Awaiting Destiny by M. Schaefer

Author:M. Schaefer [Schaefer, M.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: BookBaby
Published: 2012-10-11T14:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

King Dolphinium

“Wow! Looks like you were morphed into a real lady.” Uncle Bay said, teasingly. “I wish they could perform the same trick on my wife.”

Oceanna answered with a graceful, ladylike jab to his ribs as they walked down the polished rock hall.

“You truly look lovely, Destiny. Don’t mind your uncle,” Oceanna said with a glance in his direction that could melt ice.

Destiny giggled nervously, feeling more than a little self-conscious. She couldn’t imagine anyone on this earth being more ladylike then Oceanna. Just walking next to her made her feel like the clumsy tomboy she knew she was. Her new hairdo and dress were a false front and she liked it that way. Prissiness had no place in baseball.

“There has been a little change in plans, darling,” Oceanna said, sounding regretful. “Your grandfather has asked to dine in his study with you… alone. We thought we would escort you to explain. I didn’t want you to feel abandoned.”

“I got a note from Kincade about that,” Destiny said, nervously. She realized she was wringing her hands, but couldn’t seem to stop. She had to really concentrate to keep her rubbery legs moving at the same pace as her aunt and uncle.

“Not to worry, Destiny. I think your grandfather feels like he has a lot of explaining to do.” Bay said seriously. “And he is not one to like to do that in front of others.”

They stopped in front of a set of large double metal doors. Oceanna knocked gently.

“Come in! Come in! I’ve waited long enough!” a voice bellowed from behind the door. Destiny jumped backwards a bit. She guessed it could only be him. He was obviously an excellent bellower. She supposed he probably had many years of practicing his roar… being as he was the king of Mertopia.

Bay pushed open the heavy door and motioned for them to enter. Destiny wanted to go, but couldn’t seem to coax her legs into motion; they seemed frozen to the spot. The moment she had been waiting for and she couldn’t even move! How humiliating.

“Come on, Sweetheart,” Oceanna coaxed gently, gently squeezing her shoulder. “It will be a wonderful meeting.”

She somehow managed to muster the strength to force her legs into action. They slowly grated across the floor with a sound like rubbing sandpaper. She didn’t care. She was happy to be moving forward. As they stepped inside, Destiny could hear papers being shuffled around, but she couldn’t see where the noise was coming from. Her breath caught in her chest. She couldn’t believe what she saw. Every nook and cranny of the room seemed to sparkle and glitter. Her eyes darted back and forth to what she imagined could be no less than half the treasure ever lost in the ocean. Gold and silver doubloons were strewn about the room and stacked neatly in chests, ancient-looking jeweled brooches and necklaces draped over thick books. Priceless-looking Egyptian and Roman sculptures molded from solid gold sat on plain wooden shelves. It

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