Tegryn sat up in bed with a rather bemused look on his face. "What an odd dream," he said sleepily to himself as he poured out a glass of water. "Pleasant, but odd." He looked over at his alarm clock and tutted, "3:30am? I'll never get back to sleep..."
As he lay back in his bed, his mind was deep in thought. "Keep nothing hidden? Am I hiding anything? I wonder what she meant..."
Later that morning, Tegryn met up with Musa for breakfast as per normal. She greeted him with her usual love and affection then looked at Polli, who was clinging timidly onto Tegryn's arm as she always did.
"Hi Polli" she said patting her on the head. Polli beamed. Musa then turned to her main man.
"I hope you have something nice to wear" she said teasingly.
"Something nice? Why - what have you got planned?"
"I've got VERY special planned for our date tonight."
"Oh yeah? Like what?"
"Ah-ah! That'd be telling. You'll have to find out for yourself later! Just wear something really smart, okay?"
"Okay." He thought for a while, then chuckled. "I suppose now would be a good time to take Discorda on that shopping trip I promised her. I'm sure she'll pick out something cool."
"Ooh great, I'll come too!" said Stella excitedly. "Clothes shopping is what I do best."
Tegryn laughed. "It looks like I'm gonna be ultra-smart for you" he said to Musa with a big smile on his face. "After all, I'll have the realm's two biggest fashion authorities helping me out!"
Layla poked her head out of her bedroom door. "Would you mind if I tagged along too? I need to get some new stuff for Piff - she's growing so fast."
"Of course you can come!" he replied. "Tell you what, I'll just head up to Cloud Tower and see if Dizzy's free, then I'll meet you guys back here, okay"?
Moments later, Tegryn arrived in Cloud Tower. He was really starting to get the hang of teleportation magic now, it made him proud that he wasn't getting lost as often as he used to. He looked around nervously at the flickering torches on the wall, making sure he stayed in the centre of the room, well away from them.
"Discorda? Discorda? Are you there?"
"Behind you!" she said grinning as she poked him in the back. "It's so good to see you back to your old self. What brings you here?"
Tegryn smiled. "I have two words for you... clothes shopping!"
Discorda's eyes lit up. "Clothes shopping?"
"Yep. Remember that promise I made when I first met you, to allow you to jazz up my wardrobe a bit? Well, I have a big date with Musa tonight, and I think now would be a good time to keep that promise. That's assuming you're free, of course."
"That's very considerate of you... I'll be glad to."
Tegryn looked around again as he waited for his little friend to get ready. He could swear those flames were getting closer, and that thought was making him more and more uneasy.
"So, how are you and Polli getting along?"
"Really... well. Thank you for... gulp... thank you for fixing us up and, erm, everything..."
"Is everything all right?"
"Hmm? Oh, um yes, fine."
"Are you sure?"
"Are those torches moving?"
"Excuse me?"
"The ones on the wall. Are they moving?"
"Of course not... what a daft thing to say. Is there a problem with them?"
"Yes, they're freaking me out something rotten."
Discorda looked puzzled - they were just ordinary torches. "Freaking you out? That's rather disappointing - I think they give this place a nice warm ambience. Anyway... shall we go?"