Adventure continued

She and Jacob took a seat on the four poster bed. Ella sat silently and did not utter a single down.
“Listen. This may be surprising news, but I promise you all of it is true,” began Jacob. He then proceeded to tell Ella the story of how Nickolas had learned of magic and how her parents had defeated them. Ella stared awestruck into Jacob soft brown eyes.
“I was sent here to the castle to keep an eye on Nickolas when he was places where only the servants go and you parents could not watch over him. Tonight the same Wizard, Alexander was his name escaped from where he was being held and came back to the castle. He removed the memory charm placed on Nickolas and reminded him of magic. Together they kidnapped your parents and will once again try to take away their magic,” Jacob concluded. Ella gaped at Jacob.
“That can’t be true, magic is not real!” Ella exclaimed. Jacob responded by waving his arm over a teacup sitting on the table beside the bed. The cup glided through the air and landed gently in Jacob’s hand. Ella gasped.
“W….w….wow,” Ella stuttered. “This can’t be possible,” she said softly.
“It is,” Silence filled the air. Minutes went by. Outside the window the moon was shining amidst the stars. The trees rustled slightly in the wind and an owl could be heard faintly in the distance.
“What about me? Do I have magic?” Ella was deeply curious about this.
“Yes,” Jacob responded.
“Really? Are you sure?”
“I am.”
“I don’t. I can’t. I’m just a princess, I have no power!” she yelled. The stress boiled up inside her.
“Try this,” he said. Jacob raised his arm and the flung it forward in a swift motion. As he did in the door slammed shut. Ella jumped backwards.
“You try,” said Jacob. Ella remained motionless. She looked from Jacob to the door and from the door to Jacob.
“Come on.” Jacob urged. The he raised his arm. He pulled it towards him sharply and the door opened again. Then he looked to Ella.
Ella stood up reluctantly. She stood in front of the door but did not move. Jacob nudged her arm slightly.
“What? Oh,” Ella took a deep breathe. She raised her arm. She pushed it forward in a quick snap just as Jacob had done but nothing happened.
“See! I told you I didn’t have any power!” she screamed at Jacob.
“Try again.” He commanded forcefully. Ella rolled her eyes at Jacob and turned to face the door again. “Concentrate,” he added. Ella closed her eyes then opened them again. She took a deep breath. Ella tuned out all the noise she could hear. She raised her arm, then flung it forward. And quickly the door flew shut. Ella turned around. She smiled and then shouted.
“I HAVE MAGIC!!” she jumped up and crashed onto the bed. “I can’t believe it!” she cried. Jacob smiled at her sincerely. But he looked troubled and rushed.
“Congratulations. I’m sorry but we have little time for celebrating.”
“What do you mean?”
“Now we must to meet the Wizards,” he said.
“Well, why don’t you go, I’ll just wait here,”
“No, Ella, you must come I’m sure the Wizards would like to speak to you,”
“Are you sure of that?”
“Yes,” he responded. Ella sighed.
“Fine,” she motioned for Jacob. They she stood still. “Get us there,” she said. Jacob opened his mouth then closed it again. Then he said,
“You must,”
“Why? I don’t know how,” Ella responded.
“You see, as Alexander and Nickolas came up here to take away your parents magic I tried to hold them off. But I was not strong enough. They took away most of my power-”
“But-”
“Levitating the teacup and opening and closing the door is about as much as I can do. You need to open the portal and get us to the Wizards. This is how it goes,” Jacob took a deep breath. He stretched his arms out in front of him. He put his hands. “Oh, I forgot, think of where you want to go as you do this,” he added. Then he took another breath. Then he pulled his arms apart. There was a short flash of light, but nothing happened.
“Ugh,” Ella whispered to herself. She had hoped Jacob would have enough magic after all.
“Try,” Jacob said to her. Ella froze. She stayed like that until Jacob gave her a slight push.
“Ok,” Ella said softly.
She took a deep breathe and prepared to try the spell. She narrowed her eyes to slits again. She blocked out the wind that was now howling outside the castle and concentrated. She though of the Wizards, all that she knew of them from Jacob’s story. She put her hands close together and then pulled them apart. In front of her there was a flash of light. Ella stood there and stared into a large room with people sitting down and walking about. The assumed these people were the Wizards.
Ella turned back to Jacob and nodded. Together the two of them walked through the portal. There was another flash of light and they were gone. Ella felt a brief spark and then she was standing the large room. And all of the people walked forward to her and Jacob.

