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Chapter 4
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The beginning of something new…
“And the librarian didn’t raise any heck about you asking for “The Book of Fernaira”?” Calhan asked as they passed under the overhead to the bridge into Hyrule town on their way out to Kokoriko Village two weeks later. Actually the librarian had fainted at the mention of the book but Gerad wasn’t going to tell Calhan that detail. They had made the librarian swear not to tell anyone that they had asked for the book on pain of loosing his job. They had threatened his life first, or more, Sheik had, but he didn’t care as much for his life as he did for his job.
“Yeah he was more than happy to show us where it was.” Selene said. Calhan was still skeptical but let the matter drop as he turned his attention to his guarding. The ride to Kokoriko was short and uneventful. They had packed light considering the time they were spending away from home. Selene was in a white shirt and brown pants as was Gerad.
They entered Kokoriko with no fan fair to greet them not to anyone’s disappointment, and made their way to Sheik’s house. They arrived at a fairly large house with Sheik jumping up and down waving his arms and his mother standing still next to him with her usual serious face. Gerad and Selene dismounted and led their horses to the barn. Sheik joined them, “How was the trip?”
“Uneventful, and short actually. I thought you lived farther away.” Gerad said unsaddling Artimus and giving him some oats and a good rub down.
“Really what made you think that I lived far away?” Sheik asked hopping up onto the rail in between Artimus’s stall and Starfire’s.
“Well last time ya’ll were at the castle Dahrin said that he had to travel with you the longest when all of you came to the castle.” Selene said over Starfire’s back as she rubbed her down.
“Oh, yeah, that’s because mom and me had traveled to Gerudo Fortress to do something for politics or another important thing like that. So we were already there.” Sheik replied with a shrug of his shoulders.
“What’s this I hear about my home?” Dahrin’s voice came from the door to the barn. Sheik smiled to see his good buddy and stepped from the rail to the stall door without loosing his balance.
“When did you get here?” Sheik asked squatting down to be almost eye level with him.
“Just now, you’ve all been in here for about an hour or so your mother said.” Dahrin replied walking Desertstorm into his stall. He began to brush him down as he continued talking with his friends.
“So how was your ride over here?” Selene asked stepping out of Starfire’s stall and shutting the door behind her.
“Relaxing actually, we didn’t run into anything on the way and other than a bit of rain it was good.” Dahrin replied patting Desertstorm and stepping out of the stall.
“Well mine was a bit more interesting.” Meria said as she entered towing Eyona behind her. Sheik immediately perked up at the sight of Meria. She smiled at him as she passed him to put Eyona in her stall.
“What do you mean?” Selene asked as Meria passed by.
“Well first Eyona wanted to run the opposite way I was headed.”
“And then when she joined up with us we had some psychotic duku scrubs trying to pelt us to death with duku nuts.” Aerica finished as she entered the barn with Orchid behind her and Meko hovering around her.
“Sounds interesting.” Gerad said smiling at Aerica. Selene rolled her eyes and went and hugged Aerica hello. Aerica smiled and hugged Selene then went and put Orchid in her stall.
“If you can say getting hit by a duku nut that’s going faster than you can fly is interesting.” Meko said crossing his tiny arms and landing on Aerica’s shoulder.
Gerad chuckled, “Well no, I wouldn’t call that interesting.” Meko glared at his sarcastic tone.
“Alright younglings dinner is in four hours ya’ll have the rest of today off so enjoy yourselves, there are some rules, Sheik I expect you to tell them and to follow them yourself.” Impa said from the barn door. She turned and left them standing there in the barn looking at each other with huge smiles.
“Ok so what’re the rules?” Dahrin asked looking up at Sheik. “Oh, just that we can’t go into the royal cemetery since that’s where the shadow temple is, Oh and no messing with the cuckoos.”
Gerad shrugged his shoulders and said, “Wasn’t planning on going to any cemeteries.”
Sheik hopped down from his perch, “Come on, I’ll show you around the village.”
“But this is a perfect time to test some of your powers.” Calhan said coming into the barn with Slaughter in tow. He wore his guard uniform and his longsword at his side. “We can learn later, I think we should take a walk around the village to acquaint ourselves with the feel of the place.” Gerad said walking past Calhan to wait outside with the others. Calhan shrugged and stalled Slaughter then left with the others.
“So this is the well that Bongo Bongo was trapped in?” Meria asked trying to peer through the water that shone clear and enticing.
“Yeah up until Ganondorf let him out and Mr. Link killed him.” Sheik said leaning against the well. They had taken a tour the first day and now a week later they new the layout of the town intimately. The first few days they were still getting used to the feel of the place, Impa had taken mercy on them and let them get acquainted with rising early before setting them strenuous chores to do. The girls on the fifth day were assigned to cleaning the house while the boys helped the carpenters with building a new schoolhouse for the children of the village. After the first day of cleaning the girls were so sore they could hardly move the next morning. The boys were in no better shape, but none of them complained about the work and set to it again and again. Weekend had come and all were taking a well deserved rest by the well.
“So what exactly is in the Shadow temple?” Gerad asked.
Sheik stiffened, “Nothing but death.”
“Ok little warriors, time for your first power’s lesson.” Calhan said coming up to them. He was dressed in a brownish orange robe and carrying the power book. They stared at him with quizzical expressions.
“Out here in the open?” Gerad asked.
“Why are you wearing a dress?” Sheik asked at the same time.
“No we have to find somewhere secluded, where we won’t be bothered,” Calhan replied ignoring Sheik’s question, “Do you know of any such place where we can train Sheik?”
“A few.” Sheik said with a small nod.
“Any good ones?” Calhan asked.
“Only one really good one but we’re forbidden to go there.” Sheik replied.
“Heh, you mean the graveyard, don’t you?” Dahrin asked.
“Yeah it’s the only place no one ever goes. Except the grave keeper, who wouldn’t bother or report on us anyway.”
“I’m confused why can’t we go-wait that’s where the Shadow temple is, isn’t it?” Calhan asked.
“Yeah.” Sheik said with no enthusiasm.
“Hmm that does present a problem.” Calhan said putting his finger to his chin in an old thinking habit.
“Why would it?” Selene asked.
“Well in the book it says to practice away from areas that have a high potential of having monsters, ‘cause the monsters are drawn to the energy that the powers create. The Shadow Temple is still probably full of monsters as are the others.” Calhan said.
“What’s this about the Shadow Temple?”
