Chapter 5:
Ember's eyes began to slowly flutter open, and she let out a loud yawn. "So it wasn't a nightmare." Ember sat up in her bed and looked around. "I'm actually still here." Ember's eye adjusted and on the end of her bed was a nice looking red dress. Ember climbed from her bed and took the dress in her hands. "Is this mine?"
There was a knock on the door and one of the castle maids stuck her head inside. "I see you are awake Princess Ember."
"You can just call me Ember, I am no princess." The maid came inside of the room. "May I ask what your name is?"
"Yes, my name is Suzette and I will be helping you get dressed this morning," Suzette responded with a curtsey.
"Please don't do that Ms. Suzette," Ember put her hands up in front of her. "Only royalty deserves that and I am no royal." Her eyes wandered back to the new dress in her hands. "And I certainly don't deserve this dress."
"Princess Ember, you must have more confidence in yourself. When Duchess Tilly took you in, you became a princess. You deserve so much more than you have been given." Ember's eyes went wide for a second.
"You know my past?" Suzette nodded her head.
"Yes I do, the Duchess told us this morning how she had adopted you after finding you alone in the woods the other night." Ember let out a sigh of relief. Looks like Tilly had given her a new story. "Wandering in the cold for years eating whatever scraps of food you can get. I am sorry that you had to go through that."
"I'm just glad that it is over," Ember answered with a smile.
"Now come along Princess Ember we need to get you dressed and ready for breakfast. The royal children have an amazing day planned for you," Suzette told the girl as she led her to one of the bathrooms. "First thing is first we need to get those knots out of your hair and get it nice and clean."
Suzette took her time as she combed and washed Ember shoulder length black hair, once that was finished she got her dressed and then she took Ember back to her room where Tilly was waiting for her. "I see that dress fits you nicely," Tilly complimented.
"Good morning Ms. Tilly," Ember greeted.
"None of that now Ember just call me mom now," Tilly answered as she hugged her new daughter. "Now come along I had the chefs whip up a wonderful breakfast for you this morning."
Sofia had turned a corner and bumped into someone knocking them both to the ground. "Oh no!" Sofia looked and Ivy was standing there in front of her. "My apologies Princess Sofia I didn't mean for that to happen!"
"No, it's my fault I should have been watching where I was going, Jenny." Sofia stood to her feet and dusted off her dress. She looked down at Jenny and noticed that there was a scar across her forehead. "Jenny, did something happen?"
"What do you mean my princess?" Sofia reached forward and placed her hands on her shoulders.
"Jenny stops with the princess thing it's just me and you right now, you can call me Sofia like you did in the village." Ivy nodded her head. "And why are your eyes and hair color different?"
"You mean to tell me she was friends with that girl!" Ivy thought. "Oh great, what do I do now!"
"I'm sorry Sofia," Ivy noticed that Sofia was staring at the scar on her forehead. "I was in a bit of an accident a week ago."
"What happened!" Sofia asked in concern.
"Well, I meet a naughty little witchling a week ago, she changed my eyes and hair color like this. Before accidentally hitting me with a powerful spell that sent me crashing into a tree. Giving me this scar, I don't really remember much of anything." Ivy gasped as Sofia pulled her into a tight embrace. "I'm ok now Sofia I promise."
"I'm just sad that happened to you," Sofia explained.
Ivy smiled glad her plan had worked for now, "thank you Sofia." Ivy broke their hug, "sorry I didn't recognize you at first, I still don't remember a couple things."
"No problem Jenny, if you want I can try and help you get the rest of your to memories back", Sofia suggested.
Ivy shook head, "that is quite alright Sofia, every day that does by the more and more my memory comes back to me. I should be fine in a couple of days."
"I am glad to hear that Jenny… you can still join me, James, Amber, and Ember today if you want." Ivy shook her head.
"I have chores to take care of today, Ms. Violet is gonna show me around the castle and get me started on some jobs in the palace." Sofia nodded her head in an understanding matter.
"That ok I'll see you around Jenny." Sofia waved as she headed to the dining room.
"Bye Sofia," Ivy waved back.
"Oh, I almost forgot, you'll be at the village this evening won't you?" Sofia asked as she turned around. "It's the founders day celebrations."
