WORK IN PROGRESS River ~Chronicle Of The Spirits

6.

"Both. Look up", he says with a determined voice.
We look up and I see Logan standing next to the man who spoke.

When Isabelle and I entered the room we were greeted with the sight of Logan and some other guy looking at us. The stranger standing a bit ahead of him.
I don't even really know why we had to bow but Belle just made me do it. So this must has a reason.

He is dressed like Logan but wears a coat with a gold and red dragon sewed on the back over his shirt. He also has Japanese signs on the left sleeve of the black coat which seems to be stitched with a gold strand.
I have never ever learned or spoken the japanese language.
The fact that those signs seem to be familiar to me is a myth to me... It's like I once was fluent in japanese but forgot everything.

So short: I still don't have a damming clue.

I look up and two dark brown eyes are staring at mine. The cloak man must have moved in front of me within milliseconds.

"Wow...pretty fast, though..."

His suddenly raising black eyebrow brings me back to reality from the shocked equanimity.
I answer him with imitating his action-

I raise my eyebrow.

With this, his expression seems to change.
I can read something like surprise and curiosity in his eyes, like he did not expect my act, maybe because he is not accustomed to get such an reaction.

But at the same moment I notice how Belle and Logan take in a short sharp breath and stare at me wide eyed with somewhat like ...fear and hate as if I did something horribly wrong.

"What have I done wrong again?"

Logan clears his throat before saying:
"I introduce the Supreme Elder of our village. Elder Feycal, this is the girl we reported about from our latest patrol, Sir."

"Elder, huh?
How shall I say this...
Uhm...
f*ck?"

As if he could read my mind the Elder in front of me looks at me but with a softened expression on his eyes. Still looking at each other I try my best to show a neutral face.

"I will go straight to the point. What is the last thing you remember doing before you came here?" He suddenly asks with a cold and commanding voice.
Since I showed him some disrespect I don't want to argue with the Elder and make him more upset.
"After having school I went straight at home. I ate with my family and after finishing my homework, I made myself ready for bed. Yeah..."
I slightly narrow my eyes while looking at the ground.
"'Yeah...' what?"
I try to show no expressions when I answer "Nothing. I just remember something".
"Well, then tell us. And don't act stubborn. I am not in the mood for this. So see this as an order." This time I can hear somewhat like alert in his voice and that makes me shiver.

"They all would call me crazy if I tell them about the book accident.
I don't even really know what had happen."

Of course he notice this and adds: "Logan and Isabelle leave the room, please. I would like to have a talk with the young lady here, alone."

I look after them while they leave the room and face the ground.
None of them look at me.

"I think right know I have every right to be afraid. I probably messed up... I think."

When I hear how they slide the door shut I slowly turn around and-

"Huh? Where is he?"

"I am here in the next room."

"Next room? But...wow."

"Ok", I answer while walking to the - for me unknown room, where I heard his voice come from.

You can describe it as a fancy looking living room only for special occasions. Feycal sits on a black, modern looking, king sized couch. He rests his arms on top of the Couch, legs are outstretched, his head laying back and eyes closed.
Looking at him I can see how exhausted he is.

"I feel almost sorry for him. But hey ALMOST. Because I still don't know what will happen next."

Then, my eyes rest on something black on the table which is right in front of the Elder.
I step closer to identify it.

"The heck?! HOW????"