It was the time of Lady Sprite's journey in the mist, no one is sure if it was when she was touched by her love Nightwind or if it was that Nightwind took a part of her from the mist, but one thing is known, Serene was born from the love Lord Night and Lady Sprite shared. She was born in the mist, and she has her mother's fire and her father's will. This is the story of how she came to find her Mother and Father and bring a touch of "Fire" to the Lost Realm.
It was a warm clear day, the sun shining and the Realm was live with the preparation for the feast of spring. Merchants were busy selling the goods they had made over the winter. Mages showing off their talents and entertaining passers by. Even Abernathy was in the market (something he did VERY rarely). Then suddenly a cold mist started to form at the gates of Nightwind's Realm, at first no one noticed but as it grew a chill covered the market. Abernathy felt it and turned to see what it was, as he watched, flashes of lightning formed in the mist, and with them formed a slender figure. It moved out of the mist and stood before the open gates. In a moment the mist was gone and a beautiful young elf stood there. She was tall, slender, and had a look of wildness about her. Her hair was like wild fire, flowing over her shoulders and her eyes sparkled like the aqua blue sea. She was unarmed, but seemed as if she had no fear. Her face was like that of a sprite, fine, soft and glowing with an inner beauty. Her lips red and full, but still she was young, very young. As she looked around all came to a stop. Then in a voice as soft as summer breeze she spoke. "I seek the ruler and Lady of the Realm, May I enter?" Abernathy looked ather for a moment, but she made no move to pass through the gates. She looked over all there and her eyes met Abernathy's "You, Old One, with the light of a dragon, May I enter or will you bring your lord to me?" Abernathy smiled, "I do not think M'Lord would mind you entering the Realm." with that he nodded. "Welcome to the Lost Realm, home of Lord and Lady Nightwind. You are welcome here. What is your name M'Lady?" The young elf smiled and stepped into the open gateway "I have no name for only my Father and Mother can truly name me, but if you must call me something "Wild One" will do." Abernathy felt it as she entered the Realm, the presence of power that he had not felt from another but Lord Nightwind. "Where is it from which you come Wild One?" Abernathy studied her for a moment "I have many places, but I was born in the mists of time and I seek my parents for I have need of their help. I also need to know where I belong for the mist are where I love but they are not home." She smiled and started toward Lord Nightwind's keep, as she did all before her seemed to part to the sides. Abernathy thought to himself "This is trouble for M'Lord, I can feel it." then turned and started after her.
In his keep Nightwind felt a change in the air. Someone or something of magic had just entered his realm. As he turned to go to the globe of seeing on his throne to see what was happening Lady Sprite came running into the room "M'Love can you feel that. I feel a presence in the realm and it is coming to the castle. Nightwind smiled, "Yes M'Love I feel it." Then turned to go to the globe. It was then that Nightwind wondered why it was that his love felt it too. She had never felt the magic he felt before, why now? Nightwind waved his hand over the globe on his throne "Show Me!" The globe sprang to life and the image of the young elf appeared. Nightwind watched as she walk towards his keep and noticed that all moved out of her path. He also seen that Abernathy was following her "Who is she M'Love? She seems like I know her but I cannot tell from where." Nightwind just sat there quiet. She was almost to the keep when Nightwind spoke "She reminds me of you M'Love. There is your light in her. The one I seen in the mists of time, but there is something wrong. Her magic is wild and very strong. M'Love there is something not right here, M'Love I have a feeling that things are about to change." Then the globe faded as "Wild One" reached the gate to Nightwind's keep.
This little elf passed through the keep like she had grown up there. The guards parting to let her pass, all that was until she stood at the doors to Nightwind's throne room. "Move so I may pass!" she commanded, but the two guards there only stood, pikes crossing the door.s. She stood there for a moment studying them. Then started to whisper something under her breath, but as she whispered the doors opened and Lord Nightwind spoke from across the room "Little Elf, you waste your time....the guards before you are under my protectioon and your spells will not work on them." But the little elf continued to cast her spell. Lady Sprite smiled, she had not seen anyone "Defy" her love in a long time. Not since the battle of the dragons wb, but this young elf would not back down. She glanced over her shoulder and caught the sparkle in Nightwind's eye too. She knew her love admired the fire in this little elf, then as the little elf cast she too began to smile. She looked at Nightwind sitting on the throne across the room. Then with a devlish Giggle she touched the pendant around her neck and in a flash of light she moved from the doors to stand at the base of stairs to Nightwind's throne. Lady Sprite turned to her love, but he just smiled and said "Very good Little One." The little elf turned to Lady Sprite and in an instant Lady Sprite knew "You're my daughter aren't you?" The little elf smiled "I think so." Lady Sprite couldn't believe it. "But how?" she looked from the little elf to her love and back again "I do not know M'Love but we shall find out....That I promise." Nightwind looked to the door as abernathy entered "Welcome Old Friend.....but before Nightwind could continue Abernathy raised his hand and the Little elf reacted. A bolt of lightning sprang from Abernathy's hand and was met by one from the little elf. Nightwind was on his feet in the blink of an eye but Abernathy just smiled and dropped his hand. "I'm sorry M'Lord...but I needed to know for sure." Nightwind stood staring at his friend "Know....know what?" Abernathy bowed his head "M'Lady Sprite, do you know who she is?" Lady Sprite smiled "Yes old one I know but how?" As Abernathy was about to anser the little elf turned to Nightwind, "So you are my Father then?" Nightwind looked at Lady Sprite and standing together the two could have been sisters. Lady Sprite smiled at her love "M'Love .......we have a daughter." Nightwind just dropped back into the throne behind him.
