Chapter II: Prince of the Sky

Mayu woke up from the most comfortable sleep she’s had since she ran away. She rose from the purple velvet seat of the old golden carriage she was riding in. The interior of the carriage was lined with gold and royal purple drapery on the windows that preferred to be opened by the occupant riding. Even though the wheels were turning, the carriage didn’t travel along the ground, but in the sky. Mayu looked out of the window; the sun brought an orange tint on the surface of the clouds. She then went to the little window that allowed her to see the stagecoach, whom of course was Morgan.

As if riding in a flying carriage wasn’t weird enough, the animals pulling it were what appeared to be two giant ferrets with bright green stripes down their backs. Morgan had called these bizarre looking creatures “Marobas”. However, despite their appearance, Mayu had grown fond of them as she would with almost any animal.

“Did you have a nice sleep?” Morgan asked in his usual gentle voice.

“Yes I did, best sleep I’ve had in ages,” Mayu replied. “Can I ask you something?”

“Well, sure!” Morgan said.

“How did you manage to find me?” she asked. He drew in a deep breath before responding.

 “The aura of the soldiers resonates around them like a bright star that only I can see. When I went to find you, I followed the blue star that enveloped your presence. Now of course this star wasn’t found in the sky, but shining brightly on the ground like a diamond in the rough,”

“That was beautiful,” she said adoring the metaphor and his loving choice of words.

“Why thank you,” he smiled. He could see she was even more taken with him than she was the day before.

“Oh, and only you can see it?” Mayu asked trying to snap out of the slight daze over fancy words; she had her elbows on the stagecoach window as she listened.

“That’s correct. Mayu, have you become taken with me? Your words seemed strained for a moment there…”