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faced one another as such for the first time.
“You are more beautiful than a golden sunrise”, he said as he took her in his arms.
“And you are more brave and foolish than a man’s hound”, she managed before he shut her up with a lasting kiss.
Before long the two were in total bliss and lack of concern.
When they were finally done she whispered into Justin’s mind “ I will come to you in your Palace, my Prince ”.
“ Come and stay, my Princess .”
After trying for some time, Ender finally managed to whistle his horse and Justin’s horse over to him. He was strapping the unconscious Rolph to Justin’s horse when he heard from afar the pounding of hooves and armor, signaling a large force of armored men galloping toward them from the direction of Windhaven. He turned to see the violet dragon rise above the forest and climb out of sight in the morning sky. Not long after, Justin came walking out of the forest wearing his hunting gear, just as the King, Prince Bruce and Baron Josef arrived in full armor, leading a full company of Royal Cavalry at full gallop into the field.
Kirkland raised his hand, calling a halt as they reached the bloody and burned field of carnage. “By the Maker, what has happened here?” He saw a monstrous, saddled black serpent dragon with arrows through its broken neck and head. Its head had been nearly torn off by what he knew was another dragon, or rather a young Dragon Lord. There were hacked and burned Orc remains scattered widely and what looked like half of a hooded Malaga with a pulsing black light ring on its right hand. Albrite rode directly over to the Malaga, waved his arms and the black glow was quenched and subdued. He then took the ring and placed it in a pouch, returning to the king.
“The Malaga’s spirit, somehow greatly diminished, entered the ring when he died. That means this was a major Demon with the power to regenerate. Something sapped its power, yet the ring must still be destroyed with utmost care.”
“I will leave that to you, high wizard”, said the King. “Ender, what happened here”.
Ender told the King, what happened, except claiming that two passing dragons had come to their rescue.
“Where is Justin?”
“Here he comes now, sire”
Jason walked into the group, straight over to take a look at Rolph, before bowing to the King and saying “Evil things have reached us here in our safety, Father. I morn the loss of such gallant men.” A tear rolled down Jason’s face, followed by another. Then he rubbed his eyes and said no more.
Kirkland wanted to scold Justin for leaving the men behind while hunting, but he held his tongue wisely. He glanced at his other errant son, who he had found sleeping with Jennifer this morning before dawn when he burst in to fetch him for this tardy “rescue”. “ Patience ”, he thought. “ Even if it is much too soon for a Royal Wedding, it was certainly a blessing that in all of the confusion, the girl managed to fool her fathe r.”
“General Rankin”.
“Yes, Sire?”
“Have your men pile these bodies high upon the serpent. Burn them all to ash. Take our dead back to the Palace. They will be given a hero’s burial for defending a Prince of the Realm, even though it meant death. I want their families taken care of, and the soldiers pay will continue until the wives death.”
“It will be so, my Lord”.
Kirkland knew what two dragons had fought the dark ones here. He had no doubt that his men had died fighting alongside the Prince and Denise. She had sent Albrite an urgent mental message earlier, so Albrite had barged past his Palace Guards to awaken him just before dawn. His own mind had been closed while sleeping, by the powerful mental disciplines he had learned from Baird. He knew who the fell beasts had been after, and it worried him.
“Private Harold”, continued the general.
“Yes
“You are more beautiful than a golden sunrise”, he said as he took her in his arms.
“And you are more brave and foolish than a man’s hound”, she managed before he shut her up with a lasting kiss.
Before long the two were in total bliss and lack of concern.
When they were finally done she whispered into Justin’s mind “ I will come to you in your Palace, my Prince ”.
“ Come and stay, my Princess .”
After trying for some time, Ender finally managed to whistle his horse and Justin’s horse over to him. He was strapping the unconscious Rolph to Justin’s horse when he heard from afar the pounding of hooves and armor, signaling a large force of armored men galloping toward them from the direction of Windhaven. He turned to see the violet dragon rise above the forest and climb out of sight in the morning sky. Not long after, Justin came walking out of the forest wearing his hunting gear, just as the King, Prince Bruce and Baron Josef arrived in full armor, leading a full company of Royal Cavalry at full gallop into the field.
Kirkland raised his hand, calling a halt as they reached the bloody and burned field of carnage. “By the Maker, what has happened here?” He saw a monstrous, saddled black serpent dragon with arrows through its broken neck and head. Its head had been nearly torn off by what he knew was another dragon, or rather a young Dragon Lord. There were hacked and burned Orc remains scattered widely and what looked like half of a hooded Malaga with a pulsing black light ring on its right hand. Albrite rode directly over to the Malaga, waved his arms and the black glow was quenched and subdued. He then took the ring and placed it in a pouch, returning to the king.
“The Malaga’s spirit, somehow greatly diminished, entered the ring when he died. That means this was a major Demon with the power to regenerate. Something sapped its power, yet the ring must still be destroyed with utmost care.”
“I will leave that to you, high wizard”, said the King. “Ender, what happened here”.
Ender told the King, what happened, except claiming that two passing dragons had come to their rescue.
“Where is Justin?”
“Here he comes now, sire”
Jason walked into the group, straight over to take a look at Rolph, before bowing to the King and saying “Evil things have reached us here in our safety, Father. I morn the loss of such gallant men.” A tear rolled down Jason’s face, followed by another. Then he rubbed his eyes and said no more.
Kirkland wanted to scold Justin for leaving the men behind while hunting, but he held his tongue wisely. He glanced at his other errant son, who he had found sleeping with Jennifer this morning before dawn when he burst in to fetch him for this tardy “rescue”. “ Patience ”, he thought. “ Even if it is much too soon for a Royal Wedding, it was certainly a blessing that in all of the confusion, the girl managed to fool her fathe r.”
“General Rankin”.
“Yes, Sire?”
“Have your men pile these bodies high upon the serpent. Burn them all to ash. Take our dead back to the Palace. They will be given a hero’s burial for defending a Prince of the Realm, even though it meant death. I want their families taken care of, and the soldiers pay will continue until the wives death.”
“It will be so, my Lord”.
Kirkland knew what two dragons had fought the dark ones here. He had no doubt that his men had died fighting alongside the Prince and Denise. She had sent Albrite an urgent mental message earlier, so Albrite had barged past his Palace Guards to awaken him just before dawn. His own mind had been closed while sleeping, by the powerful mental disciplines he had learned from Baird. He knew who the fell beasts had been after, and it worried him.
“Private Harold”, continued the general.
“Yes
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