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Delron's first day
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From Birth He had been told what His purpose in Life was, His entire life planned out before He was even created. He was to follow in His Father′s footsteps once He came of age. He thought He′d have more time to prepare Himself, but that spell reacting wrong had enhanced His growth far more than He had hoped for. Now He was thrust into the life of Responsibilities He didn′t want, and wasn′t ready for. The growth hadn′t been all bad though. He′d gotten to know a Wolf He′d admired for quite awhile in a way He′d only fantasized about Before. Cherie and the Fyre Prince were mated, and he never intended on giving Her up.
As hard as it was to tear his thoughts away from Her, it was time to focus on what was to come. Today was His first day of His apprenticeship with the Naur Ando Vakha, a position he was to take over when He was ready. The Land of Naur Ando was the land holding the Portal into the Fae Realm. There was no getting into the realm without the permission of the Vakha. The Vakha, currently a Man named Aidan Carnell, was the guardian of the portal, and the only one with permission to let others through the gate. How exactly this was possible, He did not know yet. All he knew was that When the Vakha was not Near, the Portal was closed. The appearance of a contained explosion floating midair was what it would look like when it was closed. He remembered that much from when He was younger. His Father would bring Him through with Him for his Lessons every day. His Lessons had been in the Capital City, His father leaving both Him and His sister with Aidan to be Taken there while He went to the Capitol. When the Portal was opened, it appeared as a thousand flaming glass shard gravitated around a flame that never burned out.
The Lands of Naur Ando are only known as that by those in the Fae Realm. In the Human world the lands are Known as The Southern Isles. The portal itself is contained within The Vakha′s home, and it is no easy feat to find it. There is no straight path to the Portal, only a maze of hallways that constantly change. Most of the civilians in the land of Naur Ando are faes of some sort, humans are kept out by a special warding that will make them physically ill if they enter without invitation. In fact, The entire string of Islands is invisible to those not invited to the lands. Ships are veered away to prevent crashing. The Portal is located on the main island called Mela. The Castle that contained it was heavily guarded Not only by guards, but by magic as well. The Castle of Naur Ando is made completely out of black stones taken from inside the volcanoes of the Human world, Orange, red, and yellow glass fill the windows. Archers stand guard on the wall, ready to strike if anyone becomes a threat to the castle. Their bows stretch simultaneously on their approach, all bolts targeted on the new arrival, following them inside the gate. Once the gate is entered, the guards relax, and return to their watch. The next round of guards take over from that point. Directly outside the castle, and leading in the guards all stand watch, swords raised and ready. The men face in every direction, and stand like statues. Two men stand at the entrance, two more on each side of the hall directly inside, and so on. There is not a single hall left unguarded.
His blood was what the Kingdom Thrived on, it lived because his Bloodline lived. The guards relaxed, bowing Their heads when They sensed Him, letting Him pass without objection. This was another thing He had remembered from his visits during His childhood. The Guards had known Him and His father when They arrived. Everyone knew Who they were. They were feared, and respected, even though He had done nothing yet to be either.
Once inside, he was greeted by the lower ranking Lords of the Fyre Kingdom, who guided him to the Office of the Vakha. The Castle itself was made of Black volcanic stone. Torches lighting the way, even though He knew that the Inner rooms used electricity. Perhaps it was for show? To enhance the Ambiance, and mystery of the building? Traditions maybe? His mind continued to run with curiosity, and His own thoughts as He was stopped just before a door. He knew this was where He was to Meet Aidan. Aidan was His Godfather, He′d known Him his entire life.
The door was opened to reveal the messy haired man who was older than His father, but held the appearance of a man just barely into his twenties when He bothered to grow facial hair, which it seemed He had begun again.
"About damn time." Aidan said before He even stepped into the office. "Although I suppose I should be happy You even showed up at all today." He had been standing, and looked down to the papers spread out over His desk. Picking one up, He handed it to Delron. "I was starting to think that You were going to take after your Father and I would have to drag you out of bed on a regular basis." Aidan began walking, motioning for Del to follow. There was no hesitation, He knew better.
As they walked, He looked over the paper, going over everything Aidan had listed on it for Him. "First thing." Aidan began, reciting the list from memory. "Always start your Morning off by checking the grounds. Doesn′t have to be the whole islands, the people below that watch over each individual one will report back if there are any problems." Aidan did not look back as He spoke, He only continued walking. "Second thing You need to know." Aidan continued. "Your People." Del looked down at the list before looking around to see where they were going. It seemed that they were heading outside. "If You don′t know your People, You won′t be able to help them in the ways they need. You don′t need to get to know every single person in the lands on a personal level, but enough to get a good feel of how the day to day life is for each of them." They continued on their way, a servant meeting them with a horse for each. Del rolled up the paper, and stuffed it into His pocket before climbing up onto the horse.
"Where are We going?" He asked curiously.
