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Dormant Castle loomed over a plateau of the darkest onyx, surrounded by a great canyon that was perhaps once filled with water. The weathered stone walls were a strained black and grey, the turrets high and foreboding, the battlements crumbled with the stress of war. There was no breeze to carry neither song nor scream. There was a penetrating air that caused Cody, Draven and Zuleika to shiver with cold and with fear. A worn stone bridge crumbled beneath their feet as they ran to reach the si...

"Oh Codonall! You came back to me!" She made to reach out for her son, her shawl slipping to the floor as she spread out her arms. Cody flinched and pushed back from the bar, "I didn’t come back for you. I'm here on military business." She gave a loud gasp and shrunk back, fumbling with her glasses and throwing them on her round face as though her sight would help her understand, "Military? Military?" Cody gave a solemn nod and spoke with such a sharp tongue that Zuleika and Draven were quite...

Zuleika approached the clearing rapidly, clutching her long coat in her hand as she headed over to Draven who stood unnaturally still, staring at her with unblinking eyes. "Draven, oh, Draven!" Failing to notice Draven's peculiar behaviour, she glanced around the darkening woodland as blood red sunlight spilled across the forest floor, "Where is Vaughn?" "He was taken away." Draven's mouth moved accordingly but the monotonous and empty voice was almost impossible to belong to him. Continuing,...

"We're back!" Serena announced as she entered the sitting room. Cody, Draven, Vaughn and Thomas nodded slowly and mumbled quietly with their heads bent in concentration. Zuleika looked at Serena, "What are they doing?" "Playing cards," Serena rolled her eyes and headed into the kitchen. Zuleika walked over to the circle of armchairs in the centre of the cosy room, "What are you playing?" she asked with general interest. "Ssh!" Draven hushed though still keeping his eyes on his cards. "Sorry....

The still air was broken only with the birds' sweet singing. The stone beneath their feet was worn and the grass grew through the cracks with a luscious green colour that complemented the vast fields of grass and trees surrounding them. Feeling harmonious with nature, Zuleika closed her eyes peacefully and allowed her feet to guide her along the path and she turned her face to the direction of the sunlight. Though the air pinched her cheeks and nose she felt cleansed and fresh in this tranqui...