Chapter 36

Next week approaches too soon. Flakes of snow drift down languidly, swirling in the frigid air. King Orion's weathered face beams as we shake hands. "Malcolm. Thank you for extending the invitation."

I nod. "My pleasure." I gaze past him, seeing no one else. "And your daughters?"

"They will be coming at a later time. I just wanted us to have a little man to man."

For all his boisterous tone, his blue eyes reveal nothing. "Alright," I say. "Come, then. Let's head to my office."

His bodyguards trail behind him as we near the sprawling front steps wrapping around the building. They are dressed in the official colours of the Eld, white and blue. Till today, no one could glean any substantial information about their dimension. No one even knows how they fight, or the powers they weild. Their combat skills, however, are legendary.

My own guards stand sentinel behind the columns riding down the walls of the castle. Soon the double doors are opened to us a