Queen Aine sits on her ivory throne while the other Kings and Queens are situated in a semicircular position in front of her.
“I would like to thank all of you for joining me here despite of the short notice. So far, our common concern on the Dark fairy has brought us a stronger drive to work as one united fairy realm.”
Queen Aine states this with a tone of for
Princess Aria feels like she is stepping into dreamland once more. Starting from their descent of the Azure River, she has been immediately awestruck by the various creatures of the deep that she never set eyes in the human world. She could not imagine these precious sea creatures would be found in this fascinating body of water.She does not mind the amused expression of Caspian every time she marvels at each wondrous sight she observes as far as her eyes could see.
The news on the magical awakening of two esteemed rangers spreads like wild fire all over the four fairy realms. The entire fairy world rejoices for such an inspiring story in such troubled times. The spirits of the fairies are way too low since the Dark fairy is like a ghost hovering in their realms. The lack of news or inaction from Alirion gives a terrible feeling of a certain evil lurking just around the corner if you slacken your defenses.
The celebration among the Earth fairies lasted until the rising of the sun. The King and Queen had to excuse themselves when the first light of the morning sun is visible in their realm. King Merlion and Queen Alina need a few hours to take some respite. They have promised their Princess that they will join her in the next visit to her hum
King Merlion has been silent on their way back to the Green Haven. Queen Alina senses her King’s lack of ease but tries to ignore it for the sake of their Princess who is presently very ecstatic that her two sets of parents have finally met. Princess Aria does not notice her King Father’s predicament because Queen Alina continues to discuss with her daughter how Marmee Rose really charms everyone with her superb cooking skills. Bran can very much be the proof of this since he is implying to join the group when
“What? Is that true? Aldar and Melandra are getting married?”Caspian shouts at Bran in surprise.
“Are we done yet with this project of yours Princess?”Bran asks impatiently but tries to stay polite.“I can already smell lunch.”Bran adds sniffing exaggeratedly to convey his hunger.
“Jo, are you alright?”Jo hears Bran's voice but she cannot manage to reply. She can hear a slight ringing in her left ear. She stares at Bran’s face. He seems to be saying something but she cannot understand anything coherent. All she can hear are slurs and constant ringing.
Princess Aria is awoken by the rowdy laughter outside her makeshift cell room. She is lying sideways on the cold floor facing the uneven surface of a mossy wall. She keeps still, pretending to be unconscious at the moment.She closes her eyes to reassess her situation. Her brain begins to recall the campsite and the scary-looking creatures that destroyed their tent. She can even seem to hear her own scream, as well as Jo's. Jo…