The Edelin Chronicles: The Search for Cindias

Chapter 11: Making Preparations and Yet More Training

The week went by in a blur, between the council meetings, and making preparations for my departure for Dracinis to find Cindias. I've rarely gotten a chance to rest.

I might as well start with the beginning. That being Monday, the day after the first council meeting, and the start of the chaos.

I couldn't sleep well that night, meaning I couldn't visit the mysterious red room. Just staring at the ceiling, stroking Domiens on his back. You know what, maybe I should call him something different. Maybe something like Dom, yea Dom works. Focus. Right sorry. I wake up, after only having shut my eyes for about an hour to, again, my mother in my room. Looking through my closet, albeit for a different reason.

"Morning Dawn, I put your clothes on the foot of your bed for you to wear," she exclaims seeing my stirring figure.

I look to see, a plain white satin shirt, along with a long black skirt and black flats. I shrug and leave for the bathroom to change and put on some subtle pink lipgloss and light blue eyeshadow. Walking out to find bags full of the clothes that my mother went through.

"What's all this?" I ask her as she looks up from the piles of clothes.

"I need to pick out clothes for you take to Dracinis," she replies before she dives back down into my clothes.

"Did you at least get breakfast?" I ask her, she looks up again.

"Well, it wasn't being served when I started..." she starts, but I stop her.

"Wait, when did you start?" I will admit, this is the first time I felt like the roles flipped, me lecturing my mother.

"5:30 am..." she replies meekly. I mentally face-palm as I pull her to her feet.

"Alright, we need to get you some food, the clothes can wait," I reply, practically dragging her out.

"Besides, this isn't exactly keeping up a good image in front of the other royals," she takes one last look at my door, before strutting off as if nothing happened. I sigh and follow after her.

After that whole fiasco, everything was perfectly normal, somewhat. Breakfast and the morning meeting were fine. But I kept getting weird glances, especially from some of the other royals. But, I've managed to become friends with a majority of them, the outliers being Prince Aiden of Dracinis, Princess Lyra of Venquilia, and Prince Lucian of Luxolor, but I didn't mind. Because I paid more attention to the others, my favorites being Princess Chantara of Ocephina, both Princess Gaia and Princess Hestia of Terietes, and of course, Princess Adriana of Dracinis. All were very sweet and loving, especially Chantara. And they understood my position on most subjects, or more accurately, that I didn't understand. But now that's over with.

It's currently a break in my schedule, which I decide to use for better help with a specific part of my magic. And I think you know what part it is. Yes, I'm sure they know.

Regardless, I walk through the castle courtyard and spot an aforementioned purple stand. As I open the flap to find Ninari just finishing with someone else. They exit the tent, as Ninari sees me.

"Ah, your Highness, how wonderful to see you," she exclaims and brings me into the tent, with Dom following me inside. I still can't believe you gave me that name. Hey shh.

Anyways, I sit down on a remarkably soft chair across from Ninari, with Dom laying next to me. As Ninari gets set up, I decide to take in the entire tent. Both the inside and outside of the tent were purple, with the floor being decorated with various rugs, plants, and other strange things, including a chaise lounge in the back of the tent. With a large owl sitting above it on a wooden perch attached to the ceiling. Dom cocks his head to the side, looking at the large bird of prey, while the owl does the same.