heartofcourage
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Her smile was absolutely luminous when he accepted her request to attend the Temple with her the next morning. She hoped that he would not be disappointed in their simple ceremonies and simple customs. She had heard tales of people in other lands that had lavish worship and Priestesses that wore bright colors and revealing costumes. There in Al’Tir, despite all of it’s wealth and finery, they were still reverent and simple when it came to prayer.
“I’m sure you won’t be disappointed, Valius.” She said in her soft voice, a commotion at the front of the hall stopping all the dancing.
“DRAGON!” Someone yelled and the commotion became almost deafening as those that were gathered for the celebration raced to spot the mythical creature.
Bryn pressed herself tightly against Valius as people hurried past them, his arm still wrapped tightly around her waist as the sea of people flowed past. It was eerily silent when the hall was cleared save for Dax and Valius’s delegation. She caught her breath, looking around at those left before she took Valius’s hand and pulled him behind her.
“Come on!” She called to them all, leading them not to the garden where they had just left, but to the large glass windows and fantastic views that the royal library gave them. The room was dim, lit only by the light from a fire place. From the library, one could see across the vast expanses of sand that covered Al’Tir. It offered a beautiful view of the clear night, the two silver moons that rose and the twinkling stars beyond.
“There.” She whispered, pointing into the darkness as a large dragon flowed over the light of the moons, casting shadows on the white sands. It was a huge creature, majestic and sleek as it coasted over the cool desert winds. It was colored in muted greens and browns and Bryn gasped, the grip on Valius’s hand growing firmer as she realized it was the same one from her dreams.
“Ruin or salvation?” She whispered as Dax came alongside her, his face grave. She heard someone behind them, a man that had come with Valius to the feast that night, scoff at her statement. “Is it a prophecy of ruin or salvation?”
“I don’t know.” Dax answered, his voice soft and his eyes watching the darkness as if waiting for something to happen.
“I’m sure you won’t be disappointed, Valius.” She said in her soft voice, a commotion at the front of the hall stopping all the dancing.
“DRAGON!” Someone yelled and the commotion became almost deafening as those that were gathered for the celebration raced to spot the mythical creature.
Bryn pressed herself tightly against Valius as people hurried past them, his arm still wrapped tightly around her waist as the sea of people flowed past. It was eerily silent when the hall was cleared save for Dax and Valius’s delegation. She caught her breath, looking around at those left before she took Valius’s hand and pulled him behind her.
“Come on!” She called to them all, leading them not to the garden where they had just left, but to the large glass windows and fantastic views that the royal library gave them. The room was dim, lit only by the light from a fire place. From the library, one could see across the vast expanses of sand that covered Al’Tir. It offered a beautiful view of the clear night, the two silver moons that rose and the twinkling stars beyond.
“There.” She whispered, pointing into the darkness as a large dragon flowed over the light of the moons, casting shadows on the white sands. It was a huge creature, majestic and sleek as it coasted over the cool desert winds. It was colored in muted greens and browns and Bryn gasped, the grip on Valius’s hand growing firmer as she realized it was the same one from her dreams.
“Ruin or salvation?” She whispered as Dax came alongside her, his face grave. She heard someone behind them, a man that had come with Valius to the feast that night, scoff at her statement. “Is it a prophecy of ruin or salvation?”
“I don’t know.” Dax answered, his voice soft and his eyes watching the darkness as if waiting for something to happen.