Collection: Sage Eyes
The main series of Sage Eyes, the story of Simon and Tiffani.
Simon: SO, YOU CAME HERE TO TRAIN THE LIGHT THIEF IN MAGIC?
Shiara: YOU SAY YOU DON'T KNOW MAGIC, BUT YOU ARE OBVIOUSLY INFUSED. SO, FOR YOUR OWN GOOD, I WANT TO TEACH YOU HOW TO USE IT.
Simon: ME, LEARN MAGIC?
Tiffani: HOW CAN YOU CONSIDER THIS? IT'S BLASPHEMY!
Shiara: THEN AM I A BLASPHEMER?
Tiffani: HUH?
Shiara: I USE THAT WHICH HUMANS CALL MAGIC. IS THAT BLASPHEMY?
Tiffani: NO, FAELYN ARE EXEMPT FROM THAT RULE.
Shiara: WHY?
Tiffani: SOMETHING ABOUT HOW YOU FAELYN ARE IN TUNE WITH NATURE AND DON'T CONTRIBUTE TO THE CHAOS ENERGY OF THE RIFT.
Shiara: THEN WHY DO HUMAN JUDGES USE MAGIC?
Tiffani: ONLY IN LIMITED WAYS, MORE FOCUSED ON FINDING AND STOPPING THOSE EVIL PEOPLE WHO WOULD USE MAGIC FOR THEMSELVES.
Simon: OH, SO IF I LEARN MAGIC, I'M EVIL?
Tiffani: WHY WOULD YOU EVEN NEED TO LEARN MAGIC?
Shiara: HE'S ABSORBING CRYSTAL LIGHT WITHOUT REALIZING IT. THAT'S NOT HEALTHY. IT WILL DAMAGE HIS CRYSTAL HEART.
Simon: BESIDES, I'M ALREADY AN EVIL THIEF. SO WHAT DOES IT MATTER IF I USE MAGIC?
THE RIFT HAS BEEN GROWING FOR CENTURIES AND HASN'T DONE ANYTHING EXCEPT GIVING US HEADACHES DURING THE OCCASIONAL ECLIPSE.
Brekham: I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER WAY AROUND IT. WITH TIFFANI GONE AND THE RUMORS SPREADING, WE MUST MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT SOON.
THE RULING HOUSE WILL CHANGE HANDS FROM THE BLADES TO ANOTHER. EVEN I DON'T KNOW WHO IT WILL BE, IN ORDER TO PREVENT NEEDLESS ASSASSINATION ATTEMPTS.
Korigon: WE WILL FIND HER, HIGH JUDGE. JUST GIVE US MORE TIME. CHANGING HOUSES WILL BRING INSTABILITY AND CONFUSION TO THE PEOPLE.
Brekham: EVEN IF YOU DO, THERE WOULD STILL BE THE QUESTION OF JUDGMENT AND HER ROLE IN ALL OF THIS. IT WILL ONLY CAUSE MORE ANXIETY AMONG THE PEOPLE IF THE KINGDOM HINGES ON HER TRIAL.
BETTER TO JUST GO AHEAD AND CHOOSE A NEW KING BEFORE TRYING TO RESOLVE THIS.
I'M HAVING ANNOUNCEMENTS PRINTED AS WE SPEAK. WHILE IT WOULD BE NICE TO FOR TIFFANI TO BE ON THE THRONE AFTER WHAT SHE WENT THROUGH, I JUST DON'T SEE IT HAPPENING.
Korigon: I KNOW CHANGING HOUSES WAS SUPPOSED TO DISCOURAGE MURDERING AMONG THE NOBILITY, BUT IT STILL SEEMS SOMEONE IS TARGETING HOUSE BLADE, WITH WHAT THEY'VE GONE THROUGH. ALAYNA AND NOW THIS.
Brekham: YOU'RE SUGGESTING CONSPIRACY? HAVE YOU ANY LEADS, SOMETHING TO GUIDE US TO JUSTICE BEYOND TIFFANI'S WITNESS?
Korigon: UNFORTUNATELY, NO...
Brekham: WELL, THE JUDGE LORDS WILL DETERMINE THAT JUSTICE IS FOUND.
Heath: IT'S AN AWFUL FEELING, KNOWING YOUR SON WILL NEVER BE KING. ANY SO SOON AFTER THE BETROTHAL WAS ANNOUNCED. IT MUST STING. BUT AT LEAST YOU SILL HAVE YOUR SON WITH YOU.
