The trio was overjoyed by the new revelation they got about Teal. They were happy that he was one of them. That he knew magic, they can all set out for the mission together in unity, and they had Lesotho and Sasha as well who were loyal and lovely pets, ready for any task at their masters’ command. All five of them were in full power prepared to knock down any hurdle and get to their destination without any
certainty of failure.
‘’What’s next?’’, enquired Flint.
‘’I have no ploy in what is to be done next!’’, added Paraiba.
‘’Flint, you were talking about some out of the ordinary places after you saved me. Oarilsdel and Dresden, what are those?’’, questioned Teal. ‘’Teal, that’s Oarilsdel and Dresden. Oh yes! Amorael, we have to
find the book- Amorael!’’, exclaimed Flint.
‘’Why should we waste time finding a book, it’s not the hour to read stuff, we must concentrate on finding our parents and what happened to them rather than searching for a silly book’’, replied
Paraiba seeming annoyed.
‘’Simmer down Paraiba, that is exactly what we will do. Amorael is the book that is in Klazead and without fail; it records everything that happens in and around Oarilsdel and Klazead. We will know what happened twenty years ago if we find that book and we can find our parents too.’’, explained Flint.
‘’It is not a playing field of Malana, that we will look around and
find the ball, it’s a huge dense forest, where will we find a tiddly book here?’’
‘’I know Teal but we have to start somewhere, we can’t just sit and wait for the book to come to us!’’, taunted Flint.
‘’This book seems to be of much gravity so it won’t be kept lying anywhere but in a place that’s well sheltered and secured.’’
‘’You are absolutely correct Paraiba, on mount Dresden, Oarilsdel is located and if I am not wrong this has to be Klazead, the very place we
can find Amorael in.’’
‘’So what are we waiting for, let’s go and discover the locus of Amorael!’’, exclaimed Teal.
‘’We must find Amorael at a fortified site, so look for a kindred
location.’’
Nodded Paraiba in agreement to Flint’s statement and they all set out in one direction to find their answers. As they all marched ahead, Teal did not move a step and stood still.
‘’Hurry up Teal, we finally found a lead, quick lets go.’’, called
Paraiba.
After a deep pause of a minute or two Teal eventually spoke,
‘’Emerge and show us the way to the Amorael.’’
As soon as Teal uttered this incantation, popped up before them the most elegant butterfly, bigger than the size of a normal butterfly, pitch black wings with bright green patterns thereon, as if a spill on the nature’s canvas.
Paraiba and Flint were amazed and proud at the brilliance Teal showed, they never thought of using their powers to reach Amorael. This
move by Teal was truly commendable!
‘’I am Queen Birdwing’’, said a euphonious voice, which was indeed a jaw-drop moment for all of them. They have never heard in their life a voice of a butterfly that too not a normal voice but very soothing and
dulcet.
‘’I would lead you to your destination. Where do you want me to take you sir?’’, questioned Queen Birdwing to Teal.
‘’Take us to the book- Amorael.’’, replied Teal. As soon as Miss Birdwing heard the name Amorael her melodious voice turned to trembling tone and she confirmed the terminus asking, ’’Are you sure you wish to go to Ianclime?’’
‘’No Queen Birdwing, we want to get to Amorael not Ianclime.’’, corrected Paraiba.
‘’Miss Paraiba, Amorael lies in the heart of the black castle called Ianclime, the place Mr Teal wanted me to take you. I would, no wonder, guide you through but you must ponder again on your decision before it’s too late.’’, warned Queen.
‘’We are all set to confront any danger, just take us to Amorael.’’, ordered Flint in a determined voice.
‘’I beg your pardon Mr Flint but I am allowed to take orders from
the one who called me.’’, replied Miss Birdwing. ‘’Take us to Ianclime.’’, said Teal.
‘’Follow me sir.’’
Now they were a step closer to their grail. During the journey, Queen Birdwing kept telling them about their destination and the forest. ‘’Queen Birdwing, how do you know our names?’’, asked Teal with
utter curiosity.
‘’I have been granted a boon of knowing every place, thing and person along with being immortal. The day I was born, the purest form of magic gifted me this.’’, asserted Miss Birdwing.
