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       #Post#: 775--------------------------------------------------
       Starting an alternate circle: beginnings
       By: Inkglitched Date: April 12, 2023, 11:09 pm
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       Jalal had arrived to Audora, with Eden in tow. The young girl
       had her hair hidden under a cloak, and her eyes covered. It had
       been this way in the desert until he had an encounter with the
       priestess he had wisely taken off with Eden here as he felt her
       safest. He held the young girl's hand as he looked around. He
       was behind the general and a young boy, having met up with them
       and helped stave off a catastrophe that would have ended the
       General's life. Eden still had not come out of her shell, in
       fact, she went in further after seeing her twin in the fae
       kingdom and finding out the family never wanted her. He held her
       for several nights soothing her cries as he promised to never
       leave her side.
       The girl was quiet as she walked her pet, despite how odd it
       looked following by her. She had been quiet the whole trip and
       it worried him. The scenery was breathtaking.. floating
       islands.. watching the ships flying about was wonderous. Eden
       was looking around no doubt with the look though one wouldn’t
       know. She finally let the man’s hand go jogging ahead a little.
       ”don’t go too far!” Said Jalal and watched her stop, look at
       him, then jutted her chin out in defiance to run off.
       He sighed and tuned his ability of wind to catch up quickly to
       snatch the girl up hovering.”how you do that?” He heard the
       girl. ”told you not gonna tell you till you turn 13..” he said
       and heard her whine. ”but I wanna know now!” And felt the girl
       wriggle. ”keep wriggling and no dessert tonight.” He said flatly
       for her to stop. ”fiiiiine.” He heard her utter in her small
       voice.
       The gem that was on his intricate belt had several refined
       jewels and he was a master tuner. He could tell Eden was adept
       when he found her at 10, and having her hold the stones.. told
       him she’d be able to do it all. Such a thing never occurred for
       a female in almost over 500 years since the Red King's demise.
       To see this now made him wonder if something was coming. As a
       result, she hid her eyes and hair, her hair due to the idea of
       being the red king in the desert- her eyes as she looked as if
       kissed by the gods themselves. He couldn’t help but feel this
       girl was destined for great or terrible things depending on the
       result of her life.
       But since then- every time she got snagged or caught had ended
       up with him using one of his stones- and the girl's excitement
       grew. So as a result he started training her hand-to-hand,
       swords, and having her read his notebook to understand the
       concepts of tuning and the elements. It seemed to be the only
       way to curb her energy. And when she showed signs of becoming a
       woman- made Jalal even more protective. He let a breath off.
       ”General are we almost there?” I’m afraid Eden will not sit
       still for much longer.” He said to the man as he walked a bit
       more briskly to catch up.
       #Post#: 777--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Starting an alternate circle: beginnings
       By: Minyaagar Date: April 13, 2023, 12:53 pm
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       Though Snow was glad he was going back home to his family, he
       wasn't really looking forwards to wearing starched shirts and
       the tight pants his mother insisted on him wearing. He'd
       possibly grown too fond of the loose garments his Uncle had
       allowed him to wear. Even now his face was a bit smudged with
       dirt and his fingernails were a bit dirty. Something his mother
       would have been more than a little annoyed over.
       His attention was drawn to the young girl that the Tuner was
       trying to wrangle towards the docking bay at the edge of the
       lake. He held back a laugh when she tried to run off, only to
       get caught by Jalal quickly. It was quite fascinating seeing the
       man use his abilities.
       He felt his Uncle Halder's firm hand settle on his shoulder and
       glanced up at the red-haired man.
       "She's going to need a friend, you up for that nephew?"
       Snow nodded and then smiled when Jalal and Eden caught back up
       to them.
       "We'll have to ride one of the ships uptop to The Emperor's
       island," Halder replied. "You are welcome to call me by my name
       Jalal. You saved my life, it's only fair," He insisted kindly.
