Hi everyone. It's me again. Time for another chapter in this story. Don't worry you'll see that Harry and Draco will get together eventually. I've decided to go a bit slower in their getting together than I usually do in my other stories.
WARNING THIS IS SLASH. IT WILL HAPPEN IN THE LATER CHAPTERS.
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CHAPTER THREE- ARRIVAL IN A NEW WORLD
Draco watched as his grandfather opened his arms and all of them started glowing. He felt a strange wave of power go through him so he closed his eyes to concentrate on not getting sick. When the feeling was gone he opened his eyes and saw that they were standing in front of a city that looked like it was made of crystal. The city was surrounded by the greenest forest he had ever seen. He felt like he had finally come home.
Draco's mouth formed a silent "Oh" He stood still for a few minutes looking at the amazing sight in front of him. The house were all one story but they were still quite large. There was about a hundred houses surrounding a castle that looked a bit like Hogwarts but it was made entirely of crystal.
The king watched his grandson as he looked on in awe at his new home. "Welcome to the city of Amoyra my child."
"You mean I'm going to live in there?" Draco asked while gesturing towards the castle.
"Yes child, you will have your own wing in the castle where later on you will be able to live with your family once you marry."
"Mar…marry…" Draco paled a bit. "But I'm only sixteen years old. I'm not ready for marriage."
"Oh, we're not in any hurry, but eventually you will find your soul mate and you will marry. And don't worry your mate could be either male or female. Any elf can get pregnant no matter what sex they are. And I won't force you in a marriage with someone you don't love. I've learned the hard way that it isn't the way to do things. I want your happiness my child."
Draco let out a relieved breath. "Thank you grandpa. I don't thing that it will happen soon, but one day it will."
The king nodded his agreement and started walking towards the city. Draco followed and spend his time looking around admiring the scenery. He noticed as they walked in the city that the elves they met would bow when his grandfather would pass them. The way they smiled and greeted him, showed him just how happy they were and that they loved his grandfather. This world seemed to be at peace, why would they all need to train as warriors.
As if he read Draco's mind one of the guards told Draco that the people loved their king because he was a good ruler, he was fair and kind to his people. And he also told him that they train so they could protect themselves from the dark elves. He told him how the dark elves attacked once in a while.
"Are you at war with them?"
"No, we're not but some of their rogues sometimes band together and attack to cause some mayhem."
Draco took what the guard was telling him seriously. He turned to look at the young man next to him. He didn't look much older than him. Draco decided that he wanted to get to know some elves that were his age. (Although I don't have any friends back home doesn't mean that I can't start anew here.)
Draco turned towards his young guard and asked, "What is your name?"
The elf jumped a bit at the unexpected question form his prince.
"My name is Cyriel; my father is Lord Aldron, one of the king's advisors."
"My name is Draconis Malfoy, but please call me Draco." At the skeptical look the young elf was giving him, Draco added. "At least when we're in private, please."
The young elf nodded in agreement. Draco decided to continue his questioning.
"How old are you Cyriel?"
"I'm seventeen of your human years."
"I'm sixteen, are there many more royal guards that are our age?"
"Only my twin brother Wendel and one of our friends Nigel, he's eighteen. The rest of the guards are all around one hundred years old. It is very rare for elves to have children since we're are immortal so when the tree of us were born within one year of each other it was a happy time for the elven realm. And now that we have another elf our age the people will be happy."
The guard started laughing then he turned around to look at Draco. "I just realized that all three of us have been placed as your personal guards. I think the king wants you to be with other elves your age."
"That's great; I think I'll enjoy having new friends."
"I would be honored to be your friend your highness…er…Draco."
"Yes that will be fine, I'm happy that I will have someone my age around. You will have to bring them to me so we can meet."
"Yes as soon as you're settled in I will bring them to meet you."
"Will you be with me when I start my warrior training?"
"Yes, I think we will also be training with you. I can ask my father to make sure. He is head of the King's army."
"Good, I think I'll need all the help I can get." Draco smiled at the young guard who was looking at him in surprise.
(Wow, the prince really wants to be our friend.) Cyriel looked at Draco who had gone back to looking at the castle as they approached it. At times his prince seemed almost sad, like he was lonely. (Yes, Draco, I will be your friend.) He thought.
