The Untold Story

Starlight night

After completing the tour of Sub-nine, the place where they would be studying, Ezra and the rest of the children came to the building where they lived. Ezra will live with Owain, and Elodie and Matilda will be in the next room. When Ezra entered the room, he saw that it was spacious, with two beds facing each other, a desk near the window, and next to it a wardrobe filled from top to bottom with books - this detail of the room pleased the boy most of all. When suitcase was unpacked, Ezra decided to see what books were on the shelves. As he got closer, a book "The Wundrous Arts" immediately caught his eye. Ezra took it from the shelf and lay down on the bed. When he opened the first page, he saw a list of words that were completely unfamiliar to him:

- Nocturne

- Weaving

- Inferno

- Tempus

- Masquerade

- Ruination

- Veil

- Puppeteer

- Riverso

Ezra was very curious about what they meant, so he turned the page and began to read. It turns out it was the name of arts that had to master every Wundersmith. Nocturne was the art of summoning wunder by singing, Weaving is the art of changing reality to include something, Inferno is the art of fire control, Tempus is the manipulation of time in various ways, Masquerade is the art of becoming a perfect replica of other people, Ruination is the opposite of Weaving, Veil is the art of making shadows, Puppeteer is the art of manipulation of people and Riverso is the art of water control. Absorbed in his reading, Ezra did not notice how dark it was. When he closed the book, he saw that Owain was already asleep, and so he too began to prepare for bed. Suddenly he thought he saw a light in the doorway. Ezra decided to check if anyone was there. When he opened the door, he saw someone turns the corner and walks toward the stairs leading to the roof of the building. Ezra hesitated, wondering if he should follow the mysterious shadow,but eventually his curiosity got the better of him and he quietly made his way to the stairs. When he reached the roof, he saw that it was again the girl who had knocked him down. Elodie sat down on the parapet and placed the lantern beside her. Apparently, this was her favourite place, and she often came here, as she behaved confidently. Then she took out a notebook, but before she could open it, her eyes were suddenly fixed on the boy. Her eyes widened in fear. No one seemed to know about this place. Realizing that he had been spotted, Ezra fully climbed onto the roof and approached the girl:
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you. Just saw someone sneaking up on the roof, and decided to find out who it is".
"You're curious, I see" - the girl replied, grinning - "It's ok, I'm not angry. This is just my secret place, I come here to look at the stars and... " - she hesitated a little, not knowing whether to tell him more. But still, the girl decided to trust the boy - "And draw" - Elodie finished.
"Do you draw? May I see your drawings?"
Elodie thought for a moment, but then she handed him the notebook and patted the palm of her hand next to her, inviting him to sit down next to her.
Ezra opened the notebook and saw very beautiful pictures that seemed so realistic that it seemed that they were about to come to life. He looked at her admiringly:
"You're a real artist, Elodie. I've never seen such amazing drawings before, you clearly have a talent".
"Thank you" - Elodie said, blushing - "You're the first person, who saw these drawings. Well, except after my parents" - she said with a smile.
"Are you worried about tomorrow?" - she asked suddenly.
"Yes. After all, tomorrow is the first day of school, and I don't know anything".
"Don't worry, I'm new too. Just got here before you did " - she poked his shoulder lightly with her fist - "If you want, we can sit in the library together after school tomorrow and study".
Ezra was very pleased with the girl's suggestion and nodded gratefully to her:
"That would be wonderful! Thank you!"
They sat in silence for a while, admiring the bright stars that dotted the night sky.
"Ezra, promise me, you won't tell anyone that I come here at night" - Elodie said, turning to the boy. Her eyes were pleading.
"Elodie Bauer, I promise I won't tell anyone about this place" - Ezra said seriously.
"Let's swear on our pinkies that it will be our little secret" - Elodie offered and held out her pinky. Ezra gripped her finger with his own.
After this gesture the girl completely calmed down and smiled:
"Thank you".
Ezra smiled back and nodded.
"I've never had any friends before" - Ezra said after a short pause.
"What? Really?" - she wondered.
"Yes, in the orphanage everyone thought I was strange and avoided me" - he replied with a sad smile. He didn't know why he had decided to tell her about that. He just thought he can trust her.
"Then I'll be your friend! Best friend! Forever!" - Elodie smiled and looked right in Ezra's eyes.
"Best friends forever!" - Ezra smiled back at her and once again noted that she really had very beautiful eyes. He had never been so happy in his life as he was now. He finally had a friend, a true friend.
They sat on the roof for a long time and talked about all possible topics. Two friends who enjoyed each other's company.