Through The Mirror Portal

Chapter 18: Prisoner Release

The morning light had just started filtering through into Janai's apartment, there was a loud knock at the front door, Janai jumped out of bed, threw on a robe and rushed to the door. Her sister the queen strode in and slammed the door behind her. Ah sister we have news about your prisoner. The Queen of the storm dragons has had her baby returned by Prince Callum the human. A request has been made to return his Aunt to them. I think we may have to grant this request as a new peace is developing between our two kingdoms. There is even talk of us trading goods over the border. Amaya stood at the back of the room lip reading the conversation. Janai looked over to Amaya and back to Queen Khessa,
"I understand sister, I hope I may be allowed to see her again, if she wants to that is." Janai looked back to Amaya who nodded quietly. The Queen who normally hated humans, was being strangely understanding today and said,
"We will take a trip to see the king ourselves and I'm sure you can come to some arrangement. If they are as kind as prince Callum pleads in his letter. If it all turns bad we will seal the border and have nothing more to do with them.
"Janai and Amaya both bowed to the Queen as she added one last thing before leaving, "get dressed we leave in an hour!"
Amaya and Janai looked at each other in surprise as the door closed. Then Janai walked over to Amaya and held her close,
"I want to keep seeing you, is that ok, I know we both have our army's to manage." Amaya signed to Janai,
"I would like that." Janai smiled, her learning was paying off as she roughly understood that. They both then rushed to get ready, as they had to journey back to Katolis. The message had been sent by the sun-fire elves and Katolis castle was buzzing with activity. The guards were busy draping the castle with the flags of the kingdoms and messages had been sent out to the smaller kingdoms to send representatives. Then the message would be passed across the land that things are changing. Callum and Rayla were busy looking through Viren's possessions that he'd left when Claudia entered the room,
"I think your looking for this." Claudia held up a small leather purse filled with coins. "I'm really sorry for what my Father has done to you Rayla, King Harrow told me everything. I think I can release your parents, if you'll let me. This is the last dark magic spell I will use. Then you can help me burn all the books." Rayla was reluctantly grateful then Callum replied,
"It sounds reasonable, it was dark magic that imprisoned them, maybe dark magic could release them. Also Claudia, your father lied to you about magic. Dark magic isn't the only magic you can learn, we all have it in us to connect to a primal source, with practice." Claudia just looked at them both regretfully,
"I think I'm going to give magic a miss after this, it's done nothing good for me or my family. After this I'm going to try and find my mother, I know she's out there somewhere. Doing dark magic clouds your mind and now I can see what really matters." They all agreed, then Claudia prepared the spell.