The two young men fell into a quiet conversation and both found themselves laughing at some of the things they were discussing. The king was happy to see that his plan to have his grandson find some friends was working. He knew that Draco would feel more comfortable with young people of his own age. After all sixteen was very young to find out that you would be king one day.
The men finally arrived at the castle. The guards went back to their headquarters while the king led Draco to the throne room. The king sat down and watched as his grandson looked around the room.
"This place is wonderful grandpa. I think I will enjoy living here." Draco turned around towards the king. "When do I start my training?"
"I think that I will give you at least four days to get used to your new surroundings. The only rule that I want you to follow is that if you leave the castle, you must have a guard with you at all times. When you are fully trained you will have more freedom." The elf looked at his grandson with a stern look.
"Yes grandpa, I will do as you ask. I like Cyriel and I can't wait to meet the other two. I think they will be able to show me around and guard me at the same time." While Draco was talking the doors to the throne room opened. Draco watched as a very beautiful female elf walked into the room. She was dressed in light blue robes that matched the color of her eyes. Her hair was white and came down in curls to her hips. She had a golden circlet around her head with a large sapphire embedded in it.
"Draconis my child, I want you to meet my wife Ariela. You will meet the other members of the family in a few days; they are gone for a family vacation in the second realm."
Draco bowed to the woman who was now looking at him with curiosity.
The king turned towards his wife. "Ariela my love, this is my great-grandson, my heir."
"Welcome young Draconis. I am happy to finally meet you." She gave him a hug and kissed both his cheeks. Draco who wasn't used to so much affection stiffened at first but then relaxed and returned the hug.
"It is nice to meet you grandmother."
Her eyes shone with pleasure when he called her his grandmother. She had always wanted a son, and now she would be able to spoil her grandson.
"I will present you to your guards tomorrow. For now you will be shown to your rooms so that you can unpack and freshen up. Don't worry about clothes; I've had some elven clothes made for you. They're in your room."
"Thanks grandpa."
The Queen took Draco's hand and led him to his new quarters. When they were at the door she told him to call a servant if he needed anything. She kissed his cheek and left him to explore his new rooms. Draco instantly fell in love with his accommodations. There was a sitting room that was the size of the Slytherin common room. The colors of the room were in the browns, beiges and gold. Draco loved the rug that covered the floor. It was really thick and gave you the impression of walking bare foot in the grass. He had his own fireplace that was made of a material that looked like white marble. The chimney was sculpted to look like it had vines climbing up to the ceiling. It was a work of art. The couch was made of a very strange material that Draco didn't recognize, but it was very soft to the touch. The couch stood in front of the fireplace surrounded by two comfy chairs. The room was lit with candles that floated against the wall. Draco saw three doors. He looked in the first and saw that it was a bathroom. The size and opulence of it would put the prefect bathroom to shame. Everything was cream and gold. The bath was like a roman bath; steps led down into the pool size bath. Draco could imagine himself relaxing in it for a few hours.
He left the bathroom to look into the next room. It was the master bedroom. The room was decorated in tones of blues and beige. Draco loved the huge four poster bed that stood in the middle of the room. (Wow, five adults could sleep comfortably on that.) On one side of the room was a dresser that was the length of the whole wall. Draco was curious so he opened the first door. What he saw made him gasp. The dresser was filled with clothes. Elven clothes, Draco pulled out a tunic that was light blue and silver. The silky material felt good on his skin. Draco, who had always liked to be well dressed, was amazed that his grandfather had gotten him a full wardrobe.
Draco closed the door of the dresser and turned around to finish looking at his bedroom. There was a door on the wall opposite from the dresser. Draco went into the next room which looked like a smaller bedroom. It looked just as nice as his but it had a more feminine look. This was probably the bridal suite. Draco returned to the sitting room and opened the third door. It lead to a corridor with a few doors on each side. He opened them one at a time. One was an office, one was a smaller bathroom, another was a nursery, and two were obviously children's rooms. The last room looked like a room for a nanny. It was in between the two children's rooms and had a door to go into both.
Draco really like his new rooms and made a mental note to thank his grandfather when he saw him next.
He started unpacking his trunk and when he was done he decided to take a bath in his new tub. He was getting comfortable in the water when a female elf came into the bathroom. Draco blushed and hid himself in the water. He looked at the woman who just giggled and told him that the king was waiting for him for diner.
