The Magic Flute by Steven Best

Author:Steven Best [Best, Steven]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Young Adult, Magic, other worlds, Dragons, Fantasy, gnomes, Elves, magic swords
Publisher: Steven Best
Published: 2011-06-30T21:26:41+00:00

Something tugged at Alex’s pant leg.

“Hey Alex.”

The boy looked down to see Edmund walking next to him. “Remember that monster that saved us from the you-know-whats? It was awfully bear-like, wouldn’t you say?”

He was whispering, but loud enough that the taller Alex could hear without bending down. That also meant that every elf in a hundred foot radius also probably heard, and indeed, more than one of the rangers glanced at the pair with renewed interest. Alex waved him off, not wanting any more attention from the elves. They seemed suspicious enough towards him as it was, and he had no intention of giving them a reason to think some feared monster-bear was related to him in any way. It did seem likely, though, that having encountered it firsthand only a few nights ago, Alex and Edmund actually knew more about the creature than the elves hunting for it.

“What of my father?” Kira said, breaking out of her melancholy.

“He returned to us three nights ago,” the captain said. “It is said he went straight to Chancellor Ishari upon his return and has been in his chambers at the palace ever since.” Kira visibly relaxed at the news, but Alex was the one with true cause for celebration.

“Great!” he exclaimed. “I have to talk to him. When can I see him?”

The captain again looked over Alex through narrowed eyes, as if his meeting with Kira and desire to see Eyell were parts of some heinous plot.

“It’s alright, Captain Laelen,” Kira said, trying to dispel the tension. “I shall take him to see my father personally. He’s my rescuer, after all,” she finished with a wink at Alex. Alex seemed to remember her saving him as much as he saved her, but chose not to correct her if it meant an audience with the king.

The ranger didn’t look so easily convinced. “You will have to speak with the chancellor, first, princess. The king has been troubled since his return and refuses to see anyone without Chancellor Ishari’s permission. Not even the remaining chieftains who practically beg for his council. I myself have only seen him from afar since he arrived.”

Well he better be ready to see me, Alex thought to himself. He had come too far to wait while Eyell worried about some bear or whatever it was. He had a planet to get back to.

Up ahead loomed what could only be the palace. It appeared suddenly out of the perpetual mist that enshrouded the entire area, a once-grand castle of ancient stone. After seeing the discrete dwellings of the elves and the quaint little houses of the former human inhabitants, Alex couldn’t help but think such a massive structure was out of place here. The outer walls were cracked in many places and were covered with creeping vines, giving it the same crumbling look as many of the other ruins Alex had seen in his time in the Green. Unlike those other ruins, though, the palace was clearly occupied. Here and

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