The Glassy Sky

CHAPTER TWENTY: The Chosen King

Hunter uses his ability to maneuver the boat that we're riding towards the right direction. It's a good thing he has a great sense of direction. We know that we won't be lost anytime soon. We're now heading back to the village of the gnomes, deep within the foggy white forest. When they saw us on the river, we were greeted with a warm welcome by the villagers. "Welcome back!" The chief said. "Thanks to you, we now know how to cultivate fishes so we can all eat properly."

"That's great!" I replied.

"So, have you found what you're looking for?" The chief asked.

"Yeah, apparently some random guy just gave us a gold dust that we can use to travel back to the dream world."

"That's great!"

"Yeah, we can finally finish what we've started."

"Do you need something else from us, before you leave?"

"Yes, actually, it's just a small favor."

"What is it?"

"Do you have one more room for another member?" I asked, while showing them Lyla. "She needs a home to stay."

"I'm Lyla," Lyla said and she bowed down and introduced herself. "It's nice to meet you."

"It's a pleasure to meet such rare creature like you." The chief replied. "And yes, she can stay with us for as long as she likes."

"Really?" Lyla asked.

"Yeah, as long as you'll be a nice girl then you can stay with us for as long as you like." The chief gave her a cloak where she can disguise herself as an elf. "This is amazing!" Lyla said. "Thank you for giving me this cloak. I appreciate it!" We sat and rest for a moment, we're all tired and the day has already passed. The chief gave us a hut where we can stay, meanwhile, Sam and Toby together with Lyla are playing with the young members of the tribe at the fire pit, dancing with them. Then I fall asleep, I'm tired and stressed of the things that have happened to us. The following morning when I woke up, Sam and the others are still asleep, while Hunter is already awake and he asked me, "So, what's the plan?"

"Well, I have this." I replied. I showed Hunter the tube of gold dust that was given to me in my bag. "That's cool!" Hunter said. "Where did you get that?"

"Some random guy gave it to me while we're at the city."

"Man, I'm not sure if we can trust the guy."

"Me neither, but there's only one way to find out."

"What do you have in mind?"

"We need to go back to the old man's cottage on the top of the hill. He knows everything about this world, so he might have the answer to our question." I waited for Sam and the others to wake up, and we're heading to the old man's cottage. Now that everybody's awake, we packed up and we're heading to see the old elf. Lyla insist that she wants to come, "I want to come with you! Please!" Lyla said. "But it's dangerous, and besides, you already have a home with them so there's no need for you to accompany us with our journey." I replied. Lyla gave us a stink face. But there's nothing that we can do. We said our goodbyes, and the tribesmen accompanied us going to the stairs. And we thanked them for accommodating us. And hours have passed and we reached the top of the mountain. We're all tired so we rest for a bit. After a few minutes, I felt something strange, no one's inside the cottage. The old man should have noticed our presence by now, but why is no one here? We went inside the cottage, then an alarm sounded when we opened the door. Suddenly, fairy soldiers teleported all over the place. "I knew you'd come back here!" One of them said.