The Sorcerer

Chapter Six

The Queen called upon the Order of the Wizards to come to Crystaliron to discuss the inevitable war.

They have all arrived shortly, the Wind carrying them to their destination. They all gathered in the Phoenix Tower, headquarters of the Order in Fiedith, located in Crystaliron. The number of the members who came were over 300, and more are coming.

The Order's four other leaders arrived, the Queen herself already there before anyone else. The King was present as well, to hear the discussion of the Order. He was a member, but not one of the leaders.

"Hello, Clarisse," one of the leaders said to the Queen.

"Ah, Janos. What a long time since we have met," she said to Janos.

"So long, when we all were together in the battlefield when Merlin was vanquished."

Clarisse saw another of the leaders.

"Lo," she called.

Lo turned around and said, "Hello, Clarisse."

They were close friends. Were. Back when Clarisse and Lo were just wizards-in-training. But when King Matthew came to know Clarisse and their relationship began, Lo became distant. She was jealous. She longed for Matthew. She wanted to be his wife and his queen. But instead of her, Clarisse was chosen by fate.

Still, Lo rose to become one of the leaders of the Order.

Lo left quickly and headed to Janos. The three other leaders came to Clarisse.

"It's a pleasure to welcome you back here again, Kyn, Run, and Jav," she said to the three.

"It's good to be back here," Jav said. He was the youngest of the three, him in his early 20s. He has a great affinity for magic, and it brought him to be in his position now.

Kyn and Run said, "Hello, Clarisse."

Clarisse nodded to Kyn and Run. After the greetings to the five, her feet guided her to the front of the gathered crowd of wizards. Kyn, Run, and Jav followed her. Janos and Lo saw her and quickly came to her as well. The King was there, as well, talking to the other wizards.

Clarisse clapped her hands twice and all noise stopped.

She then started.

"The Order of the Wizards is ancient. The most ancient order. It was present when Venus was just formed and when magic first appeared. Thank the gods for this gift."

They chanted the god of magic's name, Ronin, once, and silence fell on them again.

"All of the first Elves, and most of the first Men received this gift, and used it toward advancement. The two races discovered each other and swore an oath of alliance. Some of the elves who wanted solitude became the Wood Elves. They exchanged their culture well. They traded with each other. They became friends. Elf and Man, together as one. They also built the Great Kingdoms together, Fiedith by the Humans and Elandra by the Elves."

Clarisse's voice changed.

"But now, the Great Kingdom of Fiedith is threatened by..." she stuttered at that. "the Exiled One."

The King was uneasy in his position. Drake, his own son, wants to destroy everything and everyone in Fiedith, even his family.

"The Order of the Wizards has convened today to discuss the defensive measures to protect Fiedith, from utter destruction. Now I sent my son, Richard, to seek the Elves' aid. We will need every help we can get. I have also sent Rayina Holdenheart and Denvir Fray, two of the best wizards in the Order, to seek the aid of King Ikzmir and the Dwarves."