"Er… thank you. Could you please wait for me in the sitting room? I don't know how to get to the dining room."
"Of course your highness." The elf turned around and left. Draco got out and dried himself before putting on a bath robe on. He made his way to his bedroom where he chose the blue and silver outfit he had seen earlier. The blue and silver made the color of his eyes come out. The clothes fit perfectly; his grandfather must have placed a sizing charm on them. On the dresser a silver circlet with a small emerald in the middle appeared on his bed on top of a small red cushion. A note was attached to the cushion. It read; "Dear grandson, you will need to wear this at all time when leaving your personal quarters, it will show your rank and status to the other elves." A few minutes later he was ready to follow the girl. He thought she looked young but when he got close to her he saw that she must be as old as his grand father.
When Draco entered the dinning room, he gasped at the beauty of what he was seeing.
The table and chairs seemed to be made of the greenest emerald colored crystals he had ever seen. It looked like it was made of one gigantic stone. It was long enough to fit at least thirty people around it. The king and queen were sitting at the table and a chair had been pulled next to the king so that Draco could sit down to the right of his grandfather while his grandmother sat to his left. Draco understood that this was also a demonstration of his rank. Draco sat down and thanked his grandparents for his rooms.
"They are more than I expected. I will be very comfortable in them; thank you grandpa, thank you grandma. I think that I will enjoy staying in this realm, everything is so beautiful. I'm amazed by everything I see. I think that I'll ask Cyriel to show me around tomorrow if that's ok with you."
"Yes that would be good child. It will also let you meet some of our people. They have heard the news that I've gone to the human realm to retrieve my heir, so they will be curious about you."
Draco laughed, he had always been the middle of attention and he knew how to be charming when he wanted to.
"I think that I will enjoy meeting new people. Hopefully they haven't heard the name of Malfoy. I can't stand what that name means in the wizarding world."
"Don't worry Draco, in this realm you will simply be know as prince Draconis. We don't use last names here. Besides you're an elf now, so what you were in the human realm doesn't mean anything here. Think of this as a new start for yourself." His grand mother gave him an encouraging smile.
Draco thought about what his grandmother told him, when he realized that she was right he smiled at her. "Thank you grandma, I feel like there is a load off my shoulders now."
They ate in silence with only the noise of some of the servants walking around the room and making sure that they had everything they needed. Draco looked around the room and noticed that there were some guards hidden in the shadows of the room. He counted at least five guards.
"Grandfather, is it normal that there are always guards with us?"
"Yes it is, we are not only rulers of this realm but we also rule the four other realms. The Lords who oversee these realms answer to me. And eventually they will also answer to you. But first you must be thought the laws of our land. It will be part of your training. I have watched you eating and it is obvious that you have already been trained in etiquette, so those are lessons that we will be able to drop. You will also learn the three different elven languages so that you can communicate with the other realms. You will learn how to use wandless magic, defensive magic both light and dark. I know you already have a base of what we will teach you but there is so much more you can learn. You will learn to sword fight and will also learn hand to hand combat. If you don't know how, you will also be though horse back riding. You will be thought care of magical creatures and also defense against some of these creatures. You will find some beast in this realm that don't exist in the human world. You will also be thought healing; both by touch and with spells and potions. So rest and enjoy your next couple of days of freedom because when your training starts it will be intense." The king looked at Draco to see what his reaction to the list would be. Draco looked pensive but not put out with the amount of work he would have to do.
"Yes, I have been thought etiquette since the Malfoys were considered aristocrats in the wizarding world. I know how to speak four different human languages and I do pick up new languages quite quickly so I don't see myself having a problem there. I already know how to horse ride because at Malfoy Manor we had stables and I learned to ride almost before I learned to walk." Draco smirked at the shock look his grandfather was giving him.
"My father already had me learn how to sword fight, he always thought that a Malfoy should be able to defend himself at all times. And I've gone against my fathers wished and learned some muggle defense fighting called martial arts. I have only done one year of these lessons but I was doing well enough. As per healing, I've always been able to heal minor injuries with my touch but now with my elven blood really awaken I can't wait to learn more. So grandpa I think it's safe for me to say that I'm really looking forward to this training. I love a challenge."
The king laughed and patted Draco on the back. "My boy, I think that you will do great things for the elven realms, I think I will keep the level of training you already have to myself so I can see Lord Aldron's reaction. He will probably try and humiliate you the first week so beware. He of all the Lords was the one that didn't really agree that I should go and get you from the human realm."
