The Dual Summoner and the Darkling

The Forest Fire

I questioned everything at the time as Baghra didn't take me to her training hut but instead sent me off to bed. I could feel it through the shadows within the darling lingering for some kind of sun, I knew there was nothing I could offer him right now. I put my back to the wall and closed my eyes looking at my room. All the design was a tidemaker room but I chose to put my hands together and have the sun in my hands. It calmed me down with this almost happening but I knew the truth. I had his attention now.

Now that he has seen me again, how much longer will I be able to hide the sun from him? I thought

Focusing on the light in my hands as I smiled looking at it feeling it's warmth, it was what kept me calm. I wanted to just come out and tell but that was the thing I had to keep hidden, I was in there for a few hours. I heard a knock on my door as I closed my hand and opened it seeing Nadia and Marie.

"You ok Amira?" Marie asked

"I've been through worse." I said "I was followed today."

"What?" They said together as I let them in and closed the door "General Kirigan followed me to the secret training area."

"Did he see the light?" Nadia asked and I shook my head no "He does know who I am and he has seen my face now."

Marie and Nadia looked at each other knowing they were the only two besides Baghra who knew my secret. A secret I had hidden for a long time from them until I had opened up and it was starting to get harder to hide it. I knew that one day I was going to be found out but how was I going to be found out by everyone else? That question lingered with me every day as I tried to get my thoughts together.

"You said you are possibly eternal, so why don't you date?" Nadia asked

"yeah, my power keeps growing. I heard there is one who is eternal somewhere here." I said without saying who

"Then date them!" Marie said

I laughed a bit at her eagerness but I wanted to tell them what I knew but that would be bad. I was aware of a squaller who was already going to the one who is eternal. It didn't really bother me because he wasn't anything to me but I was not wanting a fight.

"I can't." I said "I think he is seeing someone else besides he doesn't even know I am."

"Who is this eternal one?" Nadia asked

I shook my head knowing Baghra said never to tell anyone about the darklings' true age. I knew better and I knew friends trusted each other but I had to be careful. I just tried to change the subject so they would stop bringing it up to me for now.

"It doesn't matter, as long as we do what we need to." I said

"Hey, you think when you know that your Kefta will still be blue like ours with your unique design they'll have to make it?" Marie asked

This question caught me off guard cause I wasn't expecting it from Marie. I laughed a bit at her question finding it so funny she was worried about the main color of the Kefta with the future design. I wanted to just laugh all this off like it was funny but neither of them were laughing.

"What? You're serious? Why would it not be blue like this one with the new design?" I asked her shocked

"Well, you never know. General Kirigan could decide you deserve to stand out and put you in black like him." Marie said

"Why? He's the only one who wears black. Everyone else wears Blue, Red, Purple, or white." I said

"Well you said you were told he could be a good match, so why not?" Nadia asked