A/N: Don't own LOD at all, and go eat some cheese nips if your hungry!

Legend of Albert

Noish was pacing about outside of Albert's room, he was worried. Today Albert had at least managed to sip down a small bowl of soup but he hadn't eaten anything but that since Friday. The maid who had been with him since he was two years old had quit thinking that they should be forcing food down the boy's throat. Noish was starting to wonder if that would be a better idea then trying to wait for the boy to recover from his lost.
The death of Albert's father Carlo had shook the boy badly. While Carlo had never managed to love anyone else in his life he had certainly loved his son with a strange passion. Noish had constantly lived in fear that Albert would turn into the same sort of demon which his father was. So in a way the death had been a blessing to everyone, but now they were faced with loosing such a smart and sensible King.
Noish paced quicker, his steps now almost pounding on the floor. The back of his purple robes was already rot with worn from his walking, and one of maids worried for across the hall that soon there would be nothing left of the silky fabric.
A messenger came dashing up the steps, his feet leaping with each bound.
"Sir! A message from Deningrad!" The red cloaked man said with a bow, holding out the white pearly letter in his black gloved hands.
"Thank you Binard." Noish replied opening the letter carefully cracking the seal. He read through the lengthy page of writing and stared. Then with urgency he reread the paper and looked across at the maids.
The turned to him with curious worried looks. He turned away and opened Albert's door closing it firmly.
"I thought I said I wanted to be left alone." Albert stated staring out the window.
"There has been a crisis in Mille Seseau." Noish stated holding the paper out to Albert, "It requires immediate attention."
Albert looked over slowly and plucked the paper from Noish's hands.
It read:

Eighteen days ago we were attacked by the Black Monster, the small village of Neet was completely destroyed. To our knowledge only two people were noted to have survived; the first a young girl named Luanana who is suffering blindness, the second a young man who left our boarders with out giving forth his name. We are aware that this man might indeed be the monster, so we ask that you keep look out for him. His picture and description are placed onto the back of this.
My daughter is apparently the suspected Moon Child, I ask that should she need your aid that you would help her in anyway to protect her. As you Minster knows her twin is in residence in your small city of Seles. We ask that we be allowed to send troops to recollect her should her sister die.
I pray for your father's dear soul, and hope that he reaches heaven.
Queen Theresa


Albert looked it over again. "How many did they report died? And why was I not told of this earlier?"
"I thought you to sick your majesty. They estimated over two thousand, all of the town was burned to ashes. I have already send troops north to aid in any short of recovery for the country."
"Good, may I have some paper. I must write back to Theresa." Albert said.
"Of course." Noish pulled a bottle of ink and some paper off the desk and handed them off to Albert who started to write.

Only a few days had past before Albert began looking as if he was once again well. He had been informed only two days later that The princess had been hunted down at sea and her boat was destroyed. Although Albert had offered to return the twin who lived in Seles Queen Theresa refused saying something about adopting two young girls.
So the girl in Seles stayed and Albert was asked to visit Millie Seseau that next summer.

But as Albert soon discovered, the peace of his mighty Kingdom had been destroyed. Already fights were breaking out all around Loan. Dole's men were attacking small towns and stealing what they could to make their new arising country stronger. It was said that a powerful and brutal man had become the keeper at Hellena, and that he was aligned with Dole.
It was with the loss of Hellena that one of the most powerful Knights had come before Albert stating that they needed action.
"Servi, Commander of the First Knighthood, M'lord." Stated Noish, as a tall blond hared man entered carrying a spear and smiling at the other knights in the room.
Normally Albert wasn't let anywhere near the Knights, nor was he allowed to make such decisions about whether they would go to war. But Noish seemed to think it would be good to let Albert at least sit in on the meeting.
"Albert, Noish." Servi said with a little bow. "I've been in formed that Dole is thinking of counter striking against us by using some sort of monster. It's only a rumor that he actually has knowledge of where and how to acquire such a monster... But if it could be used in war it might be very dangerous." Servi paused. "It is rumored that Dole has been trying, to capture a dragon from the east." The east was the known for many years as the dead mountains. The peaks were high enough to block clouds from passing them, which made them literally a desert. However it was well known that dragons live intermittently around the peak, and so too did they live beyond.
"How would he even control it?" Noish asked.
"We don't know, and apparently neither does Dole. He seems to think that he'll just encage it and let it loose, wait for it to destroy everything and then kill it himself."
"I never knew that my uncle was such a fool." Albert murmered under his breath so that no one would hear him.
"Has he sent anyone east yet?" Noish inquired.
"Two groups, one is lead by a mercenary of whom I'm rather wary. However we've been watching them, and much to our surprise the Mercenary just abandoned his group near the sea north of Hellena. Were not sure if he went off to get a boat, or if he's scouting up our way to take a look at the break in the mountains." Servi paused. "We were unable to track him. However the other group left from west of Loan, we think they are going to try and sale south."
"I see, anyone missing in the border patrol?"
"No one. Although I have many suppositions about where he might be able to get through."
"Where?" Noish asked walking back around to a table with a large map planted upon it. Little blue and red flags stuck out all over it, along with markings made with a special type of ink which would wash off the glass overtop of it.
Servi skimmed the map and then picked up the pen. His first mark fell ontop one of the southern mountains near a small shrine. The second was ontop of the limestone caves and a third was right along the shore.
"Your mad, no one could cross over that mountain, you said we have patrols out near the sea, and the limestone caves are well guarded at the entrance."
"It's what I suspect. From what I've heard of this man... People have reported him disappearing, someone also told me that he was a very good swimmer. And anyone could cross over the mountains under where the cave is, you'd just need to be a very good climber."
Noish stared. "Can't you get someone out there to look at it?"
"I'm working on it already, I have Greham taking care of the caves, he's a good climber and I have people in boats out along the shore now. However near the shrine I can't get anyone because they're all afraid of some spirit."
"Well then perhaps he'll stray from there too?"
"I hope."
Noish sighed, "Well then, see what you can do."
"Of course." And with that Servi left with a polite smile to Albert.
"Somehow I expected more..." Albert stated looking slightly disappointed.
Noish patted him on the back and began to wipe off the marks on the glass.

A/N: Hope you enjoyed... I'm sorry for the wait, but lets face it I'm easily distracted by other things. Thank you too all who reviewed, this one of the few stories I have which has this many review with only 5 chapters... Makes me think that I should be doing more work with it then I am.

If the next chapter is not over 10 pages I promise to start stabbing myself. v.v'