*Knock*
*Knock*
"Are you in there young master"? Someone said from outside the house.
"Come in, Bestman". Orpheus said. Bestman, a fairy with gray hair and beard entered into the house but raised his left eyebrow seeing three people in there.
"You are back from the scout range and brought two wizard friends with you, that's new ". Bestman said.
*Sigh* "Bestman meet err Larmore and Seraph and you guys meet Bestman my loyal friend ". Orpheus said.
"Nice to meet you ". Both Seraph and Larmore said.
"And it's nice to meet you both, this is the first time I've seen the young master have friends that are not fairies, you are highly welcome ". Bestman said.
"Wait have i even seen you with friends even when we were at the Marquess house, you always hole yourself up in your room with your flowers ". Bestman said.
"That's because people be migraine ". Orpheus pouted.
"That is what you always say and you are the one that cares the most, the fairies of Fiilar would have been test subjects if not for you". Bestman said.
"Anyways, has young master entertain you?, has he shown you around" ? Bestman asked turning to Larmore and Seraph.
"He has done what he can to entertain us, moreover, we came to see him for something". Larmore said.
"He entertained you with the food he is just cooking? Young master this is unacceptable, it's not everyday we... You have guests, you should have at least showed them around, where's Hilda, she should have done this". Bestman starts to blabber on Orpheus ear.
From no where, Orpheus door opened abruptly making everyone in the room stunned.
"Hilda's here, ready and always on alert". She said boldly.
"Was she outside the whole time"? Seraph asked Larmore whispering.
"Hilda, you came right on time, we are giving our guests here a tour round Fiilar and a welcome party in the evening". Bestman said.
"Right on it, let's go you two". Hilda said flying at the blink of an eye beside Larmore and Seraph.
"You need not to do this, we are quite alright". Larmore said.
"Nonsense, i insist, the young master is joining us too". Bestman said
"I am? I'm busy, see I'm cooking". Orpheus said trying to shriek going.
"Hilda " Bestman called.
"On it ". Hilda said as she flew towards Orpheus cooking pot and spewed some magic dust on it. Within seconds, the food on the pot was ready.
"No, why"!! Orpheus starts to whimper.
Larmore and Seraph were mesmerized with Hilda's display of magic, they have never seen anything like it.
"Whoa, you casted a spell without without chanting? Not even scholars in 9 stars can do this perfectly". Larmore said applauded.
"It quite amazing, if I can cast spells like that". Seraph said with glittering eyes.
"That's one of we fairies characteristics, unlike you wizards who have the highest affinity for magic, meaning you are the most adept at controlling magic, we fairies are the living embodiment of magic itself". Bestman said.
"Let's go out, there's a lot to show you ". Hilda said holding both Seraph and Larmore by their fingers.
All five of them got out of the house but Orpheus went with them begrudgingly, listening to Hilda and bestman's presentation of Fiilar.
Showing them different parts of the city and the citizens greeting and giving them flowers each time they are sighted, Larmore and Seraph know at least one thing reverend here. The place was filled with flowers on top of the numerous trees and small houses.
"Whoa, you fairies really love flowers so much, it feels as if I've become a living host for flowers ". Larmore said carrying numerous flowers on him.
"It's pretty i love it, this place is filled with beautifully fragrances, i feel like staying here forever ". Seraph said happily.
"Loving flowers is part of the nature of us fairies, even though a lot of us were not a fan of them before the plague". Hilda said.
"And the one who was a fan didn't turn into a flower loving fanatic, such is the irony of life". Orpheus said.
Walking round the city, they soon got to the outskirt where the house of Marquess Gizbert is located. Invaded by plants and flowers, the mansion of the Marquess is still as big and majestic as it ever was.
Orpheus furrowed his eyes, and Bestman was silent, Hilda who had been hyper seems to be a bit controlled. It doesn't take a genius to know that the mansion of Marquess Gizbert holds some terrible traumas and bad memories.
Larmore looked at each of their reactions and remembered Bestman said something about the fairies of Fiilar would have been test subjects if not for Orpheus, came to a conclusion.
"Marquess Gizbert isn't coming to Fiilar because of you Orpheus, it's because of the fairies isn't it ". Larmore said.
All three were taken aback with Larmore's sudden question, Seraph wasn't left out, even though she had the same thought.
"Before the magic plaque, my father and this mad scholar, erm, what's his name again, right, Zenobios were performing experiments on people and beasts alike and they tried to use me too ". Orpheus said.
"And after the magic plaque, discovering that we fairies are a living embodiment of magic and have strong connection with nature, they start to abduct us, saying it was for a better understanding of magic ". Bestman said.
"A lot of us fairies were abducted by them, if not for Orpheus foiling their plans and turning this place into a sanctuary for us, we fairies would have been at the brink of extinction". Hilda said.
"None of us knows why Orpheus did this being the son of our abductor but we are grateful to him, he has deter them from coming here, he is our hero ". Hilda said.
Foiling the Marquess and Zenobios plan was one of Orpheus vengeance for wanting to use him as an experiment, killing his mother and turning numerous people into abominations, he knew it and so does Bestman.
"I'm not sure i heard you well, but did you just say Zenobios ". Seraph asked.
"Yes me to, i think i misheard ". Larmore said.
"Zenobios, you know him?, he is one of my father's close worker, who enjoys making experiment from living things and turning them into abominations and freaks of nature, that man is really dangerous and unpredictable ". Orpheus said.
"Tch, I'm pretty sure he has something to do with this plague, he works at that magic research center, next time i see him I'll rip him to shreds ". Orpheus continued to say.
Larmore and Seraph became mortified hearing Orpheus words, then a sudden realization hit them, the dragon that attacked the city didn't do so on a whim but came to confront Zenobios.
"This, this can't be, he... no wonder he was around during the dragons attack". Larmore said.
"Did you hear what he just said, he works at the magic research center, i hope Igor and Barbara are okay, we have to warn them before they meet him ". Seraph said panicking
* * *
"Haha, we made it, we found one of the magic research center". Igor said.
"I'm quite surprised by our feat, they are supposed to be secret locations but we found one rather quickly". Barbara said
Both Barbara and Igor stood in front a building that looks abandoned and surrounded by trees beaming with smile.