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A Parting of the Ways

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I 'll tell you later, once Tristan goes home.." Stripetail replied. - Tristan nodded. "I have to go soon anyway, my folks are keen that I vget home atr a decent time. I mmnay have reached the age of maturity, but i still live with them, and thier rules still apply" He groaned.
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"Still they trying to look out for you as parents do" Eva said with a smile.


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Yes.. How about your parents Eva? Do they have similar rules for you?' Tristan grinned. The grin faded however as he looked at Eva's face.
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"I don't have any" Eva turn and leaves the room feeling she was hit by a brick.


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Tristan was stunned by the words Eva said. "She's an orphan? I never knew that..' He said finally. "Tact is something you need to work on."
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One of the people that work at the castle came up into the room "Lord Stripetail, the Dragon Lord has arrived and awaiting at the front gates" he said to Stripetail


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Let him in..' Stripetail said looking at Tristan. The visit will have to be quick though.. I've got a lot on my plate at the moment..." He then turned to the young squirrell" Eva's room is on the third floor. Go up and make amends..I know you didn't mean any harm... but she is very touchy on the subject..'
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Wayne stood waiting outside then was let in walking into the castle "I wonder what been going on here... it keeps making that strange feeling of something not magically being used around here" Wayne thought to himself as he walked into the castle.


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Hello Wayne " Stripetail said as Wayne entered the room. "How is Cesha?"  Cesha was the young Dragon Lady, she was the daughter of a high ranking admiral in the Dinoton Fleet. Her relationship with Wayne was close but also professional, in accordance with her father's wishes. This was the first time in almost a year the two friends had seen each other, both being very important beings in their respective areas, both had many demands on their time...
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"Cesha is doing well, we've been doing our duties alot to keep a balance going but something odd been happening around here so I left her incharge for now and to contact me if anything is up." Wayne said to Stripetail "Something being used here and it not magic but a strange energy release and it coming from around this place in the last 3 days"


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I've had an unwelcome visitor" Stripetail said a nerve of coldness flowing into his voice. "Most likely it is he whose energy you have been detecting..
_ Tristamn reached Eva's room and knocked on the door "Eva, it's me Tristan. Look, I'm sorry about my comment, earlier, I didn't know you were an orphan, and I would never try to hurt you in any way, you're my friend. Please let me in.."
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"It's open" Eva spoke out

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"So my feeling was right" Wayne said with arms crossed


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Tristan opened the door and walked in the room.
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" he is one of the most powerful beings I have ever faced, and you would put yourself in great danger Wayne if you got involved in this..." Stripetail said. "Your life would be great peril, your powers are nothing compared to his, and it took me a very powerful spell to get rid of him.."
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"You didn't know Tristan lets just forget about it" Eva spoke turning around to him.

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"I understand, So what was he after then?" Wayne said then asked wondering about it and wondering what this unwelcome visitor wanted.


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I suspect he's after Eva, or more accurately, trying to drive a wedge between Eva and myself...Eva could help revive magic to levels not seen since I was young...but she doesn't want to spend her life that way..." Stripetail paused... "And her time of apprenticeship ends after this year...at that point, she will be free to disregard anything I suggest.."
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"You have feelings for her don't you Stripetail?" Wayne said quietly only Stripetail hearing it looking over at him with half open eyes then opened them with arms crossed. "It hard letting someone go when the time is up... I've been there with Dirah... she and I in the end parted ways but we kept in contact time and again but I haven't seen her after that day she left." Wayne said with closed eyes withs folded back and leaning on the wall. "She happy with the choice and that what counts in the end. what makes them happy to follow their choice in path even it bumpy." Wayne finished saying to Stripetail eyes reopen looking back at Stripetail


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You know me too well' Stripetail sighed. "Yes, she has revitalized me with being around me.. I Was starting to fall into a rut... in everything I did...she changed all that...and i've enjoyed the last 9 years immensely..." There was a slight catch in his voice, as he said this. "Who knows whgen I will find someone like her again...I took me a million years to find her..."
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"Maybe it time for a change." Wayne said to him putting a hand on his shoulder "If your given a chance to start a new form of life style that you never had take it and maybe that will make you just as alive as you been with Eva around and who knows she might go down that path as well." Wayne smiled

"A wizzin can expand and learn more then just being a form of being that been it for a million years" Wayne said to Stripetail.


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Change is not easy for me.. besides... would she even have me? She wants to explore the cosmos Wayne, and I represent to her  old and well-wornn ways..." Stripetail said.
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So anyway, what are your plans after graduation?' Tristan said after a short pause.. "I've got nothing planned myself.. although my parents have been pushing me to find a girl and settle down.." He rolled his eyes. "they're so old-fashioned.."
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"I understand what you mean Stripetail" Wayne said back listened to what the wizzin said.

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Eva answered "Well if I can I like to go to the Red Dragon's own world and learn their form of magic and powers also life style. expand my understanding of life itself and try to be more then what I am being tault now" Eva said to Tristan