Beyond Dragons Crown

Beyond Dragons Crown Part 8

CHAPTER 13 (THE NEXT MORNING – DAWN OF A NEW ---------------------?)

What can you say when you wake up from a sleep that you never felt that you had? There was emptiness and yet it seemed full to overflowing. Everything was wrong, out of place and yet seemed to fit like a piece in an elaborate jig-saw-puzzle. Where were we, what were we doing, why us and why now? Things were running through Matt's mind like a thick fog. He grabbed the map and list from Henry's bag and spread them out, there had to be something here an answer.

Henry rustled and grumbled from the other couch and moved over to the table where Matt was sitting. What's up buddy, Henry asked. Matt looked up and said: "Why? There must be something here, it makes no sense." Henry agreed and sat down. There was a knock at the door and the butler entered with a tray of coffee, tea and juices. Across his arm he had cloths for the boys. Matt and Henry looked at each other and said together: "Here we go again." The butler commented to the boys: "Breakfast will be in two hours, please do not be late. I will come for you and after breakfast take you to your new room."

Laurine and Lucile were up with the sunlight. Today has started bright and cool and they were looking forward to breakfast and meeting everybody and getting on with what lay ahead. Laurine had a feeling deep inside that today was going to exciting, dangerous and commanding. She was feeling things she had never felt before, a feeling of power.

Lucile put on her new cloths and gear and then looked at Laurine and asked: "What is my role, what am I doing? I have no idea can you tell me or help me with what is going through my head now?" Laurine responded quietly to her close friend: "I am not sure that I can answer you as I have as many questions as you and maybe over the next few days we will learn more." They found their way down to the Parlor where they were greeted by Shiva and Ajax, a welcome site. Laurine went up to Shiva and looked her in the eye and said: "Thank you Shiva, my friend. Without you I would be lost, you are truly my very special friend." Shiva bowed low and nuzzled Laurine with a slight moan. Lucile was holding Ajax's nose and gave him a kiss and said: "Well, I guess it is the two of us, warriors to the end." She had no idea how true her statement would be.

The butler entered the room with several trays of juices, coffee, tea and assorted before breakfast snacks. He announced breakfast would be in 1-hour and all are expected to attend. Laurine was curious and asked the butler where the other two guests were. He responded with: "They shall attend breakfast."

Shiva enquired of Laurine about these two guests and Laurine responded with a short comment that they were friends from another time. Laurine was still trying to put this all together.

The butler soon returned and escorted them all to the Great Dining Hall. The butler seated Lucile and Ajax on the far side of the long table and Shiva and Laurine on the near side of the table. The big dragons were behind the guests. The butler soon returned with the two new guests and put Henry next to Ajax and Lucile and Matt next to Laurine and Shiva. Shortly the host, Niro, arrived and took his place at the head of the table. Shiva asked about Oden and Niro offhandedly said; "He is out and about, late night, who knows he is in and out and never says when he is going and coming. That's life with a big dumb dragon like Oden." Niro clapped his hands twice loudly and signaled to the butler to get started.

Niro stood up and toasted all and then asked the two new guests to introduce themselves. Matt and Henry obliged Niro and soon the tables were filling with more food and drink than an army would be able to consume. Niro quickly invited everybody to eat his/her fill. Niro commented that they would eat and then retire to the parlor and relax before they take to the air and head for Stormwindom a good 2-hour flight and they should get there before 12-noon leaving enough time for their meeting with the GRAND MASTER OF ALL WIZARDS, WARLOCKS AND WARLORDS: GRANRUL AGERON KRONN OF BLACKCLAW. The meeting would be at his castle, the largest and most opulent castle in the region. The castle was located in FROLOM IN THE MAGAR QUATER OF STORMWINDOM. This was the wealthiest area in the region and only the most elite lived there Granrul was the most elite of the elites and the most powerful of all WIZARDS known. They all ate quietly with only small talk between Henry and Lucile and Matt and Laurine. The table emptied and retired to the parlor where Niro ordered coffee, tea and after dinner mints.