I walked alongside Mufasa through the endless trees and lush grass. We stayed silent as the trees suddenly ended, and we stepped into a sort of colony. Where I had seen hundreds of trees one moment ago, there stood just as many stone buildings in there place. People now walked on stone streets, I felt like I was in a city for the first time in months. As we continued on, I saw that there were shops and stores mixed in all throughout the city. Two children ran passed me and laughed as one of them tagged the other. A woman I assumed was their mother apologized and ran after them.
"Is this Heaven?" I asked The great lion standing beside me.
He chuckled, "That's one name for it, yes."
Without warning, I bumped into a solid piece of metal. I grunted before locking eyes with a middle-aged man in full body armor. The kind you expect a knight to were in battle. A red cross was in the middle of the chest, and a sword at his hip. He had brown hair that he slicked back and red eyes. All of these qualities were quickly forgotten when I noticed the wings on his back. Two wings the size of eagles were on his back. At first glance, they looked white, but after looking at them a second time, I noticed they were silver. They looked like they could carry him for miles or knock even Sam to the ground if he came too close. I cleared my throat before speaking.
"Sorry about that."
The knight smiled, "Think nothing of it, my boy, Oh, Mufasa, is this one with you?"
My grandfather chuckled, "Yes, Randell, this is Lee. Lee, this is Sir Randell of the Angel Knights."
Randell stretched out his hand, "So this is the famous human Prince of the Pridelands? Mufasa's told me a great deal about you Lee. I've also seen you in action once or twice. Your skill with a spear is something that can't be duplicated."
I smile sheepishly, "Well, thank you. But, how did you see me fight?"
He motioned for me to follow him to a small cave in the distance. Looking down at Mufasa, he nodded before walking that way as well. With a shrug and I sigh, I did the same. When we did get in the cave, we found it was already occupied by two people. One was a strikingly gorgeous woman that looked to be around my age. She had caramel colored skin and jet black hair that was slightly curly. The other was a man that also looked to be in his mid to late teen's. He was a tad bit shorter than me but looked just as built. Blonde hair and dark blue eyes that looked like it could cut through the armor they were wearing. "Lee, this is Linda and Sean, my two best students." Randell motioned towards the two of them.
"Hello," I said as I stuck my hand out to Linda.
She blinked twice before smiling and shaking my hand. Her pearly white teeth could rival the sun. The guy, Sean, stared daggers at me before shaking my hand. "Children, this is Lee. He was a prince of an African kingdom called the Pridelands. He is also a skilled warrior."
"Oh really?" Sean said with a smirk, "You like swords?"
"No, I prefer a spear," I said, adding a smirk of my own.
"Yeah? If you ever want to put your money where your mouth is, come to the arena."
He stormed out of there in a flash. Linda stayed where she was for a second before smiling again and stepping up to me.
"Forgive Sean, he gets that way around other warrior's. Especially really good looking male ones." She said the last bit with a little giggle before walking after him. Her black curls blowing in the wind. I hadn't realized I had been staring until Mufasa called to me.
"Lee, come here please." He said, standing by the pond.
I did make my way to the pond. Looking at Randell, the knight motioned me to look down. At first, all I was was my reflection. "I don't get it, what's supposed to happen?" "Just think of what you want to see," Mufasa explained.
So I did.