       "I owe you a great deal more than just a safe place to raise
       your daughter,"
       Snow moved towards Eden slowly, not wanting to frighten her,
       She'd seemed a bit skittish around him since they'd first met.
       "Hey Eden, I can show you the best place to stand on the
       airship. It actually makes you feel like you're flying,"
       Snow led the way to the dock to the Emperor's airship, and
       climbed up the rope ladder first to show Eden how it was done.
       Then helped her over the side when she got there. He very
       narrowly missed tripping over a kid that was huddled in a corner
       with his face in a book.
       "Oh..sorry, didn't see you down there," Snow said with a frown,
       taking in the pressed clean attire, and the boy's wind-tussled
       hair.
       Adan let out a startled sound when a foot narrowly missed
       stepping on him and glanced up, staring a bit wide-eyed at the
       two strangely dressed kids that stood over him. Though..were
       they kids? Or older? He couldn't really tell with the girl's
       eyes and head completely covered.
       A dawn of recognition filled his face when he realized who the
       boy was.
       "It's my fault," Adan apologized, pulling his legs up and out of
       the way. "I didn't know anyone would come over this way. The
       sailors told me to keep out of the way. I didn't want to be
       stuck in the hold with my uncle. He's..well..not the nicest."
       Snow raised an eyebrow. "Best place to avoid others is the
       lookout box, you can join us if you want," He added, shooting a
       look at Eden.
       Adan's eyes widened as he looked up at the very high-up lookout
       box. It had to be at least 12 feet in the air. "I...I think I'll
       stay down here," He said weakly. His stomach was already nervous
       enough about going up in the sky in an airship. Being out in the
       air even higher would probably make him sick.
       Snow shrugged his shoulders. "Well if you change your mind,
       you're still welcome," He said and led Eden to the mast and
       started climbing up.
       #Post#: 779--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Starting an alternate circle: beginnings
       By: Inkglitched Date: April 13, 2023, 1:13 pm
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       “Still halder..” said Jalal.”I owe you.. who would have known
       what would happened if we stayed longer.”  He finally set the
       girl on her feet as she clung a bit to his cloak to notice snow
       slowly making his way to blush a bit and hide her face in the
       man’s cloak. “R..really?” She said in a small way.
       She then finally relinquished her hold on jalals cloak to follow
       snow. Eden watched the boy make his way up and over and saw his
       white hair peek out a bit and made a breath out to climb, she
       felt him giving her a hand over to notice a boy. She tilted her
       head as she listened and saw him reading. She finally spoke
       up.”can.. can you come with us?” She asked.”I know it looks
       scary at first- but…” Eden trailed off  and gained a bit more
       voice at the boy despite sounding unsure of the new face.”it’s
       fun when you overcome fears .. even when meeting new people..”
       She started to climb, granted her energy was making her bit
       frustrated at not climbing faster given snow was already
       climbing up too slow for her.
       Once they reached the crows nest she took the boys hand to get
       up, a gust of wind knocking her hood off as she looked around,
       her brilliant red hair furling in the wind.”oh… it does feel
       like your flying!” She said as she was too into the sky and
       seeing the birds seemingly fly closer. That’s when she realized
       her hood had came off and immediately pulled it on over her head
       to cling to it some. “S..sorry..” she said reflexively. Her mind
       went to the creepy priestess that had touched her hair and made
       her feel icky, which was why she was trying to be more mindful
       about it.
       [hr]
       Jalal watched how Eden seemed to finally run off with the young
       boy and sighed.”well at least this time she went from my..” he
       started to notice how she was being led to the crows
       nest.”please for the love of all things holy.. “ he watched her
       climb her way up with the boy and tensed a little bit. He knew
       eventually he had to relax and let her go. Given now they were
       out of the desert lands meant he could loosen his hold on the
       young girl to let her grow.
       #Post#: 780--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Starting an alternate circle: beginnings
       By: Minyaagar Date: April 13, 2023, 1:41 pm
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       "Sounds like we both owe each other," Halder commented and
       brushed his hair out of his face. The wind was starting to get a
       bit stronger as the airship's wind tuner was building up to get
       their ship off of the dock.
