My Beginning After the End

Found

Ellie Leywin

"Where is my son, Elder Virion?" My mother has been crying for the last week because of Veer. "You said you could find him, where is he?" My family at the moment was in the council room with Elder Virion, Aldir, Tessia, and Queen Eralith.

My father put an arm around my mother. "Honey, he's trying his best."

"I assure you Alice, we are looking for him, and when he pops up, we'll figure everything out." Elder Virion spoke calmly. "However, I have a feeling he wants to stay out there and fight." That was true, I already knew that though, we all did.

"He is way too young to be fighting in the front lines." My mom cried out. "Veer, is barely nine."

"And yet he possesses a power not even I can describe." Aldir spoke, and everyone turned to him. "I assure you, Mrs. Leywin, wherever he is, he is doing more good than harm." He paused for a second, then continued. "I believe next to Arthur, Virion might be one of the greatest assets in this war, and I understand we talked about waiting until he was older but holding him up in the castle against his will is also not right. He knows what he can do, we know what he can do, you should have faith in your son and his strength."

The room fell even more silent, that was until Tessia spoke up. "Then, you should let me go out as well." Elder Virion and Queen Eralith shot her a look of disapproval. "Veer is younger than me, and if you placed me on a team with him, I could make sure he was safe."

"No." Elder Virion answered quickly. "At least not yet." I saw the look on Tessia's face brightened by the words, not yet. "Lord Aldir has a point, Viriong might be the strongest mage that isn't a Lance in Dicathen, and might grow into Lance strength."

"I don't care, he shouldn't be out there." My mother continued to plead. "Rey, don't you think I'm right?" She looked my father in the eyes, but he didn't respond right away. "Rey?"

"I think I have to agree with Elder Virion, but you are right, honey, he is way too young to be fighting in a war, I should be." I turned to my father.

"No, dad." I told him. "Arthur is the only person that should be fighting in the war!" I shouted, he shouldn't even be either, but he was one of the strongest mages in Dicathen, my parents flinched from his name. Why was that?

"El." My father rested a hand on my head. "Arthur is strong, but I, as the father, should be fighting."

"You have to wait, Rey." Elder Virion stood up. "If something would happen to you when Arthur was gone, he would never be able to forgive himself." That was true, I didn't know what was going on with my parents and him, but Arthur would be distraught if something did happen to our father. "It's the same with Veer, that's why we are tracking him down."

"Alice, I'm sure he is fine." The Queen smiled. "Virion is such a good kid, all he wants to do it help."

"I know, your majesty, he's just too young." My mother didn't want Veer fighting in the war, neither did I, but what I witnessed the day he left proved Lord Aldir and Elder Virion's point.

"Can I say something." I raised my hand shyly.

"Of course, Ellie." Elder Virion waved for me to speak.

"I was there to witness Veer take out the guards near the portal, even me." I already told everyone this story, so it wasn't a surprise. "He took the guards down without even breaking a sweat, I don't want my brother to be fighting in the war, but what I saw proved your point, Elder Virion."

"Ellie, you're right." Lord Aldir's eye tracked me, a little freaky. "He took down high class mages without flinching or even really trying, but if he is in the dungeons, they are unpredictable as your parents know. It's not just his strength at test, but his knowledge."