The Beast and the Sword Book 2: The Changes

Page 65 Epilogue: The Phoenix Crystal

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-Nean Village; Rebecca's House-

Noelle had been pacing, her thoughts had been written with nothing but anxiety. By now they should've taken care of the people responsible. That's what she told herself.

And yet---

---Her mind was put in a state of panic.

"WHY AREN'T THEY BACK YET?!" Noelle shouted, "IT SHOULDN'T TAKE THIS LONG SHOULD IT?!"

"Just sit down and relax---" Carver said as he had read a book, "---It's not gonna help if you're panicking."

"HOW ARE YOU SO CALM ABOUT THIS?!" Noelle yelled, "FEODORA COULD BE HURT, YOUR BEST FRIEND MIGHT BE KIDNAPPED NOT TO MENTION ASTA COULD BE--" She soon flinched as she turned red, "N-NOT LIKE I CARE ABOUT THAT DORKSTA!"

"Geez---" Carver said, "--Just say you're worried about him already."

"I'M NOT!!" Noelle shrieked.

"Carver's right." Aisling soon said, as she had been writing in her own journal, "There's no use worrying about them. They'll be back soon."

Noelle looked to the Triple A's as they had been doing their own thing. "How come you're not worried right now?" Noelle asked, "Your brother and uncle are out there too!"

"Yeah, though then again our uncle is with them---" Aidan said, "---Sides we've gotten used to it."

"Back home in Airedale, Pluck very often accompanied Naotoshi on hunting trips that lasted for weeks." Aine said, "Sure mom and dad worried about him, but we knew he's gonna be just fine since he's with professionals!"

"And Pluck is a professional himself!" Aisling added.

Noelle's eyes widened in surprise as she blushed, "O-oh is that so?" She soon shrieked before slapping herself, "NOW WHY AM I THINKING ABOUT THAT BARBADORK!?"

"Uhhhh---" The Triple A's and Carver said, confused.

Soon enough, Yukiko came into the room with Sachiko, "Hey---" She soon said, "--Have you kids seen Yoshi? Sachiko and I can't seem to find him."

"Huh?" Noelle said, "You mean Arai's dog?"

"Didn't he come back with the kids?" Carver said.

"He did--But now I can't find him!" Sachiko said worryingly.

Noelle sighed before she went to pat her on the head, "Calm down I'm sure he's around in the house."

"Let's take a look around!" Aisling said.

"At least it'll take my mind off of Dorksta and the Barbadadork." Noelle thought.

Thus they started to search in the hall and rooms of Rebecca's home. They searched high and low for the dog, but still they couldn't find him. It hadn't been before Noelle ventured into the room which Prism had been staying in.

"Yoshi!" She called out as she looked around, "Yoshi, here boy!"

She soon checked under the bed, "Where could he have gone?"

The moment she stood from the bed she noticed Alistar's bag, not to mention... Something had been missing.

"Alistar's rabbit Snow is gone too?" Noelle couldn't help but say aloud.

"Hey!" She soon heard Aisling call out.

Noelle soon ran out of the room before rejoining Carver, Yukiko, Aidan and Aine. They noticed Aisling had been in the kitchen, the door that connected outside as it had been wide open.