"I will Sofia," Ivy answered. "I wouldn't miss it for the world." Ivy watched Sofia walk away and facepalmed. "How on earth am I supposed to get out of that!"
"Ember please eat a little slower… no one is gonna take away the pancakes or syrup." Tilly couldn't help but giggle at the scene in front of her. Ember had fallen in love with pancakes from the first bite, in fact, she fell in love with almost all of the food they had for breakfast.
"Sorry," Ember blushed a bit, "there just so good, I've never had anything like them before in my life!"
"If you like those just wait to see what I am having prepared for lunch," Amber remarked.
"So what do you three have planned for Ember today?" Miranda asked.
"Well… we can't say much since it is still a surprise." James said with a grin.
"Just know that it is gonna be a fun day," Sofia concluded.
Once breakfast was over Sofia, James and Amber led Ember outside to the first of many things they had planned. "Ember meets, Mr. Cedric the Great our royal sorcerer," Sofia proudly introduced. "He is gonna perform one his world-famous magic shows."
"Princess Sofia it isn't world famous," Cedric walked over to Ember. "Pleasure to meet you Ember, Princess Sofia has told me all about you."
Ember turned towards Sofia, "all about me?"
"Not everything," Sofia asked. "Just about how aunt Tilly adopted you and how you never have seen a magic show before."
"And I cannot put on a magic show," Sofia yelped a bit as a wave from Cedric wand got her changed into her sorceress robes. "Without my assistance."
"It would be my pleasure," Sofia said as Cedric gave her a wand.
Once everything was set up Ember was shaking her head a bit, "you cannot pull a rabbit from that hat."
"Are you sure about that?" Cedric questioned as he reached into the hat and in a flash, he pulled a certain rabbit named Clover out of his hat.
"Ok you had that rabbit in there the whole time," Ember concluded.
"Oh really… what if I did this", Cedric held the hat out in front of him and tapped the bottom of it with his wand and flock of white doves flew out.
"The doves were inside with the rabbit," Ember said as her eyes slowly grew wide.
Sofia giggled a bit as she took the hat and walked over to Ember, "why don't you look inside of the hat," She proposed.
"I know how this works, its a bottomless hat like how Ms. Tilly has a bottomless bag," Ember said in a matter of factly tone. Ember put her hand inside of the hat and was stunned to find it was a normal hat. "That isn't possible!"
Sofia tapped the bottom of the hat with her wand, and Ember jumped as a blast of confetti. Ember looked up in confusing before she began to laugh with glee. "So does that answer all your doubts?"
"Yes," Ember said with a nod. "Please do more."
The next hour was that of awe and amazement for Ember as Cedric truly went all out in this magic show. After wishing Cedric a goodbye, Ember was led to a flying carriage, "where are we going now?"
"We're gonna take a trip," Sofia answered.
"Where?"
"You'll find out," Amber answered.
"What are we gonna do?"
"You'll find out," said James as the carriage took flight.
"Quick question Ember are you afraid of animals?" Ember shook her head. "Then you are you gonna love the next place we are going too," Amber remarked.
Ember was once again in true awe at what she was seeing. She had never been this high in the air, heck she had never been in a flying carriage before. "You guys get to ride in this anytime you want?"
"Yes, as long as we get permission first," James answered.
"How do you like flying Ember?" Sofia asked.
"It is both awesome and very scary at the same time," Ember stuck her whole head out of one of the windows. Enjoying the feeling of the wind crashing against her head.
"Young lady please put keep your head in the carriage at all time," the guard that had been sent along with them, Jason Scott said.
"Sorry," Ember pulled her head back in as she looked across the landscape that was flying by. "Who is gonna be the next ruler of Enhancia?" Ember suddenly asked.
"Well Amber is the oldest," said Sofia.
"And believe me I will make a wonderful queen of this land," Amber proclaimed proudly. "Why do you ask?"
"I was just thinking how lucky you are to be the ruler of a land as great as this one," Ember said. "Do you have any idea what it is gonna be like living with your aunt?"
"Well I think you are gonna be traveling a lot and going on many adventures," James said.
"Aunt Tilly loves adventure", Sofia added. "Your gonna have a lot of fun living with her."
"I've traveled a lot but for all the wrong reasons," Ember sighed. "I spent so much time running around I never took the chance to stop and enjoy my life."
