Chapter 2: Nature's Magic

The night was at its peak and everyone was asleep, all but Thorn who was pacing back and forth in the courtyard. "If this is true and Lun'Mara and Win'Co'Mo are back then so is the Darkness... Damn it will those elders hurry up!" Cho'Thorn'La thought to himself.

"We can hear your thoughts Thorn and we have been here for sometime." A deep voice boomed from the courtyard fire which flared alive.

"You have been spending much time with the elves and human I see. Your tongue is becoming more and more like theirs." A female voice boomed from the fire; out of the fire step a deer with a female humans head and vines over its back.

"I'm sorry but I need to talk with you... Has the Darkness return?" Thorn asked with a bow of apologizes.

"No the Darkness hasn't returned... Yet, but the guardians have as you already know." The deer replied as she walked around the fire bowl.

"Why have they returned?!" Thorn snapped.

"Temper, temper Thorn and the reason the guardians have returned is simply. Lunar and Windra were born under that Guardian's star. I must say I'm surprised I never thought I would live to see this come to be." The deer explained almost laughing.

"Well Thorn I can see you have some meditating to do so I will leave... Oh a warning all the Guardians have returned and they are sharing the body with the new Guardian so be careful." The deer explained before she turned and walked to the fire.

"Wait what do you mean new Guardian?" Thorn quickly asked before she could leave.

"When a guardian from the elemental plain dies he or she is reborn but with a different spirit, but the spirit of the previous guardian is also bound in the new body. So be careful the previous ones may take control of the new ones body. Good bye Thorn and remember we're watching." The deer explained with a slight snicker then vanished.

"Well even a Dryad needs sleep." Thorn sighed and walked into the temple and began to mediate at the island.

Back in one of the temples many bedrooms Windra and Lunar where sleeping in separate beds; each draped with fine green silk covers that had the image of the Tree of Life on it. Windra sleeping calmly right arm draped over the side of the bed ready to grab his blade. Lunar on the other hand was curled up on top of the silk bed cover purring. A few moments later the sound of metal clanging against metal echoed through the hall. Windra's and Lunar's ears perked up at the sound, with one eye open Lunar scanned the room; nothing was there.

"Go back to bed it's just a maiden wandering the hall." Windra mumbled as he rolled over to sleepy to bother with a maiden.

"Ok, night." Lunar replied as he curled back up.

"Night Lunar." Windra mumbled then pasted out.

Several hours later there was a knock at the door, and then it creaked open. "Are you two awake because breakfast is ready?" A sweet voice chimed.

"Yeah we're awake just give us minute." Lunar replied as he stretched. Hmm hey Windra what's in the cloth wrapping?" Lunar yawn as he noticed a square cloth wrapped package next to Windra's bag.

"It's nothing just a robe from my clan or that's what the letter that was tied to it said." Windra explained as he tied his sash.

"Why haven't you opened it?" Lunar asked as he stepped towards it.

"Memories are bound to the robe that I never want to feel, come on lets go get some food." Windra replied as he packed it away and walked out of the room.

"Windra I want to see your true feelings, but you won't let me see them?" Lunar sighed then followed Windra to another room right next to the main hall. It was a dinning hall with a kitchen attached to it. The dinning hall was small and only had one long maple table on the right wall with chairs behind it. The table it self was lined with crystals and fresh fruit galore.

"Yes, sage berries, coomor nuts, apples, grapes, aqua berries, wow this is the best breakfast I have ever seen." Lunar cheered as quickly took the nearest seat and began to munch on an apple.

"Eat much." Windra laughed as he took a seat next to him and popped a sage berry into his mouth.

"Windra why do you hide your emotions from everyone? I mean I care about you." Lunar asked blowing apple bits all over Windra.

"Thanks you for the apple storm." Windra replied as he cast a wave of wind over his body and sending the apple pieces out the nearest window.

"Sorry about that... Anyway why do you hide your emotions?" Lunar apologized, swallowed, and then asked Windra again.

"When you have no family and wander the lands no one asks how you feel. Part of me wants to find my clan but that is easier said then done. Wolf clans keep to their selves and rarely talk to one other. If I go to the different clans asking questions about my birth, family, and clan they might think I'm a spy and kill me and I have a past that burns me to this day." Windra explained as he starred out the window to his right.

"Haha you are so silly Windra you really must have your lost your memory." The same cheerful voice from earlier laughed.

"Huh, what's a fairy doing here?" Lunar asked aloud as he noticed a fairy was sitting on a pile of apples. She was dressed in a teal robe and had deep green hair with brown eyes.

"I live in these woods you silly cat demon, now about your clan Windra." The fairy began; Windra quickly turned her. "Wolf clans are picky about who stays in the clan and who leaves the clan to find a mate. Out of a litter of six the strongest will leave the clan to find a mate, the rest will stay and protect the clan from threats. So I would say that you were chosen to find a mate Windra. By the way what clan did you come from?" The fairy explained to Windra then asked him where he came from.

"The Wolves of Northern Winds, here I even had their sword." Windra replied as he placed his sword on the table.

The fairy fell silent at Windra's words and the sight of his sword. "Oh a thousand pardons great Windra I didn't know of your past. Please forgive and you may call me Cho'Linean." She replied with a bow.

"What are you doing?" Windra and Lunar both asked starring at each other then to her.

"The sword of the Northern Winds is only given to the holiest of warriors and mages of the clan and you being the reincarnation of Wind Guardian and you Lunar being the new Earth Guardian, please excuse me." Cho'Linean stuttered the bowed and flew off.

Lunar and Windra just starred at each other with confused face for a few moments the returned to eating.

"Wait! Do you know where my clan lives? I want to return to them." Windra boomed.

"It's not my place to say, I'm sorry." Cho'Linean boomed back.

"Well since that is cleared up will you wear that robe?" Lunar laughed before eating a sage berry.

"You won't give up will you?" Windra replied.

"Nope and you're stuck with me." Lunar laughed even harder before he got up and went into the grand hall leaving Windra sighing.

"A mate huh... I guess I love Lunar but then again... Ah I need to think about this." Windra thought to himself after several moments of silence. From that last thought Windra became lost in thought again, not aware of where he was going.

"Windra?" A voice asked. "Windra?" The voice said again. "Windra wake up?!" The voice replied now annoyed. "Ok Windra you asked for this." The voice said sweetly then a sharp pain rushed through Windra's tail.

"Damn it Sen'Gale what was that for!" Windra growled now back in reality.

"Be happy that was a play bite and not a real bite, I heard everything that the fairy told you and I asked Thorn about it and according to him it's all true. Lunar and you are Guardians." Sen'Gale explained almost at a lost for words.

"I'm not sure what to say about all of this?" Windra replied.

"I don't know either maybe training Lunar in the ways of the Arcane Arts will clear your head. Besides I have a meeting with the Dryads of this forest, they wish to share their knowledge with me." Sen'Gale replied with a grin. "He's in the courtyard!" Sen'Gale quickly replied before he ran off to the right side of temple and into the far end hallway.

Windra just shock his head and wandered into the courtyard to find Lunar in front of the steps leading to the grand door practicing his arcane stanzas. He knows the stanzas but he still didn't know how to harness the energy. Not wanting to interrupt Windra took a seat on the top of the stairs and watched Lunar practice. Unaware of Windra, Lunar practiced his summoning, blessing, forming, and gateway stanzas over and over again. During a few of his stanzas he summoned a tiny spark of arcane energy. Lunar just cures under his breath at his failure.

After an hour of watching Lunar practice, Windra decided that it was time for him to help. He walked up behind Lunar and placed his arms over Lunars and his head on his right shoulder.