A week had gone by since Anith's Birthday party and I was back in class at the academy, New spread that I was now status as a Prince since my adoptive mother was Calay the Dragon. She was known for being very peaceful and nice to everyone she knows. I didn't like the new treatment, but I got over it very quickly. This was because my mother was now around much more and was even asked to advise the Royal family. Queen Rosa wanted her to help them become better with other lands around them. The fact of what I said about them being considered too dangerous scared them, They had kids to protect and a Kingdom to keep safe.
I asked my mother to help them, " I know you want to keep neutral but this might be the best course of action. These people aren't evil, they are just people living their lives the best they can. " My mother agreed to my request after hearing me out, She was hesitant but when I told her that I would keep a good eye on them. She then trusted my words, she on the weekends wanted to be home so I could spend some time away from school.
I was in class like I said, it was just a standard math class, I was done with my work and practicing the new magic I was trying to make. I was making a spell where I could show people what I had stuck in my head, like a movie. It would be useful for telling me an age-old story of my whole life old and new. I had it almost perfect when I saw an image of a flower from my mother's garden by the Cave entrance.
The teacher Miss Lyra interrupted me, she told me to pay attention and stop messing around. I got mad and stood up and said, " I'm trying to perfect my new spell, I was almost done with it till you rudely interrupted me. " Everyone turned to me and thought I went too far, but then I cast the spell in the middle of the room. It was an image of the mountain near Calay's cave from when I was a kid. It was just like everyone was there, even the cold air felt real. I stopped the spell and then the teacher stared at me. She looked amazed by what I had made in a short period of time, I sat down after that.
The Teacher left me alone after that, so during my downtime, I would mess with the spell till I could play more of what I remembered. Then around noon during lunch I got a message from a carrier, I was to meet the teacher who was in charge of the tournaments I participated in. She wanted to know If I wanted to start or take over her teaching job when I ended my schooling in two years. I looked at the teacher and I laughed a bit, but I saw she was serious about it.
The teacher was an elf and she had been teaching for a couple of hundred years and wanted to stop for a bit. I thought about what my life would be like when I was done with school, Maybe a job like this can keep me grounded for the task to come. "You know miss, I would love to become a teacher, I have plenty to teach, and knowing all the elements would make me the best option. " I said to her and she was annoyed with the last part I said.
We talked a bit and she realized the part where I said that knowing all the elements wasn't me being cocky. I was just letting her know that having that knowledge could help other students. Right after that meeting was lunch and I was happy to see Anith and her friends for the first time. They saw the smile on my face and then they asked me, " Why are you doing that with your face?" I looked at them and told them I was given an offer to teach when I'm done with the academy.
Anith was happy for me but she then told me that I had to do a term with the royal guard to graduate. " Really that should be something cool, I'll be at my home every day, maybe go one mission on the road? " I said to her and she laughed, " Yes and maybe we will see some other Kingdoms along the way. " We two talked for a minute while everyone listened at the table, I looked up and saw they thought we were a couple. " You know, I know what you all are thinking, but it's not like that. She likes my younger brother and I already have a girl waiting for me. " I said as Anith agreed with me, " Yes I am in favor of Brad Whiteclaw, not his brother, Brad is a world-class craftsman." She said holding out a charm that Brad had made for her, It was pretty cool looking with the crest of the Royal families on it.
We all laughed about the confusion for a moment, then I heard the big bell ring for the end of lunch and I went to my last class of the day. It was the blacksmith class and I only took it so I could learn to make cool armor for myself. If I was to fight a war in the future I needed to be prepared for it right. What I was making was going to be light but super strong I just had to get the martial to finish it.
I was looking all around for it when I saw in a book the strongest material that was able to make into mandible metal was dragon scales. I also read that dragons can shed their scales when they need to, and that is when you should collect them. I thought then maybe I could sneak some of my mother's scales to make the armor with. So I would make my way in during the weekend to gather what I could find in the cave.
Right now was the day before my time off, I trained a bit after my classes and waited till the portal for home was open. I went right before I saw Anith behind me, she had something to ask me but I was already going through. She had something in her hands and ran to the portal to just see on the other side that I was long gone.
I was heading to the cave walking fast through everyone, I was about halfway there till I ran into my mother. She had something on her back and It looked like a box of some kind, it was white like her scales. " I heard you were in a smithing class and thought you might like to use these, I don't need them anymore." She said to me handing me the box, in the box was a ton of scales she had saved. They looked new and some of them were red too, like if some were Emberz's scales. I looked at mother and she winked at me, then I gave her a hug. " Thank you mother, these are perfect for my projects. "
She kissed my forehead like she did when I was a child and told me to use them safely, Just then I heard Anith right behind me. She had followed me and I quickly up the scales away from her eyes. She then asked me what she had been trying to ask me for a good minute, " When does your brother coming back home I have to give him this. " She showed me a pendant that was jeweled with her family's crest. It also had a white claw-shaped gem behind the tree, it was to represent my sir name given to me by Terra's family.
