January 22nd, 2005
"This girl gets bigger by the day…"" Well we did pray to Mother Dove for a baby after all…"
Ambrosia chuckled as he gently squished Dione's cheek before gently taking her out of Iridessa's arms as Dione sleepily slowly lifted her head up," Shshsh...you can go back to sleep…", he mumbled as he gently rubbed her back as Dione went back to sleep on his shoulder.
A sudden knock came to the door.
" I'll get it…"
Ambrosia kept cradling his daughter as he opened the door.
" Hello?"
A white cloaked woman stood at the door as she quickly removed her hood. Her hair was in platinum blonde wavy locs as the setting sun graced her cool dark skin, "Sorry to bother you...are you the man with the broken wing?", she asked as Ambrosia raised his brow," I used to but not anymore…", he replied as the woman smiled," You must be the man my father helped!", she enthused as Ambrosia furrowed his brows as he quickly looked over,"Well this interesting-come on hurry in before the snow falls…", he ushered as the woman scurried in.
" Who is it?..."
" You remember that old man we helped like...some odd years go back in 1990 sometime around there?"
Iridessa nodded as a woman peaked around the corner of the house," Well...he had a daughter…", he said as Iridessa looked at him with shock before looking back at the woman," Ah...um…I'll just go..get some tea...while I'm at it maybe some anxiety reduction tea…for myself.", she muttered as she left for the kitchen.
"Do we have that?"
"Well, there's gonna be."
Ambrosia took a seat on the floor carefully not trying to wake his daughter as the woman smoothed the back of her dress to take a seat on the couch as she played with her fingers," I'm so sorry…", she said as Ambrosia scratched his beard with his hand as the cackling fire gently luminated his medium dark skin," Nah it's all fine…", he said," Now, what's goin' on again?", he asked as the woman nodded and cleared her throat as she watched Iridessa come in with two cups of tea as she handed the other to her.
" Well...my name is Myna Charisse Clarity...my father is Horace S. Clarity, my father mentioned you when we met back up in the kingdom of the sun and he mentioned a kind Pixie folk and I know that he entrusted the books to you…"
" Did anything happen to him?"
" He died...two years ago...and since then...I think we placed you in danger more than we thought we had."
Iridessa sighed as she picked up her daughter from her husband's arms," I don't wanna hear this...y'all do this between yourselves.", she said, her voice suddenly tired and annoyed as she walked towards Dione's room.
" I'm so sorry…"
" What's the danger…"
" Father didn't consult me about the Queen summoning the Great Ones...luckily they don't know where you are or the grimoires but I feel like they have a hunch...so you might have to watch your back…"
Ambrosia sighed as he rubbed his hands in a slow motion," If that what's going on then- what you gonna do?", he asked.
" Well, I have to give you or your daughter this book my father was able to journal so far but he hid it during the Uprising War so it has been a while...my companion and I are still searching for it along with the other vessels…"
" Why can you have it?"
Myna's face went sullen," I'm unsure... I'm only doing what he asked me to do.", she said.
Belle sighed as she gently pushed the three year old hair back," It must be tiring being a three year old huh Ben?", she asked quietly as she tucked her son in and started picking up the toys that were scattered about his room as a knock on the wall distracted her.She paused.Belle set down the small toy train as she opened the door seeing no one in the hallway until a garbled voice echoed down the dark castle hallway."Hello?"She closed the door behind her as she walked down the hallway." Is anyone here?"She continued down the empty hallway as she arrived at the rose garden that was in her home as a pretty white elk stood in the center pathway.Belle felt as her body became heavy and weighted as every step she tried to take was as if she was carrying a metal ton." You escaped me twice. Why must you run from me?"" What?"The elk slowly turned as Belle could only hold her scream at the vile beast in front of her watching the black liquid leave it's mouth," Come back home…we need you…", it cooed as Belle looked at all her friends surround it as they looked only as if they were little porcelain dolls." No…"The elk's face slowly became full of anger and disdain as everything surrounding her shattered as she felt the sharp glass cut on her delicate skin as Belle shrieked in pain." If you won't let me have you then I take your heart to use as mine."
" Belle!"
" Belle!"
Belle gasped herself awake as a sudden sharp pain hit her arm as Adam frantically hoisted her up and rushed to get bandages for her arms," What happened to you?", Adam asked worriedly as Belle scrambled out of bed ignoring the gashes on her arms and hands," Benjamin…", she croaked out, " I'll go check on him. Let's fix you first.", he said firmly as he bandaged his wife's injuries.
Adam sighs as he opens the door looking at the sleeping three year old sleeping calmly while sighing at the sudden open window walking towards the window to close it before seeing a white elk stand in the far distance scurrying away.