Chapter 19: The Horses of Light and Shadow

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After our meeting with Gareth, Leora and Kylin showed us to our rooms, all on the third floor of the large five-story tower.

"Kylin and I share the fourth floor and father has the whole top floor. I hope these are suitable, we haven't had guests in quite some time." Leora smiled sweetly, although she didn't have the same jagged teeth as her brother, her smile still displayed sharp canines.

"Now that you've met our Father, do ya still have any questions?" Kylin asked.

"Yes actually! I get that you guys are dragons but where do you guys come from exactly? Are you full dragon, or just part? What do you guys eat?" I kept rambling off questions, my eyes sparkling with curiosity, which made the other laugh. Leora put a finger to my lips, shushing me.

"Ky and I aren't full dragons. I have a question for you though, have you ever heard the story of Poseidon and Pegasus?" I quickly nodded. Poseidon was the father of both Pegasus and Chrysaor, both of which were created from Medusa. One of my favorite stories. "Well, that story isn't entirely false.

"Father is technically Poseidon so keep that in mind. Well while Kylin and I are still part dragon we are both more, horse. We both have a draconian form, like our father, but we also have a horse form too. I am the pegasus of legend, I am the original. Now, while I have a brother, Kylin is obviously not Chrysaor, actually, he has his own legend." She looked to him, allowing him to continue the story.

"Aye, that's true. You thought it earlier, that my voice has a Scottish accent. This is true, I'm a Scottish legend since I've lived there for some time. Ooh, and by the way I'm telepathic, so I cen hear your thoghts. Anyway, do ya wanna take a guess?" He smiled, his white eyes glinting like a blade. But I thought about it.

"He's a Scottish horse. Black and deep green. Sharp teeth." My audible inhale made him smile and chuckle. "You're a kelpie aren't you!" His chuckle turned into a full on guttural laugh.

"Damn you're a lot smarter then I gave you credit for, lad. Aye, that I am lad. The two of us are two sides of the same magic. She is the light, I, the shadow."

The five of us spoke for a few more minutes before the two siblings left with a 'Training begin tomorrow, be ready.' and headed to their rooms. Alto, Talon and I said our goodnights before entering our rooms for the night.

My room was large, larger than the one in the royal palace. The tower was in the shape of an octagon, and the balcony that I had seen earlier acted as the hallway all the way around it. The middle space was divided into four rooms, which looked like the diamonds in a ring. My room was decorated in blues and whites as if it was decorated for me. The bed frame was made out of crystal that jutted out into spikes, resembling my ice, while the bed itself was like a normal human bed. Tt's covers were white, silver snowflakes adorned its bottom much like my shirt. A crystal chandelier adorned the center of the room, while smaller 'icicles' hung from the rest of the ceiling. The floor was white tile while a white shag rug covered the center of the room. A mirror adorned one of the walls which were framed by more icy crystal. The walls were painted like a snowy forest, with deep blue skies and white covered evergreens. It screamed winter.

"I wonder what the other's look like." I thought. Letting my curiosity take over I left my room and swam to Talon's door, and knocked.

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