DISCLAIMER: I do not own Sofia the First nor do I claim to. I just like the show and wanted to write a little something for it. However, I do own the OC Zwick and Megumi as well as the concept of the Rune Mage I'll be using for this story.

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Roland placed his candle on the window sill before kneeling before the Sorcerer, "are you alright?" he asked.

"I'd be much happier if I were free of these blasted braces," Cedric said, "I don't have the freedom of movement I'm used to."

"If memory serves, your free of one already, correct?" Roland asked helping Cedric up.

"I was, but I tried doing to much, and well I'm stuck with both again, thank you for the assistance," Cedric said using the workbench to steady himself after pulling from Roland's grasp.

"Cedric, what did you mean you won't see your fifth decade?" Roland asked.

"Oh that it's nothing an inside joke between Wormwood and myself is all," Cedric lied.

Roland glared at the Sorcerer, "he's quite right, Sire," Wormwood interjected.

"I'm surprised to see you here, Wormwood," Roland said.

"As was Cedric, but I wanted to show off my beautiful mate," Wormwood beamed.

Starfall cawed from her new perch on the shelves, "and that she is, congratulations," Roland said it was still odd speaking with an animal, but such is magic.

Roland wasn't satisfied with Cedric's declaration, but he chose to leave the topic as he only heard part of what Cedric said and decided to go over what he had initially come to the tower for.

The following morning the sky had darkened, thunder was becoming more prevalent and the letter Cedric had told Roland about arrived minutes after the Sorcerer, and Princess had departed. The King read the letter over having called for Miles and Baileywick as well Miranda and the twins. After last night and now the latter Roland is more than positive sending his family away is the right option.

High above the ground within a cloud bank, a flying coach was heading for the far mountain range to a place called Red Run, "how far up do you think we are?" Sofia asked looking out the window.

"I'm not sure," Cedric replied, "what I do know is if Rene doesn't straighten out, I may lose what's left of last nights dinner," he added as another tailwind jostled the coach.

"How far up do you think we are?" Sofia asked again.

"I said I don't know, Sofia."

The Princess asked the question again this time instead of answering Cedric looked at the girl staring out the window; her words began to morph into incontinent chatting as the world around the Sorrcor twisted into a mass of color and sound.

Cedric squeezed his eyes shut as a bolt of pain ran through his head his mind and senses started to overload before he could blackout, he was pulled back to the waking world.

"I agree, he could use some flying lessons," Sofia said pulling from the window.

Cedric looked at the girl, "are you okay Mr. Cedric? You look a little pale, don't tell me you're getting airsick," Sofia asked with a giggle.

"Yes airsick," he said absently looking out his window, 'what was that?" he asked himself.

Across the kingdom deep within an ancient castle, a figure marched behind another, "YOU IDIOT!" they shouted, "you almost lost control and ruined everything."

"You give me a spellbook no one has see in over five hundred years, give me less than two months to learn a particular spell. Then you expect me to be able to maintain it with the meager amount of Aether I started with; your lucky I've been able to keep this up for the month I have, I'm doing the best I can," the other figure hissed at the first.

"If I didn't want this to be slow and painful, I would kill both of you outright," the first hissed back, "keep on it and don't mess up again."

With that they stormed out of the underground chamber, leaving the second to shift into a more comfortable potion the chain around his ankle clanking as he went back to feeding the massive red rune before him.

He looked out towards the center where another was pinned with chains and magic, "I'm sorry."

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Note: Sorry I didn't post yesterday, I'm not even going to lie I got sucked into a new show (for me) called Nation Z.