Every one jumped at the sound of Impa’s voice. “Oh nothing we were just discussing what we had learned about the…the…the layout of the village.” Aerica said smiling an over innocent smile like the rest of the group. Meko had fallen off his perch with a squeak and landed in the well.
“Uh-huh.” Impa said as she crossed her arms and looked at the group with an eyebrow raised in disbelief. Meko dog paddled to the edge and pulled himself out; Selene tried to suppress a giggle at his appearance. Meko glared at her as he attempted to shake out his soaked wings.
When no information was forth coming she turned to Calhan, “So, Calhan, the graveyard should be fine to practice in as long as you don’t go to close to the Temple. Normally I wouldn’t let you go even in the graveyard but since the stalfos attack I’ve been a little worried that they wouldn’t be able to handle the next attack on them should it occur.” Impa said looking at each of the dumbfounded faces in turn. “So I’ll make an exception this time and I’ll write to all the others to tell them what to expect when you arrive in a few weeks from now.”
Calhan blinked, “How did you know?”
“Well the robe gave it away but it was really the letter your grandfather sent me before he had died explaining that you were taking his place.” Impa said.
“So we can really practice?” Sheik asked.
Impa looked at her son, “Yes, but only on the weekends. ‘Cause you still have chores to do and reports to make. I will have no slacking and no using your powers in front of other people unless it’s to save them.”
“Understood.” The group answered with mock salutes that Impa smiled at. She left them to it and continued on her way.
“Well now that we have permission lets go check out our training area.” Calhan said motioning his hand for Sheik to lead the way. Sheik sighed and started walking leading them to the graveyard.
“What’s wrong Sheik? You seem depressed.” Meria asked him when they were away from the others.
Sheik jumped and gave a small smile, “Nothings wrong.”
“Ok Selene, since you were the first one to use your powers lets start with you.” Calhan said from his seat on a cemetery bench. Selene shrugged and stepped forward into the clear patch of grass in front of Calhan. They had arrived at the cemetery without encountering anyone and had chosen a training area away from the entrance but also away from the Shadow Temple. “What do I do?” Selene asked.
“Well the book says that it’s based on feelings, so can you conjure up the feelings you had when you first used your powers?” Calhan asked looking at Selene. Selene thought then slowly nodded.
“Ok now focus those feeling at the rock.” Selene did but no matter how much she stared at the rock they had picked out for the target nothing happened. After about ten minutes and with Selene red in the face Calhan sighed. “Ok let’s try something else.”
He stood up from his seat and walked toward Selene. She looked at him with a quizzical expression as he stopped in front of her. Calhan raised his hand and swung it toward her face attempting to slap her. Selene reacted without thinking and blocked his arm then struck him in the stomach with her palm, when her palm connected with his stomach a white light emanated from the point of contact. Calhan flew back twenty feet from the force of the light. Selene stared at her palm as Calhan climbed to his feet.
“Very good, now we know what needs to be done. Ouch.” Calhan said as he walked towards the group.
“Are you alright?” Gerad asked him failing to suppress a smile.
“Yes, nothing permanently damaged, but more importantly, Selene, what did you feel when I tried to hit you and you defended?”
“Fear, anger, and confusion.” Selene replied.
Calhan nodded his head, “Ok now focus those feelings and strike the rock like you had struck me.” He said motioning with his hand to a boulder near the bench he had been sitting on. Selene shrugged, she stepped up to the boulder dredged up the feelings that she had just felt then struck the boulder. Nothing happened.
“Hmm.” Calhan said tapping his finger to his chin. “Did you feel anything else?” he asked looking at her.
Selene shrugged, “It’s hard to describe, but it was sort of a calm rage. I know that sounds dumb.”
Calhan nodded at this then backed up behind Gerad and the others. They stared at him, but he ignored them.
“Ok strike the rock again this time dredge up that feeling mmk?” with that Calhan ducked behind Gerad. Selene raised an eyebrow at him, shook her head, and closed her eyes. Selene thought back to the stalfos attack. She dredged up the feeling that had emerged when Gerad and the others had been hurt.
Everyone gasped as a white light surrounded Selene. Selene opened her eyes and struck the rock. The boulder shattered into pieces of white fragments that shot everywhere. The others ducked and dodged out of the way of the fragments.
Selene closed her eyes again and exhaled. The white light faded and she raised her head. Looking around she saw the others on the ground with their hands over their heads. Calhan stood up and clapped. “Brilliant, absolutely brilliant.”
Selene looked at him quizzically, “What? Did I break the rock?”
Gerad laughed, “I’ll say you did.” He stood up and took a fragment off his shoulder. He handed her the fragment she took it in awe. “Wow!”
“Now we know it can be done without a life and death situation.” Sheik said with his goofy smile. Calhan rolled his eyes and shook his head.
“Alright who wants to try next?” Calhan asked looking to the rest.
Near the group, under the ground in the temple something long left in sleep, awoke.
The beginning of something new…
“And the librarian didn’t raise any heck about you asking for “The Book of Fernaira”?” Calhan asked as they passed under the overhead to the bridge into Hyrule town on their way out to Kokoriko Village two weeks later. Actually the librarian had fainted at the mention of the book but Gerad wasn’t going to tell Calhan that detail. They had made the librarian swear not to tell anyone that they had asked for the book on pain of loosing his job. They had threatened his life first, or more, Sheik had, but he didn’t care as much for his life as he did for his job.
“Yeah he was more than happy to show us where it was.” Selene said. Calhan was still skeptical but let the matter drop as he turned his attention to his guarding. The ride to Kokoriko was short and uneventful. They had packed light considering the time they were spending away from home. Selene was in a white shirt and brown pants as was Gerad.
They entered Kokoriko with no fan fair to greet them not to anyone’s disappointment, and made their way to Sheik’s house. They arrived at a fairly large house with Sheik jumping up and down waving his arms and his mother standing still next to him with her usual serious face. Gerad and Selene dismounted and led their horses to the barn. Sheik joined them, “How was the trip?”
“Uneventful, and short actually. I thought you lived farther away.” Gerad said unsaddling Artimus and giving him some oats and a good rub down.
“Really what made you think that I lived far away?” Sheik asked hopping up onto the rail in between Artimus’s stall and Starfire’s.
“Well last time ya’ll were at the castle Dahrin said that he had to travel with you the longest when all of you came to the castle.” Selene said over Starfire’s back as she rubbed her down.
“Oh, yeah, that’s because mom and me had traveled to Gerudo Fortress to do something for politics or another important thing like that. So we were already there.” Sheik replied with a shrug of his shoulders.