       He smiled, pleased that Snow engaged the girl. At least it
       seemed like she was a bit more at ease with the boy than him. He
       wondered if it was because she'd seen him go into his warrior
       mode; his rage having taken over during that fight and his eyes
       going almost white as he had engaged the fanatic horde.
       He and Jalal got onto the ship after the youngsters and he
       noticed the interaction between the other young boy. There was
       something..different about him he couldn't help but notice. His
       attention was drawn back to Jalal when he suddenly swore under
       his breath and glanced up to see Snow was taking her to the
       crow's nest.
       "SNOW USE THE HARNESSES! He bellowed up, so the boy could hear
       him over the sound of the wind.
       Snow turned to give the thumbs-up sign so Halder knew he'd heard
       him.
       "She'll be safe, Snow will make sure she wears a harness that's
       tied off to a rope. If she does fall..which she probably won't,
       it'll keep her from getting hurt. Snow's been going up there for
       years, and he's got quick reflexes," He tried to reassure the
       man. "You need a drink maybe?"
       Snow grinned, hearing Eden's exclamation. He blinked at the red
       hair but didn't mention it when She covered it back up quickly.
       "No need to apologize, you've seen my uncle haven't you? He's
       got red hair. He can seem scary, but he's a big softy. You
       should see him give his daughter and siblings piggie back
       rides,"
       Snow knew that Eden had seen his Uncle Halder at a bad moment,
       and wanted her to know that the man wasn't always like that. He
       was far more human and kinder than that side she'd seen during
       the fight.
       Adan couldn't help but consider the strange girl's plea to come
       with them. It was strange that she seemed to pick up on his
       unspoken fear, and told him it was fun to overcome them. For
       several long moments, he considered whether he should stay below
       where it was safe, or go up with the others.
       Finally, he exhaled and stood up slowly. He didn't really notice
       the two grown men as he moved to climb up after Eden and the
       Prince. He was smart enough to keep his eyes upward and not
       glance down as he climbed. His hands grabbed the ledge when he
       got to the top.
       "Decided to come huh?" He heard the Prince say, as his hands
       were grabbed and he was helped over.
       "Yeah.." Adan groaned, huddling down in the corner, his eyes
       shut tightly.
       The other boy chuckled and he felt something being tied around
       him.
       "Here Eden, if you don't want Jalal coming up here, you should
       wear a harness too," Snow said grabbing the other one to tie
       around her waist securely. He was careful to not touch any areas
       below, though he did pass a part under her legs and secured that
       as well. It was a good thing she was wearing pants or it
       wouldn't have been so easy.
       Adan slowly opened his eyes and got up on his knees to peer over
       the edge, right as the boat started to rise, the winds lifting
       it up.
       "Oh gods..we're going up!" He exclaimed, his hands tightening on
       the edge.
       Snow couldn't help but laugh a bit. "Yeah..that's how we get to
       the islands. Did you think we were going out on the lake?"
       Adan groaned, feeling his stomach churning. "NO..I..I"m just
       scared of heights,"
       The Prince stopped laughing and moved to pat Adan's back. "If
       you feel like puking..try not to do it into the wind..it'll just
       come back at us."
       Adan groaned some more, nodding his head slowly.
       #Post#: 781--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Starting an alternate circle: beginnings
       By: Inkglitched Date: April 13, 2023, 1:58 pm
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       Jalal looked at halder and heard him yell about harnesses “it’s
       not that I don’t trust snow..” started Jalal.”it’s Eden I’m
       worried about- if you knew bout the times I’ve had to save that
       girl.. you’d understand.. and a drink- probably be the best for
       my nerves.”  He said with a sigh. He noticed the man’s look on
       his face.”something on your mind friend?” He asked as his gaze
       seemed to be on Eden.”don’t worry give her time.. she’s been
       through a lot..” he said quietly. The only thing Jalal ever said
       to the man was about Eden needing asylum, he kept her past out
       as much as possible as this was her new beginning.
