Aurora

7

Arrabella

nine

I stretched as I woke the next day, remembering that our guest was sleeping in this very castle. I quickly threw my clothes on after cleaning myself up before sprinting to her room. She was already standing outside and I skidded to a halt in front of her.

“Hi, sorry, I didn’t realize that you were staying.” I smiled at her and she waved it off.

“Are you a titan of some sort?” She asked me with curious eyes and I frowned, confused.

“I’m not a giant, no. What an odd way to call them. Does titan mean something different to you on Black Erathiah?” I asked her and she nodded.

“I’m not sure how to explain it but they are usually beings with… extra power.” She said, uncertain, and I nodded.

“Why are you here, by the way.” I asked and she brightened.

“I'm here to study everything about your universe, including your planet.” She told me and I hummed.

“Is our library good?” I asked and she nodded. “Alright, follow me.” I motioned for her to follow me.

I led her down the long corridors in silence. We were there in no time.

I grabbed the handle of one of the large doors and have it a big heave, glad it opened with ease.

Sticking my head in, I called for the librarian's daughter. “Poppy?”

“I'll be right with you in a second!” She called back and I motioned Tessa to come in.

A barefoot, blonde-headed girl came rushing over just as I closed the door. Her hair was wavy and almost reached her thighs. She was pale, but slightly tan, and had a red tattoo on her right shoulder. A long black dress that flowed and sparkled at the ends greeted me like a starry night. She blinked her light brown eyes at me, and I smiled.

“Who is this?” She asked me.

“This is Tessa, she's from the Black Erathiah in the alternate dimension, and she's here to study about everything there is to know about our universe.” I explained, looking over at Tessa and she nodded.

“Oh, well my name is Poppy Mallea and I'll help you with anything that you need.” She smiled before walking off to finish what she was doing before we came.

I led her to the largest ionak table in the castle and she looked at it in wonder, tapping the surface. The table lit up, projecting a settings panel into the air.

“What is this made of? I've never seen it before.” She looked over at me, speaking.
“This is made of ionageria. It's a crystal only found in Xera. Once it's supercharged with magic, it becomes ionak.” I explained and she nodded softly.

“What language is this?” She asked, pointing at the projected screens.

“Oh that's Na’aine, it's the language of this kingdom. It's a sister language of Daketi, which is the language that the rest of the world speaks.”

“I can't read it, can you change it to a different one?”

“Sorry, it's only set to translate from Na’aine to Daketi. We'll just have to use the actual books in the library, they're universal.” I said, tapping the table to turn it off. I paused. “How odd that you can't read it, you should have been able to by now. You understand me, don't you?”

“Of course.” She blinked and I frowned.

“Odd.” I mumbled before breathing deeply. “What do you want to learn about first?” I asked, turning to look into her, seemingly, glowing yellow eyes.