Colour And Strings

The living that time forgot

"You...." Uriel took a second to realise who it was.

"Thank goodness, I thought I was intruding, I came here to apologise and thank you for letting me stay," Uriel said as she did a little bow, "I really wanted to say that to you face to face but just couldn't find you,"

"I see, it's no trouble,"
"Also, thank you ever so much for returning my necklace, I can't thank you enough for it, it's so important to me, such a laugh that I actually lost it,"

How can I call you?
"Well?" Uriel smiled, the man didn't show and gesture of talking...
"So do you need something? That's why you closed the door right?"

"Yes, are you not scared?"
"Well, yeah...this conversation is going very strange, you are not going to hurt me right?"

Uriel finally start to feel a bit afraid and stood still.
"No, I'm not going to hurt you yet, I just need something from you, nothing much, just a painting."

At that, Uriel lower her guard,
"Oh! I see, what would you like me to draw?"
"A living, the one that time have forgotten," was what the man said.

".....I'm sorry? What?" Uriel is confused.
"The living is in here, you can wonder around to find it, take your time," and with that, he went off.

There are many questions going though her head, a living? Time forgot them? In this castle?

Not only that but she also find it weird how he know she's capable of drawing, when they met, she was clean, no painting equipment on her nor did she have any of that smell, he also said to take her time, did he know that Uriel is in no rush today?

Was he expecting her? So many question pop up but she just left it as a lucky guess. She look though many rooms, dining, ballroom, hallway, bedrooms, library and such.

After a while, she found a art room, that's strange, 'he already have so many arts, what could he possibly want me to draw?'

Is what Uriel is think at the time, she took a look at them and was lost in the master pieces that she forgot the time, when she came to, it's already night.

She start to panic and try to look for the owner, she when though every room but no such luck, she glanced around and the room she stayed in catches her eyes, she didn't check there because she think it's just a guest room and that he would have a room of his own but still, she feel like he's in there.

She quietly opened the door and peak though, yep he's there alright, sitting at the opened window side as he stared into the cloudless night sky, the full moon shines on him, for a moment there, Uriel almost thought he was a angle.

She was about to call out to him when the man start talking instead.
"You couldn't find it huh, I'm sorry but you can't go back if you can't find it," he said and before Uriel can answer him, a gust of wind blow by, lifting the curtain and closing Uriel's eyes.

When she opened them, the man is gone. Fear start to take over Uriel, she try to convince herself that it's just that he's fast, nothing else to it...

So she can't go home until she found that painting he wants...

A living thing but never age? Is that what it means? What is that then? Everything changes, everything have to die one day, as long that are in this world, they will die let it be naturally or purposely.

Uriel let out a sigh, she's going to stay here for a long time.
Well, I guess the story of them starts here.