Crystals and Butterflies

Purple Skies and Pink Butterflies (Part 1)

Just a little side story/oneshot that I wanted to write

i cannot come up with any ideas for the main story for the life of me so take this little side story as a peace offering for anyone wanting an update

also srry if it's terrible it's currently like 3 am as i'm writing and uploading this

slight spoilers: i apologise to any avalon fans if you get triggered over this he was just the first npc that came to mind when my dumb sleep-deprived gremlin self decided to write this

Timeline: Beatrix now trusts us enough to let us into Fort Maria Library.

Where something happens at the Secret Stone Circle, which causes you to end up storming out and leaving, right in the middle of a meeting... You somehow end up in Pandoria, in a small grove of purple trees. Whilst there, a certain someone found you, and attempts to engage in conversation with you...

You had received a text from Linda not too long ago, telling you to come to the Secret Stone Circle; the Keepers were holding yet another last minute meeting, and all the Soul Riders were required to attend this one. You, unfortunately, were over in Goldenhills Valley, helping Carin at Goldenleaf Stables with a few chores, which meant it would take you a while to get there. You had replied to Linda's message saying that you would be there as soon as possible, but you'd most likely be late. You slipped your phone in your pocket, without looking at the screen again.

15 minutes later

As you stepped through the portal, you spotted Linda, Alex, Lisa and Anne, all listening to one of the druids explaining a plan. Alex seemed rather determined and pleased, nodding eagerly as she listened, Anne seemed to share the same feelings as Alex. On the other hand, Linda and Lisa seemed as if they disagreed; Linda had now looked over at you, and you instantly noticed that her expression twisted into one of sadness as she saw that it was you who had came through the portal. As Linda had turned around, Lisa noticed, and followed her gaze, seeing you standing there. You looked back at them, confused. Why did they look so sad, whereas Alex and Anne looked so happy? You stepped forward, now catching the attention of the rest of the druids there. As you looked around, you noticed Evergray and Rhiannon, standing not too far away from the portal you had just walked through, and now you were alert. They were only called to meetings if it was an emergency. As you looked around again, it seemed as if everyone was staring at you, which wasn't surprising. The odd thing was that they were either glaring at you as if they were ready to throw you to Garnok themselves, or they wore apologetic looks. This just confused you even more. You finally faced Fripp and Avalon, the confusion clear in your expression.

"Y/n. I hope you realise that you're late."
"Eh? I thought I mentioned in the message that I sent that I was going to... oh no."

You trailed off as you realised that you hadn't checked to see if the message had sent. You grabbed your phone and pulled up the messages, and low-and-behold, you hadn't had any connection when you sent it. You groaned, looking back up at Fripp.

"I'm so sorry, I thought the message had sent... I'm really sorry, I'll make sure to not let it happen again..."
You said quietly, looking away from them and towards the ground. Even though you apologised, it certainly didn't stop Avalon from speaking up.

"You certainly won't let it happen again! Do you have any idea how you've affected this meeting by being late?! And as I believe many of us have mentioned before that you're meant to be at the meetings within at least 5 minutes when summoned! How many times are we going to have to tell you?!"