       Eden had sandwiched the hood over her mouth.”your uncle is cool,
       and he fights really well.. .I just.. ” Eden said and seemed to
       relax a little bit.”a very creepy person touched my hair once
       and called me a king or whatever- “ said Eden.”I’ve gotten use
       to hiding.. “ she finished honestly.
       She heard a noise of a boy hoisting himself to  turn. Eden had
       let her hood fall back and helped the boy over. She heard snow
       mention a harness.”either way I’d be ok- mas- father  would just
       catch me.” She started to correct herself.”but I rather avoid
       punishment so I’ll let you.” She said with a permissive smile.
       Eden saw how Adan was to sit by him and take his hand.”hey it’s
       ok.. going up is hard but eventually it’s fun..” said Eden. “My
       names Eden.” She said and smiled.”being up here.. feels like
       freedom.” She said as she looked at the sky.
       #Post#: 782--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Starting an alternate circle: beginnings
       By: Minyaagar Date: April 13, 2023, 2:37 pm
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       Halder nodded slowly as Jalal half explained why he was worried
       about the girl. He knew the two weren't actually related, not
       that he'd spoken that out loud. "I'm definitely not looking
       forwards to that with my own little girl, you know, letting her
       grow up and start taking risks and all," Halder replied,
       thinking of his young daughter he was returning to.
       "I'll probably lock her in at night," He muttered under his
       breath.
       He nodded again and gave the ships' tuner the go ahead to head
       out before leading Jalal into his own stateroom to get them some
       drinks. "I know her seeing me in my warrior's rage, all powered
       up had to have been frightening for her." He said as he poured
       out two very generous drinks and handed one to Jalal and
       motioned for him to take a seat.
       "Hopefully in time she'll see past that side," Halder added and
       took a deep drink of his mead. "I had a thought; once I've
       talked to my mate Inga, I'd like you and Eden to join us one
       night for dinner. Inga was a Hawk Woman before she left a few
       years ago. She might..be able to help Eden settle a bit easier.
       My brother's wife is kind and all, but can be a bit much for
       people that don't know her,"
       [hr]
       Snow couldn't help but frown when Eden explained about someone
       touching her hair and calling her a king. That was kind of
       creepy. "Yeah, something like that would be freaky," He said
       softly. "Those fanatics seemed pretty freaked out by my hair too
       come to think about it. Maybe they're just messed up in the head
       or something." He said with a shrug.
       Snow caught Eden's quick correction, but managed to keep from
       showing any reaction. He'd wondered how they were related and
       now knew the truth. "Well,you won't have to hide in Audora if
       you don't want to," He told her.
       A strange feeling went through him when Eden showed the newcomer
       some kindness. Why was he feeling like this?
       Adan gripped the hand a bit tightly, his eyes slowly opening to
       take in the sight of the girl with her hood off, bright red hair
       framing her veiled eyes. "Eden? That's pretty. I'm Adan." He
       replied, feeling his nausea slowly ebb away as the ship rose up
       slowly.
       "exactly, free and wild," Snow said with a grin. "Come on, stand
       up slowly," He urged Adan as he stood to up, the wind ruffling
       his hair wildly.
       Adan shivered a bit, but stood up slowly, still hanging onto the
       edge. "It is pretty up here...you can see...for miles," The
       sight of the land being so far away, had his stomach twirl, and
       he groaned, shutting his eyes. "Oh god..why couldn't they have
       an easier way of getting there,"
       Snow couldn't help but feel a bit sympathetic towards Adan's
       reaction. He dug through his pocket and found a ginger candy
       that he offered. "This should help settle your stomach, if you
       want it."
       Adan opened his eyes enough to take the candy, unwrap it and
       sucked on it. "That...does seem to help, thanks."
