Keeper of the Lost Cities Moonlark

Chapter Seventeen: Sophie

"Hey Elwin." Sophie said through a yawn.

"Yes?"

"Was that everyone that came to see me?" she asked.

"Yep. Everyone came then left. Do you remember what I asked you earlier?"

Sophie frowned as she looked out the window to the left of her bed, it was night. The stars shown brightly while the moon looked half complete. To her, it looked like it was holding the weight of the sky on it's points, sagging under the pressure of it's peers. "It's a little fuzzy right now. My headache is mostly gone though."

Elwin nodded, though he looked a little sad. "Alright I need to make a call and then you need to take a few elixirs." he rushed outside and cracked the door so that all Sophie could hear was quiet rushed mumbling. All she could translate were snippets of the conversation. "Yeah, mhm." and "No, I don't think so." What was he talking about? "Ok, I'll see you tomorrow then." he sighed and silently closed the door as he entered back into the makeshift healing center.

"That was quick, what were you talking about?" Sophie asked, but she didn't get an answer.

Elwin just shrugged it off and handed her 6 elixirs. "Here, take these. That pink one is a sedative so take that one last if you choose to drink it. If you need anything, Livvy will be here. Plus-"

"Elwin!" Sophie interrupted. "What's going on? Is this about the headache? Cause I'm sure it was-"

"No, it's not that. Just get some rest soon. You'll have a long day tomorrow." with that he quickly left and this time didn't close the door so nicely. In fact, she could hear his footsteps echoing up the stairs. Tat tat tat.

Slowly the sound faded, followed by another door being closed. She decided to drink the sedative so she quickly drank 2 of the elixirs, but paused as the third one grazed her lips. It was a mistake to sniff it, but when she did... there weren't any words to describe how horrible it smelled. She recoiled and looked up at the white ceiling with diamonds clustered in random areas. Almost as if someone had just threw glue on the ceiling then tossed a bunch of diamonds up there to see which ones would stick.

"Clarisna? Where are you? I need your help." Sophie wondered aloud. She didn't expect a response back, but it was barely audible she almost thought she was imagining it.

"Go to sleep Moonlark, I'll explain everything." the sugary voice echoed in her head as fragile as ever. Sophie was already so tired nobody needed to tell her twice. She finished the last 4 elixirs and sank into the squishy bed. Weirdly, it felt similar to the mental bed she had slept in previously. As she got deeper and deeper into sleep with extra help from the sedative, Clarisna's voice became clearer. "Sophie! Pay attention, I have urgent news to deliver to you."

"Hm? What happened?" Sophie mumbled as she appeared on the ground face first. Talk about a graceful landing.

"I have something VERY important to share with you! This is like... life and death!" Clarisna pulled her up and sat Sophie down on a chair that magically appeared out of nowhere.

"Did you know you have 2 heads and 4 eyes?" Sophie asked deliriously.

"Ugh! Snap out of it! RIGHT NOW! Sophie I'm serious. Wake up!" Clarisna begged slapping Sophie's cheeks.

"Ow! Geez I'm awake!" Sophie cried. "1. What's the problem? And 2. WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?"

"Sorry! I was trying to keep you awake. And to answer your first question... well... you should see this." Clarisna snapped in a complicated pattern and a magic screen appeared of a boy with blond hair and ice blue eyes. She pointed to the picture and stamped her foot. "I was looking through your... well technically our memories, to make sure that we hadn't forgotten anyone." she sighed. " And, well, this boy is in a lot of them and, I just can't seem to grasp the memory of who he is and how you met him. Did I mention that that's gone too?"

"No no no no no, this can't be happening right now! What am I supposed to do?!" Sophie wailed.

"That's the problem. I'm, not sure. I'm so sorry Moonlark." Clarisna hugged herself while a tear the size of the ocean, ran down her cheek as she faded away into glitter.