and she squeezed her eyes back shut. Opening one eye slowly, she squinted out. The book she had collected, The Book of Arian, was glowing, as well as humming incessantly. She sat up on her elbow, still squinting. What was it doing? She was so tired, she didn’t think she cared right now. Groaning she flopped back on her bed, pulling the blanket over her head. The humming grew louder in obvious protest, how the book realized it was being ignored she could not understand.
Pulling up a corner of the blanket she looked back at the book, the humming lessened. “You can’t be serious,” she muttered. Pulling the blanket back over her face, the humming returned, just as insistent as before. Flopping onto her back she kicked the covers down with a huff. “Alright, alright, I’m coming!” She rolled out of bed and reached over to grab the book. “You are the most demanding book I have ever met.”
She opened the book to the front expecting to see, perhaps, another page filled, but was shocked to see more than ten. She scanned the topics: bubbles, shields, summoning and calling. There were diagrams illustrating how things were to look and be done. As she scanned through the different pages she noticed that calling had some incantations listed.
In the world of magic, most things are performed with your mind and your heart. We do not need the aid of spells and incantations to assist in this. However, there are certain things that are beyond the scope of what we humans alone are capable of creating. As a result we have turned to other magical beings to assist us in these matters resulting in spells and incantations. Calling is the ability to speak to another person over long distances. There are some magical creatures, such as the pegasus, who naturally have this ability. But there is a way to talk to those who do not naturally have this ability. You will need a—
“Kiora?”
She jumped, slamming the book shut. “Yes?”
“Oh good your awake,” Emane said from outside.
Kiora rolled her eyes, if she wasn’t awake, she certainly would have been after his yelling into her tent.
“Malena asked me to have you meet us over at the meeting hall.”
“I’ll be right over.” She listened to his footsteps as he walked away. Throwing on a clean set of clothes, she quickly brushed through her hair, grimacing as she ripped through sections that still had chunks of mud hidden in it from yesterday. Fumbling around, she looked for a clip to pull her hair back but couldn’t find one. Her hair was long and thick, but fine. It was always flying in her face and tickling her nose. Oh well , she thought as she threw it back over her slender shoulders.
Her stomach growled. Hoping Malena had called them for breakfast, she headed over to the red and white tent. As she walked, the most delicious smells wafted towards her. Her mouth was watering by the time she entered the tent.
Emane was sitting at the table talking to Aleric, while Malena flitted just above the table. Malena noticed her first and broke into a smile, her red lips parting to reveal perfectly tiny white teeth.
Aleric looked up as well, “Good morning Kiora. Hungry?”
Before she could answer, another growl erupted from her stomach. “Ummm, yes,” she said, hurrying to take her place next to Aleric. Pulling her chair in she looked up to find Emane staring at her.
“What?” Kiora asked, wondering if she had something horrible stuck to her face.
He jolted before answering quickly, “Nothing.” His ears turned read as he switched his attention to the back wall.
Before she could push the issue further, the tent flaps opened and the food came in carried by the Guardians. Each one laid their dishes on the table, but before they could eat Malena picked up a small box and flew it over to Kiora.
“This is for you Kiora. A gift from us. We should have given it to you earlier, but it wasn’t quite ready.”
Kiora reached out and took the gift. A simple wooden box with
Pulling up a corner of the blanket she looked back at the book, the humming lessened. “You can’t be serious,” she muttered. Pulling the blanket back over her face, the humming returned, just as insistent as before. Flopping onto her back she kicked the covers down with a huff. “Alright, alright, I’m coming!” She rolled out of bed and reached over to grab the book. “You are the most demanding book I have ever met.”
She opened the book to the front expecting to see, perhaps, another page filled, but was shocked to see more than ten. She scanned the topics: bubbles, shields, summoning and calling. There were diagrams illustrating how things were to look and be done. As she scanned through the different pages she noticed that calling had some incantations listed.
In the world of magic, most things are performed with your mind and your heart. We do not need the aid of spells and incantations to assist in this. However, there are certain things that are beyond the scope of what we humans alone are capable of creating. As a result we have turned to other magical beings to assist us in these matters resulting in spells and incantations. Calling is the ability to speak to another person over long distances. There are some magical creatures, such as the pegasus, who naturally have this ability. But there is a way to talk to those who do not naturally have this ability. You will need a—
“Kiora?”
She jumped, slamming the book shut. “Yes?”
“Oh good your awake,” Emane said from outside.
Kiora rolled her eyes, if she wasn’t awake, she certainly would have been after his yelling into her tent.
“Malena asked me to have you meet us over at the meeting hall.”
“I’ll be right over.” She listened to his footsteps as he walked away. Throwing on a clean set of clothes, she quickly brushed through her hair, grimacing as she ripped through sections that still had chunks of mud hidden in it from yesterday. Fumbling around, she looked for a clip to pull her hair back but couldn’t find one. Her hair was long and thick, but fine. It was always flying in her face and tickling her nose. Oh well , she thought as she threw it back over her slender shoulders.
Her stomach growled. Hoping Malena had called them for breakfast, she headed over to the red and white tent. As she walked, the most delicious smells wafted towards her. Her mouth was watering by the time she entered the tent.
Emane was sitting at the table talking to Aleric, while Malena flitted just above the table. Malena noticed her first and broke into a smile, her red lips parting to reveal perfectly tiny white teeth.
Aleric looked up as well, “Good morning Kiora. Hungry?”
Before she could answer, another growl erupted from her stomach. “Ummm, yes,” she said, hurrying to take her place next to Aleric. Pulling her chair in she looked up to find Emane staring at her.
“What?” Kiora asked, wondering if she had something horrible stuck to her face.
He jolted before answering quickly, “Nothing.” His ears turned read as he switched his attention to the back wall.
Before she could push the issue further, the tent flaps opened and the food came in carried by the Guardians. Each one laid their dishes on the table, but before they could eat Malena picked up a small box and flew it over to Kiora.
“This is for you Kiora. A gift from us. We should have given it to you earlier, but it wasn’t quite ready.”
Kiora reached out and took the gift. A simple wooden box with
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