The Siren of the Titanic

Chapter 21: The Beginning of Something New

Talon answered on the second knock, his usual smile plastered on his face. "Hey, how's the room?" I smiled back at him.

"Nice, come on in bro." He motioned me into of his room. If my room screamed winter and ice, his was summer and fire. Water defying flames lit the rooms from within sconces on the walls. A fire-lit chandelier, shaped like a tree's branches, hung from the ceiling casting the room in an orange glow. The walls were covered by orange and red curtains, which were illuminated from behind by yellow lights, giving the illusion of fire. The wooden floor was covered by a colorful Turkish rug. An intricately carved walnut wood bed stood in the same place mine was. It was covered with red covers that accented the golden pillows. Small iron fire bowls, were mounted to the top of each on the four corner posts. It was a very nice room.

My mouth made an involuntary 'wow' as I looked around the room. Talon only chuckled, before smacking me on the shoulder. "I was just about to come and see your room. Since you're here though, how about we go see Alto's?" I nodded and the two of us went around to Alto's room. He opened the door before we even knocked, his face a little shocked, before he started laughing.

"I have a feeling you guys are here to see my room right? I was just about to see yours." We all laughed. The three of us may only have met a short time ago, but it seemed as if we had known each other forever. "Well come on in!" Alto smiled his sharky smile.

Sure enough, his room was seasonally themed too. His room was decorated like autumn, which was surprisingly simplistic. Lamps stood on either side of his bed, and at each corner, casting a yellowish light. The walls were covered with brown and beige striped, wallpaper, but behind the bed was a panel of golden wallpaper decorated with branches and autumn leaves. The bed itself was far more simplistic than mine or Talon's. It had a cherry wood headboard with a golden cushion in the center of it, and a cherry wood chest sat at the foot of the bed, a similar cushion covering the top of the chest. The covers and pillows were mostly an off-white, with only a brown and gold runner down the center, and two matching cylindrical pillows to match. His floor was covered in a light bronze carpet with white branch-like swirls decorating it. Brown cushioned seats, cherry wood dressers and tables filled up the rest of the space. Lastly, lights hung from the ceiling in the shape of brown tree branches, the actual yellowish light emanating from pinecone shaped bulbs. Garlands of autumn leaves filled the corners between wall and ceiling.

"Damn this is nice bro." Talon muttered, Alto only smiled.

"Well, thanks. What do your rooms look like?" So the three of us went back around stopping to look at each of our rooms. First Tal's than my own.

"Oh I get it," Tal smacked the side of his fist into his other palm. "the rooms are decorated like the seasons. Mine is summer, Frost's is winter and Alto's is autumn. That means the last room must be spring."

We were outside of my room at this time, and the cavern around us was getting darker. Lights on the outside of the temple began to glow softly, signaling night. "Hey guys it's getting late and we have training tomorrow. We should go to bed. See ya in the morning!" So we split back off into our rooms, excited and nervous for our first day of training.