Let sleeping dragons lie

Marika nodded and walked around to find herbs.

When she came back she head a few different bundles of herbs. She asked the nurse if she had something to write with and write on.

The nurse gave her a note pad and a pen.

Marika started to write down the usage of each bundle herbs and was a pair.

When she was done Marika written down she could use the second bundle as a reference if she need herbs.

She then picked up two stones and crushed the herbs and placed them on a piece of paper.

"Mari ! the tea has arriving." Cillus called for her.

Marika took the nurse hand and dragged her over to where the king was.

'Ah little Miss, I shouldn't…'

"It's alright Miss nurse, she likes you and she wants to teach you so it's oké. Let her show you something, she doesn't see me as a king but just a normal person, and that is a nice feeling to have."

"Thank you Your Majesty."

The servant arrived with a trolley and Marika was jumping up and down out of excitement

"Mari be careful you may fall."

Just as the words were spoken she tripped but the servant caught her in time and lifted her up.

"This little princess is so energetic, just like my little niece." The servant smiled.

Marika pointed at a sieve and then at the herbs. The servant got the gist of what she wanted.

He then put her down, he put the herbs in the sieve and told her she should let him know when to stop pouring.

The servant placed the sieve on the cup and start pouring the tea over the herbs, while counting till Marika called for stop, just at the count of 3 she called for the stop. He filled rest of the cup without the herb.

'nus!'

The servant served the nurse fist.

She then pointed at the king

'un cil do to'

The servant poured the tea how he did before for King Cillus.

Then Marika pointed at the servant

"Little princess I'm honored but it's rude behavior for a servant to drink tea with the king like this."

'yu do to!'

Cillus then spoke "It's alright, she has her reasons for you to drink this tea. Just sit down after pouring her cup."

"Yes Your Majesty."

The servant, asked if she wanted the same tea like everybody else, but she shook her head.

After pouring her an cup without the herbs he set down Marika set down next to the nurse and signaled the servant to sit next to her.

The 3 of them took in the aroma fist, it smelled fresh and light, then they took a sip not only the aroma but also the taste was light and fresh, but calming at the same time.

"Little princes can these herbs be served with any tea?" The servant asked her.

Marika started to write on the nurses note pad.

'For a better effect serve it with a citrus tea or a mint tea.'

"I'll keep that in mind, but what herb did you use?"

Marika pointed to the spare bundle of herbs for the nurse.

The servant looked at the bundle and almost fainted.

"Little princess these are all rare herbs that can't be found around here. To think we had drank a tea with these rare herb's."

'un cil?'

"Well he is right these herbs are not from around here and are hard to come by."

"But you two are mistaken on one thing, these herbs are not for the royal family only to use. All personnel that works at the castle have the rights of using herbs. I can't have my people fall from illnesses and fatigue. So I wish you two come to my office later and explain what is going on around here.

Marika had written down something.

'All the herbs you see in the bundles are very common in Virtues et Caeruleus Viridi .'

'If you can't have any access to these herb, inform His Highness prince Cinis and he can relay a message to me, and I will send the herbs.'

"But don't you need permission from the Queen of Virtues et Caeruleus Viridi to gather herbs? The servant asked.

Marika didn't understand the servant's word.

Marika then wrote something down.

'Why would an inhabitant of Virtues et Caeruleus Viridi need permission from the Queen to pick herbs that grow in the wild?'

King Cillus started to laugh "She is right, but there is something you two don't know about, is that the Queen of Virtues et Caeruleus Viridi is mainly a figure head. The people that live there do most of the thing s them self's, of course she guides and advise her people if they need it, the people in her land are independent and she doesn't interfere with them, she only does if it's needed.

"If I remember there are currently only a few laws that excite in that county."

- Don't take more from the land than you need.

- Respect nature and its inhabitants.

- Every child has rights to education and the freedom to pursue what they want in life.

- Every conflict needs to be resolved peacefully, and if this cannot be done by the party's involved they can ask the Queen for judgment.

"There are currently also no people with a title, so basically everybody is equal."

Marika nodded

'un cil is smat.'

Outside of the greenhouse Cinis saw something he didn't like. A doctor was heading straight for the greenhouse were his father and Marika were. He knew this could turn ugly in mere minutes if he went in there. he only hoped his father was able to handle it, he had never experienced Marika's attacks and above anything else now that she was 3 years old nobody knew how she was going to react much less what kind of damage she could do to either the doctor or herself.

Cinis saw that the doctor was arguing with guard.

"What do you mean I'm not allowed in there.?"

"Well His Majesty ordered us to that no doctor is allowed to enter, because of a guest that is with His Majesty."