"How many villages have you been too?" James asked.
"I've lost count, so many villages and I have seen so many parties and celebrations but I never had a chance to enjoy one." Ember didn't notice Sofia give James and Amber a huge smile. Dunwiddie was celebrating the anniversary of the founding of the village. They were gonna enjoy a couple hours in the Enchanted Animal Park. King Roland had sent a message to Miss Elodie asking if she could give them a tour. Which she gladly accepted wanting to meet this new child of Enchancia. The village would be starting their celebration in the evening.
After a bit of a trip, the carriage began it's descent into the enchanted animal park, "where are we?"
"This is the enchanted animal park," Sofia explained. "We are gonna go on a bit of an adventure through the park."
The children stepped out of the carriage to find Miss Elodie waiting for them, "Ember this is one of our old teachers at Royal Prep, Miss Elodie." Amber introduced.
"You must be the young lady that King Roland told me about in his letter," Miss Elodie proclaimed. "It is a pleasure to meet you."
"Hello," Ember said shyly. "It is nice to meet you too."
"Come along, we have a lot to see and little time to do it," Miss Elodie announced.
Back at the palace.
The tour that Violet had given Ivy was more than enough for the girl who quickly memorized most of the palace. "Ms. Violet has anything happened in the last couple of days?"
"No not really Jenny, aside from the intruder last night, the only other big news is the arrival of the young dear Ember." Ivy's ears picked up a bit.
"You mean she hasn't always been here?" Violet shook her head.
"No, she arrived about 2 days ago. From what I've heard Ms. Matilda found the young girl and wanted to adopt her," Violet explained.
"Two days ago?" Ivy smiled a bit, "maybe she is that ghoul we've been hunting?" Ivy thought. "I like Ember, I was able to spend some time with her and the royal children last night."
"That is wonderful," Violet said. "I know that you probably had a wonderful time last night with them."
"Yes ma'am," Ivy nodded her head. "They even invited me to spend the day with them, but I had to decline I want to work every single day."
"While it is good to work, but remember you are still a child my dear." Violet kneeled down before Ivy and place a hand on her shoulder. "Even though you work here now, do not try to overwork yourself. I want you to have fun and work hard."
"Yes, ma'am," Ivy answered with a salute.
"Now I think I can trust you to dust the library, do you remember where it is?" Ivy nodded her head. "Good girl, once you finish that you can take a break and then join the lunch preparations."
Ivy nodded her head as she headed to the library, she headed inside of the library and found Aunt Tilly sitting inside reading some books. "Just the lady I was looking for." Ivy thought as she walked over. "Excuse Duchess Matilda, I was asked to do some dusting in here. If you would like I could wait a while."
"No problem young lady," Tilly looked up from her book with a smile. "Go ahead and do your job, don't mind me I'm just doing a bit of research."
"Might I ask what you are reading Duchess Matilda?" Tilly patted the chair beside her.
"Come and take a seat young lady," Tilly told the orange haired girl. "And please call me Tilly."
"Thank you, Duchess Tilly," Ivy set her duster down and sat next to her.
"These are the books I am reading," Tilly slide the book in front of Ivy.
"The myth of the reality stones, fact or fiction? The Mystery regarding ghouls?" Ivy looked up at Tilly as she finished reading it. "I never heard of ghouls before… or the reality stones", the first may have been a lie but the second was a truth. "What are they."
"The Reality Stones are 6 legendary stones that hold a great amount of power. Magic, Time, Darkness, Light, Power, and Space. Each is rumored to have protected the Mystic Isles." Ivy was certainly interested now. "As for ghouls," it took everything in Ivy's power not to yawn. Everything that was rumored about ghouls was the truth, after all, she had killed ghouls before.
"They sound scary," Ivy remarked in a scared voice.
"They do…. Or maybe they are just a little misunderstood," Tilly answered.
"They kill people and eat them doesn't that make them evil?" Tilly shook her head.
"Maybe it does, or maybe it is a sad life for those involved some might feel terrible for the lives they have taken," Tilly explained. "Can you do me a big favor?"
"Yes, ma'am."