“What’s this I hear about my home?” Dahrin’s voice came from the door to the barn. Sheik smiled to see his good buddy and stepped from the rail to the stall door without loosing his balance.
“When did you get here?” Sheik asked squatting down to be almost eye level with him.
“Just now, you’ve all been in here for about an hour or so your mother said.” Dahrin replied walking Desertstorm into his stall. He began to brush him down as he continued talking with his friends.
“So how was your ride over here?” Selene asked stepping out of Starfire’s stall and shutting the door behind her.
“Relaxing actually, we didn’t run into anything on the way and other than a bit of rain it was good.” Dahrin replied patting Desertstorm and stepping out of the stall.
“Well mine was a bit more interesting.” Meria said as she entered towing Eyona behind her. Sheik immediately perked up at the sight of Meria. She smiled at him as she passed him to put Eyona in her stall.
“What do you mean?” Selene asked as Meria passed by.
“Well first Eyona wanted to run the opposite way I was headed.”
“And then when she joined up with us we had some psychotic duku scrubs trying to pelt us to death with duku nuts.” Aerica finished as she entered the barn with Orchid behind her and Meko hovering around her.
“Sounds interesting.” Gerad said smiling at Aerica. Selene rolled her eyes and went and hugged Aerica hello. Aerica smiled and hugged Selene then went and put Orchid in her stall.
“If you can say getting hit by a duku nut that’s going faster than you can fly is interesting.” Meko said crossing his tiny arms and landing on Aerica’s shoulder.
Gerad chuckled, “Well no, I wouldn’t call that interesting.” Meko glared at his sarcastic tone.
“Alright younglings dinner is in four hours ya’ll have the rest of today off so enjoy yourselves, there are some rules, Sheik I expect you to tell them and to follow them yourself.” Impa said from the barn door. She turned and left them standing there in the barn looking at each other with huge smiles.
“Ok so what’re the rules?” Dahrin asked looking up at Sheik. “Oh, just that we can’t go into the royal cemetery since that’s where the shadow temple is, Oh and no messing with the cuckoos.”
Gerad shrugged his shoulders and said, “Wasn’t planning on going to any cemeteries.”
Sheik hopped down from his perch, “Come on, I’ll show you around the village.”
“But this is a perfect time to test some of your powers.” Calhan said coming into the barn with Slaughter in tow. He wore his guard uniform and his longsword at his side. “We can learn later, I think we should take a walk around the village to acquaint ourselves with the feel of the place.” Gerad said walking past Calhan to wait outside with the others. Calhan shrugged and stalled Slaughter then left with the others.
“So this is the well that Bongo Bongo was trapped in?” Meria asked trying to peer through the water that shone clear and enticing.
“Yeah up until Ganondorf let him out and Mr. Link killed him.” Sheik said leaning against the well. They had taken a tour the first day and now a week later they new the layout of the town intimately. The first few days they were still getting used to the feel of the place, Impa had taken mercy on them and let them get acquainted with rising early before setting them strenuous chores to do. The girls on the fifth day were assigned to cleaning the house while the boys helped the carpenters with building a new schoolhouse for the children of the village. After the first day of cleaning the girls were so sore they could hardly move the next morning. The boys were in no better shape, but none of them complained about the work and set to it again and again. Weekend had come and all were taking a well deserved rest by the well.
“So what exactly is in the Shadow temple?” Gerad asked.
Sheik stiffened, “Nothing but death.”
“Ok little warriors, time for your first power’s lesson.” Calhan said coming up to them. He was dressed in a brownish orange robe and carrying the power book. They stared at him with quizzical expressions.
“Out here in the open?” Gerad asked.
“Why are you wearing a dress?” Sheik asked at the same time.
“No we have to find somewhere secluded, where we won’t be bothered,” Calhan replied ignoring Sheik’s question, “Do you know of any such place where we can train Sheik?”
“A few.” Sheik said with a small nod.
“Any good ones?” Calhan asked.
“Only one really good one but we’re forbidden to go there.” Sheik replied.
“Heh, you mean the graveyard, don’t you?” Dahrin asked.
“Yeah it’s the only place no one ever goes. Except the grave keeper, who wouldn’t bother or report on us anyway.”
“I’m confused why can’t we go-wait that’s where the Shadow temple is, isn’t it?” Calhan asked.
“Yeah.” Sheik said with no enthusiasm.
“Hmm that does present a problem.” Calhan said putting his finger to his chin in an old thinking habit.
“Why would it?” Selene asked.
“Well in the book it says to practice away from areas that have a high potential of having monsters, ‘cause the monsters are drawn to the energy that the powers create. The Shadow Temple is still probably full of monsters as are the others.” Calhan said.
“What’s this about the Shadow Temple?”
Every one jumped at the sound of Impa’s voice. “Oh nothing we were just discussing what we had learned about the…the…the layout of the village.” Aerica said smiling an over innocent smile like the rest of the group. Meko had fallen off his perch with a squeak and landed in the well.
“Uh-huh.” Impa said as she crossed her arms and looked at the group with an eyebrow raised in disbelief. Meko dog paddled to the edge and pulled himself out; Selene tried to suppress a giggle at his appearance. Meko glared at her as he attempted to shake out his soaked wings.
When no information was forth coming she turned to Calhan, “So, Calhan, the graveyard should be fine to practice in as long as you don’t go to close to the Temple. Normally I wouldn’t let you go even in the graveyard but since the stalfos attack I’ve been a little worried that they wouldn’t be able to handle the next attack on them should it occur.” Impa said looking at each of the dumbfounded faces in turn. “So I’ll make an exception this time and I’ll write to all the others to tell them what to expect when you arrive in a few weeks from now.”
Calhan blinked, “How did you know?”
“Well the robe gave it away but it was really the letter your grandfather sent me before he had died explaining that you were taking his place.” Impa said.
“So we can really practice?” Sheik asked.
Impa looked at her son, “Yes, but only on the weekends. ‘Cause you still have chores to do and reports to make. I will have no slacking and no using your powers in front of other people unless it’s to save them.”
“Understood.” The group answered with mock salutes that Impa smiled at. She left them to it and continued on her way.
“Well now that we have permission lets go check out our training area.” Calhan said motioning his hand for Sheik to lead the way. Sheik sighed and started walking leading them to the graveyard.
“What’s wrong Sheik? You seem depressed.” Meria asked him when they were away from the others.
