SCHOOL OF MAGIC AND ENLIGHTENMENT THE LOST NEPHILIM

CHAPTER EIGHT

All parties involved in the alteration, which almost escalated into a riot on the night of resumption in the SOME, were instructed to assemble in front of the disciplinary panel where interrogations were carried out and appropriate punishments out.

The parents of the royals were invited to meet with the school principal at the principals lodging within the school grounds. The lodging is a collection of five buildings connected by both inner and outer walkways to create a circle. Within the centre space was a man made island surrounded by a serene pond filled with colourful and exotic fishes; accessible by five white stone bridges.The landscape of the centre space is a japanese zen garden with pebbles, rocks, ferns, and flowers of various shapes, colour shades, and sizes and scents strategically placed to create a beautiful and serene atmosphere.

The first royals to arrive were the crown prince of the sirens prince Resus with his wife princess Nadia, who were led by the servants working within the building to the island surrounded by their royal guards.

'The royals may proceed with only two servants from this point,' said the female servant, standing in front of a bridge bowing down. The crown prince nods, and the guards make way for him and his wife to walk unto the island with two personnel. They are led to the sitting area, which is furnished with various carved chairs, stools, and beautiful pillows arranged around an open fire to create a half-moon.

As they prepare to sit, an adjacent door opens and in walks Alpha king Jared with his Luna Winter. Upon sighting princess Nadia, the Luna screams 'You' pointing her finger, and races across the bridge unto the island chasing princess Nadia around, who evades using magic as they both throw profanities, and several objects at each other while their husbands exchange pleasantries, sitting down and everyone else watches in surprise, dodging the flying items.

After a few minutes, both women, tired and panting, stop running and hug each other laughing. The alpha king whispers to the male servant by his side and he is handed a pen with a cheque book which he scribbles into and gives to the siren crown prince, who takes it and hands over to his own servant.

'I hope its not too late to place my bet' says a male deep voice and everyone turns to look at the dragon king in company of his mate, the elusive dragon queen as they stride across the bridge. The luna and princess walk to the bridge and exchange greetings with the queen.

'Your Highness, it's good to see you again after so long,' says Luna Winter to the dragon queen.

'Indeed your highness, I wish it was under better circumstances.' The dragon queen replies.

'This is the old friend I often spoke off, crown princess of the sirens; Nadia. The i***t finally apologized to me, and I accepted. Nadia, this is the queen of all dragons.' said Luna Winter, making the dragon queen chuckle as Nadia shook her head in disbelief.

'I am honoured to meet you, Your Highness. I am told my son has wronged your daughter. As a mother, I sincerely apologize to you and hope that the issue can be peacefully resolved between our two nations.'

'The honour is mine, your majesty. You are indeed as beautiful as they say. I also owe you an apology for the trouble my niece has caused your son and his fellow dragons.'

'To be honest, I am curious to meet her,' says the lycan king as his closest friend, the dragon king, takes a seat beside him.

'A girl putting seven dragons in the hospital in one night is quite a feat.' he continues as the three queens sit close to their mates.

'Nicarra is quite harmless, your majesty, I assure you.' says the princess to him.

'That girl would be dead if this issue was left to me.' murmurs the lady standing behind the queen dragon. Resus growls, and the dragon king stands, looking at the woman with a cold stare and red blazing eyes making her bow while apologizing.

'I would say the same for your daughter.' spat the dragon king at her, and she cowers with the male besides her pleading.

'Widasa, you will apologize to our friends for your insolence.' says the queen, looking at her.

'I apologize,' says the lady

'Leave us and send someone else in to replace you,' says king to both of them, and they bow before walking off the island.

'What was that about?' asks Winter

'They are duchess Widasa and duke Raqid, the parents of Cecil. My sons chosen mate'

'Not if I have a say on the matter.' fumes the dragon king as he sits again.

The queen sighs, looking down at her hands.

'Relax, old friend, Resus, calm down, and we'll sort this out. Let's not forget these are teenagers. If we take away all the titles and responsibilities they have, we are left with just young adults trying to find themselves, and where they are young adults, there is bound to be chaos. Let's not judge anyone until we get the full story.' says Alpha king Jared.