Tilly picked her back off the floor and set it on the table. "This bag is very important to me, I have to use the restroom please watch it for me." Ivy nodded her head yes and Tilly stood and left the room. Ivy listened as Tilly's footsteps slowly grew quieter and quieter before she put her hand into the back and dug around.
"How big is this thing!" Ivy stuck her whole head into the bag and was amazed at the size. "I knew about magic bags but this ridiculous." Ivy pulled her head out and placed her hand back inside there was a lot of things inside of that bag.
"Who has a whole lamp inside of a bag?... Are these fishing rods!?...oh candy!"
She kept this up until finally, she felt something very flat, she pulled it out and found a very interesting file. "Ghouls huh." Ivy was gonna open it until she heard footsteps coming back to the library. "Dang it!" Ivy placed the file back into the bag and quickly stood up and began to dust around.
"I suppose it will be hard to dust with me in the room," Tilly remarked.
"No Duchess it is nice to have someone to talk too while I work," Ivy needed to press for more information. She was starting to think that the ghoul they had been chasing was actually Ember. "Duchess Tilly, can I ask a question?"
"Good ahead," Tilly opened the book she had on the reality stones back up.
"What do you have in that bag that is so important?" Tilly chuckled a bit.
"Well little one, this bag is magically it can hold so many items and it almost seems bottomless at times. It holds a lot of important memories and maps from all the adventures I've been on. Books that I cannot let go, and pictures that I have grown to love so much." Tilly reached over and patted her bag. "I suppose this bag has become a part of me." Tilly reached into her bag, she knew she had some sweets in this bag, and she wanted to give Jenny something. However, she quickly found that the file on Ember that had been hidden deep inside of her bag was close to the top.
"That's strange… I know that I hid this deep inside of my bag," Tilly thought as she looked over at the child who was happily whistling as she dusted. "Jenny was someone in this library just now?"
"No ma'am," Tilly raised an eyebrow as she looked over the girl. "I didn't hear anyone." Ivy was starting to sweat a bit.
"Did you go through my bag while I was gone?" Tilly asked.
Ivy's eyes went wide for a second, "of course she would know if someone went in her bag!" She frantically thought. She could feel Tilly's eyes were fixed on her.
"Can you look at me please?" Ivy turned around and saw that normally joyful Tilly was looking at her with a stern look. "Come here for a second."
"Yes ma'am," Ivy walked over her heart beating hard in her chest. She didn't want to be caught now if she was then Jimmy would be disappointed in her. Ivy had her wand hidden in her sleeve taped to her arm. Ivy stood in front of Tilly.
"I am gonna ask you this one-time young lady, did you go into my bag for a peak?" Tilly asked firmly.
Ivy had two plans one was very violent and the other was gonna hurt her pride. Ivy decided to go with the worse of the two plans she had. She began to take deep breaths and forced tears to her eyes, and began to cry. "I'm sorry!" Ivy hated doing this, but she had no other choice. "I dropped my duster in your bag by accident and I went looking for it! I didn't to dug through it I just wanted to do my job!"
Tilly's eyes softened a bit, "calm down Jenny." Tilly said softly as she placed her hands on her shoulders.
Ivy had her hooked, as she started to cry harder. "Please, Duchess Tilly I didn't mean for that to happen! I just wanted to find it myself, I didn't wanna be a bother to you!" Ivy forced her body to shake, "now I'm gonna be fired now, I always mess things up!"
Tilly quickly brought the sobbing girl into her arms, "Jenny it is ok." Tilly gently rubbed the girl back as well as her hair. "You aren't in trouble sweetie and I am proud that you were honest with me."
"I didn't mean too." Ivy lied as a smirk appeared on her face. "Adults always fall for the crying trick around here", she thought with a giggle.
Once the girl had calmed down enough, Tilly released her embrace, "are you ok now?"
Ivy sniffled a bit but nodded her head, "yes Ms. Tilly."
Tilly smiled, but grew a bit serious after a couple seconds, "can you do me the favor and wait for me if this happens again? I have a lot of stuff in this bag, some of which are very dangerous. I wouldn't want you to get hurt."
"Yes ma'am," Ivy nodded her head.
"Now come along with me," Tilly offered the girl her hand. "I would rather you not clean with such a sad looking face. We need to wash it."