"Well I'm looking for a nurse and I was told she was here, I'm here to fetch her."

"Then let me notified His Majesty fist." One of the guards said to him.

"Fine!"

Just as the guard opened the door the doctor pulled the guard and forced himself in side of the greenhouse.

Cinis rushed at full speed and casted a recording spell so it could be reviewed by Genus and Luca later.

Marika noticed a doctor had entered the greenhouse, she clamped down on the servant side. She was shaking uncontrollably

Due to the stress and fear her speech suddenly changed.

'Bade man'

"Little princess?"

King Cillus looked at the door and saw the head doctor walking over.

"Who gave you permission to enter?"

"My apologies My King but I came to fetch this nurse."

Then the doctor saw the bundles of herbs and asked the nurse in a loud voice "Who gave you permission to pick these precious herbs?"

The little girl gave them to me and she had permission for His Majesty.

Cinis arrived at the door but what unfolded next he couldn't believe it if he didn't see it with his own eyes everything happen in mere minutes.

"Hey little girl do you have any idea how rare these herbs are, and you just picked them without my permission. Even though His Majesty allowed you, you still need my permission."

Marika was still shaking and mumbling words 'I want to leave, please get me out, don't come near me, don't touch me, get away from me, don't look at me, don't talk to me.'

The servant tried to stop the doctor "Doctor please get away from this girl, your to close and…"

The doctor didn't listen and he touched Marika on the shoulder. "Hey you little brat are you listening to me?"

Marika finally snapped 'GET AWAY FROM ME!!!'

And she bit down in the doctors arm. The doctor grab Marika by the neck and threw her off of him

When she landed she was transformed 6 staged completely and her 7th stage was starting show it's self it was not very visible but on her back a pair of wings slowly stated to form.

Marika lunged at the doctor again and bit him in the leg, this made the doctor stumble and he fell to the ground. Marika started to scratch him and bite him wherever she could.

Cinis yelled to his father, dad distract her!, call her!

Just as Marika wanted to bite down the doctors throat.

King Cillus called Marika "Mari!" in a firm voice "What are you doing?"

Marika looked up to the King ' Killing him?'

"If you know, then stop it."

Marika then scratch him again 'Why?'

'He is allowed to scratch me, cut me, dissect me when I'm wide awake, break me and prick me all he wanted?'

And Marika scratched the doctor again and again.

'But I'm not allowed to do anything in return?'

Marika then snapped again, and let out a big burst of energy and killing intent.

Just as she wanted to bite down Cinis picked her up gently, by now her wings were fully formed.

"Mari, it's oke now", Cinis said with a soothing voice and hugged her.

"He can't do anything to you now, your safe in my arms."

Marika started to cry and slowly changed back to her normal 3 year old body.

Cinis ended the recording spell and then casted a message spell, he send the message to Richard and told him to let Genus and Luca have a look at the footage.

The nurse came over and looked at Marika and asked her 'Marika do you remember me?'

Marika looked at the nurse 'Are you afraid of me now?'

'No not at all, I don't know why you are a 3 year old now, you should be an adult. But did you by chance recognized me when you came in to the greenhouse?'

Marika nodded.

'Well I believe what you did to him was only right. He deserved it for what he did to you back then. I'm just happy to see you and that you still remembered me.'

The nurse asked her 'Can I hug you?'

Marika turned in Cinis arms and gave the nurse a hug, ' Thank you for the herbs and I will come and visit you in Virtues et Caeruleus Viridi.

'Lilly, thank you for saving me from that place, thank you for getting my parents to take me away.'

'You're welcome' as the nurse smiled at her with a warm smile.

Then the servant came to check on Marika to, Little princes are you alright now?"

Marika nodded.

The servant patted her head, "You were very cool, and I agree with the nurse an eye for an eye, I think you should have killed him. But making someone suffer is sometimes for the better. So don't think we are scared of you now just because we saw you at a bad moment. Your still a little princess to me." And he smiled.

The servant bowed to Marika and Cinis.

The servant then asked the nurse "Should we take him to the medical wing?"

'I call for a stretcher'

Marika then looked at Cinis, 'I don't feel so well, I need a place with energy, the more the better.'

King Cillus told Cinis they should go to the ancestral temple.

But little did they know that what had unfolded in the greenhouse, had waken something up in the ancestral temple.

[Mansion]

Richard received the messaged and called Luca, Genus and Azurite to his office.

Richard told them that this incident involved a doctor she wanted to kill last time she was in Ignis Kingdom.

"I hope she made minced meat out of him this time" Genus said.

"Luca I just want you to know that what your sister will say happened before you were born so don't start blaming yourself." Richard told him

Luca nodded.

