long story short, it's halloween!

(9) You're not my homeland anymore

So what am I defending now?

You were my town

Now I'm in exile, seein' you out

I think I've seen this film before

<<Okay, let's all calm down.>> said Folklore. <<Evermore, what are you doing here?>>

<<Long story. I'll explain it to you later, Lorie, but who is she?>> asked Evermore, alluding to Betty.

<<She is... a human.>>

<<I understood this. Why were you arguing?>>

<<She's from your world too, isn't she?>> Betty asked Folklore. <<God, I feel crazy.>>

Once again, Folklore didn't know what to say to her.

<<Folklore, why does a human know about the magical world?>> Ivy asked.

<<And why are you here, Ivy? Evermore, I thought you hated her.>>

<<You know what, Folklore, maybe you should have one of them erase my memory, since you didn't succeed. I don't want to have anything to do with these strange things.>>

<<No!>> exclaimed Folklore <<I mean, you don't have to...>>

<<The human said a good thing. They can't know about us and Willowland. And maybe she could also tell us that she won't tell anyone, but we know how humans are made...>> said Ivy.

<<Look, I'm always here.>> Betty said.

<<I know.>> Ivy replied.

<<State. All. Shut up.>> Evermore said, enunciating every word well. <<I don't care about these problems now. I came here to see Dorothea. And we have time to decide whether to erase her memory or not, okay? Halloween is coming to an end. I won't let this day end without saving my Dorothea. Clear?>>

<<You can't save her.>> Ivy replied.

<<For the record, it's only five in the morning.>> Betty said.

<<Instead I will save her, Ivy. I don't know how, but...>>

<<WOULD YOU WANT TO STOP TALKING ALL AT THE SAME TIME?>> Folklore shouted. They all stopped talking. <<We won't erase Betty's memory. At the moment. Now, Evermore, explain to me how you got here. And why are you with Ivy.>>

Evermore told her the whole story, from when Folklore left until they arrived in the human world.

<<Eve, I'm sorry...>>

<<It's not your fault, Lorie.>>

But Folklore felt like it was partly her fault, too.

<<Will you look for her anyway?>> Folklore asked her.

<<Yes. To... say goodbye.>> Evermore paused, then said, turning to her sister: <<You can go. You did what you had to do, didn't you? Return to Willowland, safe. I'll look for Dorothea with Ivy and we'll be back before midnight.>>