( ONE MONTH LATER )
Across the Crepta continent, in the Kingdom of Nisrag south west of Lishflour a journey by ship had been taken a month ago.
The king rose early like he always did and stood on his balcony, to look at his kingdom, thankful for the peace in his land but today he was restless.
His queen with her long black hair and round horns rubbed her eyes and sat up in bed " What's bothering you so early in the morning Mamba "? Mamba sighed as he walked back into the room " I'm worried about Luscious, do you really think he can handle this "?
Ewe nodded her head, smiling comfortingly at her husband " You can't change anything by worrying, the worst that could happen is him screwing up ". Mamba's worry only grew "You're not helping things Ewe ".
Yawning, she pulled the covers over her body " Luscious knows what he's doing. You can worry all you want but just have a little faith in our son. He'll come around ".With that Ewe, went back to sleep, leaving Mamba to worry about the son he'd sent for the peace alliance.
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A exasperated sigh could be heard onboard a black ship covered in green like moss. It looked more like a small floating island.
This sound came from a wildly handsome man that had the same black hair as his mother and green snake like Irises like his father, it was Luscious.
He had ram horns the same color of his hair like his mother's and a beautiful tanned body that was a sin in its own right.
The handsome beast however was beyond bored as he looked at the endless vast sea in front of him " Why can't I just fly there? This is becoming irritating, nothing but blue sky and blue sea's, I'm sick of blue ".
The two women who were sitting on the deck with him were as irritated as him but he was their problem. The younger one resembled him a bit, though she was almost ten years younger and looked more feminine.
She had long navy blue curls and cat ears untop of her head to match. She also had brown cat like irises and sharp fingernails similar to claws. Hoping to stop his constant complaining, she tried to sound positive Don't worry Big Brother Luscious, we will soon get there ".
The other woman on his side wasn't as comforting as she spoke dryly " It's best you stay put your highness, I don't want to have to bundle you up again ". This woman was the head of the royal guard and one of the few women who wasn't intimidated or charmed by Luscious.
She had light brown hair and fox ears of the same color constantly darting around the place for any sort of trouble. She also had bat like fangs to match.
She didn't want to be here, just like Luscious but this was a direct order from the queen herself and no matter what she personally thought, she was loyal to the throne just like her family, till the very end.
Though this man was her kingdom's crown prince,she didn't find him competent enough to rule though he was generally a good person and friend, he avoided his responsibilities, fulfilling them only when necessary.
It was hard to think that this dumb foolish nature of his was an act but if it was, he was acting so well. He'd fooled everyone.
Resting on the railing, the sea breeze caressed his face " How long do you think this whole treaty signing will take Lucy "? His half sister smiled softly " I'm not sure Brother but it will be fun ". He smiled lazily " You think so CC ? She smiled softly next to him " I know so ".
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Jiro sighed as he got off his horse after entering the capital city. He'd been searching for the source of the trouble for three weeks now but nothing came up.
All his readings and predictions had led him to the capital city while his apprentice was searching other cities. More and more destinies were changing, going off their supposed path but he'd been unable to find the troublemaker's book.
He could sense it but the book had somehow managed to evade him for the one week he searched for it in the fortress and even up to now.
He had on a black cape to conceal his face and to avoid the cold already rampant in Lishflour this time of the year.
He had a silver ring designed like a coiled up feather on his right index finger. This was the device that linked him to the fortress and allowed him to pick out books at will. It had been glowing constantly, signifying the altered books.
Though he could do nothing about those, he had to find and stop the rebellious star from doing anything else it wasn't meant to be doing.
He also knew about the peace alliance, he was invited every time but had stopped attending years ago. According to what he'd read, it would be just like the ones before it, bringing peace for another decade. It would also be when be when the new rulers became acquitted with each other for the first time.
He'd wondered into the market place to sell off the horse and maybe get some news on the happenings in the capital when a little girl bumped into him.
She seemed curious as she looked up at him with her ruby like eyes. Then a woman with white hair and dressed simply but elegantly approached them out of the crowd.
Her expression morphed from concern to relief as she picked the little girl " I'm so sorry sir, I dunno what got into her, thank you for catching her. Jewlica apologize to the nice man ".
Jewlica however covered her mouth and looked over her shoulder. She laughed nervously " She's shy around new people but thank you again ".
Jiro smiled slightly and watched as she disappeared into the crowd scolding the little girl who seemed like she couldn't care less. He then laughed triumphantly to himself, not minding the scorching glow the ring left on his hand " I can't believe I just found you. I should be thanking you ".