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Fiel half-listened, almost feeling like he was eavesdropping even though Lukas was the only one talking. He hoped that the stone pendant Lukas had bought would help him adjust to being away from home. There was so much he wanted to see and do there, to show Lukas, but it wouldn't go very well if Lukas was too homesick. More than that, he hated to see Lukas unhappy in any situation.
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After a few minutes Lukas smiled and turned to Fiel with the bright look upon his face, “ok, I am done now”, he had hoped he had done it right, there was a special way to connect the two rocks and he had read about it plenty of times so he could only hope he did it right.
Fiel returned Lukas's smile. "Thank-you for letting me sit with you. How do you feel? You look…..much happier."
Lukas sighed happily, “much better, it usually makes me feel better to do this”
"I'm glad," Fiel replied. "I hope your new stone pendant does you just as much good while we're traveling. Would you like to go have a little supper next?" He felt silly, always asking about food, but he couldn't help it. He just needed to eat a lot to function properly.
"are you hungry?" Lukas asked with a slight laugh.
"Always," Fiel admitted with a slight blush. "I hope I don't seem greedy. It's just the way Tarilonans are, it's the trade-off we get for being able to fly."
"it makes sense, I mean, personally I dont eat much…unless its cake" He said smiling, "but if you want food, i could go for some cake'
Fiel laughed. "All right, that sounds good to me. Some cake will help me feel up to the task of flying us both across the ocean tomorrow."
"cake is always a good thing" He smiled, standing up.
Fiel did the same. Taking a last breath of the sweet garden air, he followed Lukas indoors.
Lukas led them to the kitchen and sat down at the table after asking for a piece of cake.
Fiel collected a bit more food, with permission from the cooks, and joined Lukas at the table. "Tell me, Lukas, have you ever been on a snowy mountain? Or somewhere very high up and cold?"
Lukas thought for a moment and shook his head, "no, the coldest place I have been wasn't snowy, probably because I went there in the summer. But it was still rather cold"
"Well, it's summer back home at the moment, so it won't be that cold, luckily. But it will still be damp and windy, and there will be frequent storms. Our castle is also at a high altitude in the mountains. So you will probably feel a bit odd there until you get used to it. I'll make sure our servants prepare a warm room for you that has a real roof and shuttered windows." He smiled apologetically. "Most of our rooms do not have those things normally."
“Does it have a nice view…your room?” He asked for no reason.
Fiel paused thoughtfully. "I've looked at it my whole life. It shows our kingdom stretched out below the mountain. On clear days I can almost see the entire island. I certainly enjoy the view…..I like being able to look out every morning and see that things are all right. Your room will probably have the same view, but through a smaller window. Any rooms facing the other way get the brunt of the sea winds and are much colder, so they're not fit for guests. Anyway, you'll see all that where we get there. I can't wait to show you the castle, Lukas."
Lukas smiled, “I can’t wait to leave, you’re making me even more excited to see everything and meet everyone”
Fiel beamed, took a last bite of food, and patted Lukas's shoulder. "We'll leave first thing tomorrow. That means we'd better get to sleep early tonight so we're properly rested."
Lukas nodded “yeah, though I am usually up early, and I might go to the garden in the morning…” he said the last part more to himself, he had not yet decided if he would or not. After all he did it every morning.
"It's up to you," Fiel said. "Just as long as you're dressed and have all your belongings ready by the time the sun rises. That reminds me, what's the highest spot in the castle? Is there a large upper window or lookout tower perhaps?"
“Yeah we have a lookout tower, no one ever goes there, not even the servants” he said simply.
"If it's safe to go up there," Fiel said, "I'd like to start our flight from there so we can be sure to gain enough altitude. So, I'll meet you up in the tower when we're both ready, all right?"
“Yeah, do you need me to show you were it is?” He asked.
"Yes, I think that would be best," Fiel agreed. "Is it hard to reach?"