Korigon: SPARE ME YOUR FALSE SYMPATHIES, HEATH. THIS ALL FEELS SATISFYING, RIGHT?
Heath: SO, DO YOU REALLY THINK SOMEONE IS TARGETING THE BLADE FAMILY?
Korigon: IT SEEMS THAT WAY. FIRST, ALAYNA CAPTURED AND KILLED. YOUR SON TRYING TO SAVE HER. NOW JORJ AND MARTA ARE GONE. AND THE BLAME SOMEHOW FELL ON TIFFANI. EITHER IT'S ALL ONE MASTER PLAN TO TAKE OUT THEIR HOUSE, OR SOMEONE WANTS VENGEANCE FOR WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE.
Heath: CAREFUL WHAT YOU INSINUATE, KORIGON. YOU MAY HAVE BEEN HIS FRIEND, BUT THE HIGH JUDGE WILL DETERMINE JUSTICE WITHOUT FAVORITISM.
AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO SEE YOU FALL FROM GRACE.
Simon: I'M BACK! HOW DID YOU SLEEP?
BETTER THAN IN JAIL? HAVE ANY OF THE THIEVES COME BACK?
Tiffani: YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BELIEVE THIS, BUT-
WAIT, WHY ARE YOU WEARING THAT ON YOUR HEAD AGAIN? I THOUGHT YOU GOT RID OF IT.
Simon: I KEPT IT IN MY POCKET. SO WHAT?
Tiffani: SOMEONE MIGHT RECOGNIZE YOU.
MERO OR A GUARD.
AND YOU LOOK BETTER WITHOUT IT.
ANYWAY, THERE IS SOMEONE HERE, BUT NOT A THIEF...
Shiara: HELLO. I'M THE GARDENER.
Simon: WELL, THAT EXPLAINS NOTHING AT ALL. CAN THE GARDENER COOK BREAKFAST? BECAUSE I CAN'T, AND I DOUBT THE PRINCESS CAN, EITHER. I HAVE RAPTOR EOGS.
I DO NOT EAT MEAT, BUT CAN OFFER YOU THIS.
FRESH AND JUICY ROSE BERRY.
Tiffani: GASP!
Shiara: GOOD MORNING, PRINCESS. I TAKE IT YOU HAD A NIGHTMARE?
Tiffani: AHHH!!!
WHO ARE YOU? ARE YOU ONE OF THE THIEVES? I'M SORRY FORTAKING YOUR BED, BUT SIMON SAID IT WAS ALL RIGHT.
Shiara: THIEF? NO, I'M THE GARDENER.
RANDAL TACOBÁ'S GARDENER.
MY NAME IS SHIARA.
Tiffani: TACOBA... ARE YOU HERE TO TAKE ME AWAY? IS THAT WHY YOU'RE IN MY BED? WHERE'S SIMON? DID HE SELL ME?
Shiara: TACOBA TOLD ME TO COME FIND YOU. SO IDID.
Tiffani: DOESN'T HE WANT YOU TO BRING ME BACK?
Shiara: PROBABLY. BUT I WON T. HE WANTS TO USE YOU, PRINCESS.
Tiffani: THEN WHY COME HERE?
Shiara: FOR THE THIEF. BUT HE WENT OUT WITHOUT NOTICING ME. HE WILL BE JUST AS SURPRISED AS YOU.
Tiffani: SIMON? WHY?
Shiara: ...
Tiffani: YOU'RE A FAELYS, RIGHT? BUT DIFFERENT FROM THE ONE I KNOW, MERO.
Shiara: AH... HE IS YOUNG, NOT USED TO HUMANS, EVEN THOUGH HE WANTS TO BE ONE. HE DOES NOT EVEN USE HIS SPORES FOR SOME REASON.
Tiffani: YEAH, I'VE NEVER SEEN ANY PLANTS... WELL, GROWING OFF HIM. I'M SORRY, IS THAT WHAT'S HAPPENING?
FOURSDAY, ASIMUS 4, 4998
Jorj: YOU KILLED US! OVER WHAT? PLANNING FOR YOUR FUTURE?
MARRYING YOU TO A DECENT MAN INSTEAD OF SOME THIEF?
Marta: HOW COULD YOU SHAME US SO?
Magerise: Mom, Dad, thanks for everything. I Love you.
Mom: I never thought I'd say this, but go, learn magic, my little Magerise. We'll be waiting for your return. Make us proud.
