THAT ILLUSION || ONC 2021

~•{Chapter #06}•~

"Finally Azarious had sent some girls! He never does that often. Glad to meet you my Narngon girls." She then gave them a short welcoming embrace.

"This means we are safe. Suppose you are Hugh's mom?" Eir enquired politely.

"Oh! You are smart. Yes, I'm the mom of Mr Mischievous Prince. And I loved how you fired to capture them," she said while her sapphire's looked at Mordana's new ravens. Mordana felt a little guilt for acting overprotective.

"Oh, sorry I didn't try..."

"Aye, it's no problem. Those naughty young men must learn to behave. Not always they can be having fun. Life has some serious moments too," she assured them.

"Oh well then. I'm Mordana and these are..."

"Eir and Serephina. Am I right? I have been hearing you ever since Aaron recognised you. So nothing is hidden here," she declared while she winked at Eir and Mordana that toned their cheeks crimson for a weird moment.

"I'm Galene Azarious, the one who is responsible until you guys complete your assignments," she introduced herself.

'Oh! Mrs Azarious? And you dreamt about his boy. Ohho! Poor Eir,' Serephina ridiculed inside their minds. Eir made a pale stare at her to which Mordana chuckled between her pressed lips.

"Before that, he is a boy and that's fine. Don't poke your friend much," Galene winked at them again only to earn some uneasy gazes.

"Boys, everything is fine except for your cussing acts," she recited in her high pitched tone while looking up. She then called out for them to descend to their actual home. She could hear an 'on the way', as a response.

With that, she opened the sapphire door and let them visit the aquatic hall. The walls were made of tough glass that had arrested the flowing waters behind them. The corals and reefs were scattered on the marine brown algae and spongy shrubs. The colourful fishes and gold-green tortoises swam across the waters that surrounded them all over. The ceiling had an elegant floral chandelier dangling with scented lamps lit around it. The entire place was an aquatic mansion in disguise.

As they stepped in, Galene gestured them to sit on the pearl shimmering Bridgewater couch neatly contrasting the cerulean theme. Every spot was free of any speck of dust or moist and there were not many electrical devices to keep the ventilation as the waters did it in an ebullient way.

The trio admired the arrangement and sat on the pearly settee. They had forgotten the heatwaves and sweat beads that were seeping on their skin minutes ago.

"This is indeed a marine heaven," Serephina expressed.

"Certainly! My kind of home. So you guys like this?" Galene questioned and they responded quickly with their delighted nods.

When they were relaxing, they could hear the boys murmuring something behind them. The clattering steps announced their arrival through the basement stairs. Galene chewed her lips when she saw something glowing around their palms.

"Mom, these crazy women had done something to us. I tried every spell but this flaming rope is not releasing us," Hugh grumbled beneath his breaths. Galene glanced keenly and instead of getting grumpy, she reacted otherwise.

"Wow! That was cool. Finally, someone was able to tie you. I guess it's not an illusion for an illusionist to try," she queried the girls in common.

"Nope! It was his fire, dracarys. It would retreat only when I request him to take it back. Give me a moment I shall do it," Mordana clarified, showing them her ring.

"You have carried your soul protectors along?" Aaron questioned, making the trio nodded with a gentle smile.

Mordana then took her ring from the thumb and walked towards the boys. She traced the ring around the blazing ropes at a gentle pace. As and when she moved the ring was moved the rope started to retreat to its owner who was snorting his fumes through his metallic nostrils. A slight terror slammed their spine for trying to fool these women. When their regrets crept up to their guts, she had released them from Ormr's hold. With a wicked smile, she came back and sat with her peers.