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Chapter 7: False Security
28 Oct 2020 12:52 by
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Robette had been watching this human for a while. It had been a long time since any humans had ventured this far into these woods, but she didn’t mind. She would deal with this one in the same way she had dealt with all the others: trick them into drowning themselves.
It wasn’t too complicated, especially since most humans didn’t even know of the existence of pixies. She knew why others hadn’t ventured in: they thought the forest was cursed and protected by an evil spirit.
This one was about to enter the lake when a blinding flash of white light prevented her from doing so.
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Gary jumped through the portal at just the right time to save this human. He had told Robette to stop messing with humans’ heads, but she didn’t listen. The human looked shocked, and Gary simply smiled at her.
“Are… are you an angel?” she stuttered, and he nodded.
“You need to go home now,” Gary insisted. It wasn’t exactly safe for her, and Robette would only try to kill her again. The lady got up and turned to walk in the opposite direction.
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Shaki sat in the room where she would be staying tonight. The elves had beautiful architecture, and almost everything appeared to be made of wood or marble. Her room was quite large, around five times larger than her bedroom at home. A beautiful balcony extended out and over a walkway below.
There were trees everywhere, and Shaki considered herself lucky; it wasn’t every day someone was able to go visit elves in the middle of a magical forest during fall, but she was there. The leaves had all turned beautiful shades of red, orange and yellow, with the occasional pink or brown. At this point in the year, there weren’t really any green leaves left, at least not in Canada.
Shaki moved out onto the balcony to take in more of the view when a sharp knock came at the door.
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Siobhan had to let Shaki know that she didn’t have a plan of where to take her. She felt bad for her, since she wasn’t much younger than herself.
The door opened, and Shaki was standing there, wearing the dress the elves had given her. The blueish-grey colour complimented her hair beautifully, and brought out the colour of her green eyes.
“Shaki, I don’t know the best way to tell you this, but I don’t… I don’t know where we’re going to take you.” Siobhan let it all out. Shaki’s smile faded. Siobhan continued, “The King said that he cannot risk putting his people in jeopardy. We need to find somewhere to go.”
“Well, do you have any family we could go to or something?” Shaki questioned, and Siobhan thought about it. She had recently received a letter from her mother, who had just moved to Ireland.
“I can think of one place,” she began, and Shaki’s face lit up like a Christmas tree. “My mother just moved to Ireland, so we might be able to go live with her for a while.”
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“We’re going WHERE?!” Topi exclaimed when Siobhan told her of her plan.
“Don’t worry,” Siobhan said assuringly, but Topi didn’t feel very assured. First, they have to ride pegasi over large cities and then they have to go back to those cities to catch a plane?
“So,” Topi wondered, “how exactly do you plan to get us to the Toronto Airport without being seen? I mean, it’s totally not like they could spot us a mile away.” She sighed. Siobhan was right. They did have to get out of there, but how they would accomplish that was what was preventing them.
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Gary continued through the forest, for after all, he hadn’t only come through into this reality to save that woman. He had given Robette a stern warning, and now he was on his way to help a young woman reach an airport. How hard could that be? He followed a trail that led him deeper and deeper into the forest, when he suddenly came to a great, shining white gate, although not as great as the gates of heaven.
“State your name and business,” the guards instructed sternly.
“My name is Guardian Angel, although most call me Gary. I am a friend of your King, and I have come to help a visitor here.” he replied. The guards looked at eachother, then nodded.
“You may enter,” one began, “but if what you claim is false, we will kill you where you stand.” Gary nodded, and they led him into the kingdom of the elves.
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Shaki watched as the large, magnificent gates of the kingdom opened, and it must have been magic, because no one was touching them. She saw from the balcony that the guards were accompanying a tall man who appeared to be dressed in leather armour. It was hard for her to look at him, because his pale skin appeared to be reflecting sunlight.
They headed into the King’s throne room and disappeared behind the doors. Who was that stranger? Was he here to help? Shaki certainly hoped so, because she wouldn’t want to mess with him.
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King Mémé sat as he watched Gary enter the throne room. He was glad to see his old friend and mentor, for he had known Gary for as long as he could remember.
“Gary, my friend, to what do I owe this pleasure?” Mémé enquired. Gary had a solemn look on his face, but it soon turned into a smile.
“I was just passing through…” Gary began, and Mémé could hear the joking tone in his voice. “The real reason I came was to help get the girl to the airport. I know she cannot stay here, and her seekers are on their way.” Mémé sat, thinking about this.
“When should they leave?” he asked, and Gary replied, “The sooner, the better. The longer she stays in one place, the more dangerous it becomes for her and those around her.”
Mémé sat there and pondered this. Why was he pondering this? They had to leave. He didn’t like the idea of kicking them out, for the elves were known for their hospitality, but he had no choice. He would have to let them know. After all, Gary would be able to protect them against almost anything.