Sheik jumped and gave a small smile, “Nothings wrong.”
“Ok Selene, since you were the first one to use your powers lets start with you.” Calhan said from his seat on a cemetery bench. Selene shrugged and stepped forward into the clear patch of grass in front of Calhan. They had arrived at the cemetery without encountering anyone and had chosen a training area away from the entrance but also away from the Shadow Temple. “What do I do?” Selene asked.
“Well the book says that it’s based on feelings, so can you conjure up the feelings you had when you first used your powers?” Calhan asked looking at Selene. Selene thought then slowly nodded.
“Ok now focus those feeling at the rock.” Selene did but no matter how much she stared at the rock they had picked out for the target nothing happened. After about ten minutes and with Selene red in the face Calhan sighed. “Ok let’s try something else.”
He stood up from his seat and walked toward Selene. She looked at him with a quizzical expression as he stopped in front of her. Calhan raised his hand and swung it toward her face attempting to slap her. Selene reacted without thinking and blocked his arm then struck him in the stomach with her palm, when her palm connected with his stomach a white light emanated from the point of contact. Calhan flew back twenty feet from the force of the light. Selene stared at her palm as Calhan climbed to his feet.
“Very good, now we know what needs to be done. Ouch.” Calhan said as he walked towards the group.
“Are you alright?” Gerad asked him failing to suppress a smile.
“Yes, nothing permanently damaged, but more importantly, Selene, what did you feel when I tried to hit you and you defended?”
“Fear, anger, and confusion.” Selene replied.
Calhan nodded his head, “Ok now focus those feelings and strike the rock like you had struck me.” He said motioning with his hand to a boulder near the bench he had been sitting on. Selene shrugged, she stepped up to the boulder dredged up the feelings that she had just felt then struck the boulder. Nothing happened.
“Hmm.” Calhan said tapping his finger to his chin. “Did you feel anything else?” he asked looking at her.
Selene shrugged, “It’s hard to describe, but it was sort of a calm rage. I know that sounds dumb.”
Calhan nodded at this then backed up behind Gerad and the others. They stared at him, but he ignored them.
“Ok strike the rock again this time dredge up that feeling mmk?” with that Calhan ducked behind Gerad. Selene raised an eyebrow at him, shook her head, and closed her eyes. Selene thought back to the stalfos attack. She dredged up the feeling that had emerged when Gerad and the others had been hurt.
Everyone gasped as a white light surrounded Selene. Selene opened her eyes and struck the rock. The boulder shattered into pieces of white fragments that shot everywhere. The others ducked and dodged out of the way of the fragments.
Selene closed her eyes again and exhaled. The white light faded and she raised her head. Looking around she saw the others on the ground with their hands over their heads. Calhan stood up and clapped. “Brilliant, absolutely brilliant.”
Selene looked at him quizzically, “What? Did I break the rock?”
Gerad laughed, “I’ll say you did.” He stood up and took a fragment off his shoulder. He handed her the fragment she took it in awe. “Wow!”
“Now we know it can be done without a life and death situation.” Sheik said with his goofy smile. Calhan rolled his eyes and shook his head.
“Alright who wants to try next?” Calhan asked looking to the rest.
Near the group, under the ground in the temple something long left in sleep, awoke.
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Chapter 3
Heres chapter three hope you enjoy
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Chapter 3
Hard questions…
“What were you thinking?” Zelda screamed at Calhan. Calhan stood there with his head down staring at the floor. “Didn’t you know there were things that come out at night in Hyrule Fields? You could have gotten them killed.” Zelda kept screaming and waving her arms about. “Zelda calm down, none of them were killed and they are all in perfect shape, amazingly.” Link said trying to calm his wife. “Though from how you tell it Selene should be dead is that correct?”
“Mother we sent Mathius to tell you where we were.” Selene said from next to Gerad.
“No soldier came and told us where you were, he must have gotten lost.” Link said, “Guards mount up a search for Mathius.”
Five guards saluted and headed out of the throne room. “Now Calhan you said that Selene should be dead.” Link said addressing Calhan again.
“Yes sir. I tried to defend her but I was outnumbered.” Calhan said without lifting his eyes.
“But father we aren’t dead we’re fine.” Gerad said from next to Calhan, the others nodded their heads. “But you could have died.” Zelda said shaking her son by his shoulders. “But we didn’t.” Selene said.
“Look we could spend all day arguing about what could have happened. It happened and that’s that. Now obviously someone is after Selene and possibly Gerad, we have to start thinking about their safety and protection.” Link said moving his wife away from Gerad. “Well they aren’t going to leave the castle till this is resolved.” Zelda said. The children immediately protested, “But mother, we’ve been waiting for the chance to see where our friends live.”
“And dear we’ve already arranged it. It can’t be helped they have to go.” Link said putting a hand on his wife’s shoulder. Gerad bit his bottom lip waiting impatiently for his mother’s decision. Zelda looked at her children and gave in, “Alright you may go, but you will have armed escorts and more than two this time. You may go play with your friends now.” The children left the throne room and Zelda addressed Calhan once more. “I should have your captaincy for this but seeing how all the children are unharmed I’ll let you go this time.” Calhan bowed and left the throne room after the children. Four hours later the five guards returned with the wrapped body of Mathius between them. Zelda and Link decided not to alarm the children more than they already were and had the guard buried in the cemetery.
“So what was with the light? Where did that come from?” Gerad asked Selene as they sat in the eastern courtyard munching on some fruit. “I don’t know.” Selene replied slowly, “and it frightens me.” Sheik shook his head, “I don’t see why it should, it healed us and killed them what’s so bad about that?”
“I don’t know where it comes from.” Selene said looking at Sheik.
“I do.” came a voice from the entrance. Calhan stepped into the courtyard and bowed to Selene and Gerad.
“Where is it from and what is it?” Dahrin asked.
“My family has always studied the power behind our nation. As you know the legend that the three goddesses made the world, and as you know they left the Triforce, and Ganondorf tried to get the Triforce and your father stopped him.”
“Ok basic history yes, but that still doesn’t answer-“ Sheik said.
“The power of the three pieces of the Triforce; Power, Wisdom, and Courage, comes from the seven elements that make up Hyrule: light, earth, fire, water, spirit, wind, and shadow. What most don’t know is that the elements manifest their own power in their sages.” Calhan continued glancing at Sheik.
“What do you mean manifest in their sages?” Aerica asked.
