Never till the end of dawn

Chapter 3

"we're here," Uncle Falk said, dragging me out of that memory.

I instantly looked outside the window, and it was at the same building that I assumed where we were going to.

I took a deep breath.

I don't know what to expect, but I might as well get it over with. And after we leave this place, we are going to go back home and Leslie and I can plan my birthday.

We got out of the car and made our way to the lodge-like building. It was beautiful, but not so at the same time.

"What is this place" extemporaneous words came out of my mouth before I had time to consider saying it. My mom always said that what you say to others affects the impression that people obtain of you. I particularly don't want to make a bad impression in front of uncle falk.

No matter what I believe, part of me still wished that someone would answer this question. To my relief Uncle falk started to say something.

"This is the lodge where the guardians live, you might know it as the lodge of count saint germain" I frowned. Remembering the rumor that someone in my class called Cynthia hale created.

We go to St.lennox high school together. Along with leslie and even charlotte. Giedion went to a different high school that we heard that he recently graduated from.

Anyway, Mr.Whiteman, our history teacher was lecturing us about count saint germain, and when he asked Cynthia to share a fact about him, she said he is the telekinesis guy which left the whole class laughing. I recall having heard somewhere that count saint german, had gargoyle guardians to protect him for "the evil one's"

Uncle falk saw my expression before I could hide it from my face. As if knowing my confusion, he said

"The guardian and those who protect, train, and assist the time-travelers." As he said that, I could see a glint of sadness tinger in his eyes. My mom must have seen it too.

"How are Giedion and charlotte doing?" she asked.

"Giedion is doing good, he managed to go back in time to get blood from 6 of the time-travelers. We still need blood from the others. And Charlotte, hasn't traveled back in time yet."

"But, she is almost 17" My mom interrupted.

"Yeah, but a non-gene carrier would not travel back in time when they are almost 17" He Hinted. My mom instantly took the hint. So did I, realization hit me, this is where the conversation was going.

"Or is it just a ruby thing?" my mom asked, then she continued "considering the fact that she is the last time-traveler to travel back in time." I don't know her intention behind this theorie, but I could tell that she wanted him to believe it.

"It not" he replied "we took samples of her blood and gideon's blood when before gideon traveled in time. Her blood was different. At that time, we just dismissed it a side effect to being the ruby, and now we are starting to believe that she isn't a gene carrier at all." As he said that, someone from the lodge came out and called my mother's name.

"Tatiana" He yelled. Instantly my mom turned to me.

"Gweneth, stay with Uncle falk, and don't forget to drink your medicine sometime soon" she said.

I nodded, still thinking that I didn't really have anywhere else to go. And I always remember to drink my medicine. She walked to entrance B with that person.

After she left, uncle falk and I started walking to entrance A of the lodge.

"Why did you think that Charlotte was a gene carrier in the first place?" I asked.

"She was born on october 7, the day that the ruby was prophesied to be born. And before you say anything, I know you were also born on the same day."

"And I am not a gene carrier because I am a de villiers and there are only male gene carriers in the de villiers family line" I finished for him.

We then entered the lodge in silence.

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