The Apogian War

Chapter 5

"What do you mean by what you think we should do" Peseidon said in a bloaty voice not considering his voice, because of the temper that was burning inside of him as he spoke, "don't give me that w,what w,what question, know perfectly well what I mean,or can you please explain to me what happened yesterday at the peak or how we got here" Clover said angrily, "you are too blind to see what lord Darkovan has been doing for us, if he wanted us dead we would have been by now" Peseidon retorted

"You owe no one no explanation Peseidon Darkovan said angrily to the surprise and Optmost frights of both of his male servants.

"We are sorry lord Darkovan we meant no disrespect, it's just that it is hard to take it all in" clover said,

"I know what you mean but is your mind prepared for what I have to say to you today" Darkovan said.

There was a minute of silence and finally clover said "I am prepared" 'and what about you' Darkovan looked expectantly at Peseidon.

"I-i thin-k so m-my l-lord" Poseidon said shakingly,

Darkovan explained to them who he was and all that had happened to him Clover and Peseidon were both dumbstruck, frightened and exasperated by all what he said to them, before they could think of a reply or ask questions to anything, there was a sudden knock on the door.

"Who is that" said the bloaty voice of clover,"it's me miss Ella, the lady from the counter she said with a tiny pleasant voice, clover and Poseidon looked with unison at their master and smiled.

Darkovan shrugged, but he couldn't deny the fact he was the one the lady wanted to see so he went for the door, "you may come in Ella" Darkovan said airily,

As she walked in, she was wearing a light blue silk gown which extended over to her knees, it was this fashion of gown that most women of the domains mostly wear when going to bed,

"Do you need something?" Darkovan said as he caught her staring at the room and slightly glancing at him smiling and then at his two servants.

"no, no she said almost frightened, i've got everything I need, I just wanted to ,,,"

"now darling you don't have to ask us, clover said with a smile on his face I am clover and with me here are my fellow colleagues l,lor,,,, sorry, Darkovan he corrected himself quickly as Darkovan gave him a stern look and here is Peseidon"

"We are travellers from,,,, "Darkovan ignored him and quoted him quickly," we'll be on our way not long after now" he said to the both startled and confused miss Ella.

"No no no!!, you can stay for the evening but you will have to pay to spend another night Ella said huskily.

"I know what you're thinking, but I assure you we are more like brothers,Peseidon said portentously as he walked out and said to Darkovan, I will go saddle the horses'," and I will go find us some food, for us to eat on our way" clover said as he walked out quickly before Darkovan could say a word,leaving Darkovan and the young maiden all alone to themselves.

Darkovan knew she was a maiden in search for a man, so he knew what she was thinking and then said,"you were saying something earlier", he said cutting her off from her intense thinking,"no no I just wanted to check on how you are and your friends were faring, so how do you see our pub, Darkovan she used his name for the first time smiling childishly as she took a seat beside him, they were starting to talk more freely to each other, opening up their past and presents, but Darkovan never mentioned that he was the king of a domain or that he had any form of powers.

"How far do you think it is from here to the castle of Hardias?, Clover asked the boisterous bartender, "it's actually twenty-five miles east from here, but I know a very quick shortcut through the misty marsh in the south"

The bartender said in a low voice, "take this map to guide you on your way to the castle" the bartender gave him a ruffled old looking map,that had tears and blunted ink on it.

"Thank you sir," Clover said to the bartender Agrippa, he mumbled a low your 'welcome' under his breath.

As Clover walked pass a set of men, after he talked to Agrippa, one of the drunks said in a high whisper "Agrippa is up to something again, I can smell it" the drunk said and laughed loudly with the other drunks, Clover did not think twice after went out of the pub to throw the map away, as he went out of the pub because he knew Agrippa was leading him into a trap.

Clover met Peseidon watering the horses which were already saddled at the back of the pub in a small stream, with two other men who were doing the same as him, getting their horses ready for their journey's.

The two men were deep in discussion when one said "have you heard of the resent attacks on the traders" the other gave a slight glance at Peseidon and Clover, immediately the other man stopped talking and the both of them strolled away with their horses.

Clover discussed his encounter with Agrippa, while Peseidon couldn't help laughing at his story but clover still had an obsession deep within him on the incident with the fire demons on the outskirts of the peak and what Darkovan had told him and Peseidon this morning"

"The seven Apoogies are real and each king of the seven domains are one of them,

Ausburn the first popularly known as the red Apogee, for his control of fire, fire demons and volcanoes.

Hardias the second known as the Earth Apogee for his control of Earth which includes rocks, sand, mould and soil.

Faltron the third the Falcon Apogee, the only female Apogee known for her metal wings and control of metals with the legendary five hundred thousand female imperial Knights.

Golden the fourth known as the gold Apogee for his control of gold, and also the richest of all the kings, his city called the city of Gold where the mines flourished with gold reserves.

Coltus the fifth, the cold Apogee known for his control of water and ice and also known for his ice castle and his icy armoured soldiers.

Darwin the sixth the Arch Apogee known as the master of lightening and his unsurfaced Identity which made him unknown to many and known to few.

And lastly himself Darkovan the seventh known as the Dark Apogee, for his legendary control of Dark magic and the walking deads"