As the watch the footage Genus saw Marika shaking and grabbing tight to the servant, she also held her had down as to make herself invisible.

"I have a very bad feeling about it. Genus said.

Then they saw Marika biting down on the doctors arm her eyes were glowing.

After that the saw the doctor throwing Marika of him and Azurite spotted something on her back. He kept his focus on her back by the time Marika was sitting on top of the doctor his suspicion was confirm.

"Freeze it."

Richard look at Azurite. "What's the matter?"

"We are running out of time. She just awakened her 7th stage"

"They don't look like much of wings but I bet there will be at the end of the footage.

Richard kept playing the footage and then Luca heard Marika speaking.

'He is allowed to scratch me, cut me, dissect me when I'm wide awake, break me and prick me all he wanted?'

His blood ran cold and he turn as white as a sheet, he just couldn't believe what he just heard. His sister went through hell at such a young age.

Just after Cinis picked her up it was clearly seen a pair of wings were on her back.

"She left for just half a day and she managed pull something like this. We already barely have enough time to make the medicine. " Genus said.

"Genus you are the furthers of us three in making the medicine, you can afford to leave for the rest of the day. Asses her situation and her health, take Solis with you because we need to know what Marika's behavior and symptoms were before she attacked, and the only one who had a close eye on her was the servant." Luca said.

"Alright, but just to be fair I am going to scrolled her. For putting more pressure on us." Genus said.

"Please do, and when this is over, I'm going to lock her up for a week." Luca said.

Richard looked at Azurite who was silent for some time now.

"Azu why are you silent?"

"Oh it's nothing much, I was just wondering why Marika was fine before the doctor came in. Because there was a nurse sitting next to her."

Then there was a knock on the door, and William and Solis came in.

"So who is going?" William asked?

"I am!" Genus said to William.

"Alright lets go then."

William opened a portal and Solis and Genus left for Ignis Kingdom,

[ Ancestral temple]

King Cillus, Cinis and Marika had arrived at the temple, Marika who felt worse on her way to the temple was trying very hard not to faint or make them more anxious.

One of the Templar's greeted them and when they saw Marika "Your Majesty she cannot enter this place."

"That is not for you to decide, I don't think our ancestor would be so cruel to a child who is in need of help, whatever her back ground or race is."

"But Your Majesty…."

A sudden pressure came from inside the temple and opened the doors.

"Looks like our ancestors agree with me" Cillus said.

"Now move aside!"

After they had entered Cillus told Cinis to set her down in front of the big dragon statue since the energy was strongest there.

"Mari, take a rest here for a bit, me and my father will be standing guard at the door for you."

'bo cinshi, me sowie.'

Marika had reverted all the way back even her speech was like it was before.

"It's oké Mari, what's more important now is your health." Cinis smiled at her.

Suddenly a young man appeared in front of Marika, but Marika was the only one who could see or hear him.

"You poor little thing, your suffering aren't you?"

Marika looked at the young man with caution.

"Don't worry I'm not here to hurt you or make fun of you or pity you, I'm here to help you."

'wa yu wan in turn?' Marika asked him.

Cinis and Cillus heard and saw that Marika was talking to somebody, but they couldn't see who she was talking to.

"Is she talking to an ancestor?" Cinis asked his father.

"It's possible she can see them, young children can see thing that adults can't because they are more curious about their surroundings."

"Little girl, I can help you get back to your normal body age but after today you have to come back again because I can't do it one go.

Marika nodded at him.

"You are like me, a rare dragon who inherited of both dragons, you too have an 8th stages. But I wasn't strong enough to survive the 8th stage."

Marika shook her head, and started to talk telepathically to him.

'No you were strong enough, but you were in the wrong place for your last awakening.'

The young man looked at her baffled. "What do you mean?"

'When you awakened your 8th stage you were brought to a place where there was no natural or spiritual energy to support you.'

The young man had regret written on his face.

'If I can hold my awakening here, I can teach you how to awaken your 8th stage. This is what I can give you in return for helping me.' Marika said.

"But how can I awaken my 8th stage now, I passed away already."

'Did you know that it's not our body but it's our souls that transforms. Our bodies are only a mirror of our souls. Even if you lost your body your still able to awaken your 8th stage.'

"I'll accept your return gift, for the help I'm going to provide you."

Marika smiled at him.

The young man place a kiss on her fore head. "When you wake up tomorrow morning you are much older than you are now."

Marika's body started to feel lighter again and she was back to her energetic self again.

Marika stood up and bowed to young man and walked over to Cinis and Cillus.

Cillus looked at Marika, "Mari, are you alright now?"

Marika nodded.

