Tome of Paladins : The DawnLight

19. Magic

... ...

...

"What you're doing??", the sound of an open door following by question, reverberated on the shady silent of the room.

Gavin with expressionless face closed the book fast, while slowly turning around. There he saw Peter with kitchen gloves, who opened the door without even knocking.

"Lunch's ready.", then after, he turn seems like all of his intention is only for telling him the food's done.

Gavin stand up then hide his notebook deep inside of the compartment of his bed, that somehow had deep cavity in it.

Then covered it back, so it seems there is nothing there.

After arrived at dining room, he took the seat while looking at Peter that seems busying himself over a chicken thigh with his hands.

Elegantly lift the wine glass, he took a sip. After that, he took the cutlery... ... Place it back and left with only spoon. He ate what was on his plate with spoon and hands on the table, fast without manners of a Noble.

"How could someone as cold as you had a hobby joking with things that he wrote. sighh, you spook me out sometimes." Spoke by Peter with an opaque, unbothered by his mouth that full of grease and meat. "Darn, those Police. They're not even provide meal service."

Gavin who seems unbothered, but actually narrowly irked inside. He then hissing his eyes at Peter, "You seems enjoying infiltrate on someone's privacy, had you any shame?"

"Huh." Peter confused at first, until finally out and connected himself with the line. He answer, "Well, don't blame me, i just wish to help you cleaning your room, who knows there is something hidden under your bed. Please, Be magnanimous sir Rysch, as here your servant just wish to do his job."  He then smile sincerely with an innocent, jangle gaze.

Gavin who look at it grimaced in disgust, "Aren't I told you not turn up or down anything that you seen on my room."

"Yeah, you told me after I already discovered it."

"hummm,,"

"Oh cmon bro, man won't bothered much with such things. I won't be surprised if you had some po#n or those adult thing's hidden too. Well we single dog indeed kinda,, uhhmm uhhmm. Just make sure don't be hoes before bros."

With the same disgusted, fizzy face, Gavin spoke, "Heh, don't include me on your joke. You who tremble when any girl get close. I won't even need to lift my hand to had girl on my arm."

Instead of what Gavin expected, Peter instead look at him with sympathy, "I feel you bro.. sigh... I know it's hard, lonely.. people beliefs, differences of preference... But I really, really wish that you back to the truth. Truth... Do you know the grace of a woman. The sway of their hips. Those lips that evoke sweet smell of candy,, those tiny hand when you hold them, it's just,,, just,,, ,,, Wow..." With the expression that looks like someone who comprehended life, added with a mild, delighted expression at the end that managed to evoke the desire on Gavin hearts, to punch his face to kingdom come.

'I don't know who is it that start the rumor that i'm a gay. Darnit.' Thought Gavin in between who now feel's like chili.

Before he could even vent his feverish exasperation and rage, suddenly there's chuckle, came right from the top of their head.

Peter and Gavin shortly alerted, then looked up.

"Oh, don't mind me. You guys continue."

There they saw someone up there. A man using all black from head to toe. With black mask covering his lower face, black gloves, black jacket with hood uncovered, expose his long auburn hair.

"Who are you." asked Peter after both he and Gavin share a glance. It could be seen they somewhat expected him from the same group as the odd guy who call himself Nilfour in the Police station.

'But how the hell did he get inside, and even there at the third floor.' Thought Gavin.

"Oh me, my code are six eight nine. I prefer to be called Gill." answer by him who call himself Sett.

"You were with that Nilfour guy" asked Gavin flatly but also crunchly.

"Yes. My captain."

"Oh, you want to ate something?" Then it cut off by Peter who interjected.

Contrary of what Gavin expected, Sett seems glad with Peter offer.

"Sure, gladly." Then he jump from the third floor that made Gavin and Peter took a beat, then pale in fright imagining his end since the third floor on Gavin mansion is around twenty five ft.

But nothing happens, instead halfway of his fall, like magic, Gill floated like a piece of feather, then fell slowly until his feet touch the floor of the first floor.

Gavin and Peter who look at it could only stare and agape, dumbfounded at how it could possibly happen.

'Impossible', Gavin then thought another problem, 'He also bring weapons.' since he took notice of it when Gill jump from the handhold of the third floor. A Katana strapped on his left waist and few knives handle on his jacket that visible.

'What is that thing that glow and shatter', Peter who see and focus on different things than Gavin instead weirded out, but then soon thought, 'Is that magic?'

Gill seems unbothered with their stare, he took a seat and took off his mask. He had somewhat amber eyes and olive skin. With expectant gaze, he took some of the dish, then ate it with relish.

"Finally, my lost taste bud back." express by Gill with solace and relieved expressions.

"You..*cough* How did you do that? What's that glowing thing? Is that magic? Real magic exist right?" Peter who just came back to his senses asking inquisitively. At the end his tone is like a pulpy kid who look forward for gifts.

"I surmise both of your training will be pushed forward, so yes." With smile he continue with obtuse and mysterious tone, "It's magic." He then continued on his meal.

"Ahem." Suddenly there is sound that took their attention, coming from the place connected from dining room to the living room. Gavin turned, looking back while the other two also attracted by the voice.

There someone with the same cloth as Gill, but clearly from the curve, it's visually a woman.

Different from Gill, she had a short sword on her back but still the same knives handle and pockets. She cross her arms while lean left on the wall. She had light skin, blue eyes and black long wavy hair tied and rested on her left shoulder.

Sett who were still in the middle of another mouthful hurriedly put down the spoon. Took napkins and covered his mouth, while hastily chewing on the food.

He took a drink, then took the mask out from his pocket and put it back on his face.

"Hello Carmen," Greet Gill. Then as if realize something, quickly change it,

"Hello there Sethre (713), your turn right." Then walk to her with composure as if nothing's wrong.

The woman who called Carmen or Sethre rolled her eyes at him.

"You dare decide based on your own opinion. What if it's canceled." Sethre reprimand him accusingly.

"Chill out... It's hundred ten percent anyway. Let's go. I want to know the report. Stay there kid, don't running around." Then he walked away following by Sethre.

Gavin and Peter instead dazed, perplexed at how they both come and go overtly without a care of the world, as if this area is their home. It seems they even familiar since the door they took is the back garden. The most comfortable place in this mansion.

What odd is how the security system set by Gavin himself aren't giving any noise, where the set of sphere at each door had face recognition. He already set it up only for the both of them. Whereas for cleaner he used to hire, they only came when Gavin himself at home, by given an assent to the simple program of Artificial Intelligence he created.

Speechless and felt squishy on the mouth, he look at Peter who also looking back. Peter just hummingly lifted his eyebrows, pursing his lip and shrug while saying, "Magic,, seems do indeed exist."

'Somehow i had an inkling my TTSCE list will had more thing to omit from now on.'

... ...

"What's on the status now?" asked by Gill who arrived with Sethre at the back garden, that Gavin notion it as the best place in this mansion which he used to lay around thinking about his miserable life.

But thing's that he learned engraved on his bone to never wasted money unnecessary if it he doesn't needed it. Which he follow since he himself like to laze around and doesn't like to be in crowd that had possibility to start held conversation with him, which he dread at that time.

"A mess. Tegan is dead. We found him turn to undead which create turmoil on the south side, which quite tough to handle if were not for some Apprentice and Private training in here, ready to help us."

"How about Joyce?"

She replied with a shake of her head, "Possibility she defect... We still do not had any clue or any idea who's the actual mastermind behind all of this, whether it's Renegade, Devootes, or any of those Occult organization. But Sir George speculated it is those from the Pristine Immortals who's doing the job."

...