‘’So can you help us know what happened here twenty years ago, rather than reading it from the book, it would be easier to hear it from you.’’, enquired Flint.
‘’I wish I was able to tell you, but this place is under a curse and no one remembers what happened then except for Amorael. I am blind so I cannot read that book.’’, explained Queen Birdwing with a sigh of grief.
‘’If you are sightless, how can you guide us through?’’, asked Paraiba as a conversation piece.
‘’As I stated earlier I have this boon of knowing every place thing and person, I recognize them through their smells. Every being and non-
being possess a distinct odour that helps me shepherd them to their locus.’’, answered Birdwing.
‘’Well well, can you tell us more about this place miss?’’,
questioned Teal.
‘’Yes of course sir, the mount you see there is Dresden and on top of it was Oarilsdel, the castle of the seven mages, they rule the emotions, to maintain peace and harmony in the world. Nobody knows what happened to them. The place we are heading toward was the castle of Klazead; it assisted the work of the mages through the members that resided here. This place was cherished and nurtured by every resident. Klazead was the dignity of Oarilsdel, Ianclime previously known as Alcazar, was the pride of Klazead, and there lies Amorael, in the heart of Ianclime. ’’
‘’If we will to unveil the tragedy that took place twenty years ago, we must obtain and read Amorael.’’, said Flint.
‘’But will you please tell us the scenario before that happening?’’, asked Paraiba.
‘’With pleasure darling, when this world was created humans were gifted emotions and words to make their lives meaningful. To maintain a balance of these emotions seven mages were given the purest form of
magic –Zircon and the duty to protect it and use it only for the well-
being of the creations. Estella to spread joy, Enya to curb jealousy, Roselyn to limit sadness, Calista to control anger, Kiera to lessen pain, Lucinda to overcome fear and Amilie to honour love, were the seven mages and their given emotions. Along with all these virtues, they were also given a special shield called Shcilwark, wherever this shield was to be placed all the negative energies would flee from there and it would create peace, tranquillity and prosperity, so this shield was placed in Oarilsdel. They had to protect the shield even at the cost of their lives and therefore the mages created Klazead encompassed with protective spells, then on the suburbs of Klazead, Dresden was created and Oarilsdel, the white castle, was then made to keep Shcilwark along with
being the residence of the mages. The mages selected Theodore Kaczynski, who had the Zircon Flair of persuasion, to guard the gates of the room where Shcilwark was placed.’’
‘’Sorry to intervene Queen Birdwing but what is the use of Zircon Flair if we can use Zircon magic to cast spells?’’, queried Paraiba. ‘’The effect of a strongly casted spell last for six hours and that of a meagre one for two hours but the effect of Zircon Flair lasts forever if its caster wills, simple as that!’’, replied Queen.
‘’Miss Birdwing’’, said Flint, ’’Alcazar had changed to Ianclime but continued to exist, but Oarilsdel is nowhere to be seen, there is just a thick cluster of clouds, why is that so?’’
‘’On that day, twenty years ago, the castle changed to Nocumatus- a wish granting cloud as a part of the curse but being the curse of Zircon magic it does grant wishes with good intent, but not for life of someone, as death is the written truth, a soul needs to leave the world. A wish to harm someone would have the same effect on the asker and the one for whom it is asked would be ever protected from it, even if the harm is as small as to cause a scratch or as violent as to kill someone.’’
‘’Don’t you think there is a sudden decrease in the temperature, I am feeling cold.’’, said Teal.
‘’This is because we have reached Ianclime!’’, replied Miss Birdwing,
flying through a wall of grey fog.
‘’But it’s not visible where is it?’’, questioned Flint. ‘’Do you see that well there?’’, asked Queen Birdwing. ‘’Yes!’’, chorused the three.
‘’That is exactly where you wanted to be.
The night ends, the sun shines,
The gates then open for you, The skeleton gone, it is the time, To jump and find the clue!
May all your queries be answered. Good luck!’’, said Miss Birdwing. ‘’But, that’s not the castle Miss…Miss Birdwing, where is she?’’, whispered Teal.
‘’She vanished in thin air, now we have to decide on our own what is to be done.’’, said Paraiba.
