The Boy's Companions Chapter 5

    The seemingly spontaneous lightning storm that had taken place in the graveyard could be heard from the royal castle miles away. Several were woken up by the sudden noise, except for Prince Alton, who had already been thoroughly sleep deprived.
    He'd actually been wandering the halls in the hopes of tiring himself out, but was unable to find his way back to the room he'd been staying in.
    Upon hearing the noise, he ran to the window to investigate. Far off in the distance, likely several miles away, he could make out an enormous, almost unnatural looking cloud. The moment he spotted it, however, it immediately dissipated.
    "That was strange," he thought. "A spell perhaps?"
    He began to wonder if he should be worried, and thought it best to try and find someone to tell about it. He turned around and, as if on cue, saw a woman in a long dress making her way down the hall. Raising his hand, he called out to her.
    "Excuse me Ma'am, I just looked out the window and-"
    He stopped mid sentence as he recognized the woman approaching. It was the queen, the mother of the woman he would soon be married to. His cheeks flushed bright red as he lowered his hand, and took a bow.
    "I'm very sorry your Majesty, I didn't realize it was you."
    She smiled and gave a dismissive wave.
    "You dont need to go out of your way to be so formal with me, we're going to be family soon after all."
    He let out a quiet, but nervous laugh and thanked her. 
    "Did you come to see what the noise was too?"
    "Yes," she answered. "But isn't it strange? The weather's been clear all day."
    He thought for a moment and realized she was right. He then felt completely certain that there was magic involved somehow.
    "What's even stranger," he added, "is that the storm cloud disappeared mere moments after the lightning striked."
    She peered through the window to see for herself.
    "Should we be concerned?" he asked, "there's no way that was normal weather, it had to be a spell of some sort."
    She immediately dismissed his worries as she shook her head.
    "Oh, I doubt that. There's no magic in Earthaven."