"Lord Aldron… isn't that Cyriel's father?"
"Yes, he's a good man, but he's also set in his ways. Once he gets to know you, he will come to respect you. Just one word of advice my boy, please always be respectful of him. He is a good friend of mine and he is very wise."
Draco nodded his agreement to his grandfather. "I will grandpa, I like Cyriel, and I hope he agrees to let us be friends."
"Oh I'm sure he won't stand in the way of your friendship if Cyriel agrees to it. You see if there is one thing that Lord Aldron is known for; it is wanting to see his sons be happy. And if their friendship with you is part of that happiness then he will not stop it from happening."
After diner both men retired to their own quarters, Draco to rest and think of what would happen the next day, and the king to meet with some of his advisors. The next day they would officially announce the arrival of Prince Draconis.
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The next morning Draco woke up to find that someone had put all his things away and had prepared an outfit for him. He got up and took his shower then got dressed. He met his grandparents in the dinning room for breakfast. Cyriel and another elf that looked almost exactly like him were sitting on one side of the table while another young elf and an older elf were on the other side. All four got up and bowed to Draco when he came into the room. Draco blushed and greeted them with a nod. Draco sat down at his place on the right of the king and the four men sat back down.
"Draconis, I would like you to meet Lord Aldron and his sons Cyriel and Wendel. And sitting besides Lord Aldron is Lieutenant Nigel. These three young men will be your personal guards and will help you in your training."
Draco smiled at his friend and the other two elves. "It's a pleasure to meet you all. My grandfather tells me that you will be in charge of my training Lord Aldron. I would like to thank you for taking the time to help me."
The elf seemed to be looking for any deception in what Draco was saying but when he looked in his prince's silver eyes he could only see respect and sincerity. The young prince seemed to be and intelligent young man. He would keep his judgment for himself until he got to know the youth better.
"There is no need to thank me Prince Draconis; I will be an honor to train our future ruler."
Draco beamed; he turned around and smiled at Cyriel. "Cyriel, my friend, I wonder if you can show me around town today. I'm curious about this new world." Then he turned around to talk to the other two young guards. "I would love for the both of you to join us so that we can get to know each other."
The three young men smiled at their prince and quickly agreed. It would also give them a day off from their own training. Lord Aldron turned towards the king and asked.
"Have you given them permission to guide the prince in his discovery of our realm your highness?"
"Yes Aldron I have. I think it will be beneficial for Draco to meet the local people without me being present. The towns' people might be intimidated if I were to accompany him."
"I agree your highness," Turning around to the three guards; Lord Aldron gave them a stern warning.
"I want one of you to be with him at all times. He doesn't know of the dangers of this world yet so be mindful as to where you take him. Please don't leave the city. There will be time enough to visit the countryside later on."
"Yes sir!" three voices answered.
After breakfast was done the two older men retired to the kings counsel rooms while the queen made her way to meet with the healers of the castle. The king had a few important meetings. As soon that the dinning room door closed behind the men Draco turned around to the two new elves he had just met.
"Like I told Cyriel yesterday, when we're in private I would like for you to call me Draco, I think I will need friends during this training period and I would like very much to be yours."
Cyriel turned towards his twin. "See Wendel, I told you he was down to earth. Now I think the first thing we should visit should be the Fountains." Turning back to Draco Cyriel started explaining what the Fountains were.
"Everyday we elves drink some of the sacred water that comes from the Fountains. Its water help us stay healthy and strong. It is some of the purest water that you will find on earth. It is quite a sight to see. All the elves journey to the Fountains to get some water to bring home. You will have a chance to meet many of your subjects there."
Wendel, the youngest of the twins spoke next. "All right, that sounds interesting, let's start there then once were done then we'll decide where to go next."
The four young men made their way out of the castle. None of them noticed the five shadows that followed them. The king had also send some of his senior guards to watch over them. The three young elven guards had a knack of getting in trouble. The shadows had been ordered to only interfere if things really got out of hand. The king wanted to see how his grandson would react in a bad situation.
TBC
Hey I hope you like this new chapter. Please review. Thanks to those who have reviewed my last chapters. It shouldn't be too long before I post the next chapter. So until then' have fun reading.