King Cillus picked her up "That's great, do you want to go to the training grounds? You already visited the special place."

Marika nodded again.

When they got out side Marika heard a familiar voice.

"MA …RI… KA!"

Marika wanted to hid and tried to grab the cape of Cillus but couldn't get it. Cillus knew what she wanted and covered her.

"There is no use in hiding and I know that you can hear me. You little, you only left for a little more over half a day and you already making your unstable body worse."

Then Marika popped her head out and looked al cute 'bu un gen, ma ri fin now.'

"That's for me to decide."

'No'

"Why you little… I'll leave once you had your checkup.

'No!'

Cillus asked Cinis, "Is he a doctor?"

"Yes, but she is fine with him since he is not wearing a coat."

"You better get down here now, and let me check your body!"

'Noo!'

Then another familiar voice spoke to her.

"Mother!? Do you want me to bring father over, so you do your checkup?"

Marika flinched at the words.

'hu ri mad?'

Solis took Marika from Cillus "Father is not mad… yet, he is worried sick because of what he saw. If you refuse the checkup then he will probably be mad. And Uncle Luca said that he will lock you up when you get home."

Marika hugged Solis, and said with a sad voice 'Sowie.'

"Now let him have a look so he can go back finishing the pills you had them have to make."

Marika nodded and let Solis know she wanted to be put down.

Genus crouched down and took of his glasses, but what he saw was mind blowing to him. Her whole body and inner energy was stable, there were no sign's off instability or another awakening coming up soon.

"Little girl, how did you stabilized your body and energy?"

'Ma ri no, Mag na do'

"Mari did you say Magna helped you?"

Marika nodded

"Oh my."

"What's wrong father?"

"You know of your ancestor who had eight stages right?"

Cinis nodded.

"While there are public records of his process and the passing when he awakened his 8th stage his name was never mentioned only a few documents excites that had his name written on it, but those are hidden deep down in the castle and no Templar or anybody else can get to them only the King has access to them."

"Mari, did Magna talked to you?"

Marika nodded again.

"This must be fate, he probably came to her because she is similar to him."

"Mari when you see him again, tell him we are very grateful that he saved you."

Marika nodded again.

"Little girl, you listen and listen very carefully, for the next few days you behave. If you so much smell a doctor you run away, understand!?"

"Your stable for now and that's a great help for us to, we don't have to be on edge and worry that something can go wrong any moment."

"Promise me that you do what I just ask you to do!"

'pomis!' And she hugged Genus

A warm smile came to Genus face.

"Good girl."

"Wow I never would have thought that there would come a day that our little Marika would actually hug you."

'un wil!'

Marika ran over and hugged him.

'un wil?'

"What is it?"

'ma ri mes for hu ri. ma ri sowie worie hu ri, ma ri pesent for hu ri tomowo.'

"Alright, I'll tell him."

"Genus, Solis ready to go back?"

"Mother be good, and I see you in a few days." Solis said to her.

"You remember what I told you, if you see, smell or even hear a doctor you run away."

Marika nodded 'bye, bye gen, sol, wil'

"I'll go with them, Mari I see you at dinner."

Marika waved at Cinis.

"Now let's go to the training grounds."

When they arrived at the training grounds they came across the servant from earlier, he was holding a pen and a note book.

"Little princess!"

"Since you can write her is a not book for you, it may help with your communication."

'Tank yu.' and she smiled.

As the entered the grounds Dante and Canus were sparring.

"Your guard as an unusual sword style."

Marika started to write something down and showed it to the King.

'That's because it's my sword style and I trained him.'

"Really?"

Marika nodded, but after a few minutes she looked very unhappy.

"What's wrong?"

'BO DATE, BO CANSHI!

The two of them saw Marika and her unhappy face, they came right over.

"We are just sparring!" Canus said with a light panic in his voice.

Marika written something down again.

'That's not the problem.'

"Then what is it sister?" Dante asked her.

She then started to write something again.

'What have I taught you about sparring? Even if it's just sparring you need to treat it as a real fight and fight as if your life depends on it.'

'Now start over.'

"Yes sister" "Yes sister"

Dante and Canus started again.

Then the captain of the guard showed up.

"Are they fighting Your Majesty?"

"No this is just a sparring match."

"That young man has an unusual sword style. I would like to know who taught him, it looks interesting and his move are light and agile."

"You can clearly see he is a master over his body, but not yet over the sword."

Marika was writing, 'You have a good eye mister, I thought him. Pleasure to meet you.'

The captain looked at her dumbfounded.

"If you don't believe her you should ask the young man yourself."

