The Seer (2)

"We are looking for Seer Midel. Can we see him for a bit?" Yllana hopes she could at least talk to him.

The servant's face did not change, he was still smiling. "Forgive us. Seer Midel has already left. You might as well ask the neighboring cities or villages."

With that said, they had no choice but to leave the place. Lucien stared at the palace gates before they left. A glint flashed across his eye for an instant before walking beside Yllana.

"He's inside, I know you feel it too. But right now, we don't know why they were hiding him. Should we just go?" She furrowed her brows. It is rare to find a seer in the whole kingdom since there are only a handful of them and they are always on the move.

"We're here now. It would be a waste if we do not try to see him."

Along the street, a small girl clad in a blue cloak rushed over them. The action stunned both Lucien at Yllana. The little girl's hands tightly hugged Yllana, "It's you. I've been waiting for you." The child's pleasant voice was almost crying. Two blue sparkling eyes stared happily at two red ones.

"Eeek!"

"Another idiot." Lucien pick up the little girl by the collar lifting her up from the ground as if she was weightless. He squinted his eyes and threw the girl aside not giving her another thought.

"Lucien!" Yllana's eyes widened in disbelief. This unfeeling man couldn't even have the slightest grace to be soft to a young girl of 7 or 8. How rude!

"Big brother, are you a demon?" while sitting on the ground, the little voice whispered which only Lucien could hear. He turned stiff for a moment then returned his ice cold demeanor.

"Why were you looking for me?" Yllana broke their silence. She felt something odd in her chest. There was a sense of foreboding that something wrong was about to happen. But she immediately suppressed that feeling because she didn't know where it came from.

"I saw you. I knew you were coming." The little girl was like a blue ball that bounced in front of her again carrying a wide grin and crescent-shaped eyes. "Come closer big sister. The seer has a message for you."

'What?! The seer?'

Lucien turned hastily and was about to grab the little one again when Yllana waved his hand away and stooped down to meet the little girl's face. The little girl's blue eyes suddenly changed into black in an instant and her cute childish voice changed into a hoarse man's voice. "Help me out of the dungeon and I'll tell you about your special constitution, Accursed One."

Those words of pleading sounded cold and almost lifeless. The hoarseness of the voice are evidences of pain and suffering of the one who was behind it. She blanked out for a minute and looked back at the black eyes which were now blue again. "You... "

"I am Midel's contracted spiritual body. He sent me out to look for you. Unfortunately, he doesn't have much time. We have to hurry." The little girl was urging them to rescue the seer trapped in a dungeon somewhere inside the palace.

"Why should we help you? What's in it for us?" Yllana was slightly troubled as she gave a quick glance at the cold man beside her. He was silently observing them all the time. She has already caused this guy so much trouble that she do not bother letting him call her idiot all the time. Compared to the problems she brought to him, this sort of nickname he uses on her is still a light punishment.

"He'll read you for free and give you information about the mage you are looking for," the little girl smiled at her again.

"I wonder how you got to know that I am looking for a mage." she was now highly suspicious about this little girl. One must not be deceived by looks. And by the look of it, this little girl who looks 7 or 8 doesn't seem to be a little girl really. If she really was, wouldn't the seer be worried that she was wandering the streets all by herself? This thought made Yllana realize to be careful with her decision.

"I can see through you," that single statement caused Yllana to shudder. In a flash, the little girl flicked her finger and a blue light seeped through Yllana's forehead.

Memories of her last battle rushed through her brain. Her ramrod straight back while facing the demons on the hills, the two red blood eyes staring at her, and the cold hands that enveloped her while her sword was attached to the demon king-all these resurfaced in her mind and gave her a shock.

Thump!

Lucien flicked his finger on the little girl's forehead and disturbed Yllana's trance. She was drenched in sweat while looking at Lucien's back. Her breathing became heavy and she felt that frightening experience as if it just happened again. She hated that feeling, that feeling of helplessness. She gulped as she covered her eyes. She needed to see this seer named Midel. He could help her through this dilemma. "Let's talk."