Barriers

Enough

On the next day Saul walked through the hallways and up the stairs to reach the room of the headmistress. It was already noon and Farah hasn't been seen all morning. This wasn't something he was used to, so he decided to look after her. As he reached her room he sighed and relaxed his shoulders, standing and waiting, focused watching her door. The specialist knocked carefully, without getting any response.

Inside the room the headmistress was still sleeping covered in her duvet. Although Sauls knocking could be clearly heard from inside, Farah didn't show any reaction than a soft snoring. Suddenly she felt an appearance beneath her as Saul opened the door and watched her with a confused face and a bright grinning. "Good morning, Sleepy head!", he said nearly laughing as he recognized the still sleepy woman opening her eyes and inspecting him with confusion. "What are you doing here? What time is it?", Farah whispered dozy. The fairy startled as she answered her question herself with a look at the alarm clook, which stood on her bedside table. Farah jumped up from the bed and wanted to hurry to the bathroom, but Saul stopped her.

"What do you think you are doing? You clearly need some rest, I have never seen you sleeping until 12 am ever before.", Saul added to blocking her waist with his hand from moving on. Farah rolled her eyes and looked deep in the Specialist's eyes with her own squinted together to show him her intense on moving forward. Saul just smiled brighter and didn't give in. Instead he pushed her softly in the direction of the bed and sat down next to her.

"I don't need any rest, Saul! I am fine, and shouldn't you be teaching instead of forcing me to relax?!", Farah stated brisk.

"Don't distract, Farah! You should talk to somebody about what is bothering you, or it will eat you up!"

"However, then this is what will happen!", the fairy added while starting to stand up. But Saul retarded her again and raised an eyebrow. The woman sighted and agreed on sitting down again:"Okay! Okay! But if I talk to you ten minutes, can I start working afterwards?" The specialist nodded confidently and made himself comfortable to have a talk.

"It's Bloom", the fairy began talking "I don't know what it is but she is bothering me. I... I am worried about her and I don't know why... I never had such a connection to a student before.... And there is also Rosalind who could return every minute and as you know she never gives up... So whatever her plans are for the teenage girl, it's dangerous... For all of us. The point is I am powerless she knows us mor than we know ourselfs, Rosalind knows our strengthen, our weaknesses and she will totally use it against us, but there is nothing I could do about it... I am afraid it's hopeless."

"Nothing is hopeless! Especially not when you are involved! We found a solution for every problem before and we will find one for this one too! Rosalind may be powerful and restless, but we know her too and we have the girl with the power of the dragon flame on our side.", Saul sounded confident, although he didn't know what to do either.

Nevertheless, for Farah, it was enough. Everything he could say would be enough for her, only to hear the calm sound of his voice was enough for her. The fairy closed her eyes and laid her head on the man's shoulder. The specialist stroked her arm and she smiled because it felt good to her.

It was a long hug but it was good to both of them, they needed those hugs. Most of all because they needed each other.