       The trip Auradon's capital where the Emperor's castle didn't
       take too long, probably a half hour at most. The ship was
       docked, and tied down to keep it from blowing away. Snow glanced
       down to the deck of the ship.
       "You want to climb or go down the fun way?" He asked, shooting a
       grin at Eden and Adan. He was already pretty sure Adan would
       want to go the slow way. But he might as well give him the
       options first.
       "We can climb down, or use the bungy ropes and jump down."
       #Post#: 784--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Starting an alternate circle: beginnings
       By: Inkglitched Date: April 13, 2023, 3:00 pm
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       Jalal sat down to take a cup and made a deep sigh.”honestly I
       was gonna stay quiet.. but since we will be living here…” he
       swallowed the cup down swiftly.”I know at most I’ve told you she
       was being targeted as an possible incarnation of the red king.”
       Jalal then sighed.” There’s more to it..”
       Jalal sighed as he decided to open up about Eden.”pretty sure
       you picked up that we are not related.. but nonetheless.. she is
       my daughter. “  he got another cup as he watched the ship taking
       them up.
       ”Eden … was an abandoned child.. I didn’t know it at first as
       she said she was lost.. when I found her she was almost dead.”
       He said quietly. “I honestly thought to some capacity her family
       would be looking for her.. when she mentioned the fae realm.. ”
       Jalal went very quiet and seemed to shift for one more
       drink.”when we made the pit stop there, and you headed off-for
       your own thing. Remember when I said I had private business? I
       was finding her family.. “ his face went dark.”they made no
       effort to find her.. not only that her twin- her brother was the
       reason she was left in the first place.. so.. I decided to not
       give her back.” He said curtly.”her mother, and her identical
       twin have red hair.. that might be why she’s avoiding talking to
       you… “
       Jalal then heard Halder mention dinner and a woman from the hawk
       group.”.. that wouldn’t be a bad idea.. “ he said as he seemed
       deep in thought.
       [hr]
       Eden smiled as Adan managed to overcome how he was feeling. She
       saw the candy to get a little jealous but kept it to herself.
       The sight of the castle made her audibly gasp, “so cool!” She
       said as they were heading to the dock area. She almost did not
       hear snow, till she heard bungee cords.”I wanna go thaw bungee
       way! Adan come on! It’ll be fun!!!! “ Eden said acting excited
       at the idea of jumping off and bouncing around.
       Once she was all settled she didn’t think twice about jumping
       off and causing Jalal to yell a little for a brief moment for
       halder to hold him back a bit. Eden just giggled as she seemed
       to go up and down, until she stopped.”that was fun!” She shouted
       for the boat and whoever else heard her.
       #Post#: 786--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Starting an alternate circle: beginnings
       By: Minyaagar Date: April 13, 2023, 3:31 pm
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       Halder drank his mead listening as Jalal spoke. Having been on
       the receiving end of the fanatical followers of the demon
       king..he wasn't all that surprised that Eden had been targeted.
       "Yeah..they mentioned that when they attacked me too." He said
       and poured himself a bit more when his cup was empty.
       He nodded when the man told him what he'd suspected. "I can
       understand that," He replied evenly. His face got a bit hard
       when he heard that Eden had been abandoned by her real family.
       His eyes actually flashed, as anger filled him when he heard
       that her brother had been the cause. "Good for you. At least she
       has you." He poured a bit more mead and downed it. "Well..we'll
       just have to let her see that I'm nothing like that," He said
       reasonably.
       Halder didn't mind taking his time showing the girl that there
       were good people in the world. She already knew Jalal was
       one..and in time she'd see there was a great deal more.
       "The Emperor is likely to need a day or two before he can hear
       you out about Eden. Until then, I do have a place outside the
       castle where you and Eden can stay. I'll probably be debriefing
       for a few days," He sighed thinking of everything that he needed
       to tell his brother. "Inga will be happy to help you with
       whatever you might need. We can stop there first. Then I'll take
       Snow to his parents."
