Little Moonlark

Chapter 4

Sophie decided she would visit the places from bottom to top. "Come on, let's go." She told Sandor and Ro. "No, we are to head straight back to Havenfield at once!" Sandor commanded her.

"Gigantor, chill. She isn't gonna do anything stupid, right blonde?" Ro asked. Sandor ignored her and took Sophie's hand. "Havenfield. Now." Was all he said. Sophie glared at him, "No! We've finally got a lead on where Keefe is, and you just want to ignore it!?" She yelled, Ro snickered. "Gotta love it when she shows her fangs, eh Gigantor?"

Sandor ignored her. "Miss Foster! Mr. and Mrs. Ruewen told me escort you home, after your meeting," He continued, "That meeting is over!" Sophie huffed in frustration. She regretfully took his hand, and leaped home. But before she did, "He's out there, Sophie. Find him." Ro said, as the warmth carried her away.

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Find him.

Those words echoed in her mind, ever sense she returned home. And now... they were the source of her nightmares.

Find him, Sophie.

The voice would cry, as her mind filled with images of Keefe. Scared, dirty, lost, and... alone. 

Find him!

The voice hissed. Her mind shifted to darker things: Keefe crying, starved, and half dead on the streets.

FIND HIM SOPHIE!

The voice screeched, as if in pain. Her eyes snapped open, and she bolted up in cold sweat. Just a nightmare... She told herself.

Sandor burst through the door. "Miss Foster, are you all right?" He asked. Sophie nodded, "J-just a nightmare...." She stammering, her body shaking. "As long as your not sneaking off..." Sandor muttered, closing her door as he returned to his post. 

She stared at the ceiling the rest of the night, trying hard not to think of Keefe.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Another time skip cuz I don't feel like ending this chapter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Sophie sat up groggily and groaned as the sunlight hit her puffy red eyes. 

She wanted to curl into a Sophie-ball and lay there the rest of the day. But searching for Keefe can't wait. Sophie reminded herself. She got out of bed and stretched, rubbing the sleep out of her eyes. 

She took a warm shower to help her wake up, brushed her hair, and got dressed I her foxfire uniform. 

When she got downstairs, she found Ro waiting for her.

"Ro wanted to talk to you about Keefe." Edaline told her. "The boy." Grady mumbled earning a glare from Edaline, and Sophie (Who was still mad at him).

Sophie gestured Ro to follow her upstairs. 

"So, I decided if your gonna go looking for Keefe without Gigantor -which we both know you are," Ro added before Sophie could interrupt, "then you'll need this." She unsheathed her smallest dagger, offering it out for Sophie. Sophie accepted it, she examined it's design. 

Silver with a gold design swirling across the blade. "What are you going to name her?" Ro asked Sophie.

Sophie scrunched her nose, "Name it?!" Sophie asked, "Sure!" Ro smiled, "Like this one here's name is..." Sophie tuned her out. Sophie wasn't fascinated by dagger names. "What are you hoping to achieve with that dagger?" Ro asked, "Er..." Sophie said as she registered Ro was done rambling about dagger names.

"Uhh... Death?" Ro raised an eyebrow. "Pain? Harmony?" Sophie bit her lip as she tried to think of what she most wanted. What did she want? One word. "Hope." She declared. Ro scoffed at her  "Hope?" She asked before realizing Sophie was serious. "Wow, remind me never to let you name anything." Ro muttered,

She opened Sophie's pajama drawer. "Hey, do you use these?" Ro asked as she pulled out Sasquatch covered PJs. "No, b-" Ro ripped it and out of the scraps, created a (what looked like) sheath.

She spun Sophie around and tied the makeshift sheath onto her. Ro snatched the dagger from Sophie's hand and slid the dagger into it's sheath. Sophie felt uncomfortable as the dagger was on her shoulderblade, instead of her hip. "Uhh, why not on my hip? It'll be easier to reach." Ro opened her mouth to respond...

I'm back! So sorry for the long wait, but you know how it is. School is school.

Again I apologize for waiting so long for this chapter. I love ya'll ❤️

-Renee