The Lost Mirror

Chapter 5

Jade was following Zachariah down the many halls of the castle. After he had told her of her situation he took off without another word. She had began to follow him without being asked. He was the only one that knew about her, the only one she felt she could trust in her situation. He seemed a cold hearted man, very strict and straight to the point and yet he was the only one offering her a helping hand. Although she wasn't really sure why, there was an air of importance about him that made her think that he didn't offer aid to just anybody. Maybe he felt he had too because if he didn't everything would be destroyed. Since as he was the only one that knew what was happening he was the only one that could help her. He was clearly annoyed by the whole thing.

"Where are we going?" Jade asked as she half ran, half walked to keep up with her long legged companion. He seemed to care little that she was barely keeping up with his pace.

"To see the King." He replied shortly.

"Why? You not going to tell him about me are you? I might get in trouble for it." Jade felt the panic beginning to settle in again.

"I would rather not tell him no. Still I may have too. If you had inhabited the body of anyone else I would be able to take you out of the Kingdom, settle this matter swiftly and drawn little attention to it. However you have inhabited the body of a Princess. The only offspring of King Philip and Queen Lucy of the Kingdom of Mountains. To do anything with you I have to consult the King. He'll be having a meeting with the 10 knights in the great hall."

"What are the 10 Knights?"

"They are the 10 most skilled knights in the kingdom. There soul purpose is protecting the royal family and as the body you inhabit it a member of the royal family, this matter concerns them as well. It's their duty and a knight never takes their duties lightly." There was a moment of silence before Jade managed to pick up the nerve to ask the question that had been burning in the back of her mind...

"Why are you helping me?" Zachariah suddenly stopped walking causing Jade to walk into the back of him. He didn't seem to notice. His eyes were glossed over and there was a look of sadness in his eyes. It was the first time that Jade had seen any kind of emotion from him. Jade backed up slightly and waited for him to speak.

"I created that mirror. Long ago. I wanted to be able to travel to other dimensions so the me in every world came together and created the mirror. Using it I was able to do just that. I traveled to many different dimensions. I stayed for as long as I wished."

"But you said that a body can't live more than a month without a soul in it."

"I said a human body couldn't. I am a wizard, an immortal creature. Every world has a wizard which are essentially other versions of me. I have been alive since the very beginning of my dimension. My job is to shape it. In some worlds such as this one I am open about what I am in others I am not. My body cannot die, therefore I was not restricted by the same rules you are. I realized the dangers of the mirror some time after. I took the jewels and scattered them across the land so it couldn't be used by anyone. If I had simply destroyed it we wouldn't be in this situation." His voice had a hint of venom behind it. Zachariah frowned but his face soon returned to the cold expression Jade was used too and he continued to walk. "We don't have much time. We'll have to go to the three other Kingdoms and retrieve the jewels before going to the mountain in the middle of the Kingdoms where the mirror itself is. One of the jewels is here. That one we should be able to get without issue." He seemed to be paying no attention to Jade as she attempted to keep up with him. He was simple thinking allowed. The two turned one last corner and came to another large wooden door, it was like the one she had gone through that morning but Jade knew that it was a different door. There were no guards stood outside this one and for a split second Jade wondered how they were supposed to get in. Zachariah stopped before the door and lifted his wooden staff. The white jewel on the top began to glow as he banged it lightly on the ground. The doors then began to open by themselves, as if obediently following the wishes of Zachariah. Jade watched in amazement, he had openly told her he was a wizard but she didn't really believe it until that moment. Jade was still gawking when Zachariah stormed into the room with all the grace in the world. Jade hurriedly followed him to find the room was very large with a huge round, wooden table in the middle. Around the table were eleven chairs. Once for each of the knights, all dressed in heavy looking silver armour. The one opposite the door belonged to an outraged King. He had jumped to his feet when Zachariah came in.