<div style="text-align:justify;]<span style="font-size:10pt;]<span> </span>The two men could only watch at the ritual completed itself. Elliot with masked amazement, and Decland with his best attempt at controlled tension. It didn't take long for the guardsman to position himself in front of the prince as an ethereal smoke began to fill the room, ready to pounce at the first sign of any danger. Decland could sense the magic. He could smell the bitter pull of the Umbra, and feel the small hairs on the back of his neck stand to attention. "Elliot, I-" Decland couldn't get a word of warning in before the prince shushed him with a distracted wave of his hand. Decland frowned, his displeasure obvious, but quieted nonetheless.</span>[/align]<div style="text-align:justify;]
[/align]<div style="text-align:justify;]<span style="font-size:10pt;]<span> </span>A wicked grin had spit across Elliot's tanned features as the book reacted to the ritual. Magic continued to flare around them, and Elliot reveled in it. Proud of his discovery, and of his apparent success. It was always satisfying to witness an endeavor reach a climax. </span>[/align]<div style="text-align:justify;]
[/align]<div style="text-align:justify;]<span style="font-size:10pt;]<span> </span>But eventually, the sorcerer realized that something was amiss. As the figure materialized Elliot was able to determine this was not the simple tome that he'd been led to believe. Oh, no this was something much more. And perhaps, something better. That however, didn't mean there was not an oracle that he would have to kill. He wouldn’t stand for being misled, in any context, and it wasn't hard to tell that he had been sent on an intended suicide mission. Unfortunately, for his sister's supporters, he was very hard to kill. </span>[/align]<div style="text-align:justify;]
[/align]<div style="text-align:justify;]<span style="font-size:10pt;] When the din had settled, when the smoke had all but </span>dissipated<span style="font-size:10pt;] and Elliot's grin had faded, he watched the apparition solidify from over Decland's broad shoulders. The guard-captain was still steadfast and hostile - separating his charge from the dungeon's newest occupant. Elliot tried to push him out of the way, to assume a position of power and authority, but the larger lynx wouldn't budge. When Xiah first spoke, a growl resonated, deep, through Decland's chest; one hand still held the torch that lit the room, as the other hovered over the hilt of the knife at his thigh. </span>[/align]<div style="text-align:justify;]
[/align]<div style="text-align:justify;]<span style="font-size:10pt;]<span> </span>Decland couldn’t understand the stranger, which was the cause of his defense, but Elliot could. Words long forgotten with an accent that didn't match. A singular, dark brow perked in curiosity, as he stepped around his bodyguard instead of continuing to fight his weight. </span>[/align]<div style="text-align:justify;]
[/align]<div style="text-align:justify;]<span style="font-size:10pt;]<span> </span>Elliot huffed. «It seems I am,» he answered, evenly, tugging the ends of his tailored jacket back into something resembling order. He didn't bother masking the surprise that laced his modulated tones. «I am Elliot Wilder. Prince Regent of the Veridian Isles and this is my guardsman, Decland,» he gestured idly to the captain when he spoke his name. «I must admit, this is not what I was expecting.»</span>[/align] <div style="text-align:justify;]
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I fear no fate (for you are my fate, my sweet) I want no world (for beautiful you are my world, my true) and it’s you are whatever a moon has always meant and whatever a sun will always sing is you.
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