Chapter 507:
Elincia's Point of View
Helmsforth Temple
For the first ti in a long ti, I just sat in my room with my hand across my eyes. So many thoughts swirled around in my head. The severity of this situation. Arceana was compromised, and I likely was as well. Had Rudnurth been using us this entire ti? We'd confronted Arthur several tis before, and he let us go. He let us live. Every. Single. Ti. There was a reason for that... But placing Lucia in danger was the breaking point.
There was a knock on my door, but I didn't move as I replied. "Enter." My door opened and closed just as quickly. "Please tell you have sothing for ." I had expected Kheri.
"Was I supposed to bring sothing?" Typhon asked innocently.
My head shot up as my hand fell down. "Typhon!" Standing, I moved over to him. "I was not expecting to see you here. Did sothing happen to my sister?"
He shook his head. "No. She's still in the dical ward, although she's not very happy."
"Oh. Well, make yourself comfortable. You know you are always welco here." I told him, and he seed hesitant. "Is sothing wrong?"
Typhon seed conflicted. The boy, who had grown so much over the last few months, was still a child. Despite having quite the growth spurt, he looked on the verge of tears. It was odd looking at him at tis. He appeared to have aged several years since he started training with Arthur. Then again, his heritage was different than most others. Dragons were a secretive lot and mostly kept to themselves.
Putting an arm around his shoulder, I guided us to a couch where we sat down. "Tell what troubles you." I said softly.
His shoulders seed to slump. "I'm so confused."
"About?" I asked just as gently. Although I already knew what this was about.
"About Arthur!" He answered, frustrated. His arms flew up in anger. "How could he do that?! Attacking Arceana! You! Us! I thought..." Typhon trailed off as he just sank into my side.
"You are a kind child, Typhon." My words got him to glance up at . "And you are, still very much, a child." A tired sigh left my lips. "As much as it pains to say it, Arthur had every right to act the way he did."
Typhon looked alard at that. "He almost killed-"
Putting a finger on his lips, he stopped so I could continue. "Imagine if you ca back and soone had been directly involved in the death of Arceana. What if soone had killed Ayda?" Typhon turned away from . "What if soone killed ?" Pulling him into a hug, I rested my cheek on the top of his head. "Look at how you feel right now. Do you see how you are behaving? Now imagine how Arthur must feel. I knew Lucia was important to him, but I never knew how much."
The boy was quiet for a ti before he finally replied. "That doesn't make feel better. It just makes more confused."
A weak chuckle escaped my lips. "Trust . I feel the sa way. My sister was almost murdered in front of , and I thought you might have been as well. It is not a feeling I want to repeat." One of my hands went to my stomach tenderly. "Especially not when I consider the future." Pulling away from him slightly, I ran one of my fingers through his hair softly, as I used to do when he was younger. "This world is always confusing, Typhon. It is because of that, that we cling to things that make sense. Family is one of those things." I leaned down to look him in the eyes. "A friend, teacher, and hero are also things we cling to."
"Then what do we do?" He asked. "It..." His voice seed to catch as he looked away from . "What will you do if he kills Arceana and you're pregnant?" My eyes widened in surprise. At my look, he blushed. "You two weren't exactly quiet." Typhon told softly in an embarrassed tone.
Covering my face with a hand to hide my own embarrassnt and how horrified I was that he heard that, I replied in a forced voice. "We will cross that bridge when we co to it. As it stands, I do not believe Arthur will kill Arceana. After seeing his power in the East, it is clear he could have done so at any ti." Removing my hand, I continued. "Our only choice is to believe in Arthur and try to reason with him if needed."
"I'm sorry I wasn't much help. I tried to stop him, I really did."
"Oh, child. You have grown so much that I hardly recognize you." I told him and patted my lap. He laid on his back with his head on my lap as he looked up at . "There is strength in you that I had not thought possible. Standing against that High Elf to protect , and standing against Arthur to protect Arceana..." My hands started to play with his hair again as his eyes closed. "You have grown so much more than you know." I told him as I used so magic to put him to sleep.
Typhon was clearly tired. Both physically and ntally. He was likely worried about what was to co. No doubt he had plans to stand against Arthur once more if needed. I don't think he even realizes he was the only one able to stand under Arthur's initial assault. His 'gravity pillars' as he calls them. Arthur needed to especially focus on Typhon, which made wonder just how strong this boy had beco physically.
A knock at the door pulled my eyes away from Typhon's sleeping face as I spoke. "Enter." This ti it was Kheri and Floyd. "Do you have any news?" The two looked at each other, and I felt a pit start to form in my stomach.
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