Chapter 6
Finally we reach the beautiful palace. The first thing the queen dose is instruct the servants the make us some food since we didn’t have a lot to eat during the trip. We head straight to the dining room not caring how dirty we were. The kitchen servants brought out a ton of platters of food.
There was roast duck and lamb. They even served a whole hog with an apple in its mouth. I felt like I was in the medieval era. We all ate dinner and laughed through the night. Finally when it was time for bed. The queen gave me one more big hug before she retired to her quarters with the king. His
When I was just Jasper, Amari and me, Jasper turned to me. Kneeling in front of Amari he said “ Amari you go home tomorrow.” Amari looked at me, panicked. He knew that I was going to stay. He began crying and clung to my pant leg. I pull him into my eyes tears threatening to spill over.
“ Amari, don't cry. This isn't goodbye.” i said, stroking his hair trying to calm him down. But he clung to my neck like a baby koala that clings to its mother. “ plus ill visit you whenever i have time and when you are off from school, i promise” i say patting him on the head. “ mom and dad need you now even more. They will miss you if you stayed. And think about lily.” Lilly was Amari’s best friend.
He looks at me and wipes his eyes on his sleeve then he nods. I smile happy that he understands. Jasper smiles. “ i have a little treat for the two of you” he says beckoning for us to follow
We walk through the halls to reach a large building just outside the palace. There was a stable and in each of the stalls was a beautiful dragon. My jaw nearly hit the floor but Amari just bounced around all excited to see the dragons. Dragons were his favorite mythical creatures and this was a dream come true for him.
Jasper then leads on of the large beast towards us. It lowered its head and allowed Amari and me to pet it. “ would you like to ride it” Jasper asked. Amari begins to nod vigorously so much that i though his head would pop off. Once the dragon is saddled. Jasper helps amari onto the dragons back. Then he climbs on and hoists me up behind him.
With a click of Jaspers heels the dragon takes off so fast that i have to hold onto his waist so that I don’t fall off. Amari was screeching from joy while i tried my best not to fall off. We flew higher and higher until the ground was so far away the light of the palace became a mere speck in the distance.
Riding on a dragon was exhilarating. I've ridden horses before but this was nothing like that. We were going so fast trees whizzed by so fast below us. The strong wind tickled my ears and i couldn't stop myself from laughing.
We flew for an hour until Amari began to yawn. By the time we had landed he was fast asleep a smile plastered on his sleeping face. I slide off the dragon first and Jasper hands Amari to me before dismounting himself. One of the stable hands brings the dragon back to its stall.
Jasper then walks me to our room. We went down a different hallway than the one we took to get to the throne room. “ my mom prepared a more permanent room for you before you left.” he explains when i look at him confused. “ Amari can stay with you for the night.”
I nod. Soon we reach the room. Jasper leaves us there returning to his own room which is just down the hall. When I open the door the warm scent of vanilla hits my noise. I carry Amari to the bed and tuck him in. I looked out the window for a moment before sliding into the large fluffy bed next to my beloved brother. Soon exhaustion sets in and I too fall asleep.
All too soon it's morning. There was a knock at my bedroom door. Opening it I see the small Claude. He is checking his watch but when he sees me he says “ it's time for breakfast please make your way to the dining room as soon as possible. I nod going to wake Amari.
When he is ready we head to the dining room. The queen looks up from the stack of papers she has. “ Why haven't you changed?” she asks. “ we didn't have anything to change into” i say sitting down in an empty seat next to Amari. The queen nods looking at Claude. “ I will have a tailor brought to lady Nia’s room so we can have clothing made for her. This seems to please the queen and she goes back to her paperwork.
“ How did you sleep?” askes the king as he digs into the breakfast we had. “ We slept well,” I replied, scooping some fruit onto my plate. Amari tugs on my sleeve. “ where are the pancakes” he asks. Pancakes were his favorite breakfast food. “ what are pancakes” asked Jasper as he sat down next to me.
When I'm done explaining what pancakes were the king look intrigued. “ do you know how to make these pancakes” he asked. I nod. “ ill make them sometime. This seems to make the king happy.
While i was eating i accidentally dropped my napkin. When I reached down to grab it I could feel my phone in my pocket. Pulling it out, I turn it on. Instantly it began beeping loudly. This scares everyone except Amari who is used to it. I scroll through the messages. They are all from mom with a few from dad asking where Amari and i were, begging us to come home and telling me that I would be grounded indefinitely for running away with Amari.
Amari looked at me. “ mom?” he asks. I nod. My mother terrifies me. Even though she and dad never paid me any attention and mostly focused on Amari, I still respected them.
I quickly shut it off. I can feel the others staring at me. “ what is that thing.” asks Jasper. “ it's called a phone. In my world it allows people to communicate even if they are not in the same room. “ What a handy contraption.” says the king
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