Canus than struck at Dante but he evaded the strike, he got behind Canus, with one sword he pressed down Canus sword the other sword was held to Canus throat.

"Dante is the winner!"

Dante and Canus both walked over to Marika, "How was it sis?" Dante asked.

Marika singled for them to come closer, she then patted their heads 'yu did gu' and she smiled

Marika stretched out her arms to Dante, and hugged him.

Then the Captain asked Dante "Who thought you your sword style?"

Dante pointed at Marika in his arms, "She did."

"Huh but she is a 3 year old. How can she possible teach someone."

"Hey Captain aren't you rude…." 'Canshi!'

Marika shook her head and was writing something down. And showed it to Canus, while she looked at the captain with a very sharp look in her eyes. The captain filched at her stare. These were no eyes of a child.

"Yes sister." He replied to Marika's words.

bo date, ma ri nap.

"Alright sister."

'un cil, yu haf tak wit nus an sevant'

King Cillus nodded and waved her goodbye .

"I'll bring you two to your rooms" Canus said.

Canus and Dante both bowed to the king and left for their rooms.

When they arrived Canus fist showed Marika's room, "This is your room, Dante told me you like simple interior so I order them to do so.

Marika's eyes looked like bright, she loved the room simple but feminine.

'ma ri like!'

"Yours is next to hers and connected by that door."

Then Marika noticed another door and pointed at it.

"That door leads to brother Cinis room, so if you're in trouble help can come from both sides instantly."

Marika nodded.

"My room and fathers room are across from yours. If you need anything call for a servant."

Dante thought about it and, thought it was very secure, There would be people from all sides that could come to her aid if it was necessary.

"Dinner will be in 3 hours so take a rest until then." And Canus left the room.

Marika started to yawn 'bo date sta'

Dante nodded.

He put Marika down on the bed and covered her up he then lay down next to her on top of the blanked. They both fell asleep very quickly.

Two hours had past and Dante woke up. He saw Marika was still sleeping so he thought he would let her sleep for 30 more minutes and then wake her up.

He went to freshen himself up when he suddenly heard a scream. He ran over to Marika and saw a big eagle sitting on the bed end. Dante was holding a defensive stance with one sword and Marika was sitting behind Dante.

"Sister are you oké? Did it hurt you?"

'ma ri ok, no hur.'

"It looks like a tamed eagle."

Dante put his sword away. Dante changed his sitting position and put Marika between his legs.

"First calm yourself down, he can't hurt you, I'm here."

Marika started to calm down. And she looked at the eagle 'birdy petty.'

Dante invite the eagle to come closer, and the eagle slowly came closer. He lower his head and with his beak he touched Marika's cheek.

'birdy nice, ca I touts birdy?'

Then the Eagle spoke to Marika "Sure, I won't hurt you."

'bo date birdy tak'

As Marika was enjoying a cuddling session with the eagle there was a knock on the door.

Dante answered without taking his eyes off Marika and the eagle. "Come in."

"Pardon me but have you…"

"Master I found Sky, he is in here."

A man with red brown hair and eyes as red as red almandine garnets walked in to the room.

He saw his eagle and Marika were getting along very well, Sky doesn't like anybody else accept for him, so this was very unusual sight to see. The man smiled a bit.

"My apologies, I hope Sky didn't scare the little girl too much."

"No it's fine she only was a bit surprised by the bird, that's all." Still Dante didn't take his eyes of Marika and the bird.

"It's my first time seeing Sky being like this to anybody other than me."

The men then walked closer to Marika and asked her "Hello little lady, do you like him?"

Marika looked at the man and nodded.

"Want to see something nice"

Marika nodded again.

"Young man could you please take a few steps back?"

Dante took a few steps back, the bird was harmless to Marika and the owner had appeared so he lowered his guard a little.

"Sky it's time to go, give her a hug goodbye"

The eagle spread his wings and folded then around Marika an laid his head on her shoulder.

After the hug he folded his wings back. Then Marika hugged the eagle.

'bye sky, met son.' Marika smiled and waved at them.

The man left the room and she sighed.

"What's wrong sister?"

Marika wrote something in her note book.

'That was the King of the Blood kingdom.'

"Are you sure? How do you know that's him?"

Marika wrote another line 'Although Canus told me about him, I could easily tell by his demeanor, it was similar to Richards.'

"Well sister should be fine, he is not a man who likes to start conflict's. And he doesn't know who you really are there is no need to be warry of him."

Marika nodded.

"Sister you need to hurry dinner will be in 10 minutes."

After 10 minutes there was a knock on the door. Dante was helping Marika with her hair.

"Come in."

Cinis came inside, "Are you ready little sister?"

Marika then came out of the bedroom 'redi'