'Thank you, King Jared.' says Resus, who strokes his wife's blonde hair trying to relax.

'The school premises have changed a lot since we last came here.' says the dragon king, trying to change the subject.

'Indeed it has,' replied the Alpha king.

'I had no idea you were also a student here, your majesty,' says Nadia, joining the conversation.

'I wasn't very popular, my lady,' he responds to her.

'My father says you were in your final year when he gained admission into the SOME, and you were the bad boy of the era.' says crown prince Resus.

'Those were different times, and I was a different man.' replies the king, looking tenderly at his queen who blushes as he holds her hand.

'Awww' says the luna queen and princess together.

'There is no greater gift or better inspiration for a man to do better and be better than his mate,' says the Alpha king, embracing his mate.

'I totally agree with you on that, Jared,' says Resus, looking tenderly at Nadia.

Principal Ethereal arrives, and all the royals stand to receive her. She walks gracefully upon a bridge and is helped down by the dragon king who holds her by the hand and speaks with her in a low tone as he leads her to the rest of the group who look at her in awe.

'Oh damn all protocol,' says Luna Winter and runs to hug the principal while her husband chuckles.

'Still spirited and young at heart, I see Luna Winter, I am glad the years have not dampened your spirit.' says the principal, hugging her back

'I have missed you, lady Ethereal,' replies the Luna, releasing her from their embrace.

'I have missed you as well.' replied the little woman, turning to the Alpha King, who bowed to her, saying,'It is an honour to be in your presence once again, my lady'. Principal Ethereal smiles at him and bows back.

The dragon queen bows to the principal, who bows back and turns to look at Princess Nadia.

'My salutations elder Ethereal' says Nadia, clasping hands with the older yet younger looking woman. The principal places a hand on her cheek and tells her, 'My gentle Nadia, you have done well, my dear, your mother would be so proud of you. You raised a fine young woman who has shown maturity beyond her years.'

Turning to the crown-prince, the principal says, 'I am happy to see you are well your highness, I thank you for showing patience on the issue at hand'.

'I should be thanking you, my lady, for taking care of both our girls. I apologize for the trouble caused but hope that everyone understands Nicarra was only trying to protect her sister.'

'Let us hope the panel sees it that way, which brings us to the subject as to why you are all here, please sit down' she says and all the partners take different seats in pairs.

'As you know, the council has concluded the interrogation of all students involved in the incident concerning the siren princess and the dragon prince.'

'My lady, could you please tell us how everything happened? My wife and I raised Warren since he stopped weaning. We love him as our own son and know him very well. Warren is a shy and quiet boy and only got into trouble because of Lucas. As a warrior, he doesn't attack first, Warren never attacks first. Him attacking a princess is out of character for him.' says Jared passionately

The principal narrates the incident according to the reports received and statements written by witnesses. The more she narrates, the more the dragon king fumes in his seat.

'Are you telling me that my son attacked a princess without cause and his bride-to-be merely stood and watched, without trying to stop him?' asks the dragon king, looking at the principal.

The principal stops her narration, and everyone looks at him, 'According to the reports, your eminence, yes.' she replies

The king growls and stands, ordering one of the servants standing behind him and his wife.

'GET THAT DAMNED DUKE AND DUCHESS. I WANT THEM DRAGGED BY THE NECK IN MY QUARTERS WHEN I ARRIVE! MOVE!' and the servant flees like he is on fire.

His wife holds his shaking hand, and he grips it. She pulls him to sit with her and he obliges her.The continuous tapping of his left foot could be heard as he took deep breaths trying to relax, waiting for his orders to be carried out while his mate gently stroked his back..

'And I thought you had a temper. Your friend is beyond scary when angry.' mind-links Winter to her husband.

'This isn't scary. You should have seen what he was like before he found his queen. That was scary, "Jared replies through the link looking at Winter.

'Shall we continue?' asks the principal, looking at the dragon king, unfazed by his earlier reaction.

He simply nods in response.

The principal continues her narration, answering questions asked by the royals. When she concludes, Nadia is in tears upon the realization that Nicarra was struck by lightening.

''Who struck her?' asks Resus, his tone turning cold

'I did' replies the principal without flinching.

'Why?' sobs Nadia.

'Was it necessary, my lady?' asks Winter.

