The Alpha King's Guardian
Chapter 11: Manor Tour Part 1
I woke up earlier than my usual.
Grandfather An had gone for Majesta.
My cousins and siblings left for Arckwar last night and I missed their departure.
I'm stuck in the manor with a dozen Were-watchers and one of them is the person I've been crushing on for a long time.
The only upside to this is that Hattie and Blaster are here to keep me company.
My Aunts and Uncles return to work almost everyday and for eight hours straight.
I headed out my room and down the staircase.
I saw Raiver's back standing at the bottom of the stairs.
I stopped for a while, my heart pounding.
°°°i'm supposed to give him a tour of the manor°°°
Raiver turned his head sideways and then swiveled around to face me.
I hurried down the stairs and bypassed him, heading towards the grand foyer.
He caught up, seven feet next to me and I felt my cheeks heat up.
I stopped at the front door and looked beyond the stairs.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Grandfather An said I should give you a tour of the manor.
Raiver ( Male Lead )
Yes, he did.
Raiver ( Male Lead )
But it didn't have to be now. Why don't you have breakfast first?
°°°have you seen the size of this place? it'll take us a day to cover all of it°°°
Legacie ( Female Lead )
I already had breakfast in my room.
I had been thinking about him since last night. It receded my appetite.
Six years I've been in Arckwar.
Six years I've been watching and learning stuff about him from afar, always atleast a hundred feet away, but now he's almost inches close to me.
Raiver ( Male Lead )
Oh, alright.
I nodded and let out a brief sigh.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Well, uh, this is the grand foyer.
My eyes swerved to his face to see his reaction.
Raiver ( Male Lead )
It's wondrous.
He said then turned to me.
Raiver ( Male Lead )
It resembles Sacaria Palace.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Aoíbhen Coppert.
I blurted out and Raiver grinned.
Raiver ( Male Lead )
Yes, she's the Gifted-Architect who designed the pillars of Sacaria.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Y-yes.
Raiver ( Male Lead )
I'm surprised you know her?
Legacie ( Female Lead )
She's acquainted with my grandmother.
He flashed me a genuine smile.
°°°i think i'm going to melt if I stare at him for too long°°°
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Right, then onto the next. Let's go.
Each step I took synchronized with Raiver.
°°°what would Agnes do or say if she ever saw me this close to her crush?°°°
°°°what would my friends say after I tell them?? Jolene and Blanche would definitely scream at my face°°°
We headed up and the second room I introduced him is a receiving chamber.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
This is the Comfort Chamber, mostly for guests.
Raiver ( Male Lead )
It's coated in layers of enchantment.
He concluded and I turned to him.
°°°how did he know that?°°°
°°°the enchantment on every corners of the room are sealed with grade supreme magic°°°
°°°could he possibly see it?°°°
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Yes, do you see them?
Raiver ( Male Lead )
See them?
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Yes, the slithering colors within the walls, the ceilings and the floors?
His lips curl into a gentle grin.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Then how do you know the room is enchanted?
Raiver ( Male Lead )
Scent.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Scent?
°°°he can smell enchantment magic?°°°
Legacie ( Female Lead )
I had no idea enchantments carried a... scent.
Raiver ( Male Lead )
No, not to Warlocks.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
What do you mean?
Raiver ( Male Lead )
It's a Thormortigan gift.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Oh...
Legacie ( Female Lead )
I keep forgetting you're from the Royal Bloodline.
He shrugged and then turned towards the room again.
Raiver ( Male Lead )
It's changed??
I couldn't help but smile.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Oh, uh yeah. That's the magic.
He pressed him brows together, bemused.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Once you step inside the room remodels itself to the guests' own comfort or preference.
Raiver ( Male Lead )
Supreme Magic?
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Yes, from my great grandfather Alistar Volguardsen.
Raiver ( Male Lead )
It feels sort of illegal.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Yeah it does.
We locked eyes for awhile and shared a smile.
I turned away and examined the room.
