Chapter 7: Problem and Solutions

Callum sighed standing up when he heard " You sure you can go." Callum looked at Soren again hearing the same question for the fifth time so he said " Soren you ask me again I will take you to the cliff over there and throw you off." Callum looked at Soren and he saw him gulp so he chuckled and said " Did I just make you gulp." Callum saw Soren narrow his eyes which just made him laugh when he heard " Callum come here." Callum looked at Ezran and walked over to him and saw him looking at the egg when he heard " The egg it's not glowing as much." Callum grew concerned as did Rayla and Soren when he said " But it hasn't been like that all week." Callum touched the egg just to fall to his knees grabbing his head.

Callum groaned as flashes of an older female elf flashed through his head then heard " You ok?" Callum looked at Soren and just nodded and then said " Yes." Callum just shook his head and said " Could it be from when it was in the water." Callum looked at Ezran then Rayla when he heard Ezran say " It can't be, it wasn't like this before." Callum nodded when he heard " Yea but it was near a warm place like the crystal or the fire could it be that the heat kept it glowing and now it's well not." Callum did not understand Soren's words and said " He has a point." Callum then said " let's go into town and see if we could find anyone to look at it and before you say anything Rayla we have Soren who is a well known crowns guard through the lands and that will make it look like my father wants to do this." Callum flitched to himself at the last part when he heard " Yea but what, why did father have Claudia and you attack us."

Callum looked at Ezran and just said knowing he should know " Rayla, Soren can I talk to Ez alone." Callum saw Rayla and Soren nod then after they walked out Callum walked to his brother and said " Ez Rayla was part of a group of Moonshadow Elves Assassins that came after you and Dad well Rayla left with us and… '' Callum stopped talking then after a few seconds he felt tears down his face and said " The night we left the rest of the Assassins came to Katolis and they killed Dad and Viren had not taken the throne but he had control until…" Callum stopped talking and heard his brother say " I take the throne." Callum nodded and then heard " Dad is…" Callum nodded when he felt huge so he looked down at Ezran and heard " I am going to miss him." Callum smiled sadly and said " Same." Callum then crouched as Ezran pulled back and was about to say something when he saw Ezran whip his tears away and heard " I don't hate Rayla Callum and truth this makes me trust her more." Callum nodded then took Ezran into a hug and said " Ez I have known for a while and I just couldn't tell you." Soren didn't see it but could feel Ezran smile and heard " Callum I don't care." Callum chuckled as a few more tears fell on his cheek when he pulled back and heard " I am ten." Callum just chuckled and said " When you take the throne you will have me and Soren at your side." " And me." Callum and his brother looked at Rayla and heard " I will be there and I want to bring peace between Moonshadow Elves and humans." Callum just smiled when he heard Soren say " You would like to have a council of people you trust to help you make decisions." Callum just chuckled at that but saw Ezran nod so he said " We should leave."

Callum was walking through a town with Soren, Ezran and Rayla behind him. Callum sighed as he had found no one when he saw a little girl with long brown hair sitting on a wolf with tan skin and a blue collar. Callum looked at the girl, hearing " Are you looking for a doctor?" Callum nodded and then heard " Follow me." Callum nodded then followed the girl.

Callum stopped in front of a wooden building and he then looked at the girl hearing " My name is Ellis." Callum nodded, then said " Callum." Callum saw the girl smile then heard " This man is a doctor and he will look at anyone or any creature." Callum nodded with a smile then walked in following the girl and he then stopped seeing a man with white hair and beard. Callum looked at the man when he heard the girl say " Doc they want you to look at something." Callum just saw the doctor nod so he took the egg out of the bag on Ezran's back and said " Tell us if this creature is dying." Callum heard Ezran gulp at that but saw the doctor shaking and heart " Dragon egg." Callum sighed when he saw the doctor up a bag on the table he was sitting at and after a few minutes heard " The creature isn't fine." Callum sighed when he heard Ellis say " What about the healer on the mountain." Callum looked at the girl then heard " Ava the wolf I found her two years ago hurt and I took her in. Her leg had to be taken off but there was a tale of a healer on top of the nearby mountain. So I took her up there and after hiding in a cave due to a storm I woke up, finding her leg back and she could heal the egg."

Callum nodded and said, " We have no choice." Callum then took the egg and said to the Doctor " Don't tell anyone about this." Callum saw the doctor nod and so he left with Ellis, Ava, Soren, Ezran and Rayla. The group then spent the next two hours getting to the mountain.

