The Ice Crystal (Published)

Chapter 11

I wake up the next morning still in my dress. I must have passed out. I look over next to me and sitting in a chair asleep is Thoron. I wonder how the party went. I sit up in bed and look around. It's mid-afternoon, I can't believe I've slept that long.

"Thoron?" no answer, "Thoron! Wake up!"

"Huh," his head jerks forward, but his eyes stay closed, "what now?"

"Wake up you moron!" I thump him on the head and his eyes snap open, "What happened last night?"

"Don't worry, nothing happened." He rubs his eyes, "After you dragged me into the room, you broke down and started telling your past. I've never seen you cry before, what's going on? You can't be losing it now."

"It must of been just me in my drunken state," I tell him trying to remember, "nothing more okay?"

"Okay I'll leave that subject alone then." He holds both hands up, "That's a beautiful necklace by the way."

I look down and gasp. It shouldn't be out in the open like this. If Thoron knows what it is, he'll just report it to Vizion and then Vizion will want all the power for himself. I can't let that happen! I quickly stuff the necklace back into the dress.

"You mind putting on some different clothes?" Thoron asks, "I like it when you're not in a dress. It's not... you."

"Alright fine." I roll my eyes, "You're gonna have to leave."

"Oh ya right." He laughs, "I know that."

He quickly leaves the room shutting the door softly. He may be the strangest man I've ever met in my life. One moment he's serious, the other he's just an idiot. Maybe Vizion isn't controlling him, but if Vizion has the power to mix emotions, it must be working. I put on the suit that Thoron made me and head outside. 

The castle is a mess. Vizion hasn't even attempted to get a cleanup duty going at all! Sloppy people! I hate them... no despise them. Oh! That reminds me, I need to make sure that my room is all clean. Who knows what I did last night. I head back into my room and clean it up. I make the bed and put the dress on the door. I might need it again if Iceltic keeps winning battles. They have no chance against the Argostian military though. With the two fierce dragons and the amount of soldiers they have, Iceltic doesn't stand a chance. I may have taken down a few men when I escaped, but all I did was scratch them. Too many soldiers to count and how the walls are, is suicide. You can't attack that city without having a great plan. Thoron may be a master strategist, but no strategy is good enough to break that city. You need a lot of power, the Ice Crystal, to break through it.

I think I need to train a little more. It's been a while since I've sparred with anyone. I head back out of my room and see that there is still nobody around. I wonder what's going on. I know it was a great party, but people should be getting around by now. I head outside and find that the entire city is in ruins. 

Thoron sits on a stone that must have fallen from the castle during the attack. I should have warned everyone that Nefal knows my every move and knows everything that I do. I even thought that the Ice Crystal would protect me and others from that powerful curse. I have to find a way to rid myself of this damn curse! If I don't, then more people will die that won't need to die!

"I should've seen it coming." Thoron says through his hands, "I should've seen this coming. I had a feeling that Argostia would attack I just knew it. If I hadn't been so relaxed last night, I could've came up with a quick plan."

"This wasn't Argostia." I walk up to him, "It was something else."

I walk over to the one of the castle walls, "Look at all these claw scrapings. This wasn't Argostia since their dragons can't go further than the Strait. Either there are some feral dragons hanging around or the dragons are trying to make a comeback."