Magerise: And you, Siathrar. I'd never thought I'd meet a faelys, let alone be his best friend.
Siathrar: I never thought you would learn magic before me, but don't get prideful. I'll surpass you one day.
Simon: And I never thought you would finish your goodbyes. Sheesh.
Magerise: Simon, this is hard for me. Didn't you say goodbye to your family when you left them?
Simon: Eh, not all of us havethe same support system as you, farm boy. You ready to see the world?
Magerise: Yes.
Tiffani: HOW DO I KNOW THE OTHER THIEVES WON'T TRY TO SELL ME, LIKE YOU DID?
Simon: SORRY ABOUT THAT. BUT DESPITE WHAT YOU THINK, WE'RE NOT EVIL. THEY'LL LISTEN TO ME.
HERE WE ARE.
Tiffani: REALLY, IN THERE?
Simon: IT'S A HIDEOUT. IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE OBVIOUS.
Tiffani: DO I HAVE TO GO IN?
Simon: YES, JUST LIKE THE ONE IN THE CASTLE.
Tiffani: THERE'S NO ONE HERE.
Simon: MAYBE THEY'RE OUT.
Tiffani: I DON'T THINK SO...
Tiffani: WHAT HAPPENED HERE?
Tiffani: SAY I BELIEVE YOU. WHAT'S YOUR PLAN NOW?
Simon: GO TO THE HIDEOUT? TENCI WILL BE THERE AND HE MIGHT KNOW BETTER WHAT HAPPENED IN THE VAULT. I PROMISE WE'LL TAKE BETTER CARE OF YOU THAN CENO DID.
Tiffani: ...
WHAT? IT'S GETTING LATE. HAVE A BETTER IDEA?
Tiffani: ...NO.
Mero: HEY!
Guard: IS THAT...?
NO, COULDN'T BE.
Tiffani: OH, ASIMA, IS THERE NO HOPE FOR ME? MY PARENTS... I DIDN'T MEAN TO... SURELY THAT COUNTS FOR SOMETHING, RIGHT?
WHEREVER THEY ARE, COULD YOU MAKE SURE THEY'RE AT PEACE? IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE?
I'M SO LOST, AND I MISS THEM, BUT MY FATHER, HE THOUGHT I HATED HIM. I THINK THAT HURTS THE MOST, BUT WHO AM I KIDDING? IT ALL HURTS...SO... MUCH.
Simon: KNEW I WOULD FIND YOU HERE.
Tiffani: STAY BACK! THIS IS HOLY GROUND.
Simon: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? I'M HERE TO HELP.
Tiffani: HA! HELP WHOM? YOURSELF?
YOU'RE A THIEF. I HAD YOU FIGURED OUT AND KNEW YOU WOULD TRY SOMETHING WITH TACOBA, WHICH IS WHY I INTERRUPTED. I EXPECTED MORE OF TACOBA, BUT THAT WAS FOOLISH ON MY PART.
NO, WHAT I DIDN'T EXPECT WAS THAT YOU WERE A MAGE. BUT EVEN THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN OBVIOUS. 'LIGHT THIEF'? YOU'RE JUST USING MAGIC YOURSELF.
Simon: A MAJESTIC? NO, NOT ME!
OK, I KNOW HOW IT LOOKS, BUT I PROMISE YOU, BEFORE TODAY, NOTHING LIKE THAT HAD EVER HAPPENED.
Tiffani: YOU'RE A LYING THIEF. WHY SHOULD I BELIEVE YOU?
Simon: BECAUSE YOU WERE DOWN THERE! SOMETHING HAPPENED. SOMETHING CHANGED ME.
Simon: WHAT WAS THAT FOR?
Guard: FOR USING MAGIC!
Simon: I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING!
Neighbor: WHERE'D THIS SPEAR COME FROM?
Guard: DON'T EVEN TRY GETTING PAST ME, HERETIC.
Tacoba: UNLESS WE HAVE THE GIRL, HE'S USELESS! GET HER!
Guard: BUT THIS MAN IS CLEARLY A DANGER.
Tacoba: YOU'RE WASTING TIME. JUST DO AS I SAY.
Guard: FINE. BUT FIRST...
crunch
Guard: THAT FELT GOOD, PUNCHING A MAJESTIC. TWICE. NOW LET'S GET THE GIRL.
Tacoba: TIME TO FACE MY SON, THIEF.
Stomp!
Tacoba: RUN, BOY, RUN.
