Lucielle just trudges past through all the soldier and tent without much of an expression other than some nodding here and there as a reply for the greeting she receives.
Licielle plans to vist karen tonite but that has to wait for now as much more important task awaits her, one Lucielle not particularly keen on doing but has no choice.
She reach a building at the far end of the warcamp and raised her head to notice a flying island above the warcamp . Luminara, City of the eternal light.
The city knows no dark or night under the protection of the ever burning sun except for a single day.
Lucielle enters the building, heading toward a glow in the middle of the building as if there was a tear in the fabric of reality itself which would serve as a portal to the city.
She stopped at the a soldier standing infront of the portal who busy inspecting some sort of journal.
"Ahem" Lucielle cleared her throat hoping to catch the attention of the soldier.
"Ah, lady solace" he finally replied.
"I would like reach the city, has ordered to-"
Lucielle started but interrupted by the soldier.
"Ah yes, i already has been informed. You may pass and please give my regards to the commander"
He bowed and step aside. Lucielle sighed hoping this wont turned into a bigger issue. She walked past the soldier and step into the portal.
As always there was a warm feeling that only lasted for a few seconds as Lucille was able to exit the portal into another building that was almost similar to the one she been to in the warcamp.
She nodded at the celestemancer who maintains the portal and exited the building and what greeted her is the magnificent city of eternal light.
The City was an impressive work of art with its white marble building and sculpture that can be seen everywhere. Her eye landed on a towering building at the heart of the city which houses powerful member from the council of lux which is the ruling body of Luminara.
Her gaze shifted toward the left of the building and started walking, on a familiar path toward the commander's palace which stand proud on its own without being overshadowed by the impressive buildings around the palace which symbolises the power of the commander's noble lineage , one of the descendants of the elders who built the city hundreds of years ago.
Lucielle reached the gate of the palace without much troubles. The guard who noticed her bow their head and open the gate immediately for her to pass.
She passed through a massive garden and a fountain in the middle that breathe water cheerfully without a care in the world.
She reached the door and opened it as she usually do and studied the familiar hall that lead to a massive staircase that lead to both side to the second floor.
Lucielle reached third floor and stopped at a room located at the end of the corridor without making any more moves. She just wanted to run away if possible.
Lucielle swallowed her sigh and knocked the door and heard a voiced behind the door giving permission to enter.
Lucielle entered the room and studied the commander's study. A mature man with blonde hair was sitting behind a desk while his golden eye was scanning through some documents.
Lucielle waited without uttering a single word and just then the commander stashed some of the documents in his desk's drawer and shifted his gaze toward Lucielle.
"You have come".
"Yes…..father", Lucielle answers and waites for her father to continue.
He studied her with his golden eye. He crossed his arm before opening his mouth.
"I have received some…..interesting reports recently."
"Oh Really?" Lucielle asked back feigning ignorance.
"Do you know what's it about?", he asked again.
"No".
He took a single piece of paper from his desk and starts to read it aloud.
" 'Lady solace has been keep breaking her formation with her squadmate and diverging from her assigned battle tactics route. Upon further investigation, we found out she was always with a same woman from Nyxara, though it seems they were not fighting but cooperating a coordinated attack on the cursed child. The sketch of the nyxara woman has been attached below as a reference'".
He finished the report and looked at her.
'Dammit'.
Lucielle closed her eye and cursed, she knew this was going to happen but couldn't help being shaken. Sweat started to form near her forehead. She opened her eye to see her father was looking directly at her without much of word but she knew that gaze. A gaze full of anger.
"Tell me this report is false, Lucielle Solace. You know I would rather believe my own daughter than a piece of paper ".
"…".
Lucielle was silent and that was enough to get the answer her father wants. He slammed the table and stand up which make his chair drop backwards behind him and that make Lucielle flinched.
"You foolish girl! What were you thinking getting friendly with an enemy?!" He roared.
"Im no friends with no one, specially someone from nyxaran. We just happen meet at the same place with the same goal", Lucielle tried to defend.
"Then why you didn't kill her off when she lowered her guard?", Leneus demanded.
"Backstab?", Lucielle was baffled by the word coming from her own father that she looked up to so much, "but… that wouldn't be clean".
"For Aureon's sake this is not you academy ground for you to expect a honourable duel, it's a battlefield dammit! The filthy night spawn would not hesitate to kill you off if you lower you guard down even for a second ".
"But i can bring honour to our family with the cursed child".
"I would rather be proud to call you my daughter if you would have taken atleast 5 nyxaran down with you than this foolish fiasco you trying .
"…", lucielle was silent unable to retort back.
"What if the council of lux found out about this? They would pack you to nyxara for Lunar's embrace without a second thought"
"…".
There was just silence. Leneus take a huge breath to calm him down.
"You are suspended from the battlefield for a week, use this time to reflect".
Lucielle eye widened , "but-".
"No questions, you're dismissed". He waved his hand signaling her to leave.
Lucielle turned and just when she about to exit, she stopped at the door and without looking back at her father she asked.
"Why aren't you returning to the battlefield? It's been months".
Leneus hesitated for a bit.
"I'm planning to become a council member". He declared.
Lucielle's head snapped toward her father with widened eye in shock , "you a warrior, not a politician!".
"Warrior or politician, we all held the same goal. Doing what's best for Luminara. Now you may leave".
Lucielle's eye linger for awhile before turning and shutting the door behind her with displeased .
***
Commander Leneus solace arranged his desk and chair and sank on it with a huge sigh after his daughter left.
A hodded figure emerged from the corner of the room undetected. The figure's face was hidden but his presence was cold and calculated. He stay still until the commander would speak as he doesn't seems to be in a good mood.
Without turning, Leneus asked "what's the progress with the experiment?".
"We would definitely need the assistance of the council before heading into a corner".
"Don't worry about it, i will handle it. Now, the experiment?"
The hodded figure hesitate a moment, "It's going smoothly but….are you sure about this?".
Leneus's expression hardened, "it's the only way to end this meaningless war. I will wipe out every single nyxaran from the cycle itself".