Page 65 of Lost Starlight
“Okay–thank you, and you are–?” I asked, pulling Gwen closer to me.
“He is of little consequence,” Ancient Draken said.
“I am Ancient Teddy,” the man in brown said. “Ancient Draken is a little envious of my great power.”
Ancient Draken did not say a word but glared at the man in brown, this Ancient Teddy.
“Hello, I am Ancient Ora,” the lady in light blue said. “I am so happy that you have broken your curse.”
“Thank you.” I was overwhelmed.
Why are all these Ancients here?
“You meddled again. I should have known it,” Ancient Draken spat, looking at Ancient Ora, the long blonde-haired Ancient in blue.
“We did not interfere, really, even though this one was particularly clever, brother.”
Ancient Ora and Ancient Draken are brother and sister?
“They do this every time. Siblings, am I right?” Ancient Teddy said.
“Of course, it was clever. I am very insightful, and I know it had to be you who orchestrated this. I am no fool, Ora!” Draken added.
“Yes, I told the queen that it was a curse that gradually worsened, and she waited till the right time to find the perfect storyteller to keep the prince grounded, and slowly, the curse began to weaken.”
“Ora is rather brilliant,” Ancient Teddy said. “You really underestimate her, Draken. You’d think you’d learn by now. It’s okay, we all getoldand forget—”
“I am leaving,” Ancient Draken said with a groan and a snap of his fingers, and in a billowing pop of smoke, he was gone.
“Now that he is gone—”
“Let me, Theodore,” Ancient Ora said, walking closer to us.
“Prince Peter, I am so happy for you. You found your true love.”
“Thank you. If what you said was true, and you helped, I thankyouso much.”
“Well, my brother needs to be put in his place, and well, humans are not as evil as he pretends they are. You two are good. Let’s go, Theodore,” she said, motioning to the other man.
He lifted his hand with a pop of grey smoke. I looked at Ancient Ora, and as she disappeared into a mass of blue smoke, her last words floated around us.
“May you, Peter and Gwendolyn, both bring peace to each other, and may you both live happily ever after.”
The End
Epilogue
Peter
“Are you sure you do not want to wait?” I turned my head to look at William beside me with a smile on his face. He had remained aboard the ship at Dominick’s request.
“What do you think?”
“I think you always do what you want. However, as your best friend, I had to be sure.”
“Thank you, but this is perfect.”
And, indeed, it was. Pixie Isle, while not mine nor Gwen’s favorite place because of the constant rescue missions, was beautiful. The setting sun? Also, the perfect touch.