“One of each of your parents was a sage, Aerica’s mom was the sage of earth, Sheik’s mom was the sage of shadow, Dahrin’s mother was the sage of spirit, G-Link’s father was the sage of fire, Lucius’s mother was the sage of water, and Selene’s mother the sage of light.”
“Since our mother was the sage of light why doesn’t Gerad have powers?” Selene asked
“The manifest only passes to one child each generation; it was random chance that you ended up with it instead of Gerad.”
“You said seven elements there’s only six.” Meria said.
“Seven, wind is one not much known.”
“Well then who’s the sage of wind then?” Sheik asked.
“Meria.” Calhan said looking at her. Meria was taken aback, “What do you mean me, neither my mother nor my father are sages.”
“The wind only manifests itself in a sage every twenty-seventh generation unless there is a need for it.”
“How come we’ve never heard of the wind sage?” Selene asked.
“Because the last wind sage betrayed all the others to a great evil and was killed. Meria is descended directly from him.”
“But if that was twenty-seven generations ago, I can’t be the only descendant.” Meria said.
“Yeah, how can she be the lost sage?” Gerad asked him.
“She isn’t her great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandmother was. And if I’m not mistaken your family only had one child per generation all the way up to you. Back to explaining-
“Wait you said our parents were the sages not are, why?” Sheik asked with a skeptical look on his face.
“Because, you all are now,” Calhan said, “Now-“
“How can we be?” Dahrin asked.
“If you would let me finish,” Calhan said pausing till the group seemed to settle, “the manifest passes onto the sage’s descendant when they come of age to know the difference between right and wrong. For when the evil manifest itself again they are given a choice. To either fight or serve. But the manifest only comes out if the evil has awoken again”
“But mother never told me about that choice.” Sheik said.
“That’s because the great evil was sealed away for a very long time and the manifest went to sleep, so they didn’t have to choose, it was still passed on but it was dormant until awakened by the great hero, your father, when he opened the doors of time.” Calhan said pointing to Selene and Gerad.
“Well, then why didn’t my mother become the wind sage?” Meria asked.
“Because there wasn’t a need for her to be, so the manifest skipped her and went to you.”
“And the great evil that returned was my father?” Dahrin asked.
“No he wasn’t the evil, the evil manifested in him.”
“Is that why no one trusts me is because I’m descended from the evil’s sage?” Dahrin asked. “No they fear you because you are Ganondorf’s child. Not many know about the manifests.”
“How do you know all this?” Aerica asked.
“Because I am Rauru’s grandson, I am the lore sage or the keeper of the sages.” Calhan said. “Then what are you doing as a guard and trying to marry Selene?” Gerad asked.
“I became a guard to be close to you two, and trying to marry Selene was a way of getting the chance of her falling in love with me very slim.” Calhan replied leaning against the wall.
“Uh-huh.” Gerad said raising an eyebrow.
“Do our parents know about you?” Selene asked visibly relaxed now that she knew Calhan wasn’t going to try to marry her.
“No and I prefer them not too since they’ll treat me as a king if they do. I prefer the quiet life.”
“Wait, since we have the ‘manifests’ in us now what happens to our parents?” Aerica asked
“Well they won’t be able to use the powers that the manifests give to their sages, but since the manifests weren’t awake they never had powers before.” Calhan explained.
“Back to the history lesson please.” Meria said. “You said he was Ganondorf’s child not the evil sage’s, isn’t Ganondorf the evil sage?”
“No he wasn’t. He had killed the sage by accident when he was conquering Hyrule. The manifest left whoever it was in and entered him and that’s what drove him to take over the world and eventually find the Triforce.”
“I’m confused,” Sheik started.
“What’s new?” Dahrin interrupted him smiling. Sheik scowled at him as the others chuckled.
“I thought the manifests go to the next one in the line, how did it leave the sage and enter him?” Sheik continued.
Calhan thought about it, “I regretfully don’t know much about the evil sage, but according to some when a sage is killed and there is no ‘next in line’ the manifest will enter someone who is best qualified to be a sage. Ganondorf was already evil, probably the most evil person, so it chose him.”
“But if he’s dead then the manifest is loose and in someone from our generation. Or is in Dahrin.” Meria said.
“No he wasn’t killed he was sealed away and the manifest with him. And even if he was it wouldn’t go to Dahrin since he wasn’t born when Ganondorf was defeated.” Calhan said.
“But you said that the manifest awakens only when the evil has. Has it come back again?” Gerad asked.
“Yes its back.”
“Shouldn’t we be worried?” Sheik asked. A hushed silence fell over the group.
“I don’t think we need to panic just yet, we still have time before whatever happens will happen.” Calhan said.
“So, Ganondorf was able to use magic because he was part sage.” Dahrin said.
Calhan thought about it, “Yeah I guess you could put it that way.”
“You still haven’t answered where Selene’s power came from.” Gerad said.
“Right, well now that the manifests are waking up and not sleeping, they are returning to their full potential and that means that you can use their powers. Selene was able to kill the stalfos because they are “allergic” to light.” Calhan answered.
“That explains why they disintegrated.” Selene said.
“If you say that we are the sages now then we should have the powers also, why didn’t ours work?” Aerica asked.
“Because your powers weren’t ready to be used, each of you has a different power that will do different things and ‘mature’ at different rates or so I understand from my grandfather’s books, he didn’t write a lot about them. I do remember a book that my grandfather saw once that had the list of powers and how to access them but I haven’t been able to find it in his old studies, I have a feeling it isn’t in there.” Calhan said scooting to the ground.
“What do you mean you remember your grandfather seeing a book?” Meria asked.
“Oh I have all of his memories concerning the sages, the memories of all the lore sages passes to the descendant when the sage dies.” Calhan replied.
“Rauru is dead?” Gerad asked.
“Yes he died after Ganondorf was sealed away. He was in the chamber of the sages for so long, he wanted to go. So he slipped away with no one the wiser.”
“You said you can remember what all the lore sages before you had remembered, did one of them read or write this book of the powers?” Sheik asked.
“Just because I remember whatever they remember doesn’t mean they memorized it and some of its kinda fuzzy, like the really distant ones, hurts to think about it.” Calhan said rubbing his forehead. Selene stared at the ground in thought.
“What are you thinking about?” Dahrin asked.
“Well, maybe Rauru saw the book in the royal library.” Selene said looking at Calhan.
“It’s possible, I’m not allowed into the library as a guard. One of you will have to look for it.” He replied pointing at Gerad and Selene. Gerad and Selene looked at each other.
