My dad then said,
"Oh that's what they thought at first but it turns out if a hundred years pass the rock crumbles apart."
I then asked,
"I'm guessing the elder died after the rock crumbed apart?"
"Yep. The rock did have their soul in there!"
"Are there any side effects of having your soul in that rock?"
"Well not exactly."
"What do you mean by that?"
"Well if anything happens to the rock then the elder could die...it depends how damaged the rock gets though! Also if anyone takes the necklace off the elder then the elder would die!"
"How does that even work? Couldn't you put the necklace back on the elder?"
"That's what they tried after someone took the necklace off but it didn't work! I'm also not sure how it works. The only thing that could make sense is that the necklace has to be on the person that the soul belongs to or it has nothing to latch on to."
"Okay I think I get it! How does the elder get chosen?"
"The elder before them choses someone they would be fit for the rule and if everyone agrees that person will be the next elder!"
I was about to say something but then I heard the door open and close and saw the elder walk in. I'm glad I can see better because now I can see what he looks like! He looked to be around the age seventy and was a little taller than my dad. He has gray hair I'm guessing because of how old he is and has brown eyes with brown wings. The elder held out a brown envelope and said,
"Here you go!"
I smiled slightly at him and said,
"Thank you! For how long it's been since you got this letter it looks like you just got it yesterday!"
"Oh that's because we put a magical seal on it so it will stay the same! That's how we have so many books that are probably over a thousand years old and it looks like we just got the book!"
"That's pretty cool! What happens if someone somehow erases the seal?"
"It depends what kind of ink you use!"
"What do you mean by that?!"
"Well there's the regular black ink or the magical ink. The magical ink is ink you put magic in so it stays permanent. You can try to smudge the ink but there is no way you can. Well unless you were the one that made the magical ink then you could take the magic away from the ink and then you could smudge it!"
"Oh ok. That makes sense!"
"Aren't you going to read the letter? I feel like you're trying to delay reading it...why is that?"
"To be honest I'm scared of what it says....what if they were pretending to like me all along or blame me for their deaths? I don't think I could stand it if they hate me!"
My mom then said,
"I don't think they could ever hate you! I can tell even after pretty much just meeting you that you are a very kind and nice girl!"
My dad then said,
"I don't think your other parents would do that to you! It seems like they care about you a lot!"
I smiled at them and said,
"Thanks for saying that. It makes me feel better!"
The elder then said,
"I'm glad. Also when I talked to Asher years before he gave me the letter he said how nice and kind your parents are! I don't think they would pretend to ever like someone! I remember Asher saying that if the leader didn't like someone he would say that to their face!"
I chuckled and said,
"That does sound like what dad would do!"
I took a deep breath and said,
"Okay. I'll open the envelope and read the letter then!"
Everyone smiled at me. I took another deep breath and looked down and shakily opened the envelope and took the letter out. I unfolded the letter and started reading.
Dear my sweetest daughter I could ever ask for,
If you are reading this it means that we died. Either you were lucky enough to be found by fairies or the elder fairy found you with another family. Either way I hope whoever found you is taking good care of you! We know you probably will blame yourself for our deaths but don't blame yourself! We knew how the werewolves were going to attack us soon so it should be our fault for not preparing better, not your fault for protecting us! We love you so much and we would never want you to blame you for our deaths. My husband is sitting next to me right now and he just laughed and said,
"I bet she died protecting us!" I agree with him, either you died protecting us or you died protecting your brother! Knowing how reckless your brother is, I bet you died protecting him! If so I want to say thank you for protecting us or your brother!
I smiled slightly and could feel myself about to cry again. My parents know me so well!
I took a deep breath and continued to read.
I know how sad you are about our dying but I want you to be happy. We are just glad that you're alive even if we are dead. I want you to enjoy your new life with your new family. Don't feel like you can't call your new parents mom and dad because of us! We want you to get over us and enjoy your new life! We love you so much and I hope you have an amazing life!
Remember of how much we love you with all your lives you will go through,
Your whole family :)
I felt tears run down my cheeks and then I felt arms around me. I looked up and noticed my new parents were hugging me. I took a deep breath and wiped away my tears and smiled slightly at them. I then said in a shaky voice,
"Thank you mom and dad."