Harlow flinched when he heard the scream. He was just outside the door when it happened. He wanted to turn back around to check and make sure the queen, but he needed to catch up with the messenger.
Harlow turned around and knocked on the door. "Mistress?"
"WHAT?!" Adella yelled, a blast of magic making the door fly off it's hinges. She stood angrily with a hand held up at Harlow, black magic swirling around it.
When the door came flying, it hit Harlow, hard. He tumbled to the floor, knocking the breath out of him. Once he regained his ability to breath again, he quickly got up and scurried. It looked like the queen wasn't dead, but she needed help.
Wizard Deniw was probably the one who could do that. He found the nearest window. He shifted into a crow before taking off from the window, in hopes to catcheck up to the messenger.
When Adella realised that the door hit Harlow, she actually felt a bit of pain. He was one of the only people who didn't fear her because of being the Dark Queen, he feared her because she was scary. And that made her feel better. She didn't like hurting him.
(Should we do a time skip till when Harlow gets back in the morning?)
(yeah if you want, but since it's your turn you write it)
Harlow trudged through the palace with the messenger and Wizard Deniw not far behind. It had taken about an hour of arguing and a hefty sum of money that Harlow offered for the wizard to agree to come with.
Harlow was exhausted. He flew all the way there, making it not too much after the messenger, and had to walk all the way back.
Adella looked out the window in her chambers. She hoped that Deniw had agreed to come, as she had woken up with the mark of dark magic creeping over her shoulder. She'd hidden it.
Harlow lead Wizard Deniw to the throne room. "Please wait in here while I fetch the queen." He said before heading to the Queens quarters.
Harlow knocked on Adella's door. "Misstres? Wizard Deniw is here." He spoke, trying to hide his exhaustion.
(hey sorry, i've been really busy lately)
Adella shook herself off, walking over the door. She opened it with a stern look on her face, her black crown glinting softly against the sun behind her.
Harlow bowed from her. "Good morning, mistress. Wizard Deniw is currently waiting in the throne room. Should I tell him that you will meet him there?" He asked.
Adella shook her head. "Please escort him here to my quarters. My quarters are much more private than the throne room, especially for the matter I need to talk to him for."
"Yes, mistress." Harlow nodded before heading back to the throne room.
"Wizard Deniw? The queen has requested for you to meet her in her chambers. I will take you there." Harlow said, gesturing for the wizard to follow him back to Adella's room.
Harlow knocked on the door, again. "Wizard Deniw is here, mistress."
Adella opened the door, having been waiting. "Deniw, thank you for coming."
"I wasn't excited for it."
"I know, but this is an emergency. Harlow, stand guard outside."
"Yes, mistress." Harlow said, stepping to the side to let the wizard into the room. He could only wonder why Adella needed the wizard so bad, but it wasn't his place to question her ideas or motives.
As soon as the door was closed, Adella dropped her stern demeanor. "Deniw, I'm scared. It's grown further and further up my arm. It's creeping over my shoulder. What do I do?"
It was hard to make out what Adella was saying, but Harlow could hear the worried tone in her voice. He frowned. What could make Adella so nervous? Halow shook his head. The mistresses business is her own. I should stay out of it unless she involves me.
"Hmm, OK," Deniw said. "Can you take your sleeve off to show me?"
Adella did so, carefully taking the top half of her dress off. The gave Deniw full view of her arm.
"Ah, yes. Yes, it is spreading. How much have you been using?"
Harlow stood outside the door, leaning against the wall. He was extremely tired after the journey and contemplated sitting down, but decided against it. He didn't want the mistress to catching him slacking off.
"I…I've been trying to limit it. I'm scared, I don't want it to overcome me. What will happen to me if it does?"
"As you know, some spells will use more darkness than others. There's only been one case of a witch or wizard being completely overtaken by darkness."
"Oh, yes. Maguna."
Harlow leaned his head a bit close to hear the discussion. Again, he was not able to make out words, only the tone of their voices. He hated hearing Adella worried, but he was more worried about what could make Adella worried.
"Yes. Maguna was overcome by darkness, and she became a monster. Her powers were stripped but she never returned to her former appearance. No one knows where she went."
"That's terrifying."
(You're fine! I understand!)
Harlow perked up when he was able to catch a word, or rather a name. Maguna. It seemed fimilar, but he couldn't place it at the moment.
"Maybe I can ask around later about it." He thought as he held his head, a headache beginning to form, leaving unable to think straight.
Deniw began to properly inspect the marks on Adella's arm, running his fingers along it. "Yes…this is very interesting. It's similar to what Maguna had, but at the same time it's quite different."
Harlow closed his eyes, hoping it would help with his growing head ache; it didn't. He began to think on the name Maguna. Were they a pervious ruler somewhere? Were they a witch or wizard? Did they know Adella? His head hurt.