“Why just one of us, it would go faster with both of us looking wouldn’t it?” Gerad said.
“Yes it would but do you visit the library often?” Calhan asked Gerad. Gerad shook his head. “Exactly it would look suspicious if both of you were pouring through the library, especially since you don’t go to the library. With the Stalfos attack I don’t think your parents could handle anything suspicious at this point in time.” Calhan said.
“What do you mean by that?” Dahrin asked.
“Well the book is to help teach you how to use your powers to fight, I don’t think your parents would be too happy with the knowledge that you’re training for war.”
“Selene would be the best choice to search the library, since she’s always in there.”
Selene nodded, “Ok I can search for the book. Do you know the exact name of it or what it looks like?”
Calhan sighed, “The name was written in silver ink but it was faded, the cover was white with the seven element symbols in a circle on the front. The name started with “The Book of F-something” that’s all I remember.” His eyes were closed in concentration and he held his palms to his temples.
“Hey don’t hurt yourself.” Sheik said.
“That’s all I can remember, that’s all he saw.” Calhan said rubbing his eyes.
“So once we get this book we should be able to learn how to use our powers, right?” Meria asked.
“Yes.” Calhan said.
“When will we train if we get the book?” Aerica asked.
“On the road, while you all are on your expedition.” Calhan said confidently.
“Well then I’d better start searching. I’m going to need help since I can’t ask the librarian for it.” Selene said standing up.
“We could all go look for it today, pretending we’re looking for a combat book,” Gerad said pointing to Dahrin and Sheik, “while ya’ll are looking for “another kind of book”.” He finished pointing to the girls.
“That’s an idea, ok we can do that, while ya’ll are searching I’m going to go on patrol so it doesn’t look like I’m not doing my job.” Calhan said getting up and dusting himself off. He bowed to Selene and Gerad and then left.
The group made its way to the library; they stopped a few corridors away. “Ok boys go first. Walk in ask the librarian where the combat books are and go search around in that area.” Selene said. “Then we’ll come in a few minutes after ya’ll and ask the librarian where the poetry books are. Then while we’re searching if the librarian leaves the room we scatter and search separately while someone keeps look out for the librarian, Gerad you keep watch the first time he goes out, then tap someone else the next time.”
The others nodded and the boys set off for the library.
Gerad, Sheik, and Dahrin entered the library, G-Link and Lucius went to their rooms since neither could read Hyrulian script well enough to help. The librarian looked up from a book on his desk, he had a long thin pointed nose, and high cheek bones that made his face look like it had been squished in a book. He rose and bowed to Gerad who nodded his head, then returned to looking around the library.
“May I help you your majesty?” the librarian asked looking down his long pointed nose at Gerad’s companions.
“Yes where are the combat books?” Gerad asked.
The librarian beamed, “Ah yes we have a fine selection of “Combat Books” follow me your majesty and I will show you where they are.”
The librarian left his desk and showed the way to the combat books. The library was huge consisting of row upon rows of shelves stacked full of books. Gerad and the boys couldn’t help themselves from staring around wide eyed with wonder at all the knowledge this one room possessed. They arrived at row twelve-forty and took a left. The librarian stopped and said, “Here it is the combat section. If you need anything else I’ll be at my desk.” He bowed and walked back to his desk. They heard his footsteps echo in the vast room. When the librarian was out of earshot Dahrin turned to Gerad and said, “Its hopeless there’s no way we can find that book.”
Gerad shrugged, “The only way to find it is to look. Though I don’t see why we can’t just ask him.”
They heard off in the distance the girls enter the room and ask something that they couldn’t make out. The boys poured over every inch of the combat section searching for a white book cover but none appeared. After about an hour and a half of searching they heard the librarian get up and walk out the door. Gerad whistled and went to the door to keep watch. The others spread out from their places and started searching for the book in different places. Gerad looked through the crack in the door for any sign of the librarian. He saw the librarian round the corner at the end of the hall and whistled again and went back to the combat section. He tapped Meria on the shoulder as he passed her; she nodded as she went on her way back to where the girls were searching. The librarian came into the room and glanced around at where the boys were studying a book together and the girls were reading another book on the other side of the room. He nodded to himself and sat back down at his desk. Gerad glanced up to see the librarian bent low over a scroll he had been writing on earlier. He tapped Dahrin and scooted back to the end of the row, Dahrin positioned himself in between Gerad and the librarian his broad back blocking the line of view from the desk to where they were so Gerad could search on the next row without being noticed that he had moved.
Selene had asked the librarian where the poetry section was. He had raised his eyebrows at this but didn’t ask any questions and led the way to the right side of the huge room. The girls were now pouring over every inch of the poetry section looking for the white book, but to no success. The librarian went out twice more but still they didn’t find it. Finally Gerad got fed up with it and went straight to the librarian, “Where is a white book with the element symbols on the cover and silver writing that says “The Book of F-something”?”
^_^
Chapter 3
Hard questions…
“What were you thinking?” Zelda screamed at Calhan. Calhan stood there with his head down staring at the floor. “Didn’t you know there were things that come out at night in Hyrule Fields? You could have gotten them killed.” Zelda kept screaming and waving her arms about. “Zelda calm down, none of them were killed and they are all in perfect shape, amazingly.” Link said trying to calm his wife. “Though from how you tell it Selene should be dead is that correct?”
“Mother we sent Mathius to tell you where we were.” Selene said from next to Gerad.
“No soldier came and told us where you were, he must have gotten lost.” Link said, “Guards mount up a search for Mathius.”
Five guards saluted and headed out of the throne room. “Now Calhan you said that Selene should be dead.” Link said addressing Calhan again.
“Yes sir. I tried to defend her but I was outnumbered.” Calhan said without lifting his eyes.
“But father we aren’t dead we’re fine.” Gerad said from next to Calhan, the others nodded their heads. “But you could have died.” Zelda said shaking her son by his shoulders. “But we didn’t.” Selene said.
“Look we could spend all day arguing about what could have happened. It happened and that’s that. Now obviously someone is after Selene and possibly Gerad, we have to start thinking about their safety and protection.” Link said moving his wife away from Gerad. “Well they aren’t going to leave the castle till this is resolved.” Zelda said. The children immediately protested, “But mother, we’ve been waiting for the chance to see where our friends live.”
