Keeper's Knowledge (Balancer's Soul cycle) (67 page)

Veronica walked close and said
“Please hold this for me,
my new mate
.”

Sorono blinked at what she just called him. He took his newest charge onto his open hands.
“Have fun
,
Veronica!”
He said with a wry grin.

Veronica turned and
Connor
felt her summoning
up
her power. She lifted off th
e ground and flew straight at his
sister. Kara
became
wide eyed
again
as she just realized that Keepers could
actually
fly.
Since Kara was smaller she was more acrobatic in the air, but it was a confined space
,
with not many options
and a matter of time
. Veronica finally got a hold of
his
sister and planted a solid kiss on her muzzle. A
nd with her new sense of smell he
bet she could tell what Veronica ate
for dinner
last week.

Everyone
remaining in the room
was now laughing.

Connor
felt a power
growing
behind
him
being raised
quickly
and
he
turned around to be hit in the face by a
frigid water ball. When he
wiped
his eyes he came to
realize
that
Sarah
was the one who
threw it.
His
shirt was now soaked. She grinned and said “I don’t like other women kissing you. I had to give you a quick wash
because of that fact
.”

For settling the score he
turned around
, took a deep breath
and yelled “Hey
!
Veroni.b..b…a.” Sarah jumped on
his
back and put both of her hands over
his
mouth
and clamped down
.

She whispered in his
ear “Don’t even think of ordering her to kiss me as payback.” She leaned closer and kissed
his
cheek
and then laughed
.

“Head
Elder…
Sorono
?”
They
all turned to
High Elder Raphael and his Elder
companions
. “Why didn’t you tell
us
about
you
actually being the Head
Elder? You approached me
on the island
s
aying you were an Immortal ambassador,
when the Keepers discovered us
a
ll those thousands of years ago and yet I never knew.
Did you know
of
this as well Poseidon?”

“I did not. Nor did anyone else
know
except for the Elder Keepers apparently.”

Veronica landed and she sat Kara down.
Connor’s
sister gave
him
a cold look, but her grin was visible. Veronica took her egg
out of Sorono’s
hands and
he looked at all of the other E
lders still looking down from their stations.
“I will say this one last time. I will explain everything once all of the
Immortal
Guards arrive. I will only tell this once because it is
a
difficult
story
to explain, but it involves what Connor and I really am.”
The E
lders
were silent and patiently waited.

It took just over twenty minutes for all the Immortal Guard’s to gather.

While
they
waited,
Connor
walked over and slid Tool back into
his
right belt. All of the Elders had jumped down and
it gave him
an idea.
He
walked over to where the met
al ball
,
he created out of swords,
laid on the ground
and picked it up with his
left hand.
Connor
felt a little comical
at the moment
and brought
his
power forth
and engraved
a symbol into the metal ball. He
made a pentagram as well a
nd
added the symbols of the five elements. It looked like an etched dup
licate of the silver armlet on his
left arm.
He
walked up to the twin Changers and held the ball out to the one on the left.
She was the one with longer hair.
Her face paled once she saw
his approach, but held her ground
. “This is for you.”
He
placed the metal ball in her quivering hands. “Next time someone says they can control all of
the elements, listen to them. I
f their statement turns out to be false, then you can call them a liar
in your difficult language
. Until then
,
don’t underestimate
and say something disrespectful
.
It’s always best to overestimate someone and be let down than underestimate them and wind up in a difficult situation.
Otherwise yo
u’ll be the one holding nothing
but regret
,
for your actions
.”
He
turned around
and walked ba
ck to everyone. Sarah watched him
the entire time
and didn’t disagree
.

Sorono and Veronica were having an intimate conversation so
their group
left them to do their discussions over by the corner of the room.

When Firon was th
e last to arrive
,
Connor
counted
twenty
Immortal Guard Keepers, Changers and Balancers.
Sixty ancient warriors
and protectors
stood together.
Each one had an identical pendant swinging around their necks of two crossed swords over a golden shield. The room was
now
chattering
and charged
with excitement.

The
hall
began to quiet as Sorono walked to the center of the room with Veronica by his side.
“Good. Now that everyone is gathered you will all follow me. I ask that all questions remain held until I am finished with the story.”

