My Beginning After the End

Alive and Well

Arthur Leywin

I just finished my training with Buhnd, Hester, Kathyln, and Camus, they have been helping me get stronger over the last couple weeks. The four of them were helping me with all of my elements.

Buhnd was a silver core, earth mage, who was also a Dwarf, currently assisting the council as well, taking over Rahdeas's position since he was now locked up in the dungeon thanks to Veer.

Speaking of Veer, I've been hearing about his victories, I knew I could trust him, but I still wish I was there with him. I needed this training though, I need to get stronger, and understand my limits. I'll join him eventually, but I know that the wall incident happens after I finish training, at least that was what Veer told me.

Hester was related to Jasmine, she was her aunt, she was human and a fire elemental, but she wasn't like her family. She was actually nice, and thought that Jasmine deserved better, which made it easier to work with her.

Kathyln was her usual self, quiet, she was helping me with the water element by using ice. When we did talk, she either asked about Veer, or asked me what she could do to get stronger.

Finally, there was Camus, he was an elf, wielding the wind element, he reminded me of Elder Virion, he was very snarky with some of his comments, but he knew what he was doing. He was a silver core as well, making him somewhat dangerous.

'Sylvie, where are you?' I asked my bond through our mental link as I exited the training hall, I was the second to last person to leave, Emily Watsken was still in there, messing with the artifact she had created to help train me.

'In our room.' Sylvie responded. 'Are you finished?'

'Yes, I'm on my way to the Council room, want to meet me there?' I turned the corner, heading in the direction of the council room. I think Buhnd also went there after we finished training, but I wasn't able to track people like Veer can, so I wasn't completely sure.

'Yeah, wait for me to enter with you though, I don't want to walk in there alone.' Sylvie told me as I passed a smiling elven maid who bowed to me.

'Aww, is my bond scared?' I teased her, but not enough, there was something else I could say. 'Do you need me to call Veer? He can lead you into the room.' My bond went quiet, not answering me, I couldn't feel what she was feeling as she blocked her emotions, but I knew.

'I'll meet you there.' She finally answered. 'And I thought you promised not to joke about that.'

'I'm sorry, it's just too easy.' I replied back, arriving at the council room doors.

"Lance Arthur, let me get the door for you." The guard standing in front of the door spoke, but I held up a hand, silencing him as he grabbed the door handle.

"Give me a second, I'm waiting on someone." I turned toward the direction Sylvie should be coming from and waited for her.

"Yes, sir." The guard stood at attention, waiting for me to tell him to open the door.

Down the hall, Sylvie finally appeared in her human form, wearing her black dress that represented her scales. "You can open the doors." I told the guard as Sylvie came up to me. "How was your nap?"

"Good." Sylvie answered me.

"You know you didn't have to come?" I looked at her with a smirk. "But I guess you want to hear any news about Veer firsthand." The doors opened up for us, and as we walked inside, my bond hit my arm.

"Stop joking, I don't joke about Tessia and you." As Sylvie said that, I examined the room, inside was Elder Virion, Buhnd, and King Eralith.

I said one last thing to Sylvie before they could hear me. "You called her mama when you were younger, don't you forget that." She shook her head sarcastically, and I spoke up so the council could hear me. "I heard there was news for me."