"Thank you," Ivy took Tilly's hand and the duo went to the bathroom. As they left, Ivy pointed her arm towards a mirror near the back. "Come and play and sneak around, a clone of me who will not be found." She thought as blast magic hit the mirror and a clone of her came out. Her clone nodded towards Ivy and casted a spell on herself and was back wearing her black clothes. "Ms. Tilly watch out!" Ivy's clone took her scythe out and came rushing forward. Ivy pushed Tilly out of the way and braced herself as a strike from her scythe hit her in the chest and knocked her against the wall. Knocking her out in the process.
"It's all up too you don't get yourself caught….", Ivy felt her world go black as she collapsed to the ground. Hoping that her plan was gonna work.
Tilly recovered from her push and looked over at girl in front of her. "It's you from last night! So you fled into the library to hide." Tilly reached into her pocket and pulled out her wand. "You are gonna be a very sorry girl for what you did to Jenny."
"What is going on!" Roland had heard the loud crash and came running in with two guards by his side. "Jenny!" Roland rushed to the girl's side. "Someone get a medic in here."
"Wish I could stay and chat," everyone turned and looked at Ivy's clone who began to spin her scythe around. "But I have a mission to complete and staying her would just put that at risk."
"Guards seize her!" Roland order.
"No stay back," Tilly said firmly. "I need you to stay back, I'll handle this."
"So the Duchess is gonna take me on!" Ivy smirked and held her scythe down with the blade pointed towards Tilly. "Come and get me."
Tilly took off her jacket and threw it to the floor, "Roland get Jenny out of here and bring more guards."
While his instincts told him to protect Tilly, he also knew that she was an expert in magical arts and could hold her own. She had been skilled in fencing as a child and she had become even better with a blade. Roland grabbed a blade from one of his guards and threw it to his sister, "be careful Tilly." Roland took Jenny in his arms and left the room. "I'll be back."
Tilly the blade in one hand and held her wand out in the other, "I am gonna ask you this one time little one. Why are you here?"
Ivy's clone took her hood off showing that she had green hair and orange eyes instead of the orange hair and green eyes that the normal Ivy had. She had also made herself look a little older than before. "Why am I here?, well I can't tell you that", Ivy spun her scythe over her head.
"But what I can tell you is that this is gonna be fun!" Ivy's clone rushed forward.
Back at the animal park.
Ember was amazed at all the different kinds of animals and plants that she was seeing, she was only used to the usual animals in the forest. She had no idea that the world had so many different creatures and she wanted to learn them all.
"Having fun?" Amber asked Ember.
"So much fun!" Ember said in glee, "there are so many animals here, and they are so nice and pretty." She was in so much awe and joy.
"I love this place, me and some of the other princesses come here every year with our dads for dads and daughters day," said Amber.
"What about moms and daughters day?" Ember asked.
"We have a day for that as well family is very important, so including both fathers, and mothers day we also celebrate a couple more days as well." Ember nodded her head.
"You guys are so lucky you've been together since birth," Amber shook her head.
"Actually Sofia and her mom haven't always been with us," James said.
"What do you mean?" Amber took a steady breath.
"Well… our mother died a long time ago, our father remarried Sofia's mother." Ember placed a hand to her mouth.
"I'm so sorry I had no idea!" James quickly put a hand on Ember's shoulder.
"It's ok," James reassured. "You had no way of knowing that."
Ember gave a smile, " I'm still sorry…. Do you guys ever miss her?"
"It was hard at first," Amber admitted. "I was a little bitter and upset for a long while, I was rude to Sofia and our new mom at first. I didn't want to accept anyone else in my life right then and there. However, now I'm glad that Sofia and our new mom are here."
"I'm glad i'm here too," Ember smiled warmly. "I always thought that I was gonna travel the world alone for the rest of my life."
"And now you have a family," Amber remarked sweetly.
The ground had taken a break for a picnic lunch, where Ember found the joy jiggly wiggly pudding. The ground enjoyed there lunch and Ember suddenly looked sad. "Is something wrong darling" Miss Elodie noted.
"Nothing really… it's just I don't understand this, I don't deserve any of this. Just the other day I was… in a bad way, I had no home or even friends. But now I'm here in this wonderful garden and I have a new mom, and I'm living every girl's dream. I'm a royal now… it seems to good to be true." Ember explained.
