Chapter five
The trip was grueling. After what was no less that five hours passed, Speronox had gotten horribly restless and I silently pleaded with him to be patient for just a little while longer. He was clawing his way up from my arms, I thought he wanted to sit on my shoulder but he didn't stop there. "Oh, geeze... Really?" I mumbled as he clambered to the top of my head. I reached up to grab him when amidst the trees I picked out several large buildings. Before me was the great city of Alsnora, a thriving and hidden place. A world often spoken of as if it were a myth. No one has ever seemed to have found it before or has been willing to return.
Landon gave me a sideways glance and smirked. "This is no simple place" he said as we came upon huge wrought iron gates that were laced with small ivy and delicate trumpet vines. I made sure to follow him through the foreign place. People gave me friendly smiles and dipped their heads in greeting to me, I tried my very best to give the same response back to then but an irritable Speronox held me from doing that.
Our path twisted and winded upwards and I realized that the mass majority of the city lay in the tree tops, elevated from the earth. Each building connected by ladders and bridges.
We were greeted by a woman of whom seemed to be rather high up on political scale, nonetheless she offered me a warm smile. She had black hair and silver strands from age she looked ethereal as she stood with a tall regal stature.
"I am so glad to have finally met you at last my lady Avina" The women said. Why did it feel like everyone but myself knew what exactly was going on? How was I the only one skipped when giving the memo out?
"I'm sorry, I afraid I do not know who you are" I said trying to be as polite as possible.
"This is my mother, Morgana" Landon said to my surprise.
Morgana smiled. "Allow me to introduce you to the current happenings." She said moving aside a bit, indicating she wanted me to enter the moss covered building behind her. I obliged and rather awkwardly stepped pass her. It was a round spacious one roomed place as all the buildings seemed to be here. A warm light was cast over the earthy furniture from a fire in the middle of the room, furniture was arranged in a suiting fashion. Morgana shut the door behind me with delicate hands.
"I'm sure all of this is extremely overwhelming to you" she said as I turned around to face her. Speronox jumped lightly from my arms and I watched him approach Morgana. Se bent down to rest a gentle hand upon his black scaly head.
"It is said that riders would return with the lady of the night and she would bring the day" she explained. "Those marks on your neck are not there by coincidence." She indicated a tall standing mirror behind me.
I gazed into the reflection that watched back with long brilliant red hair and light brown eyes. Speronox had stood at me feet gazing at me with an concerned expression.
"He feels your uneasiness" Morgana commented quietly.
I turned to face her slowly "what?"
"Though he is far to young to bond you are still connected. He chose you." She nodded at the tiny lines tracing up my neck.
"I don't understand how this is at all possible. I mean I though the last dragon died alongside its rider"
"That's obviously not the case is it?" Morgana smiled. "They are reclusive, and use their magic only to hide because they know that the entireties of the human race are after them to exploit the abilities they possess."
"But your people are not, I'm not" I countered.
"There are exceptions to every fact, is there not?"
"Yes but-" I began.
"Come now my dear, a guest as important as your self should be fitted into our attire." She said placing her hand lightly on my upper back and guiding me through the door I only magnates to snag Speronox on my way, we took a right over a connecting bridge to what seemed the largest building amongst these trees. It held multiple rooms and each of them where round like the first one I was in so briefly.
I was captivated to heavily in the beautiful ornate carved wood furniture and intricate molding that I was startled when Morgana's hands where inches from my face, holding a dress up to my form.
"This will fit perfectly" she nodded and handed it to me to put on. "Each new moon there is a celebration amongst my people, they insist you attend" she said
"They?"
"The people have been expecting you for quite some time" she said "come now, slip that on so I may do you hair" she said impatiently shooing me off behind a changing screen.
The dress did indeed fit perfectly, it was a light and airy fabric of some sort rightfully colored in white at the bodice that transitioned to black at the bottom. It had a low A-Line neck and just reached my ankles.
"It's wonderful" I said warmly.
Mogana smiled "I'm glad you like it, it belonged to my mother before me" she stepped forward and pulled a chair for me to sit. She pulled my hair back into a half up style, it was simple but I liked it a lot.
I could see the sun had sank beneath the earth and the joyful din of music faintly played somewhere.
"Would you like to go meet those who have waited many a lifetimes to see you?" Morgana whispered.
A/N: hello again my wonderful people! Sorry I didn't update as soon as I could have but I had a few performances and anyone in acting knows that your life is basically on hold. Anywho please I can't ask you enough to respond with comments, questions, ideas and even criticism!