'~WARSICK: A Never Ending Battle~' Skephalo Edition-Book 1

XI

Zak's POV:

I woke up on a couch with a blanket draped over my body. I rolled over onto my back before pushing myself up. I scanned the room but Darryl wasn't there. I was confused. Where could he have gone? I stood up and walked around the room.

I noticed that the crimson colored blanket on the bed Darryl slept on was neatly folded and placed at the edge, the corners of the blanket drooping over the side of the bed. I looked around the rest of the room.

Everything looked . . . untouched. I started to walk towards the balcony, opening the glass door. I stepped onto the cobble, gazing outside.

In front of the castle was a black carriage with gold rims.

Two appaloosa horses stood in front of the carriage, tied to the front.

One horse was a chestnut brown with white spots spread out from its back to its legs with short, white fur on its feet that went up to its knees. It had a fluffy mane and tail that was colored a syrup colored brown.

The other horse had a midnight colored pelt with gray spots that were sprinkled all over its dark fur. Its tail and mane were white but faded to a gray.

I noticed a small name-tag that was attached to each of the horses' soot colored saddles.

On the black horse, it read: Raven. On the brown horse it read: Tawny. Raven and Tawny each had a small, steel bowl of water in front of them with a pile of hay. Tawny's hoof scraped against the stone cobble outside before Tawny leaned down and started to drink the water out of the steel bowl.

Tawny's primrose colored tongue lapped up the clear water as Raven only looked around. The horses were pretty. Gorgeous even. I was too focused on watching the horses outside, I didn't hear the door open. I felt a hand being placed on my shoulder.

"Hello, Zak," a familiar voice spoke. I jumped, turning around to see, Darryl. "Hi, Darryl!" I said. "You startled me!" I added. "Heh, sorry!" Darryl apologized. Darryl wore a rather formal outfit. "Guess what!" Darryl said. "What?" "Apparently, one of the servants found Jschlatt and Quackity in the dungeon and untied them but people are voting for me to become king instead!" Darryl said.

"That's awesome! I bet you'd be a great king!" I cheered. "You think?" Darryl asked.

"Totally! You're super kind, understanding, and just generally, king material," I replied.

Darryl's cheeks turned a light shade of pink.

"Aw! Thank you, Zak!" Darryl exclaimed.

Darryl then pulled me into a hug, his arms wrapped around my waist, pulling me in. I hugged back, wrapping my arms around his neck. Darryl soon let go after that. "What were you looking at?" Darryl asked.

"Just the appaloosa's outside," I said, turning around and pointing to the horses that were tied to the carriage.

Darryl stood beside me, watching Tawny and Raven.

"Oh, those are some pretty horses," Darryl said. "Are we staying the night at the Sugar kingdom's again?" I asked. "No, we are going back to the Blaze kingdom. We get to stay there for the night before the vote the next day," Darryl responded. "They are voting on whether I should be king or Quackity and Jschlatt should keep their roles," Darryl added.

"Oh, when are we leaving?" I asked. "In a few minutes, you'll be staying in the room next to mine; room 485," Darryl replied.

"Sweet! I don't have to sleep on a couch anymore!" I hollered. Darryl chuckled before saying, "Ya, sorry about that!" "It's fine, Darryl," I said. "How about we go ahead and head out to the carriage?" Darryl suggested.