Magi: A Tale of a New Beginning

Scroll 21: A New Start

"That should do it! Do you guys want to explore the town?" I asked the two.

"I want to go to the market! How about you, Lucien?" Setta asked. Lucien just shrugged his shoulders and decided to follow us outside. The sun was beating down hard on us and the townspeople were as busy as usual.

'Wait, busy as usual!? They looked more busier than usual!' I looked around and my suspicions were right. They were going to hold a feast for our homecoming!

"Lucien? Are you up for some party?" His body tensed up at the mention of party. I laughed nervously and assured him that we will not be attending any. He stopped and said that it was all right as long as doesn't leave my side.

'I guess that would do. I really want him to interact with the others. Maybe, Alibaba will help him out or Ja'far? That would be good.'

"Alright. Setta! Did you buy something nice?" I turned to see the young magic an holding a book.

"Yes! I found this book, Azami-nee. It's a history book of this world. I want to know what kind of terrain every country has." His eyes were shining with genuine happiness. Just then, I remembered the book Yunan and I stumbled upon one time. I took it out of my bag and showed it to him.

"Oh yeah. I got this book for you while I was traveling. It looked interesting and it was about magic. How about you try it at home?" He thanked me and skid off somewhere happily.

I turned to Lucien and asked him to buy something for himself. He hesitated at first before going to a clothes shop to buy a set of clothes. He told me that his clothes were a little difficult to move around.

We head back home and put the food in my bag. I gathered our dirty clothes for laundry. We still had some time before the party starts after all.

About some time, we were all ready to go to the party. Everyone was invited so we really didn't mind going there. I found Aladdin and the others and they were having fun. I even overheard their conversations about Alibaba's lover.

'Lover? He had a lover? I thought it was only Garuda he had. Toto couldn't be because she was very clueless.'

Speaking of Toto, I saw her there with a flushed face holding a strong drink. She was drunk already! I sighed at her misery before greeting Master Shambal.

"Master! It's good to see you here." He turned around and grinned at me.

"Well haven't you grown some muscles there, young lady! Hahaha! I still remember when you and Muu would compete in the Colosseum." I sweatdropped.

"P-Please Master! He was very annoying that time but I guess I am also grateful for his training. So what brings you here?" We chatted for awhile before I bid him farewell.

Setta went off somewhere, maybe to Aladdin and the others. Lucien and I, on the other hand, sat down and ate. I felt someone walk towards us; it was none other than King Sinbad.

"A good evening don't you think, Sinbad?" He stared at me before taking his act up. He smiled and sat in front of me before taking a sip from his cup.

"It is a lovely evening but may I ask why you're not with the others?"

"No particular reason really. I just want to have a time for myself. Lucien also doesn't like the crowd." I said. He glanced at me before taking in Lucien's feature. His hood was down at the moment which made his green hair and shining purple eyes stand out. It was mesmerizing so to say. Silence took over until Sinbad broke it.

"You've got four djinns. Tell me, Azami. Who are you exactly?" He questioned me directly. I put down my drink before staring at his eyes. They were the golden in color shrouded by darkness. I smiled before saying,