Starlight

Ch. 2 "Strong willed."

We enter the door and I find us to be in a huge lavished room fit for a king. A huge sparkling diamond chandelier hangs from the ceiling. The walls and ceiling are a bright scarlet color with gold patterns sketched through it, making the scarlet pop even more.

"Silas and Ryker," I hear that malevolent voice say," who is this?"

I look at a boy, a little bit older then me, with shoulder length red hair. His dark stormy gray eyes stare with a evil spark.

"She is not here for you," Ryker says and the boy glares at him.

The boy then turns his gaze to Silas and smirks," If it isn't little whimpy Silas. Boo!"

Silas jumps and takes a step back.

I step in front of him," leave Silas alone!"

The boy scowls down at me and I hold my head high, keeping his glare held with my own.

"Who are you girly?" he growls,"I don't like finding people I don't know. It means I haven't punished them yet."

"Who I am matters not to you," I say calmly,"I do not waste my time over those beneath me."

His eyes go wide with anger and he goes to step towards me.

"Malacai!" A whimsical voice rings out," step back."

The boy in front of me does so reluctantly and I turn my eyes to a huge desk.

There's a man sitting in a large scarlet chair. He has shoulder length white hair that's slicked back.

"Lord Graysen," Ryker says bowing his head briefly and Silas does the same," we have brought someone we that we think you will find of importance."

He glances over at Malacai as he snorts.

"This girl a importance?" Malacai cackles," what a joke! She looks useless and weak."

I look at him Cooly," is that a challenge?"

He grins evilly," any day weakling."

I laugh really hard, harder then I should.

He glares at me,"what's so funny?"

I wipe a tear from my eye," the fact that you actually think you are scary. If your highly trained soldiers can't touch me, what makes you think you can?"

He stares at me in shock.

"Malacai if you are done with your useless ramblings," Lord Graysen chirps smiling at me," maybe I can get to business. Surely you have realised that this girl isn't from here."

Malacai bows and backs to the corner of the room. He stares me down with a glare.

I stick my tongue out at him as I pull down a eye lid.

"Now you sweetheart," he laughs and claps once, clearly amused," I like your fire! Not many people can stand up to him."

I hold my head high,"To fear someone who is beneath me, would mock my skills."

He laughs and stands up clapping," well said! I like you! Now, someone tell me what happened."

I sit back and listen as Ryker reports what happened.

"You were right to stop Sir Zeal, Silas," Lord Graysen tells him.

Silas nods, trying to hide his shock.

"Now Miss Annora," he says," I'm quite curious as to how you found us. Care to share with us?"

I look at the Lord," I have often seen your aircraft, only this time I chose to follow it."