her, the look on his face as perplexed as Aly's. He did what looked like a mental search for the darking and was silent for a moment.

"He says new girl is his friend. Telling her secrets not very friendly." Trick reported this with a curious, half disbelieving look.

Aly's faced turned beat red, "He said what?!" She almost yelled. Instead it came out as a harsh whisper.

Trick shuddered and drew back a bit "He said new- "

"No, no Trick." Aly said cutting him off. "I know what he said and I'm not mad at you, I just, don't understand. Why would he do that? Not purposely of course. It's not in a darking's nature to betray. So unless she discovered him… But how?" She postulated. This disturbed her to no end. How in Kyprioth's name could she know what a darking was, or much less, how to identify and pacify one? She wondered briefly if Senna had ever encountered her Aunt Daine when she was suddenly interrupted by the sound of someone clearing their throat. Aly looked up. The someone in question had been Fesgao. Everyone had come in while she was busy with Trick and heard the whole ordeal. Aly shook her head in pity of herself. "Alright," she said, "Let's get this meeting started.

Each person in the room went around reporting the news and rumors around the palace, none of it much different then what she had gleaned from trick. Once all the mundane news had been settled, Aly addressed the task that bothered her most at the moment.

"Alright," She began, "I need someone to keep an eye on this girl Sennaria. She is apparently intelligent and has been sent by Kyprioth to trick me somehow. What I don't know is if Kyprioth would risk creating problems for the place while trying to trick me. In short, I currently cannot fathom what it is she's up to. Any ideas?"

"We could use the darkings." One of her pack members spoke up.

"Won't work." Fesgao announced. "It's been tried."

"Then what?" Another pack member asked.

Ysul got everyone's attention and began to sign. I think the best course of action is to put her in a position where one of us can personally keep an eye on her. Everyone nodded. Ysul was right, and he usually was, he never bothered to "speak" up otherwise.

"Where can we put her that she won't become suspicious?" The first pack member who had spoken asked.

Aly grinned. "The queen's ladies-in-waiting. We'll keep our enemy close and she wont suspect anything out of it except an honor from the queen. It is apparent that Dove likes her anyways, it makes perfect sense, and from this position Taybur will be able to keep a careful eye on her since he will have to spend most of his time near the queen anyway seeing as he is the head of her personal guard. Taybur, what do you think?" She asked him.

"Well I bumped into her today, literally, she ran into me as I was walking down the hall. She didn't seem to frightening. I'm sure I can handle her." He said confidently.

"I'm confident you can," Aly replied "But don't underestimate her. Kyprioth must have picked her for a reason."

"I will watch her diligently." Taybur submitted.

"Then it's settled. Taybur will watch the girl and we'll find out what she's up to." Aly finished. Everyone nodded in agreement as the meeting broke up.

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Senna grinned mischievously as the darking that had been pooled in her lap curled up her arm and shoulder and settled around her neck. So Taybur's assigned to watch me aye? We'll just see about that.

AN: Thanks for the reviews! This update took a little longer than I would have liked because we had no school on Thursday and this chapter was stranded at a certain computer at school which I did not have access to on Friday. Anyways enough sob stories I hope you enjoyed.

Luna y sol: We also love Taybur very much although we are afraid we might have to break his heart. Whoops! Did I say that out loud? Don't tell anyone! Foreshadowing? What ever is that? I could never do a silly thing like foreshadow! ; ) Thanks for the compliment. I'm trying to update as quickly as you all review but this past weekend I was separated from the chapter that was already finished.

Joolyrancher-j2k: perfect? I do love to hear that I have reached perfection! Thank you! As I said to Luna, I am a big fan of Taybur (I personally believe that Aly should have dumped Nawat for him. I mean honestly, who wants to marry a crow?) Yes, I meant your user name. It's very enjoyable.

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