27 The Castle and Catalie Lise Leavi (1/2)
Uncle Dior and Arrora felt like they stepped into heaven itself the castle was not even close to what it looked like in their inferior imagination.
In between these grass-covered mountains, surrounded by trees and flower plants, rises the Castle of Dragon King. It's so massive and artistic that it's highest cone-shaped towers were covered in clouds. The milky white old stones from which it was made are somewhat covered in moss and some vines while golden barred windows in each tower.
the watchtowers of the castle that reflect the blue sky, it had arched doors that point to the heavens, elegant rainbows encircled it with appreciation to the craftsmanship of the castle, surroundings of the castle were nestled in a nest of trees in the valley of deep while green grass spread across the acres of empty land.
Hearing the little girl calling him ”brother”, Don's gaze was on the little girl and was just as surprised as Arrora and Uncle Dior.
”Who are you and do you know me?” Don asked with a confused tone, he never saw this little girl before yet this girl behaving like they were close friends or something.
”I am Catalie Lise Leavitt” the girl cheerfully introduced her and made a little curtsy touching her white skirt.
”Catalie?” Don was a little surprised to hear such a name and guessed whoever named her must have some sort of weird sense of humor. ( the author hides his head lol)
”Ahm ok, I'm Don and who are you again?” Don questioned the little girl as she answered with a bright innocent smile, to Don it seems the little girl's smile was almost too innocent.
”Oh silly me” the girl pinched her cheeks
”I am the guardian of the castle you know keeping the bad guys away from it” the girl clenched her little fist and made a punching action.
”Oh, I saw everything including father went overboard on beating you brother” as she said she stopped smiling and stared at Don with a concerned look.
”Father? you mean the Dragon King” Uncle Dior asked in surprise from behind Don.
”Yes Dragon King is for others for me its father” her previous joyful face turned replaced by a sad face.
”Hey are you alright?” Arrora asked the little girl who was now looking very troubled.
”Yeah but now I have a brother now so I don't need that smelly old man” she said while pouting.
”Don't look confused brother, father said you would come and you did, I saw you battle with him”
”Anybody could have battled with him” Uncle Dior said.
”No father said only the one worthy can wake him although I didn't know what he meant by worthy. I'll ask him when I see him again” the girl said and started to think about the worthy matter for a while.
When she said that, Arrora and Uncle Dior looked at each other, they didn't have a soft approach to tell the girl that her father is dead even though she was just a projection.
”Catalie your father is not coming back he's dead” while Arrora and Uncle Dior thinking about whether to tell the girl or not, Don calmly broke the little girl's heart.
At the moment she heard Don, the girl's eyes went wide, her face turned red they could see the tears forming in her eyes as she violently shook her little head
”No no no father is not dead why would you say that brother I just saw him with you” the girl started to cry while Don let out a sigh and said
”You said you saw everything right? Then didn't you hear him saying that it was just a piece of soul he left behind”
Catalie heard everything Dragon King said but she didn't want to admit or rather she couldn't.
”Don why did you tell her that she's just a little girl” Uncle Dior got a little angry at Don for telling her that her father died like a simple matter.
”Catalie when did you last see your father beside not with Don a moment ago?” Arrora asked with a sweet motherly voice seeing the crying little girl.
”It was...when father put me to sleep”
”And how long ago was that?” Arrora asked as the little girl thought about it but she shook her heads showing she was unable to tell.
”Uncle Dior how long ago since the Dragon King you know?”
Arrora didn't say the word died to not hurt the little girl further.
”Nearly seven hundred years give or take”
when the little girl heard Uncle Dior her eyes went wide in shock
”You were sleeping all that time Catalie? I thought you were guarding the Castle” Arrora stepped forward and stood beside Catalie and asked.
”I don't know I was only supposed to wake up only any intruders broke the defense parameters” Catalie said as she was still crying and weeping.