Children of the Sun and Moon by P. D. Stewart Page B

clouded over and Elizanne sat back in her chair. The thought
of so much power inside Koral frightened her. Gillock had stated
Eric had natural abilities, so he needed to see what Koral was
capable of doing. Elizanne had not expected Koral to be able to
manipulate water without an amulet. Her daughter was not an average
enchanter, which meant she was a perfect target for Malena at this
stage, and the Magima. This was all so unnerving for her and today
a guard had heard people in town were talking about Eric and
rumours were spreading about where he really was. So many problems
to solve, and no time to do it. There was obviously a spy in the
palace, but she had no idea who it could be. They had so many town
folk as staff and then the visiting dignitaries all had their
entourages. It could be anyone. Then there was the general. With
Koral’s magic growing Elizanne was worried. Too much would have her
discovered. She decided it was time for her and Gillock to talk
about what to do. Elizanne walked through the adjoining door
leading to her bedroom and changed into woods clothes. Many things
needed to be done.

    Elizanne walked
into the garden, but many hours had passed and only Gillock was
there. Gillock stood as she approached. “I have been waiting for
you,” he stated when she was close. “You were watching your
daughter practice. It must be disturbing to see the potential she
has.”
    Elizanne looked
at him sternly. “Too much time has passed. She is very dangerous at
this stage. The general is here and although we cannot see any,
there are Magima present. I also feel there is a spy in the palace.
The entire town knows of Eric leaving. We must do something about
this now!”
    Gillock nodded.
“I’ve known of a spy for quite some time. I have some defences up
so Malena and the Magima are unable to see what I’m doing. They
will not be looking for spells of that kind. Anything more could
let either know we suspect something. Right now, it’s in our best
interests to let Malena think we don’t know she is watching, or
that she has placed a spy in our midst. She has been waiting for
this day, and she knows Koral and Eric must cross into the Void to
accomplish their task. Malena wants out.” Gillock's voice was
grim.
    “Tomorrow is
the festival. We need to be on the lookout for something to go
wrong,” she advised. “Koral must be watched.”
    “That will be
my job,” stated Korben coming up from behind.
    Elizanne turned
and smiled. “Always where I least expect you to be, Korben.”
    “Korben will
watch her, your majesty,” said Gillock, turning their attention
back to him. “Don’t worry about her. What we need to do is find
Eric.”
    “That will be
our first priority after the festival,” said Elizanne.
    “Not to change
the subject, but there is someone here to see Gillock. He said he
was a friend from a long time ago,” interrupted Korben.
    Gillock stood.
“Thank you. I have been waiting for him to show himself.”
    Confused,
Elizanne and Korben just nodded as he left. “With so many people
staying at the palace at this time it is a wonder if the gods are
present,” Elizanne remarked. Korben laughed and took his leave.
Alone in the garden, Elizanne decided to go and finish what she had
to do. Tomorrow was going to be a big day.

    Gillock and
Elizanne were not the only ones stunned by Koral’s abilities. Brin
had been watching them in the garden from the shadows the entire
time and was quite shocked at what she had seen. Her mother’s
abilities were bad enough and now it appeared Gillock and Koral had
these abilities as well. Things were getting quite out of hand but
she had no idea what she was going to do. The anger within her was
so intense it scared her and once she saw her mother leave, she
headed up to her room. A good night’s rest would help clear her
head. By morning she was sure she would have figured out what to do
with the traitors in her family.

    The evening was
filled with people