Ancient Mystic's War of the Realms Saga, Lady Adellandra Dratianos [reading well .txt] 📗

fight the Dark Warriors. Sabrina and Cyrix, you have shown all of us, myself included, that you can be good again. Especially you, Sabrina. That is why I am giving you the chance to learn your good Ancient Mystic Magic.”
“Mother is too busy to teach me, my Lord Guardian.” Sabrina said, then covered her mouth. She had interrupted him, and that was a bad thing. “My apologies.”
“Accepted.” O’Dell said. “I agree, Jezebel is too busy to teach you. It will have to be Lady Katherine, the Dream Realm’s newest Ancient Mystic Teacher.”
Katherine gasped. “My Lord?”
O’Dell only grinned. “Aye, Lady Katherine. You heard correctly. I am making you an Ancient Mystic Teacher. Think you can handle it?”
Katherine nodded. “Oh, aye, my Lord. Definitely!”
“Very well, then, onto Cyrix.” O’Dell remarked. “Lord Maximaniac told me about you, and I must say I am surprised. Through each war, you have stood by Sabrina’s side, never losing your sense of self when things got tough. For that, I allow you to return to the Province or the Kingdom. Whichever place will have you and Sabrina.”
“If it is all right with Sire Wolfton and Lady Katherine, I wish to return to the Canine Valley.” Cyrix supplied. “That way, we will be there for Sabrina’s lessons with the Lady.”
O’Dell turned to Wolf and Katherine. “Well?”
Both Stargazers nodded.
“On to our brave Young Companions.” O’Dell supplied.
Enchantra walked up to them, smiling. “Aye, the Young Companions.”
“What do you think we should do with them, Mistress?” O’Dell asked, sharing the grin.
Enchantra first looked to Celine, Ronan, and Nicola. She then looked to Panther, Tiger, and Destiny before opening her mouth to speak to Toby White-Snow. “Sire Tobias, are you in need of Pages and Squires in the Feline Village?”
Tobias caught the eye of Panther before nodding. “Aye, Mistress. We have one knight who serves the Village, Sir Essex Crowley. Wonderful knight as he is, Essex is getting on in years. What are you suggesting, Mistress Enchantra?”
“I am suggesting Tiger and Destiny be your Pages and Panther be your Squire.” Enchantra replied.
Panther stood straight and smiled. “Thank you, Mistress.”
“Do not thank me, yet.” Enchantra said. “When Sir Essex retires from duty, it will be you who takes his place.”
“Until then, he will teach you all you need to know.” O’Dell replied.
Panther cleared his throat. “Are you sure about that?” He asked, looking to each of them. “You know Sir Essex and myself don’t get along very well.”
“Regardless, it shall be done.” O’Dell said. “Do you not wish to serve Sire Tobias, your fellow Companion-Crusader and good friend?”
“It’s not that, my Lord. Really.” Panther remarked. He sighed, giving up the fight. “Very well, Lord Guardian. I’ll be Toby’s, I mean, Sire Tobias’ Squire under Sir Essex.”
O’Dell nodded. “That only leaves Celine, Ronan and Nicola.”
“I believe Celine deserves the rank of my personal Page.” Red Wolf eyed her, smiling.
This time, Wolf Stargazer himself caught the looks between them, and wasn’t happy. Katherine sensed it and placed a paw on his arm to calm his thoughts. Wolf tapped her paw and returned to the scene.
“As do I.” O’Dell remarked. “Along with Ronan and Nicola. The three of you showed great courage against all odds. All of you did, actually. You have proven yourself worthy of your new titles.”
Choruses of “Thank you, my Lord,” were heard.
“For now, return home and rest.” O’Dell told them, nodding. “You all deserve it.”
The Companions left on that, and Enchantra was finally able to wrap her arms around his human-male waist.
O’Dell kissed her, hugging her tight. “Come, my dear. Let’s go home.”

II

When the Crusaders returned to the Outer Realm, they reappeared in the same Wood they left from. The only exceptions were Love Joy, Cool Cat, Chips, Nick, Big Guy and Shannon joining them.
“Where’re Ariana, Aimee, Aaron, Sierra, and Derrick?” Luna asked.
“Home, which is where I want to go.” Shane remarked. “Back to my own house and my own bed, where I can sleep off another Dream Realm war.”
“I agree.” Shannon said.
Cool Cat eyed Jammins and Shannon caught it. “What’s on your mind, Cindy?”
“I want to go home, and I don’t mean here in Hill View.” Cindy remarked. “I miss the System, Shannon. I have missed it since I left.”
“Well, it was your home.” Shane supplied. “Mine, too, for awhile.”
“Why the change in attitude?” Nick asked.
“Let’s just say I missed the excitement the most.” Cindy supplied. “Do you know how boring it is here?”
Jamie, Luna, and Shane laughed.
“Boring?” Luna asked. “Never for us.”
“Life is never boring in Hill View.” Shane said. “Monotonous, maybe, but never boring.”
“At any rate, it’s not the same, and I want to return to duty.” Cindy said. “That is, if you’ll have me?”
Shannon shared a look with her husband-Earthly Protector Nick. “What do you think, Nick? Think we should let her?”
“I think so.” Nick said, holding out his hand. “Welcome back to the System-Network Agency, Cindy ‘Cool Cat’ Carmichael.”
She took it, pulling both him and Shannon in a big hug.
When she pulled back, she said. “Can we go home now?”
Shannon couldn’t help laughing.
Holding the hands of Nick, Big Guy, Love Joy, Chips and Cool Cat, she called an Ancient Mystic’s Traveling Spell and disappeared.
Shane stared wistfully at the spot before taking charge of the others.
“Come on, guys.” He said, wrapping his arms around Luna and giving her temple a kiss. “Let’s go home.”
Charlie, Jamie, Julie, TJ and Scott silently followed close behind.
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