The Dragon Prince storyline altered

Chapter 58. Lepidolite

Lepidolite: He's waking up.

Claudia: It worked! Thank goodness!

Viren: What... what's going on?

Claudia: You're alive!

Viren: Somehow, I... I survived the fall?

Lepidolite: No. You didn't.

Claudia: But... you're okay now.

Viren looked around.

Viren: Where is...

Kokiri: Aaravos's caterpillar? Two days ago, it climbed up onto the wall and spun itself into a cocoon.

Lepidolite pointed at a person sized cocoon on the wall.

Lepidolite: It's changing.

Viren: Two days. I've been dead for two whole days?

Claudia: It's been two years, dad. Over two years have passed. Seeing you now, I almost can't believe it's been over two years.

Viren: I have a lot to catch up on.

Viren tried to get up but stumbled and fell backwards. Claudia caught him.

Kokiri: Take it easy, you need to get used to being alive again.

Claudia: Two years ago, after the battle ended, I searched for you. When I found your body... it was more bent and broken than this crown.

Claudia picked up the crown of Katolis and threw it over her shoulder.

Lepidolite: The star caterpillar was with you, and...

Kokiri: ...and Aaravos talked to us.

Claudia: Yes. He said we had to act fast, so we brought you into this cave where the star caterpillar spun a strange sparkly cocoon around you to preserve your body.

Lepidolite: Then, we went on a quest into Xadia to find every strange and rare thing we would need. After finding everything we needed, we came back here to the cave. Aaravos gave us final instructions, and then the star caterpillar went into that chrysalis.

Claudia: I completed the resurrection spell, and it worked. You're back!

Kokiri: For now.

Viren: What do you mean, "for now"?

Lepidolite: The magic is only temporary. This spell will only bring you back for 30 days. But there is a way to make it permanent. Aaravos can save you.

Viren: And when do we expect our Startouch savior to emerge from that mystic chrysalis?

Kokiri: That's not Aaravos. He's trapped in a magical prison somewhere. Even he doesn't know where it is. We need to find him and free him.

Viren: In 30 days.

Lepidolite: Yes.

Viren: It's... It's hopeless.

Claudia: There is one weird hope. The last thing he said before the caterpillar went in there was...

Kokiri: ...the being that emerges from the chrysalis will guide you to one who has answers.

Viren: So to refresh, we have one month to find a magical prison that's been hidden for centuries. And then, we have to figure out how to break out the ancient being trapped in that prison, or else, I will die?

Lepidolite: Well, to be clear, it's 30 days. Not a 31-day month. We don't get the extra day.

Viren: It's hard to imagine things getting any worse.

Claudia: Oh, wait! Uh, one more thing, I almost forgot.

Lepidolite recognized the look on Claudia's face. She got that look when she was thinking about her boyfriend, who might end up rubbing Viren the wrong way.

Claudia: I want you to meet my new boyfriend. Terry!

Terry emerged from the other side of the cave and walked over to Viren.

Terry: Yes, um, hello. The name's Terry. Uh, like she said. It's short for "Terrestrius." Very traditional Earthblood elf name. Bit old-fashioned, you know, but my friends call me Terry, and you can call me Terry. May I call you Viren? Lord... Uh, sir... Claudia's dad?

Viren crossed his arms and said nothing.

Terry: Very well. Trees to meet you.

Terry bowed and then walked away.