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Hayley leaned over an unmade bed with her head down. There was a lot on her mind and she was extremely worried. She was so distracted by her thoughts she didn't hear Evelyn walk in. "Aunt Hayley?" Evelyn called out.
"Evelyn. I didn't see you there,sweetie." Hayley said as she sat down on the bed.
"My dad is sick,isn't he?" Evelyn asked.
"Your father is very sick." Hayley replied.
"Well, can we help him?" Evelyn asked,wanting her father to be okay after just getting him back after all these years.
Hayley reached out and took Evelyn's hands into hers. "We're doing everything that we can. I promise."
"Maybe Hope and I can help Aunt Freya do a spell to make him better." Evelyn suggested.
Hayley ran her hand through Evelyn's hair, "That's very brave of you." Evelyn reached out and hugged her mother,Hayley closing her eyes and hugging her tighter.
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"You don't have to do this if you don't want to." Hayley said to the two girls as she took off Hope's bracelet. She wanted to keep both of her girls safe,and she didn't want to force them into doing anything they didn't want to do. However,the girls,especially Evelyn already had their minds made up on what they would do,on the role they would play in saving Elijah from his own mind.
"It's okay. We're not afraid." Hope assured her mother for them both in a soft and sure tone of voice. You could tell that even if the two were afraid,they would still be doing this. If there was one thing that Hayley had taught them,it was that they were strong and fierce and that they would always be safe when she was around to protect them.
"Ready?" Freya asked the two girls,bending down to their height. Hayley ran her thumb over Evelyn's cheek gently,before both the girls nodded and Hayley pulled her hand away. She handed Freya Hope's necklace and stood,following after Freya and her daughters.
"So he's just in there somewhere,clinging to broken memories?" Hayley asked,as Freya took the hands of her nieces and led them to a table as she bent down to grab a few useful things for the spell. Hayley stood and turned away from her daughters as she bit into her wrist and let some blood cascade down before holding up a bowl to collect it.
"The core of his being has retreated deep into his subconscious,but,yes,he's still in there." Freya replied,as the girls looked at each other. They seemed to be talking amongst themselves,them both trying to give each other the reassurance they needed.
"And I just search until I find him?" Hayley asked quickly,looking at Freya as she started to make her way over to her.
"You don't have time. There are too many memories for you to randomly search. You have to think,where would Elijah find refuge? It has to be somewhere that represents the fundamental basis of who he is. Hopefully,that's a good place. When you find it,draw him out and wake him up. But be careful,his mind is unstable." Freya explained,taking the bowl of Hayley's blood and walking it over to the table where the girls were.