"To The Market." Aidan replied as if the answer should have been completely obvious. "What better place to get to know the People?" He asked, shaking the reins of the horse, and Urging them forward. Del followed suit, and waited for the next part of His lessons to begin.
Once they stopped, they were in the center of the market. A man instantly came to tend to the horses while Aidan walked to a specific booth. Del Hurried to catch up, almost losing Him in the process. He had been to the market only a small handful of times. It was an outdoors Market with carts and tents. This was nothing like the Markets in the rest of the Human world.
Lost in His own thoughts yet again, He nearly bumped into Aidan as they stopped. Aidan spoke to the Market keeper in the native tongue of the homeworld. Del knew the language, but Didn′t listen in on the conversation. English was His first language. The homeworld language was far too complex to memorize and speak fluently for Him. Once the two men finished speaking though, Aidan turned to Del, and smiled.
"Alright. It′s all set." He said, patting del on the Chest. "You′re gonna stay here today, and get to know your People." Aidan leaned in close, Dropping His volume just above a whisper. "I wouldn′t really put the fact that you′re the Heir to the Kingdom out there too often though. They know your Father′s powers, and will assume You share them. They always act different around Him." Patting Him once More on the Chest, His hand moved to squeeze his shoulder before leaving.
Delron′s eyes widened as He turned. He was really leaving Him!
"Come on Boy! We′ve got lots for you to do!" The market keeper spoke behind Him, drawing His attention back to the burly man with a Massive beard. It almost matched the wild mane of black hair surrounding His head. del′s eyes widened in horror as the man wrapped His arm around Him. He felt like a child again just from the sheer size of the Man. the Man lead Him to the back of a tent where piles of boxes were stacked.
"These are the food that Sir Aidan has provided for the Vendors from His farm. You deliver these to each tent, and learnt the names of each vendor, the Kingdom they hail from, and How many Children they have. Speak to each one for at least five Minutes. Del nodded, and the Man patted Him on the back so hard that the force of it knocked him forward a step, and He had to regain Himself. The man ordered the servants to load up a cart to follow behind the Prince.
Four hours later, He had finally reached the end of the Market, and every tent had been visited. He′d met people from the Fyre and Earth Kingdoms, a surprising amount of combinations of Elemental bloods, and even a few from the Capitol. All knew Who His father was of course. Some approving of Him, others not fond of some of the changes He had made since he had taken over. There was no pleasing everyone. He had learned quite a bit. The servants let Him ride the empty cart back to the main Tent. Once they arrived, the Man seemed pleased.
"All finished then?" He spoke in His deep, booming voice. "Now it′s time for My lunch. You man the gate, and greet every person that comes into the Market now." He said while standing. "Watch them, make sure there are no suspicious characters coming into the Market." With that said, the Man left Him alone in the tent at the beginning of the market.
Pacing just on the inside of the gate, He folded His hands just before Him, and watched for anyone that might arrive. Several hours past, and it began to grow dark, but he had greeted every person who had entered the gates, and said farewells to all that had left. Finally the Man returned, and it was time for the Market to close. He helped the Man close down everything, and lock up for the night after all of the vendors had left.
"You did well today Boy. Go and tell Lord Carnell that You passed the first day. I will see you in the morning." The man said with another firm pat on the back.
"I will see you then." Del responded before returning to His horse, and the Castle of Naur Ando. He made his way to Aidan′s office alone this time, now fully knowing where it was. He was growing comfortable already.
"All done?" Aidan asked, looking up from His work when Del opened the door. He waved a hand to tell Him to close the door behind him, and looked down at His work.
"He told me to tell You that I passed. He seemed pleased." Del Said, taking a seat, and finally realizing how badly his feet hurt after being on them all day.
"Good." Aidan Responded without looking up. "You will be going back in the morning, but not for the entire day. I still have more for you to learn here. I just wanted to get you out there so everyone knows You are following in your father′s footsteps." He finally looked up. "They need to know that You are nothing like your Grandmother. You should be feared, yes. Not in the way She forced people to fear Her. In the end none were truly Loyal. You don′t want them to turn on you as easily as they turned on Her."
"At my Father′s doing." Del finished. He knew the story. It had become a bedtime story of sorts when He was younger. His Grandmother had been a Merciless Tyrant that had banished His Father. He′d spent centuries with Aidan working on the right plan of action to dethrone Her, and win the guards to his favor. that alone had been a simple task. The hard part had been finding the blade that would take the power from Her. Once it was found though, it had all happened perfectly. His Father had been running the Kingdom with Aidan ever since.
"Yes. At Your father′s doing with Help from Me." He nodded towards the door. "Go rest. You have another busy day tomorrow, and I will see you in the morning." Aidan said, Del standing slowly. the bottoms of His feet had gone numb, and He wavered a moment before walking slowly out the door. He made His way home, and fell face first into the bed. It was only a few seconds before He passed out
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