ENCHANTED: Guardian Series #1 {COMPLETED, UNDER REVISION}

CHAPTER 04: Dark Magi

CHAPTER FOUR
YOUNG

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ETHERION REALM

-Maya Village-
"Ha...yah!" a pitchy voice yelled, emerging from the cave's mouth. Her face had stains, as did her blouse and skirt. "Oof! What happened here?" she exclaimed as she became aware of the mess in the surrounding area. The majority of the plants were black and brown, while trees have been felled and dyed charcoal. She obviously had no idea what had occurred the night before.

She gave herself a pat on the back when her body was finally free of the small cave. As she turned to her right, she was surprised to see a man with black, straight hair that reached his lower back. This young-looking lady noticed a beauty mark near his lower lip—a small dot of a mole. Her fascination with his looks led her to make the immediate assumption that he was a Guardian. After all, those with unrealistic facial features are classified as high-ranking nobles in their society, which includes Dark Guardians.

She whispered, trying not to wake him, "Ahh, how pretty!"

His legs were slightly bent up as his upper body was resting on a rock. The dark stallion was close by and kept smelling the ground. He probably wants to eat grass but how will it eat when the grasses are bound to dust?

With the previous description of the lad, there was no doubt that this was the Young Prince Leonard.

"Hehe... What a tall nose!" she poked Young Prince Leonard's nose gently while giggling. Even so, he did not budge. He appeared to be sleeping comfortably that he did not realize his guard was down.

The young-looking lady was certain that he wouldn't respond, yet she questioned with a serious expression, "Why are your eyebrows that way?" pointing to Young Prince Leonard's knotted brows in the center. "You'll have lines and wrinkles."

She finally sat beside him, pulling out three short grasses from her red skirt's pocket while using her sleeves to wipe the dirt off her face.

"La... La... La la la..." she sang a melody of a lullaby that lightened the area. Trails of luminous green flew over the place, wrapping the knocked-down trees in their dried leaves. Soon, the flowers stood on their stems and bloomed! Even the serious stallion sat on the ground, calming his stressed muscles. "La~ fa-la-la~"

The plants straightened up, and the trees were no longer black. Mosses and ferns grew out of nowhere, appearing like ruins in a historical setting. She exhaled after finishing a rough version of the song.

"Hehe. That should do it."

From her palm, her rounded lips released a gentle blow of wind that set the grass flying, and it disappeared.

"What was that?" Young Prince Leonard asked out of the blue, which startled the young-looking lady.

Flinch!

"Ah, I'm sorry! I must have woken you up!" She nervously got up and bowed her head to every word. Young Prince Leonard was amused by her actions that he let out a silent chuckle.

'Seems like I found the troublemaker.'

"You smell like the forest," Young Prince Leonard stated softly, closing his eyes as he inhaled.