°°°his favorite color is red°°°
Raiver ( Male Lead )
Although. I don't see myself too comfortable in this placement.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Then maybe a reflection of your personality.
Raiver ( Male Lead )
It does that too?
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Yes. The Incantation used in this room studies its guest.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Some guests are like an open book, easy to read... therefore the magic in the room duplicates a scene that's somewhat familiar... sometimes a carbon copy of a zone they're most comfortable with.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
The Medium Guests, quite intimidating guests are a little less readable. So the magic in the room formulates a response that would suit their comforts.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
It takes them a while to loosen up, but they get comfortable everytime.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Maybe that's you.
I finished and I had realized I was talking a lot.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
I'm blurting again, aren't I?
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Kaede said it was a bad habit.
He lowered his head and chuckled lowly.
He turned to me again, fresh and smiling.
Raiver ( Male Lead )
I like the way you talk...
Raiver ( Male Lead )
...about your family's magic and legacy.
°°°ah, that's what he meant. my heart almost jumped out of my chest there°°°
Raiver ( Male Lead )
So this room's design is supposed to be a response, because it can't quite grasp a zone I feel comfortable with or like?
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Yes, exactly.
Raiver ( Male Lead )
Does it shift even when the guest had already sat down?
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Yes, it will keep shifting until you get comfortable and you wouldn't even notice.
He nodded, and admired the room.
Raiver ( Male Lead )
That's some immaculate magic.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Yeah, I think so too.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
We should step out now.
I warned him and we walked out of the room. I closed the doors and it locked.
Raiver ( Male Lead )
Is there something wrong?
He asked suddenly, worried.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
We're not supposed to be in there for long periods of time.
Raiver ( Male Lead )
There's a side effect, of course.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Yes, it's ancient magic with layers of modern protection magic.
Raiver ( Male Lead )
Why is that?
Legacie ( Female Lead )
This room is similar to an interrogation room.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
It gets you comfortable enough to spill all your secrets.
Raiver ( Male Lead )
Ah, I was wondering how complex the magic was and you just answered it for me.
I gave him a brief smile.
Raiver ( Male Lead )
May I ask why it was built like that?
Legacie ( Female Lead )
It wasn't intentionally like that. My great grandad Ali was a Warlock Psyche.
Raiver ( Male Lead )
I've heard of Warlock Psyches.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Yes, since he was forbidden to use magic on problematic warlocks, he used the room to comply with their comforts and so it made his...patients open up to him without the use of contact magic.
Raiver ( Male Lead )
So the room is almost alive itself.
He whispered, but not enough for me not to hear.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Yeah, but it's not as potent as before.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Warlock Souls leave for Bathal Fields and the source of the rooms magic will be cut off.
Raiver ( Male Lead )
Object Magic stops evolving when there's no magic to feed it and resumes to its original purpose.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Exactly.
Raiver ( Male Lead )
Is every magic like that?
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Probably.
Raiver ( Male Lead )
But what if the room is unsuccessful to study your personality or your preferences?
°°°I was afraid he was going to ask that°°°
Raiver ( Male Lead )
How does it respond to a deeply closed or reserved Warlock?
°°°that had happened one time°°°
Raiver ( Male Lead )
Someone it could not penetrate mentally or scan physically by action?
°°°he gets how the room works now. he's so intelligent°°°
Legacie ( Female Lead )
A shite hole.
I blurted out and his eyes widened for a bit then he belted out a deep laugh.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Sorry for my language.
Raiver ( Male Lead )
A shite hole?
Legacie ( Female Lead )
The room would collapse and turn into this big black hole.
Raiver ( Male Lead )
How do you get out of that?
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Ah, I forgot to mention...
Raiver ( Male Lead )
Yes, what is it?
Legacie ( Female Lead )
The door doesn't close.
Raiver ( Male Lead )
That's the only safety exit?
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Pretty much.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
But you don't have to worry about that. You're not an official invited guest to the room so it won't have an effect on you that much.
Raiver ( Male Lead )
There's that too?
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Yes. Magic is very complex, but their Makers even more so.
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