* Two Hours Later *

Callum stopped with the group at the bottom of the mountain with everyone when he heard " Ready." Callum looked at the girl and smiled then he nodded. Callum let Ellis lead with Soren and Ezran just behind her as he wanted to talk to Rayla. Callum walked next to Rayla and after a few minutes he looked at her, seeing her look at her blue hand having almost no blood supply. Callum looked at it and said " So how bad?" Callum just looked at Rayla seeing the pain in her eyes so he grabbed her right hand which was next to him and said " We will see if this healer can get rid of that." Callum then leaned closer and said " Squeeze my hand to let out some of the pain if needed." Callum saw Rayla nod and he almost cried feeling how hard she squeezed his hand but just smiled. Callum looked forward when he saw a huge green spider jump in the way of them. Callum moved his hand grabbing his bow and an arrow then said, aiming it at the spider " Soren." Callum then started walking to Soren with Rayla close to him and he then lowered his bow and said " Soren get them out of here." Callum then reached into his bag slowly and pulled a smoke bomb his last one and after using the crystal to light it in the bag Callum pulled the smoke bomb out of the bag and just dropped it.

Callum smirked as smoke engulfed him and Rayla then Callum grabbed Rayla's arm not wanting to touch her left hand and ran. Callum looked behind him as the spider chased him so he sighed then said " What do we do." Callum looked up the mountain when he saw a pile of loose rocks behind help by one small rock so he pulled out an arrow and said " First time for everything." Callum then aimed and fired in less than three seconds. Callum stopped and turned around when he smiled seeing the rocks blocking the spider's path and said " Let's go." Callum then ran up to them and said " Let's go." Callum with everyone quickly got up the mountain.

Callum looked around with everyone as he was stopped by a gate when he saw it open and heard " So what am I need for this time." Callum was shaken seeing the female elf from those visions he had when touching the egg but kept it hidden and then heard Rayla say " She is no help, just a mage she is an illusionist." Callum looked at the elf as she said " I am Lejanne and yes I am an illusionist. Callum groaned and annoyed when he saw her walk up to Ava and said " I remember you."

Callum looked at Ellis and said " But you healed Ava." Callum saw the elf shake her head and after she took off the collar he saw the wolf have three legs and heard " I just make the wolf seem like he is strong so he acted like it." Callum sighed when he saw Rayla get the egg, flinching at using her left hand to touch it and saw her walk forward and heard her say " No illusion is going to fix this." Callum saw the elf in shock then heard " Come with me." Callum just followed by taking the egg from Rayla and said " Rayla don't use your hand." Callum saw Rayla get annoyed so he said " Sorry, just concerned." Callum then walked up with a frown not knowing Rayla was blushing at hearing that."

Callum entered a room with everyone and after a few seconds he heard Lejanne say " Let me see the egg." Callum gave it to her and after a few minutes heard " We need to hatch the egg but they can only hatch in the eye of a storm." Callum sighed when he heard Rayla say " And you broke the only thing we could have used." Callum chuckled and nodded when he looked at Soren hearing " This." Callum's eyes widened seeing a piece of the sphere Claudia was holding when she tried to attack Rayla when he first found the egg. Callum walked up and took it from Soren and said looking at the mage " Can this still have power to cause a storm." Callum saw Lejanne shrug her shoulders and heard " Maybe but we need to get this high to do it." Callum smiled at that then said " Give me a few hours."

* Few Hours Later *

Rayla stood in an opening near a cliff with everyone when she saw Callum pull out an arrow and she just chuckled seeing the sky stone as an arrowhead on an arrow. Rayla saw Callum smile then heard " There is a spell to make a storm were you cast it becoming the eye but I could feel the magical energy coming from that storm so I believe that do to that if High enough will cause a storm."Callum nodded to Lejanne's words and said " Ok well let's get started."

Callum grabbed the sky stone arrow and aimed it up and after closing his eyes he fired it and instantly stepped back. Callum looked around seeing nothing happen when dark clouds formed and thunder started. Callum stepped back from the egg as lightning hit it but then a huge fast wind came through making the egg fly but Callum saw Rayla jump in front and grab it. Callum smiled sadly as he hated seeing Rayla flinch as using her left hand but saw a lightning strike hit the egg again launching Rayla off the side.

Callum ran to the edge as the egg floated and jumped after her making everyone else yell his name. Callum hugged Rayla then took her sword flipping it to its sword and stabbing it into the mountain. Callum didn't think of what he did as he just reacted as Rayla didn't really notice what happened as it happened fast. Callum looked at Rayla who he had pushed up against him with an arm wrapped around her as she had arms around him. Callum was using all of his strength to hold her up but he just smiled hearing " Callum thank you." Callum just said " Rayla you my friend I would do anything for you." Callum then felt Rayla start to slip against him so he tightened his arm against her and said " Can't let you fall." Callum smiled with a blush as Rayla did the same. Callum saw Rayla take the other blade and turned it into her hook form and so he released from the one he was holding as Rayla held them then he took the blade and turned it into the hook form and then used it to climb.

Callum threw himself up onto the ground after climbing as did Rayla. Callum just sighed on his back when he chuckled when he saw a dragon with light blue scales walk over to Rayla and bit on the white fabric on her wrist then pulled it off. Callum smiled with Rayla and heard her say " Yes." Callum chuckled then sat up and smiled at Ezran."