[center][h3][color=silver]The Plains of the Solemn Melodies[/color][/h3][/center]

[i]The strange ethereal man simply tilted his head as he looked towards Shannon, trying to figure out how best to answer her question. Even if he did know what to answer with, not having a mouth was quite difficult for the poor thing. Though, he would find a way to make do. Taking out his baton once more, the tall man conducted some sort of strange tempo before a small arrangement of notes appeared before him.

The notes swirled around a bit and began to dance as the flowers and even the grass began to move softly. The air filled with a soft melody, one that was pleasing to the ears and also energetic as well. The man simply continued to move and motion his arms as if he was truly before a orchestra, only for a harmony of sounds to fill the landscape before them. Everything felt as if it was going to be alright and that there was a coming peace with the wave of music despite there being no players or instruments in sight.

As the sounds started to become nothing more than a whisper on the winds and fade away, the man bowed before producing a small note card from his pocket which read: 

[center][b]A Musician is what I am. A pleasure to make your acquaintance.[/b][/center][/i]

[i]Not stopping there, the man looked towards Rena and placed one of his long fingers against the side of his head in thought. Having produced an idea, he hopped without making a sound over the group and landed gracefully onto the meadow and pointed towards the road nearby heading towards god knows where.[/i]

[i]Pointing at the three of them and clasping his hands together and resting against them as if pretending to sleep, it would seem the man was saying that they all surely looked tired. Moving towards the three of them, he extended a hand towards Valair and Rena as if to help them get up, while tilting his head at Shannon, still wondering what the three thought of him.[/i]

[i]No matter, it didn't matter to him much, for he had an audience to listen to his music once again![/i]

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[center][h3][color=orchid]Kael’valtar, The City of Soaring Hopes[/color][/h3][/center]

[i]The mage let out a small laugh as he grinned with delight, it had been a while since he had been this entertained with guests in his city. Still, if he went out of his way and had too much fun then he might just end up killing them. Looking towards Kuel'Dalas within the mirror he folded his arms and let out a sigh, before rubbing his fingertips and producing a white stellar light. [/i]

[center][img]http://i.imgur.com/U0elkzM.jpg[/img][/center]

[i]For a moment, the thought of laying down more tasks and trials for the mortals seemed appealing. The idea of making them work to prove themselves and show their worth and value just as he had for hundreds of years sounded oh so appetizing. He hated the idea that humans, weaklings who had resorted to such atrocities and cheap tactics to obtain power and had killed so many of his kind... were now their very saviors.[/i]

[i]To top it all off, he was to be their teachers... and the very idea of it was revolting.[/i]

[i]Standing from his chair and heading downstairs to where his guests had arrived, the idea of setting them ablaze with a spell or two was knocking on the back of his head like a constant hammer. A single flick of his wrist was all it would take and he could simply brush it off as an attempt at his life.[/i]

[i]He reached the bottom of the stairs and appeared before Mana, Darius, and Joel... and simply glared at them along with the door that they were supposed to use the master key that he gave Mana on... although, if it was already open then that means he would have to punish his guards later. It was in pieces, probably due to the fact that one of them rammed into it full force. Looking back at the warriors- no, kids to be precise, he looked carefully and noticed that they were all pretty exhausted and bruised, some more than others. [/i]

"Impudent children..." he murmured towards the trio as he flicked his wrist and cast his spell. 

Immediately, the door that had been battered fixed itself upon the hinges and closed itself. 

"You do know that you simply could have used the key I gave you to open the door, yes? There was no need to [i]break[/i] my things and force your way in here..." he said as he walked towards Darius and Joel, looking them over a bit. "You both look relatively fine, minus a few cuts and raw skin. If you cannot handle that then I suppose you aren't real men. As for you," the elf glanced towards Mana, "I'll take a look at your wounds or have someone take a look. My Sentinels were not supposed to cause any real harm... but it seems they went a bit overboard."

[i]I'm still too nice to harm kids it seems... plus they're too naive and foolish to take responsibility for anything that has been done here...[/i]

"Come, I'll get you all some change of clothes and a warm bed to rest in along with something to eat," murmured the elf as he began heading up the stairs, before pausing. "Ah, I almost forgot... My name is Prince Kael’valtar, and welcome to Aurora," he said with a smile before shooting a tiny lightning bolt at Joel from the tip of his fingertip, signaling that this was no dream. "From hence forth, you all will be studying under my tutelage and will have my protection... Now," snapping his fingers Prince Kael'valtar produced three keys- each landing before Mana, Joel, and Darius; with the emerald gemmed key in front of Mana, the ruby gemmed key in front of Joel, and the Topaz gemmed key in front of Darius, "come and head to your rooms which are marked by the color of the gem within your key."

[i]With that, Kael'valtar made his way up the stairs wondering what to do next, and what to do with the weapon in the mirror.[/i]