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The tiny air elemental allowed the gentle breeze to pass through her body, a feeling that she enjoyed during the best of times but ignored for the moment, stubbornly refusing to allow her attention to waver. Her long hair, a few shades lighter than Azra's and more silver than gray, mimicked the angel's own as it flickered in front of her face. Nyka was hypnotised by the angel's voice, and when their eyes met she felt reassured, as though no matter what happened everything would be all right.
She looked on with a curious tilt of her head as the angel bent down to inspect the plate. The sun reflecting off the decorated armour caught the kneeling Nyka in the eyes, so she stood and levitated a few feet into the air until her eyes were level with Azra's when she stood once more, delivering her question to the plaintiff.
"I purchased it not three weeks hence from a travelling Djinni. What was his name?" The stall owner paused to recall the name of the being that had sold him the plate, scratching at his chin as he pondered. Nyka's eyes snapped around to stare at her father's accuser at the sound of the word
Djinni, and the look upon her face was pure terror.
"Father? What is he saying?" Nyka whispered to Richtor but loud enough to be heard by the Royal Guardswoman and the two angels. The large Sylph shot his daughter a look to silence her and she obeyed, turning her attention back to the stall owner.
"Kool-marn-ey? No, that's not it…" he was saying, still attempting to remember the name of the Djinni that had sold him the plate.
"Khulamahn?" asked Richtor tentatively.
The stall owner nodded his head emphatically at the name.
"Yes, that's it. Khulamahan!"
"No!" screamed Nyka defiantly.
"It cannot be! Khulamahn is dead! Please, tell me you are mistaken, Sir." She grabbed the angel by the lapel of his coat and shook him as best as her weak arms would allow, tears trickling down her face as she began to sob.
Surprised, the angel was taken aback at the young elemental's outburst. His voice changed from its previous accusatory tone to one of sympathy, and he looked directly into the tiny Sylph's eyes as he replied.
"I am sorry, Child, but that was the name he gave. I am certain of it."
Nyka looked to her father whose own white eyes had grown wide with fear. Richtor closed his eyes and took a deep breath in an attempt to calm himself, and the surrounding breeze seemed to be drawn towards him as he began to grow quickly in size. The subsequent exhale was like a gale, and his eyes flicked open once more, a look of steely resolve returning to his well-aged face.
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