The Wicked Trial | Wickeds Vs. Morals Short Story

Chapter 5

Chapter 5

       Without meaning to, I ended up falling asleep waiting for my spell on the others to fade. I tried staying awake to keep an eye out for anything, but the exhaustion from not sleeping the night before and having to bring all three far away from where their ears were ringing badly.

       It wasn't too hard bringing all of them here because I used a levitation spell, but using all that magic was enough to completely knock me out.

       When I woke up, the other three were still out cold. I lost how much time had past from me falling asleep, so I had no clue when it was they were going to wake up.

       Thankfully, it was about the time they should be waking up considering Lance started stirring a bit before groaning, then sitting up as he grabbed his head. "What happened?" he asked.

       "That depends on what you remember," I said.

       "For once, can you not be all cryptic?" Lance asked. "My head hurts, and I really don't want to deal with this."

       "Are your ears ringing?" I asked.

       "No," Lance said. "My head is just pounding right now. Is there anything you can do to fix it?"

       I sighed, leaning my head against the tree I was sitting under. "I'm not sure. My magic's drained right now. I can only do so much and healing isn't part of it."

       "That's fine," Lance said, still holding his head. "I'm sure it will pass."

       "Wait, I think I can make some kind of herbal remedy," I said. "I just....need to find somethings."

       Lance finally looked up at me, though he kept one of his hands on his head. "Are you okay?"

       "Yeah," I said. "Like I said, my magic's just drained right now and since it's such a huge part of me, it makes me feel drained." I stood up and dusted off my pants. "It shouldn't take long to make the remedy. I just need some rosemary and I'm certain I saw some not too far from here."

       By the time I got the rosemary and came back, Arcadia and Opal were awake, and they too had a huge headache. 

      I grabbed my water bottle from the bag and filled it up completely with water from the creek we were by before placing the rosemary into the bottle. I used my finger to heat up the water so steam was coming up from it, producing a rosemary scent.

       "Rosemary helps with headaches," I said, setting the bottle down on the ground by Arcadia, Lance, and Opal. "Just relax and let the scent do its magic."

      "Can't you do your magic instead?" Lance asked.

       "Like I told you, I'm drained," I said. "I couldn't find what was causing the ringing, so I had to bring you three as far from there as possible. Levitation spells really drain someone's magic."

       "Thank you, for volunteering to come on here with me," Arcadia said. "I don't think I would have been able to last long without your help."

       "Anything for my little sister," I said. "I couldn't let you come out here alone."

       Arcadia looked at Opal and Lance next. "And thank you two for coming as well. There really is safety in numbers."

       "Hey, the four of us always stick together, no matter what," Opal said. 

       "Did any of you hear that?" Lance asked. "It sounded like leaves rustling."

       I didn't hear it, but I still looked around anyway, trying to see if I could spot what was making that noise. I did, very quickly. Somewhat in the distance was a black bear with fur so light, it was basically grey. That wasn't common.