"You know, there is a very old saying that may be true," Elodie began. "An an old saying that goes good things come to those who wait. You may have had to wait a very long time and you might have gone through some horrid events. But now you are here and safe."
"Your right," Ember said to Elodie. "Thank you for the kind words."
"No need for thanks dear, I do want to know one thing, what is your story, my dear." Ember gave Elodie a strange look. "Where do you come from, what was your life like, what do you like, and dislike things like that."
"Well… I had been an orphan for a very long time, I spent a long time traveling from village to village all alone. Orphanages didn't really work cause no one seemed to want me." Ember took a breath. "I was found by Ms. Tilly and she took me to the castle and a day later she wanted to adopt me. I like reading and animals. I guess I dislike being alone." Elodie took note of those things.
"What about singing?" Ember shook her head.
"I could never sing that well," Elodie gave the young girl a look. "What every time I had tried to sing people would just tell me to be quiet. So I just thought I couldn't sing."
"Well, I would love to hear you sing," Ember quickly declined that offer.
"Come on Ember," Sofia encouraged "no one here is gonna laugh at your or be mean."
"If your sure," Ember looked around nerovously. "What song?"
"How about this I will sing the first verse of the song, and then pass it on to one of you for the second verse and so on?" Elodie suggested, "and I know the perfect song."
Miss Elodie: Amazing grace
oh how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost, but now am found
Was blind, but now I see.
Sofia: Twas grace that taught my heart to fear
And grace my fear relieved
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed.
Amber: Through many dangers, toils and snares
I have already come
Twas grace that lead me
safe thus far
And grace will lead me home
James: The Lord has promised good to me
His Word my hope secures
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures
Ember took a deep breath: When we've been there ten thousand years
Bright shining as the sun
We've no less days to sing God's praise
Than when, when we first begun
Than when we'd first begun
All: Amazing grace
oh how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost, but now am found
Was blind, but now I see.
"Wonderful!" Miss Elodie exclaimed. "Ember who ever made the claim that you cannot sing couldn't be anymore wrong my dear."
"Yeah Ember you sung so beautiful Ember," Sofia added.
"I wasn't that good," Ember remarked as her cheeks heated up a bit. "Not compared to Amber."
"Give yourself some more confidence Ember," Amber said. "You sing great."
Ember smiled happily at the praise she had received, "thank you, I've said it so many times before but I am so glad that you are now apart of my life."
"And we are glad that you are here with us," Sofia added.
The group enjoyed a wonderful and explored the enchanted animal park for a couple more hours before it was time to leave and head to Dunwiddie, for the founders day party.
Back at the palace.
The calls of spells, the crashing of steel on the steel, sparks flying through the air, and the laughter of a child. Fill the palace courtyard.
The battle between Tilly and Ivy's clone had spilled outside since Tilly didn't want the library to be destroyed. Tilly didn't like to fight that much, however during her time as the storyteller. She had to learn to defend herself, she had become a better sword fighter and she studies different kinds of combat magic.
Ivy's clone, on the other hand, was at a serious disadvantage in this battle. Ivy's clone spell wasn't the same as Cedric's clone spell. In order to use it, she had to use her own magical energy to make it. This clone was only ⅓ of Ivy's true power and speed, but even then this one clone was a terror.
Tilly was truly amazed at the skill this child had with a scythe of that size, she could spin it around with blinding speed to catch her off guard. She could use it to block spells sent her way. Tilly and Ivy had locked blades with one another.
"Are we finished yet young lady?" Tilly questioned as she pushed her back. "You cannot beat me, just surrender and your punishment will be light."
Ivy's clone no longer had the smile on her face it was a dark frown, "quiet you! I have no reason to surrender so you can be quiet!" Ivy's clone stuck her tongue out towards Tilly and jumped away.
"Fine then!" Tilly stabbed her sword down into the dirt and held her wand above her head. "I wasn't gonna do this dear child but you leave me no choice." Tilly's wand began to glow bright pink. "Judgement Chains!" Nine bright pink chains came flying from Tilly's wand and surrounded Ivy's locking around her arms, legs, her weapon, and then her waist.
"Hey! What are you doing!?" Ivy exclaimed as she struggled to free herself. "NO FAIR!"