       It wasn't until saying this that he realized he hadn't told
       Jalal who Snow's parents were. "Oh..yeah..Snow is the Emperor's
       son. I meant to say that earlier. He's gotten a little..reckless
       since he's been on the road with me. I apologize in advance,"
       [hr]
       Adan was able to relax a bit more, his stomach had settled, and
       watched in awe as they drew closer to the massive castle. He
       clung to the edge when they docked.
       Adan almost went paper white when Snow mentioned using the
       bungee ropes, and gulped when Eden jumped and bounced, making
       the box shake a bit. "Are you for real?"  He asked in disbelief.
       This girl was crazy!
       Snow chuckled, not surprised by their opposite reactions. He
       checked over Eden's rope and harness carefully before giving her
       the thumbs-up sign. "ONE COMING DOWN!" He yelled so those below
       would know that someone was jumping.
       He could almost make out his uncle and Jalal below and cringed
       slightly when Jalal looked freaked out when Eden jumped.
       Thankfully his uncle held him back so he wouldn't get hurt.
       "I think her father is gonna hate me for that," Snow commented
       and glanced over at Adan. "You sure you don't want to jump?"
       Adan clung to the side, watching as Eden bounced up and down
       several times before she came to a stop. Then a big red-haired
       man moved to untie her from the bungee rope and moved it out of
       the way, glancing up and then moving back.
       "I don't..." Adan started to say, only to be shocked when Snow
       grabbed him, pulled him up to the top of the box, and wrapped
       his arms tightly around him. "Prince Cal-" he started to protest
       and then they were falling as Snow launched them off the side of
       the box.
       The world spun and went upside down as they fell, Adan screaming
       the entire way down. Snow was laughing loudly in his ear,
       holding on tightly as they bounced and went up and down several
       times more than Eden. With the extra weight..it took a little
       bit more time before they stopped moving.
       Snow finally let go and flipped down onto his feet. "Be honest,
       that was fun right?"
       Adan blinked at the upside-down grinning face of the Prince.
       "Just..get me off of this thing," He said, his entire body
       flooded with exhilaration, and felt his cheeks heat up.
       Snow chuckled and started to untie him, and helped him onto his
       feet, with the assistance of his uncle.
       "What the hell is going on?" A very horrified-sounding voice
       exclaimed joining the others on the deck. "You could have killed
       him!"
       Snow glanced up at the red-faced man in official robes. "Just
       having some fun, sir."
       The man blinked..taking in the face and the clothes and realized
       instantly who Snow was.
       "It's all right Sir, I'm fine," Adan said stepping in, not
       wanting the Prince to get in trouble.
       "Well, grab your things, we have an audience with the emperor
       within the hour. We must get you cleaned and presentable before
       then," The man said with a great deal of self-importance.
       Snow blinked, glancing at Adan and the man for a moment. "Nice
       meeting you Adan. Maybe I'll see you around." He moved to join
       his Uncle, Jalal, and Eden, not thinking that He'd see much more
       of Adan than that. Boy was he wrong.
       #Post#: 787--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Starting an alternate circle: beginnings
       By: Inkglitched Date: April 13, 2023, 3:55 pm
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       Jalal blinked at what the man said some. “No I understand- some
       duties are more important.. and we will take it.” He had said to
       the man before seeing the whole thing go down.
       Eden saw the red headed man to stiffen noticeably before she was
       untied and  then went by Jalal a bit to cling again. He gave a
       soft look before hearing the scream of a boy. Eden watched them
       plummet and made a face. She should have done that! Looked more
       fun.”I wanna go Ag-“ she started to hear “no.”
       Jalal was a bit suprised to hear the boy was a prince. He
       figured given status they may not see the boy much.. despite it,
       he felt some potential tuning abilities within snow. When he saw
       the other boy he couldn’t help but let a ripple out, it came
       back and he mumbled.”another?” He smiled a bit realizing he
       could establish teaching of tuning. Not many knew of it that was
       for sure.
