114 Surprise after Surprise (2/2)
The moment Amaryll called the name, Riya and Nikalas saw a little girl appearing out of thin air before them as Riya almost jumped back like a scared rabbit when she saw the girl.
”Hi Amaryll, oh yeah new friends”
Catalie clapped her hands in delight and joy when she saw Nikalas and Riya
”I'm Catalie Lise Leavitt, everyone calls me Catalie here except for my brothers Don and Knight. You can call me Catalie”
Without them knowing the little girl's face and her weird name brought a smile on their faces as Nikalas said
”Im Nikalas,nice to meet you Catalie”
”I'm Riya and this is her royal highness, Vivian.”
Riya nervously introduced herself and then Catalie's smile on her face froze when she saw Vivian
”She's cursed”
”Did Reghys tell you that?”
Amaryll asked as Catalie shook her little head
”No, I can see the cursed energy running through her body”
Hearing her Nikalas became even more worried about his mother just like Riya
”But don't worry, my brother can do anything”
Catalie's smile reappeared on her face as she said
”Catalie where's Knight? Can you take us there?”
”Yes but I'm not carrying you”
Nikalas and Riya didn't understand what she meant by carrying but they got the answer as they started to float.
”What's happening”
Riya couldn't help but shout seeing she's floating around in the air with Vivian and Prince Nikalas without anything to grab or hold onto.
It took a few minutes to leave the throne hall and reach the outside. When they stepped outside, they were welcomed by magnificent and grand scenery.
Unlike in Korrinth, there was no rain or gloomy clouds but the sky above them had millions of stars and the full moon shining. Even with just the light of the moon, Nikalas and Riya could see the beautiful flowers and plants dancing in the wind.
”Beautiful isn't it?”
Amaryll asked as Nikalas and Riya nodded with wide opened eyes.
As they were floating to see Knight, everything they saw shocked and surprised them. Nikalas heard about the oppression of the other races by the humans but the elves, dwarves, demihumans, and everyone he saw had nothing but smiles on their faces. And what surprised him most was everyone seemed like they were friends and families despite the racial difference, even the elves and dwarves seemed thick friends while constructing a wooden building which resembled a big store.
Nikalas could see the lines of elegant buildings in the distance and every building had two or three floors.
”Who lives there?”
Even the nobles he had seen in Korrith did not live in houses such as this.
” Everyone except for some of us who lives in the castle”
Amaryll said as Nikalas couldn't believe it for a moment. Every house looked even more beautiful when the people lit the lanterns and candles inside.
”Beautiful”
Riya mumbled when she saw the lake and the golden paddy fields far away from the buildings.
”Yes, it's one of our main food sources”
Amaryll said.
The dwarves were expert farmers as well as builders, in just a few months they turned the empty grasslands into astonishing farming lands with various types of vegetables and crops. And with the help and caring of the elves, the fields had grown exceptionally well and provided the needs of people of Everlight and became revenue for Everlight by selling them to Emir who had little to no farming lands of their own.
Besides the farming lands, there were a bunch of buildings built on the shore for fishing.
”There he is”
After a while of gawking at everything, Nikalas heard Amaryll and looked at the small hilltop to see a huge tree and a figure under it.
Riya's heart started to beat so fast as she got closer to the figure which seemed nothing like a human or even close to a human. Riya couldn't guess why there's a magical beast roaming around or why they are walking towards it.
”Relax Riya, except his cocky attitude he's really a good person but you didn't hear this from me ”
”Person?”
Riya swallowed nervously and tried not to shout or scream as they finally reached the hilltop.
”Hey Knight, we have new citizens”
Knight turned around and saw Nikalas and Riya who were on the verge of fainting in fear.
”Welcome to Everlight”
As he said, the surrounding suddenly became brighter as the moon descended near them.
”Show off”
Amaryll mumbled as Nikalas and Riya were able to see Knight more clearly. Nikalas couldn't believe the magical beast before him was talking like a human but at this point, he got used to the surprises.
”How? You're a grandmaster?”
Nikalas couldn't help but ask as Knight shook his head
”Not precisely, me and Don are different”
”Isn't he a master level mage?”
Hearing Nikalas, Knight chuckled and ruffled his mane
”Master level? You guys in Korrinth has no idea who you're dealing with ”