Tilly placed her wand into the dirt successfully locking the child in place. "Alright sorry about that, but the incarnation for a spell this powerful takes a lot of time to set up." Tilly made her way over to the child.
"How!" Ivy demanded.
"That is for me to know young lady," Ivy growled as Tilly gently placed a hand on her cheek. "Alright, it is safe to come over."
"Amazing," Roland said as he walked over to his sister with guards by his side. "I had no idea that you had become so skilled in magic. And your swordman ships had become masterful."
"Oh that I was nothing," said Tilly. "I am sure that your swordsmanship is better than mine and I am positive that Cedric could perform spells of greater quality than me."
Roland nodded his head, "now then what do we do with our little guest?"
"Nothing?" Ivy spat out. "You are so stupid!"
"Excuse me, young lady," Roland began firmly.
"No excuse me!" Ivy interrupted. "You think you are so much smarter than me because you caught me! But you have no idea that the real spy is still hiding in the palace!"
Roland's eyes went wide for a second, "then what are you?"
"A clone," Ivy responded simply. "And thanks to you fools the real me escape the palace and is probably long gone!" Ivy began to giggle loudly. "Oh, and did I forget that I can self destruct?"
"Protection sphere!" Everyone turned to see Cedric fire a blast towards the girl and a green dome surrounded her.
"No!" That was the last word that came from the clones month as it exploded! The dome shook but it did not break.
"Good timing Cedric," Roland praised. "Guards head out, the original couldn't have gotten very far from here. I want the palace checked from top to bottom. Everyone room, and hallway. Cedric do you know a spell that can detect any hidden spots in the castle."
"Well there is one spell but the amount of magic power that it takes to use would be too hard on my body?" Cedric explained.
"If you are talking about Akaran Protection we could do half and half by using half of mine and half of yours we could cast the spell," Tilly brought up.
"Perfect plan," Cedric responded.
The Duchess of Enchancia and The Royal Sorceror came together and held their wands point to point. "We summons the powers of light today, to protect and secure the place where we stay. We ask that you guide us in our search today." A bright white light surrounded the duo and slowly formed into a dome. "Akaran Protection!" The dome expanded greatly and covered the whole castle. Cedric's and Tilly's eyes became bright.
"OK we can see every spot in the palace right now," Tilly explained.
"Cedric you take a group and cover the top, Tilly you cover the bottom, I will lead a group outside," Roland ordered.
From mid-morning to late afternoon, the castle's guards searched the castle from top to bottom. Outside and inside, every inch, no stone was left untouched. Until finally they were sure that there was no one inside the palace. "Your highness I will have extra guards on the outside, no one will get inside tonight!" Matthew explained.
"Thank you Matthew," Roland said. Once Matthew left the room, Roland walked over to his sister who was resting on a bed. "Are you ok?"
Tilly gave a thumbs up, the downside of Akaran Protection was it took a lot out of the users who cast it. Once the search was over Cedric went back to his room for rest and Tilly went to hers. "Jenny quite possibly saved my life," Tilly said weakly. "She pushed me out of the way as that child attempted to hit me."
"Well then once she wakes up, she will be honored," Roland said with a smile. "As will you and Cedric."
"I didn't do anything baby brother," Tilly said with a chuckle.
"You did a lot more than you think," Roland answered. "You protected my men, and you defeated that child."
"No," Tilly sat up from her bed, "if I had taken on the real one and not the clone then I might have been defeated. She is a strong one with the scythe of hers, hopefully, she left and won't come back."
A couple of hours later the children had come back from a very fun day at Dunwiddie and were informed of the incident. Meanwhile, with Ivy, her plan had worked perfectly. Step 1, make a clone, step 2 have the clone attack the duchess, it was a basic plan but it worked perfectly. Now she just needed to get the file in Tilly's bag and then call Jimmy.
A/N.
Hope you enjoyed and any spell that is in this will be listed below.
Ivy's Copy spell, real name Magically Copy. A copy made from the user own magical power, much weaker than the original.
Judgment Chains: A trapping spell used to capture an enemy with 9 chains, the second part of the spell is they force the one caught to answer questions truthfully.
Akaran Protection: A spell used to scan a large area with a huge dome once scanned the caster will be able to see the whole area. Downside takes a huge amount of power and will take out the user.