THE ARRIVAL

thick black smoke lay on their path, the smoke was so thick that Claire was sure the driver won't be able to see anything, still yet the driver was driving calmly, Claire looked towards the man sitting beside her, he looked calm as he type away on his laptop. One thing Claire noticed about him was the fact that ever since this journey he has always been busy with that laptop of hes'and he bearly spoke a word.

the car kept on moving and finally, after what seems like ages, the smoke began to clear, the first thing that captured Claire's eyes was the sign board with " WELCOME TO CRYSTAL FOUNTAIN" written on it. wait a minute, clear thought, the last time she checked her so called husband was supposed to be from a place called Vamlan, so what are they doing at crystal fountain, her thoughts got interrupted when the driver made a left turn.

oh!!

the sight that greeted, Claire wasn't what she expected, having seen the expensive and beautiful cars and Jet, Claire was expecting a massive city filled with street light and tall skyscrapers but rather she was greeted with a less busy street, no skyscrapers rather they were replaced by story buildings, the life here seems simple, quite and peaceful.

" do this people live in the eighties?" Claire wondered, she looked at the way everyone was dressed in simple gowns and shirt, those who managed to put on Jeans were mostly men and Young girls who are under eighteen.

shaking her head sideways to drift the thoughts from her mind.

Claire was already feeling tried, she has been on the road for hours now, despite the fact that she slept on the jet, her body was already feeling weak. She tried to move her body only to remember that she wasn't alone in the car, thus she adjusted herself properly.

from afar Claire saw what made her jaw drop, a house, no , not just a house, a mansion, oh please this is more than a mansion, this is a huge castle, it looks like it was built centuries ago, Claire couldn't get enough of the Castle, it looks old yet breathtaking.

" i said it this people live in the eighties" Claire thought as she wonder who uses Castle this days, but what shocked her the most was when the huge gate automatically open on it's own.

stepping out of the car, Claire decided to take a closer look at her surrounding, it was no doubt, she was staring at a Castle a hundred feet tall, the grasses were so green and there was a fountain at the centre.

" Wow" Claire subconsciously exclaimed, all her life, she has never seen something as magnificent as this.

she was led into the main castle and her eyes couldn't help it but to look around, along the hallway there were status of Knights or possibly just only armour, there were also some paintings which Claire made a mental note to look at one day.

when they got to a huge door, the men on black suit stepped back and walked away, Claire cese her brow, she turned around only to see the boring poker face man who haven't said anything to her.

he pushed the door open and Claire nearly fainted, about seven pair of eyes were starting at her, she watched the man beside her walk into the grand Hall and she mentally followed him. The man sat down but Claire didn't sit, she didn't want to act on impulse.

At her right sat two women and four men, while at her left was only the poker face man alongside two empty seats. Sitting on the throne before her was a man who she could swear was not up to fifty years.

" why does everyone here look so young and stunning?" Claire wondered in her mind.

" you're Clairemont Leyton ?" the man who Claire, judging by the fact that he's sitting on a throne concluded to be the king asked.

" yes your Highness" Claire said with a slight bow.

" Arthur , where is Dwight and Ezekiel?" the king asked facing the poker face.

'so he's name is Arthur' Claire thought

" no idea" Arthur replied before standing up and made for his leave, but before he walked out he took a glance at Claire for the first time.

" Arthur will never change" a woman's voice said, Claire concluded that she must be the Queen.

" Erin, take our guest to her room" the king ordered, the Erin stood up from where she was sitting and walked over to Claire.

" let's go" she said, Claire could make out that her tune wasn't a happy one, yet she still followed her.

the duo took the stairs and stopped on the second floor.

" this is where you will be staying for the time being" Erin said, she pointed at the door on the left.

" thank you" Claire responded but Erin ignored her and continue her journey downstairs.

" let's see how long you can survive without dying" Erin said but Claire heard it.