'She was casting a spell in heavenly language.' replied the principal softly, looking at Nadia.

'Impossible', whispers Nadia

'Yet it was clearly heard by several witnesses, including myself.'

'What is a heavenly language?' asks the lycan king.

'It is the original form of spell casting. Once it is done, it can not be undone. Only witches who have been granted audiences with the mothers of the third heavens can speak it, but to be granted audience you would have to live a life of piety for at least a century as a witch. In all my years of existence, I have only seen one witch with the gift.' said the dragon king.

'So she proved to be pious and was granted the gift. How is that bad?' asks winter.

'A teenager speaking the language of the third heavens is like giving the controls of a loaded gatling gun to a toddler. Every coven around the world will do anything to have her.' says Nadia

'She cannot stay here!,' says Resus

'A memory fog spell has been cast around the entire school. No one remembers what really happened, except that she struggled against the vines and fell hitting her head. The only ones with knowledge of the truth are the deans, art masters, myself, and now you' says the principal

'Can we trust them?' asks Nadia

'We will keep her safe, princess, do not worry.' says the principal.

'So what happens now?' asks Winter

The council has concluded investigations. However, because your children are covered by royal immunity, the council fears to judge them. Which is why I have called you here, I wish that you remove their royal immunity temporarily, pending the period of the sentencing as prescribed by the council.

'How will that affect our children?' asks the crown prince.

'Nyssa and Lisa have been cleared of no wrong doing, so it won't affect them directly. For Lucas, Nicarra, Cecil, and Warren, however, it would mean that they will no longer be under your royal protection, and the judges who sentence them will live without fear of retribution from anyone of you. If the judgement seems wrong or harsh, only the defendant may appeal through the school governing body, but at no point will any of you interfere with the process.'

The dragon king looks at his wife holding her hand, and she nods

'I will not stand in the way of Warrens or Cecils punishment,' says the dragon king to everyone's surprise.

'Warren is a future king and should understand that actions have repercussions. I do not condone abuse on women, physical or otherwise. Regardless of his reasons, my son had no right to physically attack a princess or any other woman that posed no threat to him. I, king of all shifters of the air, withdraw the royal immunity of my son Warren and that of his companion, Cecil says the dragon king, and he continues

'I am glad that your daughter inherited your sense of patience and diplomacy at such a young age, princess Nadia. Otherwise, our nations would be preparing for war. However, I also agree with the crown prince that anyone who has the courage to fight a wrong should be considered a hero, not a villain. For that reason, after listening to all the facts, I am withdrawing all charges of assault on dragons against your niece.'

'Thank you, Your Majesty.' says Nadia teary eyed.

'However, with concerns to the rejection; I refuse to give judgement. In my lifetime, I have seen the result of forced bonds many times, and it always ends in pain and sorrow. I would prefer we let our children deal with that issue themselves.' he says, looking at Resus.

'I also withdraw all charges against your son, Your Highness. However, if he or this Cecil attack my daughters again, Nicarra's wrath will be the least of their worries.' says Resus

'I understand,' says the dragon king.

He looks at the principal, 'Can we trust that Nicarra will be treated fairly, and won't be treated less simply because she is not a royal by birth? She has been through a lot. The last thing I need is someone bullying her, knowing I won't be able to protect her.'

'Five dragons got stitches prince Resus, with two wearing casts. With that kind of reputation, I don't think you need to worry about her ever getting bullied.' says King Jared

Everyone looks at the lycan king and queen, and they say simultaneously, 'What?'

'I withdraw the royal immunity upon my niece Nicarra.' says the crown prince.

'I guess that leaves us,' says Jared, looking at the principal.

'I, Jared king of all land shifters, remove the immunity of my son Lucas.'

'Thank you, your majesties, now I will allow you to rest in your quarters. You will have breakfast with me in the morning, and then you may speak to your children before they face the council tomorrow.' says the principal

'Can we be present at the proceedings, my lady?' asks Nadia

'As long as you promise not to interfere' replies Ethereal standing up.

'Good night,' she says, bowing, and they all bow to her responding to her greeting.

The dragon king takes her hand on his arm and leads her over the bridge to the door of her personal quarters and leaves her to return to his wife as the royals disperse.