After several hours of walking, the group stood before a large stone castle.
"Wow!" Sakura said, clasping her hands together, "It looks just like something out of a fairy tale!" Syaoran nodded in agreement, it did seem like the things in Clow Country's legends.
"Hyuu! It's so big!" Fai said, "How do we get inside?" He added, placing his hands on his hips. As soon as the words had left Fai's mouth, a voice called down to them.
"You have to say the magic word silly!"
Fai looked up, as well as the rest of them. A girl sat atop the molding of the large door that blocked their entrance to the castle. The girl looked as though she may be 17 or so, had maroon hair, wore a strange looking dress, and had large butterfly wings protruding from her back.
"I see you're doing a good job protecting the castle, Ruby Moon." Eriol said, a sigh escaping his lips. It wasn't a sarcastic statement; she wasn't letting just anyone in...Though she could be a little more professional about it, not that it bothered Eriol that much.
"Eriol-kun!" Ruby Moon cried, "I wondered when you and Minoru-kun would return!" The girl then leaned forward, getting a good look at the new comers. "And these are the people Yukito-kun divined would save us? They all look pretty wimpy to me, Eriol-kun." Ruby Moon said, flapping her hand a bit.
"Why did you have to create such an annoying castle guard?" Minoru asked Eriol, only to receive a small smile from the magician.
"Because it makes things fun." Eriol replied.
Kurogane snorted and looked at Fai, "I think we found you a friend." Kurogane said, a taunting tone in his rough voice.
Fai laughed a bit at that, "You're the only friend for me Kuro-chan!" He said.
"Mokona is Fai's friend too!" Mokona said, dancing a bit on the wizard's shoulder.
"Of course, Mokona too!" Fai chirped. The ninja, by this time, had begun to ignore the both of them.
"Please let us in Ruby Moon." Eriol said, pushing up his glasses a bit to get a better look at the guardian.
"Aww...I wanted to chat with you more. Your new friends seem so fun Eriol-kun." Ruby Moon sighed and lifted her right hand so it rested in the air in front of her. With a flick of her wrist the door swung open as easy as any other door, despite it's large size. "Tell Toya-ku-I mean, King Toya that I say hello!" Ruby Moon called down to the group as they entered the castle.