Abernathy watched as Nightwind looked over the Little Elf. "You are a master of magic "Little One", but if you are really my daughter, then you will be able to lift this book (knowing himself that only his blood line could do so)." Nightwind placed a tome on the table between them. The little elf walked over and reached for the book but her hand passed through it. She stepped back and stared at the book "The book is there?" Yes Little One, the book is there." Nightwind smiled. "I shall tell you this. To move the book it must not touch the table, not even its shadow." The little elf thought for a moment then turned to Lady Sprite "Can you help me mother?" Lady Sprite nodded her head, "No my daughter, I can not....M'Lord has set this task for you." The little elf turned to Nightwind, smiled and said "Then if it is your wish M'Lord Nightwind it will be done.".....
For 3 days Nightwind and Abernathy studied the mists, cast spells and read all they could find. They wanted to know how this little elf could be his and Lady Sprite's child. Then on the third day Nightwind found the way it must have been, when Lady Sprite came to him from the mist he had stolen a part of her cloak. It was then that his magic first touched hers. Abernathy believed that when Nightwind freed Sprite it was that piece of magic that gave birth to this Little Elf. But both agreed that it was the uniond of their magic that made this child.
In the three days that Lord Nightwind and Abernathy were busy Lady Sprite oversaw the matters of the Realm, which left the Little Elf to roam the castle freely. It seemed this little elf had a sprite's luck in finding "mischief". She thought that she would help the royal cook with his pastries....thinking they would raise better if she cast a spell of enlarging on them, but it seems that cream puffs can only get so big before they explode. Needless to say cook was not happy when his prize creations exploded (nor were his guests). She also liked to pull jokes and flirt with the guards. Her mischievious nature was quickly known throughout the castle.
The night came fro the little elf to pass her test. Nightwind walked into the room only he, Lady Sprite and Abernathy were present. Nightwind waved his hand and the table appeared in the center of the room. Nightwind reached into his cloak and brought out the book to be moved and placed it in the center of the table. Then with a wave of his hand lit all the torches in the room. "Little Elf" your test is this. Place the book back in my hands, from yours.....but be warned you can not touch the book as long as any of it touches the table, even its shadow, and the book only stays as long as it has light. Do this and I will know you are my child." With that Nightwind stepped back to press his back to the wall and waited. The little elf studied the table for only a moment and then cast the spell of levitation upon the book it rose above the table then she looked around the room. Moving around the room she put out all but one torch. This made the shadow of the book easy to see then using her magic she moved the table so that it was still below the book but no part of it touched the book not even the shadow. Then with a big smile she reached out took the book and handed it to Nightwind "Here you are Father, your book." Nightwind nodded "Thank thee Little One, you have proven that you are truly my child." Tomorrow we shall introduce you to your Realm......ooooh........and name you my Little One. The little elf smiled "Very well Father, I am so Happy." with that she ran over to Lady Sprite and hugged her..."Thank you Mother." Lady Sprite was almost in tears as she said "Your welcome Daughter." Then she turned to Nigthwind and smiled and leaned up, Nightwind leaned down and she kissed him on the cheek "Thank thee Father." Nightwind smiled and said "You are welcome Little one." Then the little elf looked around and saw Abernathy "I need your help "abby".....I'll need a dress for tomorrow." Abernathy turned to his Lord, "Nightwind my Friend" Nightwind just smiled "I'm sure you can handle it my old friend......if I or Lady Sprite are needed we shall be in my resting place." Abernathy just smiled "Aye M'Lord" with a light breeze and a whisper of smoke Nigthwind and Lady Sprite were gone. Abernathy turned to the little elf "Ok.....what is it you want Little Princess?"
It was a beautiful night, the breeze was soft and warm and the bright moon made the crystal roof of Nightwind's resting place sparkle. Lady Sprite lay beside her love her head resting on his chest. As she lay there her mind wondered back to the little elf. "She has a daughter." She thought and I made her heart glad. She had feared that her and her love would never see a child from their love. Then as Nightwind's heart beat gently in her ear he whispered "M'Love?"....."Yes Love" she answered. "We must name our Daughter.....do you have a anme in mind love?" Lady Sprite thought for a moment "It must be fitting her, she is a beautiful young girl M'Love.....It must also be a name fitting our child..." Lady Sprite layed there for a long time, then suddenly she giggled. "What is it my Love?" I have the name for our Daughter......it is perfect for her.....and she giggled again...."What is it M'Love?" "Well M'Love I hope it will calm her wild side.....M'Love what do you think of "Princess Serene"?" Nightwind giggled "M'Love our realm has been anything but serene since her arrival.....why that? Lady Sprite leaned up and kissed Nightwind softly "Because M'Love this is the first time in a long time you have brought me here....and M'Love I can see she had a calming effect on you. So M'Love I wish for her to be named Serene." Nightwind smiled softly "As you wish M'Love...Princess Serene it shall be." With that Lady Sprite cuddled back into Nightwind's chest and drifted off to sleep.
In the morning the whole Realm was a buzz with chatter. Lord and Lady Nightwind were to present their daughter today; was it the beauty that came from the mist's of time? and if not her.....who? All would have to wait till noon for that was the time Nightwind and Lady Sprite had set. Noon arrived and all gathered outside Nigthwind's keep. Lord Nightwind and Lady Sprite looked unbelievable, both in their finest, but the beautiful young elf that appeared between them outshone them both. As the crowd went quiet Nightwind spoke, "I will make this very short....My Ladies and Gentlemen of the Realm, M'Love and I want to present our daughter, the Light of our lives and your Princess. May I present the "Princess Serene", the young flower of my Realm and second in beauty to only one...Her Mother." With that the crowd bowed and a voice rang out clear and was joined by all "Long live the Princess Serene, Flower of the Lost Realm." To which she smiled and turned to her Mother and Father, bowing her head she said "Thank thee Mother and Father, I truly love you."