“And dear we’ve already arranged it. It can’t be helped they have to go.” Link said putting a hand on his wife’s shoulder. Gerad bit his bottom lip waiting impatiently for his mother’s decision. Zelda looked at her children and gave in, “Alright you may go, but you will have armed escorts and more than two this time. You may go play with your friends now.” The children left the throne room and Zelda addressed Calhan once more. “I should have your captaincy for this but seeing how all the children are unharmed I’ll let you go this time.” Calhan bowed and left the throne room after the children. Four hours later the five guards returned with the wrapped body of Mathius between them. Zelda and Link decided not to alarm the children more than they already were and had the guard buried in the cemetery.
“So what was with the light? Where did that come from?” Gerad asked Selene as they sat in the eastern courtyard munching on some fruit. “I don’t know.” Selene replied slowly, “and it frightens me.” Sheik shook his head, “I don’t see why it should, it healed us and killed them what’s so bad about that?”
“I don’t know where it comes from.” Selene said looking at Sheik.
“I do.” came a voice from the entrance. Calhan stepped into the courtyard and bowed to Selene and Gerad.
“Where is it from and what is it?” Dahrin asked.
“My family has always studied the power behind our nation. As you know the legend that the three goddesses made the world, and as you know they left the Triforce, and Ganondorf tried to get the Triforce and your father stopped him.”
“Ok basic history yes, but that still doesn’t answer-“ Sheik said.
“The power of the three pieces of the Triforce; Power, Wisdom, and Courage, comes from the seven elements that make up Hyrule: light, earth, fire, water, spirit, wind, and shadow. What most don’t know is that the elements manifest their own power in their sages.” Calhan continued glancing at Sheik.
“What do you mean manifest in their sages?” Aerica asked.
“One of each of your parents was a sage, Aerica’s mom was the sage of earth, Sheik’s mom was the sage of shadow, Dahrin’s mother was the sage of spirit, G-Link’s father was the sage of fire, Lucius’s mother was the sage of water, and Selene’s mother the sage of light.”
“Since our mother was the sage of light why doesn’t Gerad have powers?” Selene asked
“The manifest only passes to one child each generation; it was random chance that you ended up with it instead of Gerad.”
“You said seven elements there’s only six.” Meria said.
“Seven, wind is one not much known.”
“Well then who’s the sage of wind then?” Sheik asked.
“Meria.” Calhan said looking at her. Meria was taken aback, “What do you mean me, neither my mother nor my father are sages.”
“The wind only manifests itself in a sage every twenty-seventh generation unless there is a need for it.”
“How come we’ve never heard of the wind sage?” Selene asked.
“Because the last wind sage betrayed all the others to a great evil and was killed. Meria is descended directly from him.”
“But if that was twenty-seven generations ago, I can’t be the only descendant.” Meria said.
“Yeah, how can she be the lost sage?” Gerad asked him.
“She isn’t her great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandmother was. And if I’m not mistaken your family only had one child per generation all the way up to you. Back to explaining-
“Wait you said our parents were the sages not are, why?” Sheik asked with a skeptical look on his face.
“Because, you all are now,” Calhan said, “Now-“
“How can we be?” Dahrin asked.
“If you would let me finish,” Calhan said pausing till the group seemed to settle, “the manifest passes onto the sage’s descendant when they come of age to know the difference between right and wrong. For when the evil manifest itself again they are given a choice. To either fight or serve. But the manifest only comes out if the evil has awoken again”
“But mother never told me about that choice.” Sheik said.
“That’s because the great evil was sealed away for a very long time and the manifest went to sleep, so they didn’t have to choose, it was still passed on but it was dormant until awakened by the great hero, your father, when he opened the doors of time.” Calhan said pointing to Selene and Gerad.
“Well, then why didn’t my mother become the wind sage?” Meria asked.
“Because there wasn’t a need for her to be, so the manifest skipped her and went to you.”
“And the great evil that returned was my father?” Dahrin asked.
“No he wasn’t the evil, the evil manifested in him.”
“Is that why no one trusts me is because I’m descended from the evil’s sage?” Dahrin asked. “No they fear you because you are Ganondorf’s child. Not many know about the manifests.”
“How do you know all this?” Aerica asked.
“Because I am Rauru’s grandson, I am the lore sage or the keeper of the sages.” Calhan said. “Then what are you doing as a guard and trying to marry Selene?” Gerad asked.
“I became a guard to be close to you two, and trying to marry Selene was a way of getting the chance of her falling in love with me very slim.” Calhan replied leaning against the wall.
“Uh-huh.” Gerad said raising an eyebrow.
“Do our parents know about you?” Selene asked visibly relaxed now that she knew Calhan wasn’t going to try to marry her.
“No and I prefer them not too since they’ll treat me as a king if they do. I prefer the quiet life.”
“Wait, since we have the ‘manifests’ in us now what happens to our parents?” Aerica asked
“Well they won’t be able to use the powers that the manifests give to their sages, but since the manifests weren’t awake they never had powers before.” Calhan explained.
“Back to the history lesson please.” Meria said. “You said he was Ganondorf’s child not the evil sage’s, isn’t Ganondorf the evil sage?”
“No he wasn’t. He had killed the sage by accident when he was conquering Hyrule. The manifest left whoever it was in and entered him and that’s what drove him to take over the world and eventually find the Triforce.”
“I’m confused,” Sheik started.
“What’s new?” Dahrin interrupted him smiling. Sheik scowled at him as the others chuckled.
“I thought the manifests go to the next one in the line, how did it leave the sage and enter him?” Sheik continued.
Calhan thought about it, “I regretfully don’t know much about the evil sage, but according to some when a sage is killed and there is no ‘next in line’ the manifest will enter someone who is best qualified to be a sage. Ganondorf was already evil, probably the most evil person, so it chose him.”
“But if he’s dead then the manifest is loose and in someone from our generation. Or is in Dahrin.” Meria said.
“No he wasn’t killed he was sealed away and the manifest with him. And even if he was it wouldn’t go to Dahrin since he wasn’t born when Ganondorf was defeated.” Calhan said.
“But you said that the manifest awakens only when the evil has. Has it come back again?” Gerad asked.
“Yes its back.”
“Shouldn’t we be worried?” Sheik asked. A hushed silence fell over the group.
“I don’t think we need to panic just yet, we still have time before whatever happens will happen.” Calhan said.
“So, Ganondorf was able to use magic because he was part sage.” Dahrin said.
Calhan thought about it, “Yeah I guess you could put it that way.”
“You still haven’t answered where Selene’s power came from.” Gerad said.
