Köleil had left me in the living room with Charlie while her and Poppy spoke outside in the back garden. Poppy and Charlie lived in a small house in Scotland that rested high upon a clifftop. The overlook was fantastic, even in bad weather.
"Hey, um...thanks. For helping us find Köleil back then."
I smiled, trying to make conversation with the kid.
"No problem. Glad I helped."
"Though you were a little wrong..."
"Wrong? About what?"
"The whole Köleil being chased thing."
"Oh, I'm never wrong."
He said, leaning back and closing his eyes, putting his hands behind his head.
"And she still is."
"Wait, what do you mean she-"
"Charlie!"
Poppy shouted, leaning her head through the door.
"Get out here! We need you for a second!"
Why are people always inconveniently interrupting my questions before anyone can answer?
It's getting really goddamn annoying!
So I was left alone, waiting for everyone else to finish off their secrecy.
Though it didn't take long for Poppy to come back. She came over, sitting down beside me and slumping into a tired position.
"Uh...hello?"
"Hi."
She grumbled, resting her head in her hands.
"...is everything okay?"
"Yeah...Köleil just found another form."
"Really? That...that can just happen?"
"Well they don't come from nowhere. All of them came from something she linked with. You've seen the blade one, right?"
"Yeah."
"She linked with a knife. She's done it loads of times. It's just figuring out how to control them that makes her panic. She can never manage a full transformation the first time and always ends up half on, half off."
"Huh...so...what's she linked with?"
"Seeing the form so far...I'd say something with fire."
The candle.
She was holding a candle when I found her.
"A fire form? Woah...I bet that looks awesome!"
"From what I've seen so far...yeah. Yeah, it does. For some reason, she always comes to me and Charlie. Once I've helped her relax, Charlie takes over by himself. He'll let us know when they're done. Then you can see the new transformation."
"So cool..."
I muttered, trying to imagine what it was going to look like.
A fire Köleil...who'd have thought?!
Suddenly, my phone in my pocket buzzed.
A message from Jake?
Nim must have given him my number.
'James where are you guys???'
'With Poppy and Charlie'
'Why the hell are you all the way over there?!'
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