"Revenge?" he asked surprised "You haven't even had the proper training yet to go up against him!"
"I don't care! I have to try at least" I half yelled half screamed, I still had the fire blazing in my green eyes.
"Alright, but I'm not going to let you go unless I come with you."
"Fine!" I almost yelled at him, "I'm going to my room now if you don't mind".
"And I'm coming with. After all you said I could sleep on the floor." He smiled.
"Whatever" I rolled my eyes but couldn't keep from smiling, and I started up the stairs.
I opened my cloak and took out my key and fitted it to the lock, and opened the door. I stepped in leaving the door open behind me for Elendir. I lit all the candles in the room to give light even though I could just open the curtains.
Elendir walked in and looked around, "It does seem sort of cozy" he looked at my disapproving face and added quickly, "but then again it's very nice indeed." He smiled fakily at me.
I rolled my eyes and told him, "Wait here while I go down to the innkeeper's desk to tell him that I'm leaving or write a note to him at least, k?"
"Today? Right now?"
"When do you think I was going to do it? Yes today, and right now."
"All right" he sighed and sat on my bed.
I walked down the three flights of stairs and to the innkeeper's desk. The innkeeper wasn't there, so I walked around his desk. I sat in his chair and started looking through his drawers for a piece of parchment, a bottle of ink and a quill.
I found everything but a quill, and I had searched every drawer that wasn't locked. There were five other drawers that were locked. I started picking the lock on the far left drawer for about a minute until I heard a click that probably meant it was unlocked. I tried to open the drawer and it opened. Inside the drawer was a pretty peacock quill. What luck, I picked the drawer that had the quill first! I took it out dipped it in the blue ink I found, then I hurried and scribbled down a note to the innkeeper:
Dear Innkeeper,
In great urgency, I have to leave so I leave my key behind for you. I hope you will understand.
Your Costumer,
ArienI read my letter through again to make sure I worded it right. "Good" I said to myself. I leaned back and looked down at all the drawers. My curiosity overcame me so I started picking at the rest of the locked drawers until they all clicked. I began looking inside them. I looked in the one right next to the one where the quill was. The drawer was a cash drawer. I was tempted to take some of the money but decided against it. I closed the drawer and looked in the next one. Inside was a small velvet box. I opened it and saw a small note. I picked up the note and read it.
Dear to whom this may concern,
The little glass ball in this box I do not want so please take it. I beg of you to take it!
SincerelyThe innkeeper
I put down the note and picked up the box again and looked inside it. Inside was a small glass ball.
I started to put my hand in the box when it started to glow mischievous lavender. I jerked my hand back out of the box, and as I did so the glass ball stopped glowing.
I smiled mischievously. I put my hand in the box, the glass ball glowed, and I took my hand back out, it stopped. I continued to do this several times until I heard Elendir's voice say, "I thought you were going to right back in the room. Uh, what are you doing?" he asked.
I snapped the lid of the box shut, right on my finger! I winced and carefully opened the box slid my fingers out of it without revealing the small glass ball. "Er, nothing" I stammered.
Elendir had a suspicious look on his face as he came to where I was sitting. He tried to snatch the box out of my hand, but I whisked it away out of the reach of his hands.
Elendir scowled and started walking away.
I set the box on my lap once again and yawned, which was the wrong thing to do, for I let go of the small box and raised my hands in the air.
Elendir quietly walked back over and snatched the box out of my lap.
I tried to snatch it back but he was too quick. I jumped up out of my chair and asked Elendir quietly but sternly, "Give it here Elendir".
"Just let me look at what's inside first."
"No!" I half screamed.
Elendir raised his eyebrows "why?" he asked while opening the lid slowly and not looking at me.
"Just because" I replied starting to get tears in my eyes. I did not know why but I really didn't want him to open the box.
Elendir didn't look up as he opened the box. Once he had it all the way open he peered inside and gasped.
I went over to him and looked over his shoulder and inside the box at the small glass ball inside.
Elendir read the note attached to the box, then he stuck his hand in the box and to my surprise the small glass ball turned a bloody red. He whisked his hand back out and exclaimed, "this object is evil!"
I then shouted at him, "Just because it turns red on you! What if it doesn't for me! Huh?" I took the box gently from him and stuck my hand inside. The small glass ball glowed its soothing lavender again, and so I showed him what it does for me.
"I, you, you must be theā¦"
"The what?" I asked curiously. The next thing I knew Elendir was on the floor next to my feet. He had fainted.