“Right, well now that the manifests are waking up and not sleeping, they are returning to their full potential and that means that you can use their powers. Selene was able to kill the stalfos because they are “allergic” to light.” Calhan answered.
“That explains why they disintegrated.” Selene said.
“If you say that we are the sages now then we should have the powers also, why didn’t ours work?” Aerica asked.
“Because your powers weren’t ready to be used, each of you has a different power that will do different things and ‘mature’ at different rates or so I understand from my grandfather’s books, he didn’t write a lot about them. I do remember a book that my grandfather saw once that had the list of powers and how to access them but I haven’t been able to find it in his old studies, I have a feeling it isn’t in there.” Calhan said scooting to the ground.
“What do you mean you remember your grandfather seeing a book?” Meria asked.
“Oh I have all of his memories concerning the sages, the memories of all the lore sages passes to the descendant when the sage dies.” Calhan replied.
“Rauru is dead?” Gerad asked.
“Yes he died after Ganondorf was sealed away. He was in the chamber of the sages for so long, he wanted to go. So he slipped away with no one the wiser.”
“You said you can remember what all the lore sages before you had remembered, did one of them read or write this book of the powers?” Sheik asked.
“Just because I remember whatever they remember doesn’t mean they memorized it and some of its kinda fuzzy, like the really distant ones, hurts to think about it.” Calhan said rubbing his forehead. Selene stared at the ground in thought.
“What are you thinking about?” Dahrin asked.
“Well, maybe Rauru saw the book in the royal library.” Selene said looking at Calhan.
“It’s possible, I’m not allowed into the library as a guard. One of you will have to look for it.” He replied pointing at Gerad and Selene. Gerad and Selene looked at each other.
“Why just one of us, it would go faster with both of us looking wouldn’t it?” Gerad said.
“Yes it would but do you visit the library often?” Calhan asked Gerad. Gerad shook his head. “Exactly it would look suspicious if both of you were pouring through the library, especially since you don’t go to the library. With the Stalfos attack I don’t think your parents could handle anything suspicious at this point in time.” Calhan said.
“What do you mean by that?” Dahrin asked.
“Well the book is to help teach you how to use your powers to fight, I don’t think your parents would be too happy with the knowledge that you’re training for war.”
“Selene would be the best choice to search the library, since she’s always in there.”
Selene nodded, “Ok I can search for the book. Do you know the exact name of it or what it looks like?”
Calhan sighed, “The name was written in silver ink but it was faded, the cover was white with the seven element symbols in a circle on the front. The name started with “The Book of F-something” that’s all I remember.” His eyes were closed in concentration and he held his palms to his temples.
“Hey don’t hurt yourself.” Sheik said.
“That’s all I can remember, that’s all he saw.” Calhan said rubbing his eyes.
“So once we get this book we should be able to learn how to use our powers, right?” Meria asked.
“Yes.” Calhan said.
“When will we train if we get the book?” Aerica asked.
“On the road, while you all are on your expedition.” Calhan said confidently.
“Well then I’d better start searching. I’m going to need help since I can’t ask the librarian for it.” Selene said standing up.
“We could all go look for it today, pretending we’re looking for a combat book,” Gerad said pointing to Dahrin and Sheik, “while ya’ll are looking for “another kind of book”.” He finished pointing to the girls.
“That’s an idea, ok we can do that, while ya’ll are searching I’m going to go on patrol so it doesn’t look like I’m not doing my job.” Calhan said getting up and dusting himself off. He bowed to Selene and Gerad and then left.
The group made its way to the library; they stopped a few corridors away. “Ok boys go first. Walk in ask the librarian where the combat books are and go search around in that area.” Selene said. “Then we’ll come in a few minutes after ya’ll and ask the librarian where the poetry books are. Then while we’re searching if the librarian leaves the room we scatter and search separately while someone keeps look out for the librarian, Gerad you keep watch the first time he goes out, then tap someone else the next time.”
The others nodded and the boys set off for the library.
Gerad, Sheik, and Dahrin entered the library, G-Link and Lucius went to their rooms since neither could read Hyrulian script well enough to help. The librarian looked up from a book on his desk, he had a long thin pointed nose, and high cheek bones that made his face look like it had been squished in a book. He rose and bowed to Gerad who nodded his head, then returned to looking around the library.
“May I help you your majesty?” the librarian asked looking down his long pointed nose at Gerad’s companions.
“Yes where are the combat books?” Gerad asked.
The librarian beamed, “Ah yes we have a fine selection of “Combat Books” follow me your majesty and I will show you where they are.”
The librarian left his desk and showed the way to the combat books. The library was huge consisting of row upon rows of shelves stacked full of books. Gerad and the boys couldn’t help themselves from staring around wide eyed with wonder at all the knowledge this one room possessed. They arrived at row twelve-forty and took a left. The librarian stopped and said, “Here it is the combat section. If you need anything else I’ll be at my desk.” He bowed and walked back to his desk. They heard his footsteps echo in the vast room. When the librarian was out of earshot Dahrin turned to Gerad and said, “Its hopeless there’s no way we can find that book.”
Gerad shrugged, “The only way to find it is to look. Though I don’t see why we can’t just ask him.”
They heard off in the distance the girls enter the room and ask something that they couldn’t make out. The boys poured over every inch of the combat section searching for a white book cover but none appeared. After about an hour and a half of searching they heard the librarian get up and walk out the door. Gerad whistled and went to the door to keep watch. The others spread out from their places and started searching for the book in different places. Gerad looked through the crack in the door for any sign of the librarian. He saw the librarian round the corner at the end of the hall and whistled again and went back to the combat section. He tapped Meria on the shoulder as he passed her; she nodded as she went on her way back to where the girls were searching. The librarian came into the room and glanced around at where the boys were studying a book together and the girls were reading another book on the other side of the room. He nodded to himself and sat back down at his desk. Gerad glanced up to see the librarian bent low over a scroll he had been writing on earlier. He tapped Dahrin and scooted back to the end of the row, Dahrin positioned himself in between Gerad and the librarian his broad back blocking the line of view from the desk to where they were so Gerad could search on the next row without being noticed that he had moved.
Selene had asked the librarian where the poetry section was. He had raised his eyebrows at this but didn’t ask any questions and led the way to the right side of the huge room. The girls were now pouring over every inch of the poetry section looking for the white book, but to no success. The librarian went out twice more but still they didn’t find it. Finally Gerad got fed up with it and went straight to the librarian, “Where is a white book with the element symbols on the cover and silver writing that says “The Book of F-something”?”
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