I thought it looked cool then she told me that the female elves are the ones that proposed to their chosen life partners. I was shocked and I didn't know what Brad would say when he got back home, I wrapped my arm around her and thanked her for the kind gift. We headed back to my home and waited for my brother to return home.
Right when I was making dinner for everyone Terra and Brad came through the door, Terra smelled the air and knew it was her favorite. A steak with tubbers, or potatoes, was a simple dish but everyone likes it. Everyone sat down at the table as I gave everyone their meal, Then Brad asked. "What is Anith doing here? Don't you eat at the castle when you come home, you've never have eaten John's cooking. " Anith looked over and then she said, " Well I was trying to catch you at home and I wanted to give you this." She pulled out the pendant for him and Brad jumped up away from the table.
Anith jumped and didn't understand his reaction, I thought saw his face, he was smiling from ear to ear. Terra looked at me and knew what was going on when I smiled at her, "Will you marry me when the winter ends?" She asked him and Brad walked over to her and picked her up off the chair. " Yes, I will, but only if John gives his blessing. " Brad said to her as he looked at me, I was only fifteen still and not much time has gone by since I arrived at the Kingdom four months to be exacted. So asking for my blessing was kind of weird for me.
I shook my head, yes and they were too excited for this, "Aren't you like twelve brother, isn't this going a bit fast?" I said to him and he told me that He was only a year younger than me and that Elves are different from us. " They can be much older than us but can be mentally the same age like Anith here." Anith gave Brad an evil look then she said, " I am one hundred and thirteen, about the same age physically like Brad here." I laughed a bit then I let it slide, "If you guys want this I will give you my full support as a Brother and a friend."
I said this and they both came up and hugged me right after I looked at Terra and told her "someday." Terra blushed and told me it was up to her parents to allow her to marry a human. I had no idea that my brother and the Princess of Magieana, Anith would grow to be this close. They had only met a month ago and now they are going to get married. What would her family think of her marrying a human-like him? He has the magic potential to be great and has plenty of talent with a bow and sword.
Would they like the fact she was to marry someone, not of their kind, would they treat him like they have been treating him. Or will they be angry with a kid trying to take Anith from them, I know he wouldn't take her away but people can be tricky.
Later that night while I lay in my bed I heard a noise from the corner of my room. I thought everyone but mother and Brad was gone. Seems to me like I was wrong and when I looked up I saw Terra coming from my window. She looked a bit off and when I looked at the moon behind her, I saw it was full and orange. Marking the time for the harvest and for some beastmen to go into a frenzy-like state, they don't kill anyone some just get a bit... Thirsty if you know what I mean, they usually target the person they like the most.
For Terra I was her's and her's alone, I looked over to my sword but when I came to look at her once more I saw she was ready. It wasn't till she jumped on to me and started kissing my ear, I guess talking about marriage and people loving each other really made her go crazy.
After that night of fun and Terra went back to normal, she woke up next to me still laying on my body. Realizing what had happened she got up really fast and when she was about a third of the way down the stairs I said. " Don't be embarrassed about what we did last night, even if it was your kind's fault as in because of the orange moon. I still felt it was you and not your instinct, You chose me, and as I chose you. I love you Terra and I'm not going to stop even in death, do you feel the same?" She turned to me not noticing that she was coming back inside the room, Her wold-like face seemed to glow from the morning sun. Her eyes, glowed a bright red and her black fur seemed darker.
It looked like what we did last night activated something that she was not aware of till she calmed down. She got dressed and we headed out for my morning workout when we ran into her parents. They saw Terra had not been in her room last night and that she was revitalized into something stronger. They pulled us aside and told us What the Orange moon was really for, it was not what I read in books of her kind.
" Our kind has what you call life partners, but it's a bit more complicated than that. Yes, when our kind sees the orange moon, we go into a crazed state that makes us do think on instinct. It only happens to those of the younger generations to link us to our real forever life partner. When they die you are not to marry or be intimate with anyone else. She chose you and she and you will be together in marriage forever, even in death." Terra's mother told us making sure we both really understood what was going on.
Then they told me from last night forth, I was married to Terra and I was to keep her safe no matter what. I guess normality was not what It seemed to be, but I was told I could keep doing my training and teaching. So that night after I had put all of Terra's things into my home I went for a walk with Terra to clear our minds. I took her to my favorite spot in the kingdom, I was now married and my brother was soon to be married in the spring.