       Eden made a sad look to see Adan go. She was feeling as if she
       was beginning to make friends. Her head shifted to snow as she
       felt a small pain in her heart. Was she going to be separated
       from her new friends? She held on jalal’s cloak as she followed
       them to the small place. With each step eden felt a bit more
       pain tightening as they made it.”thank you again halder..
       snow..” he told the boy.”eden.. “ he started for her to walk
       up.”bye… “ she said in a small voice. She shifted from one foot
       to another before finally giving snow a hug. She then went back
       to Jalal to stand by him to blush a little.
       #Post#: 788--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Starting an alternate circle: beginnings
       By: Minyaagar Date: April 13, 2023, 4:25 pm
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       Halder ran a hand through his beard, nodding at Jalal's reply.
       "Sometimes...I wish things were simpler. You don't know how glad
       I am I wasn't the one that got the throne," He confided.
       Halder was not happy with Snow, giving him a sharp look after
       the encounter with Adan's guardian. "I apologize for my nephew's
       rash and reckless actions, If there's anything I can do, please
       let me know."
       Adan saw Eden's sad look and gave her a small wave. Maybe..it
       wouldn't be the last time he'd see her.
       "Well..boys can be rash at times...I don't hold it against the
       Prince." The man said trying to sound magnanimous. Adan made a
       face, knowing he was just trying to appear nicer than he was.
       "Come, Adan, grab your things," He added and pushed Adan towards
       the small room he'd been holed up in.
       Adan winced and moved quickly to grab his bags, and then
       followed the man off the ship. Thankfully there was someone to
       help him with his bags once they'd gotten off. If he was lucky,
       he might not be leaving with his guardian. He hoped with all his
       heart he could stay here, and maybe find a real friend for once.
       [hr]
       Snow looked down, bowing his head in contrition at his uncle's
       sharp look. He gritted his teeth a bit at the red-faced man's
       comment, and his eyes flashed seeing how Adan flinched at the
       other's touch. Had anyone else noticed He wondered.
       Before he could mention it, Adan was gone and his uncle was
       ushering the others off the ship and to his small cottage
       outside the castle. It wasn't much, but Snow often liked to
       sneak off to it when castle life grew too stressful.
       "I'll leave word with Inga, and she'll be over shortly to help
       you get things squared away," Halder said once he'd given them a
       short tour of the small grounds and the cottage.
       Snow nodded at Jalal's thanks, feeling a bit awkward about the
       trouble he'd caused. He was a bit surprised by the hug but
       patted her back before she pulled away. "Bye Eden," He said
       waving, and then followed Halder. "I'll come to visit you as
       soon as I am allowed," He added over his shoulder.
       Snow meant it, though he knew it might be awhile. With having
       been away for nearly a year; it wouldn't be surprising if his
       parents kept a sharp eye on him for a while.
       "Next stop to Dove and Inga?" Snow asked hopefully. "It might be
       a week before you get to see them if you go straight to my
       father,"
       Halder sighed. "Yeah..them first."
       Snow brightened and took up the lead, his now longer legs making
       it easy to pass his uncle's strides. "You're starting to become
       a beanpole," Halder teased, looking him over.
       Snow grinned. "Good. One day I want to be taller than you!"
       The visit to Inga and Dove wasn't a very long one, but it was a
       good one. Inga looked quite intrigued by the news that a Tuner
       was staying in their old home with a young charge. "Take Dove
       with you, I'm sure she can spend time with her younger cousins
       while I'm helping them." She said putting Dove in her father's
       arms. "I'll come to get her when I'm done." She promised and
       kissed Halder and then kissed her happy 3 yr old on the cheek.
       Inga's descent into the cottage was well-timed. With a basket
       full of food, bedding, and clothes she would be a welcomed
       sight. Inga's arm tattoos were exposed, and her long hair was
       pulled back in a long braid.
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