The Wind Wielder

Chapter 1: Welcome to Winosa

Arriving views really leave first impressions on a place. It's what makes our first opinion in an area, after all. I normally wouldn't have much to say on an area, though. Mobius was probably the first and last place to dazzle me with its glorious views.
Or at least, that's what I thought before arriving in Winosa.
There was greenery in every area possible, from small flowerbeds to beautiful fields. A community so friendly, and thoughtful of others. It's jaw-dropping. I would really love to live in a place like Winosa. It seems like a dream. Somebody pinch me!
"It's beautiful," I say. I can't stop staring outside at the view. It's simply too beautiful to miss, it places a huge smile on my face. When we finished packing, Ceptor was waiting outside for us with a beautiful limousine. He said all competitors travel in this luxury before they face the tournament. I find it very flattering.
Sonic's hand meets with mine, as he looks out with me. "Sure is."
I smile. His comfort is assisting in the fact that this is a long journey. I'm now very tempted to use his shoulder as a pillow and just fall asleep. No, stay awake. Knowing Solene and Redik, they'd find a way to tease us about this. But still, I can't help myself. I lean back, as my head rests on his shoulder. I close my eyes, and feel his hand gently gliding along my hair.

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When I wake up, the limousine is close to stopping. I can see a square of four hotels, with one in the middle. A strange layout for hotels, but then I soon realise why. The hotel in the middle holds a huge banner that reads "WELCOME, COMPETITORS!". The middle hotel is for the competitors, specially built with deluxe, penthouse-styled rooms, and a training section. The four hotels that surround it are the hotels for the competitors' friends and family, as I soon find out from a note on the competitor hotel's front door:

"Greetings, competitors, and welcome to Winosa!
This is the hotel you shall be staying in during the next week. The four surrounding
hotels are for your friends, and beloved families. They will find that each floor has
been marked for a competitor, which shall be the floor they stay on, as your
supporters.
Please take this time to grow accustomed to your room, as tonight, Her Majesty
Queen Kimiko has organised a feast, to mark the start of the tournament. There,
you shall find out the rewards for claiming a certain place.
We hope to see you there, in your best outfits."

Talk about fancy!
"So which will be ours, then?" Redik asks, to break the silence.
"Maybe it will say inside this hotel," I reply, as we walk in.

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The front lounge is a room of beauty, with three crystal chandeliers on the ceiling, diamonds encrested into the mahogany wood in the reception, and the kindest staff you will EVER find!
One woman smiles at me and says, "Hello, Mrs Summersmith." Finally! Someone knows I'm a Mrs! "Please, allow us to take your baggage, and we'll escort you to your room."
So I place my baggage gently on the floor, as a couple of men arrive to collect it. We follow them to my room, on the 2nd floor, on the right.
The minute I open the door, I am gob-smacked. It is beautiful! I can't even begin to describe it!
Sonic whistles, with a tone of impression. "I might just sneak in here and stay with you," he says.
I giggle. "I wish you could."