Keeper of the Lost Cities Moonlark

Chapter Twenty Three: Keefe

"Keefe! I've been looking for you." a male's voice said in the distance.

"What? I don't even know you. Wait- woah. I've never seen anyone except the Vackers with eyes like that." A confused Keefe breathed while squinting his eyes to get a better view of the strange Elf.

"Uh, sure. Anyways, I'm guessing you don't know who I am." the Elf said getting closer and clearing his throat. "Just to clear things up, I'm Apollo. God of the sun, which means I am not an Elf like you, and I've recently been turned into a human by Zeus."

"Wait, my knowledge on human stuff is very little, but I thought you were a Greek god that died a while ago."

"Ugh! Every time I go somewhere different, honestly what do they teach in schools?" Apollo asked exasperated.

"Um, Elf things?"

"Well, I'm sure you're wondering why I'm here."

"I am." Keefe said.

"Well to be honest I'm not really sure, I just decided to pop into your dream real quick cause why not."

"What? Dream?"

"Well I mean yeah. Look around. Didn't you just leave this place?" the god asked waving his hands around at the big double doors that were the entrance to Sophie's room and the grand stair case leading up to where Elwin was hopefully sleeping and where Livvy was still busy. "Y'know, I think demigods are better at telling the difference between dreams and reality."

"Wait, so if you're actually real, does that mean you know Greek?"

"Who would I be if me, a Greek god, didn't know how to speak the language?"

"Prove it." Keefe said crossing his arms."

"Τρελαίνεσαι να νομίζεις ότι δεν ξέρω ελληνικά" Apollo said confidently.

"Woah."

"Yeah so if I was in my Roman aspect, that would mean that I could speak Romanian."

"So are you going to right now?"

"That's something for another time. You know dreams go by quicker than they seem to. I might come back later. See ya later Keefe."

"Okay, uh, bye- Apollo."

"Shield your eyes!" Apollo shouted as he started glowing.

"Why?" Keefe asked.

"Do it!" He replied, getting brighter. Thankfully Keefe looked away just before he saw the god in his divine form.

"Wow." he breathed.