Adventure continued

Ella walked across the marble floor briskly. She was eager to away from everyone stopping her. Ella enjoyed being royalty, but it was annoying when the commoners and servants would not leave her alone.
The ball stretched on far into the night. To her dismay Ella danced with Samuel several more times. And the commoners continued to approach her. When the ball ended Ella and her parents went up onto the stage, placed in the center of the room once more. The three of them said farewell to all of the guests. Everyone filed out of the ballroom. The crowd walked through the stone corridors and exited the castle.
The royal family walked to the door behind the guests. Soon everyone had left and the doors had been shut.
“What a night!” exclaimed Elizabeth.
“Certainly!” Peter exclaimed in return.
“It was quite a lovely ball,” Ella said. She would have enjoyed it more if it had only been their close friends, and Samuel had not showed up.
Ella and her parents walked down the hall. When they reached the wooden door of their room, Ella’s parents said goodnight to their daughter and entered. Ella waked just a bit farther down the long dimly lit corridor until she reached her room.
Suddenly, Ella saw a shadow curve around the corner. She whipped her head around. All she saw was a shadow lurking in the corner.
“Hello?” she called softly. “I demand you come out, by order of your princess,” she said forcefully. The shadow began to move and the she saw a short man appear. He was tall with black hair and razor sharp green eyes. It was Nickolas.
“Yes princess,” he said bitterly.
“Never mind,” she said. “You may go,” Nickolas bowed quickly. Ella turned away and entered her room. She changed into a silver nightgown and lay down on her bed. By candlelight she picked up a book by her bedside and began to read.
Only moments later Ella heard a high pitched scream. More screams filled her ears as she jumped off her bed. Ella pulled on a dark cloak and a pair of shoes and raced out the door. As she bounded down the hall she heard more screams and some words she did not understand. And she saw several flashes of light coming from behind her parent’s door. Ella’s heart was pounding heavily. There was one last flash of light and scream of a strange word and then, silence.
Ella threw open the wooden door of her parents bed chamber. Her eyes franticly scanned the room for her parents, or anyone. But the room was empty. There was no one in sight.
The soft blue blankets on the bed were strewn all over, as were the pillows. The dark green chair in the corner of the room was lying on its side.
“HELLO!” Ella screamed into the emptiness. She breathed heavily along with her pounding heart. She turned around and ran down the corridor. The candles had been blown out so it was dark. Ella sprinted into the darkness as fast as she could.
“Hello! Mom, dad, are you here?” she called as she ran. Tears were welling up in her eyes. I’m sure they just went out, she though to herself. For a moment she calmed herself down, but it did not last long. She had heard the screams, seen the light. Something had defiantly happened.
The tears came again. They were streaming down Ella’s face. She sank to the ground. She sat down on the stone floor. She let the dirt cover her nightgown and she sobbed into her hands.
Then Ella heard footsteps approaching her. The footsteps were coming quickly. Ella dried her eyes and once again talked herself into believing that nothing had happened. She hid around the corner. But the person knew she was there.
“Ella,” said a voice. A young man came around the corner. He was short with dark shaggy brown hair. He had big soft brown eyes. He looked to be about her age. From his clothing she could tell he was a servant. He was wearing ragged black pants and a plain black shirt. He looked serious but concerned.
“Who are you?” Ella asked trying to hide her tears.
“My name is Jacob,” he said calmly. “I am a Wizard apprentice,” Ella looked at Jacob, confused.
“A Wizard Apprentice?” she asked. Now Jacob was the one who looked confused.
“Yes, a Wizard Apprentice,” he said the word Wizard with more power in his voice.
“I have no idea what you are talking about. But, I will just forget it. You may go,” she said.
“I am not going to go,” he replied. “I need to speak to you. I have magic, you can trust me,”
“I still have no clue what you mean. Magic is not real,” Ella said.
“This is strange, of course you know. You have magic yourself,” he said. Jacob seemed puzzled by Ella’s lack of knowledge. He muttered something to himself then gasped.
“They never told you?” he exclaimed.
“They never told me what?” Ella was beginning to grow impatient. She stood up and crossed her arms and glared at Jacob. “Leave,” she commanded.
“No, I will not,” Jacob replied coolly.
“You are a servant. I am your princess. If I tell you do something then you must listen,” she said angrily.
“Ella, listen to me. I am not a servant. If you would listen to me I will explain everything. Although, this may be harder than I though. It appears as if you were never told of your powers,” Jacob said. Ella sighed.
“I am not going to fall for this. I’m not sure what exactly you’re trying to do, but I order you to leave,” she said. Ella motioned for Jacob to walk away.
“Ella!” Jacob bellowed. “You must listen to me! This is urgent,” he cried.
“ Be quiet, or a guard will come and through you in the dungeon. I am nice enough not to send the guards on you right away. But I will not stand for this. I refuse to take orders from my own servant,” Ella marched off down the hall.
“Well, I am not a servant. And I know where your parents are,” he yelled down the dark corridor. Ella froze in her tracks. Chills ran through her spine. Slowly Ella walked back down the hall.
“What do you know?” she asked. Her voice was shaking. “Come,” he said. Ella let her self be ushered into her parent’s bedroom.