So
rono turned around to look at Connor
.
Connor
nodded knowing he wanted
him to be the first to follow. Sorono
bent down and jumped up to
the Elder’s platform
as easily as taking as step up
.
Connor
bent down and launched
him
self twenty feet into the air
,
land
ing
right behind
with similar ease
.
The eldest immortal
pushed open the double doors and started walking down the long and straight corridor. The corridor was lit every thirty feet with a ceiling light. The hallway was made of solid gra
nite and perfectly smooth. Connor
followed close behind after wal
king between the marble seats. He
turned around to see that Veronica and Sara
h
walked side by s
ide after landing. Behind them he
saw everyone else jumping up and following.

The hallway was sur
prisingly wide as Veronica and Sarah
followed Connor.
They
had finally found someone who knew why Connor and
she
were so different. Sorono walked
confidently,
with both of his
hands behind his back as he slowly
made his way
down the
long and well lit
corridor. Behind
her
the rest of
the
family followed
them
together and walked silently in the square hall. The sounds of so many foot falls blende
d together into an annoying
, grating
hum;
ninety
seven immortals will do that.

As
Sarah
followed
her awe inspiring
mate
she
felt Veronica w
anting access to her
thoughts so
they
could communicate.
“Can we talk
,
female to female?”

Sarah
closed
her many
thoughts to everyone except her.
“Sure, what is on your mind?”

“Do you think
that
I
’ve
made the
correct
decision in choosing H
ead
Eld…
I mean,
Sorono as my mate? It was
all
just so sudden
it feels as if I’m stuck in a dream
. I am not sure if I made the right decision. What if I did something wrong?”

“Veronica, stop second guessing yourself. Do you want Connor to kick more pride back into you?”

They
continued walking, but she looked down at
her with a sideways smile
.
“I would rat
h
er not. My bottom is st
ill throbbing from his last reminder
.”

“Now that that is clear
,
allow
me give you some advice
from what I know
and have personally experienced
. Connor just learned a name for what he is. Apparently both Connor and Sorono are both somehow
connected as
Harmonizers
. I haven’t a clue as to what that means, but if Sorono is even half like Connor
is;
you will be in good hands
forever
. Also when I read Connor’s mind
,
I learned
just
how old Sorono really is. Women are usually attracted to older men because of their experience, power and compatibility.
But f
rom what I’ve
personally
seen, the two of you are perfect for each other
and Connor agrees
.”
Sarah kept walking like they
weren’t even conversing.

“I have just one more question. How far along are you? I heard Elder Adela screaming with joy as she learned that you are with child.”
Veronica
had a twinkle in her large gold
en
eyes.

“I am
about
two month into my pregnancy. I
still
have about fifteen more months until my child is born into this world. I have a question for you
now
.
Do you want to let our children have play dates?”

“Do you mean allowing our children to play together?”
Sarah
smile
d
and nodded.
“I cannot say. It has never been done before. Two parents must raise a child. The only time our children get to associate with others is when we come to these meetings. I would say yes to the…play dates, but I will need to discuss it with my new mate.”
She looked at Sorono’s back and smiled.

After about
one hundred and
ninety more paces
they
exited the tunnel. The next room was
just as large as the meeting room, but this room had a much higher ceiling
and felt full of life
. Like in the meeting hall with the Elders
,
there were three large gates made of white stone that stood about thirty feet
in height
. The gate to the left held the pentagram chiseled into the center of the stone. To the right was a circle with a slit going down the middle. In the center stone gate held an etched hourglass. There wasn’t any normal way to see what laid be
yond
the gates. The opening of the room was shaped like a diamond. The ceiling was actually a gigantic dome
,
painted with blue and white and it mimicked the sky
with such detail that it looked real. It was a beautiful sight and Sarah
counted only four pillars holding the room up and they too were painted like the open sky
, but they were exceedingly larger than any in the mountain
.  In the center of the dome was one huge light that lit the entire room and it too mimicked the sun
at noon
.
Off to the
left and right were two hallways leading back to the meeting hall.
T
hree picnic tables
,
similar to the ones
on level three
, sat in the open area
.