We make our way through the garden to the palace the guard is still behind me with his spear tip pointed at me telling me where to go "stay on this path then make a right at the intersection " the guard said to me I nod and look around
And what I see is beautiful there are trees and flowers some gigantic as big as the trees themselves and they are all colors of the rainbow and more mixed together to make a stunning tapestry there are even insects and some bird like creatures some with four wings it's absolutely amazing to see
There's no doubt in my mind now that I'm not on earth anymore there is no way any of this can be there not only that it would be hard to believe they could thrive there plus this feels all a bit to special dare I say magical it's a weird feeling but its a nice one I'm excited to see I hope there is magic here too and I can use it I look behind and hesitate a little "can I ask you a question " I asked the guard as I turn down the path on the right which seem to lead to the palace and as i walked down the path lined with neatly trimmed bushes with some guards standing down it and other paths too
the guard is silent for a couple seconds as we walked " the king will answer your questions if he decides you are telling the truth just stay quiet tell then" he said as we make our way toward the palace some guards gave us some weird looks probably wonder why a human was here In the private garden for the royal family I don't pay to much attention to this since I'm pretty sure it would be normal to think it's weird if someone different from the rest of you just shows up out of nowhere
..15 minutes later.. we finally started to get to the back entrance to the palce along the way I just enjoyed the beauty of this garden it truly feels like I stepped into a whole new world well.. technically I am on one but still its fantastic and while I was walking a bird with four wings flew on to my shoulder for a couple minutes then left that was really cool the bird had some weird patterns on it I saw it on the other birds too it looked kinda like Norse runes-sorta but more slick and curve to them they are pretty cool looking with the bright purple and green colors of it only enhanced the majestic feel the bird had this place is really worthy of being a garden for royalty to enjoy or just to clear there mind there's even a stream that leads to a pond with a little water fall near the entrance of the palace
As we near the entrance one of the guards stops us"what do you plan to with this human he should be dead or taken to the dungeon for trespassing here no human is allowed here without approval" he asked the guard that has been telling me where to go
" we think this human is a traveler he apparently appeared in the forest a bit away from the palace when our wolves picked up his scent and chased him to us so we can check it out I'm taking him to the king so he can decide if he is telling the truth " said the guard that has been leading me the other guard looked me up and down "ok I'll let you through but I'm coming with you just in case something happens and here human put these on then we can go" he said and handed me two bracelet like things with Strange writing on them
"What do they do" I ask as I put them on its not like I have much choice I don't know where I am and I'm surrounded by guards plus meeting the king is my best bet of having a good start and they seem to need me for something or they just can't hurt me because they probably should have killed me for trespassing already if not i feel like I get the sense I'm not exactly welcome here because I'm a human everyone who keeps looking at me seem a bit tense
" these will stop you from using magic" he answered me now that he mentioned it I do feel like I have just lost something but it's hard to describe its like there is a void that wasn't there before its strange I didn't feel like there was anything there before
"Alright human follow me" the guard in front of me said as he pushed the big wooden door with a beautiful carvings of wildlife on it that leads inside the palace he pushed it open like it was nothing and started walking in fuck this guy is strong he just pushed that open with one arm the guard behind me gently taped the tip of his spear to my back to start following as I walk into the palace I am one again stunned by the beauty of everything nothing it metal it's all wood from the floor to the ceiling there are even what seem to be vines on some walls and parts of the ceiling but it only adds to the beauty it's astounding how it all comes together perfectly we continue walking down a big hall and take a flight of stairs up to what I believe was the second floor and walked down another big hall until we made it to a door similar to the one at the garden but instead of wildlife on it this instead has what seems to be engraving of a civilization of elves and few up top seem to be more pronounced then the rest
The guard in front push the door open and we entered inside was a throne room like the rest of the palace it is all wood and there are carvings on the walls and ceiling of all sorts of things and it all has a faint glow to it which gives it a majestic feel the guard in front kneels after entering a little ways "my king there is something pressing I have to tell a traveler has appeared in the forest behind the palace we have brought you him so you may decide what to do if he is telling the truth" the guard said as I looked around and say four people inside two sitting on thrones and another two in front of the thrones they seem to have been talking before we came in
the king looked at the guard then me and finally back to the man in front of him "sorry Duke it seems something has come up we continue this another time" the king said "of course my king thank you for your time I'll take my leave then and please think about what I said " the Duke said as he bows the turns to leave and the young man next to him left with him
" I assume this is the traveler you speak of " everyone looks at me so I take it as a hint and take a step forward and bow " hello your majesty I am what your people have been calling a traveler I'm sorry if I caused any problems I just appeared in a forest where i can't see anything and I was trying to find out what happened or someone when wolves started chasing me then I ran into the people outside the gate and here we are that's all that I know and what as happened so far"
"Hmm" the king was thinking and as he was he looked at me deeply for a little bit it was honestly uncomfortable I felt he was looking inside made me shiver a bit "Hmm I don't know if I full believe you but you seem honest I will give you a chance" he said to me then looked at the guards "take him to a guest room and put him there post a guard outside too I will send someone to take him to the royal mage in a little bit I still have something to take care of still" he said to the guard "yes my king come with me" the guard said as he bows then motion for me to follow
..two hours later.. I'm sitting on a bed in a guest room of the palace try to process what has happened "I'm really in a fantasy world with elves , other races and probably magic this is so fucking cool" I said to my self talking to myself because a bit of a habit sometimes when I'm alone it's something I didn't know I did until someone pointed it out to me I guess it's a side effect of being alone as long as I have no friends, no girlfriend and barely any family who cared but not all bad sometimes it feels like I can get two perspectives by talking out loud to myself that can be nice at times
Knock..knock I heard a knocking at the door so I got up and opened the door and what I saw left me stunned a young elven woman was standing there she had gunmetal silver hair and beautiful sky blue eyes so vibrant it can shock someone to there core with skin so fair even a Disney princess would be jealous of and she is taller then me at least 6ft tall plus she even has a slight tan it seems she is outside a lot she is just standing there with the most beautiful smile I have ever seen on her face...I stand there stunned for a few seconds my heart beating so fast it hurts then I slammed the door shut don't ask me why I did it I panicked my nerves got to me and that's just the first thing that came to mind retreat
As I stand in front of the door panicking over what I did I hear some more knocking on the door I hesitate a little then open it hoping she's not mad and when I do she's still there with same beautiful smile like I didn't slam the door in her face after seeing me open the door again she does a curtesy" hello I'm Elise I'm here to take you too see the royal mage nice to meet you"she said