(Madelyn"s POV)Around the morning, Lilith and I went over to Young Mi"s dorm to see if she was ready. We caught her just outside, already waiting for us. She wanted to show us something and waved at us to come inside, putting her finger over her lips asking us to be quiet.
We a.s.sumed it was because of Joan, who should still be asleep but, as a nice surprise, it was her and Steven and Rayna fast asleep together. It was pretty wholesome to see Joan actually sleep with people I would believe she views as parents.
The little moment ended when Steven woke up, followed by Rayna.
Madelyn: "Aside from the age difference, you all look like a model family."
Steven: "Shut up…"
Madelyn: "Go back to sleep then, dork."
Rayna gets up and heads to the bathroom. Through the commotion we made, Joan was the last one to wake up. She sat up half-asleep and looking around to realize we"re all here. I was the first one she noticed and waves h.e.l.lo at me.
Madelyn: "Good morning, Joan! Did you sleep well?"
She nods happily.
Madelyn: "I bet you did! We"re going to get breakfast, would you like to join?"
She hops off the bed and puts her shoes on. Rayna comes out after brushing her hair and everyone else looked ready except for Steven, who was still under the covers.
Madelyn: "You coming, Steven?"
I called out to him so he can join us but he didn"t move a muscle. I got closer and sat next to him, calling him out again.
Madelyn: "Steven?"
I remove the covers and see that he fell back asleep. This was definitely not something he usually does and it got me worried. Weren"t Wights supposed to be tireless? Lilith even sat next to me to check on him.
Lilith: "He must be really burned out. Yesterday must"ve been his limit."
Madelyn: "How? I"d say we"ve had it easier than before."
Lilith: "Well, you know… he cleared out an entire fort with Rayna… and he"s been fighting before we met too."
Rayna: "Ahh, he"s fine; just kick him off the bed."
I put my hand against his forehead just to be sure he wasn"t running another fever. Nothing. I checked everything and it really does seem like he"s burned out.
Steven: "Madelyn? I like this bed."
Madelyn: "Shh, it"s okay… you can rest now… you earned it."
Steven: "Earned? Where are you going?"
Madelyn: "It"s just us going to get breakfast."
Steven: "Wait… I"ll come to."
When he got out of bed, the only thing he had to do was put on his shoes and go fix his bed hair. For some reason, he was already in his clothes. It just seems uncomfortable to be sleeping like that!
Steven: "You ready, Joan?"
He grabs her hand and double-checks everything at the door.
Rayna: "Is Steven being an older brother to Joan already?"
Madelyn: "He"s more of a dad, don"t you think?"
She laughs and nods.
Rayna: "Actually… yeah… he already is…"
Steven: "No, I"m not… let"s go."
The conversation continued into the hallways and outside. Steven was taking the lead and we trailed right behind him.
Young Mi: "Would that make you a mother, then?"
Rayna: "Well, we"re not married."
Young Mi: "Do you plan to?"
Rayna: "No, and don"t ask why because you won"t understand."
n.o.body will understand!
When we arrived at the cafeteria, breakfast was coming fresh from the kitchen. We got in line with some of the other early-bird students and sat at a table with my group.
Eggs and sausage.
The breakfast wasn"t ideal today because I"ve grown used to homemade meals. I"ll really get hungry later on so I should prepare extra rations.
Young Mi: "The weather is perfect. No clouds or fog."
Madelyn: "Are we going north?"
Young Mi: "Yes, we are. We"ll see if you"re right about the homestead being responsible for the Fairy issue. If so, then we could save ourselves the time."
We went over the plans again, making sure we all knew what we were going to be doing.
Young Mi is our workhorse and we"re more or less the equipment. Our plan went like this:
One, head north and get into contact with the Fae. They might be difficult but they are inquisitive. I"m the bait since I"m a human and they"ll be too curious to let me get away.
Two, once we find a fairy, we"re going to befriend them and offer a hand to help. They"ll be in no position to decline if they want to bloom so it"ll be very easy.
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Three, Young Mi will ask for a "Fair"s Blessing." Magic naturally comes from the world, and the Fae can have control over where it goes. The blessing is supposed to recuperate more magic than Young Mi can spend.
Four, this one is more of a "Plan B." If the source of the problem is not at the homestead, then the fairies will guide us to the correct location. They would"ve tried solving the problem on their own and know where to go.
Five, at the source of the problem, it"ll most definitely be magic-related. Young Mi will use her now limitless supply of magic and use a powerful spell to draw all the magic and expend it.
It"s basically a hard reset of the entire area.
Six, this is for Young Mi"s safety. We"ll be beside her if something doesn"t go right and nearly kills herself by using too much magic. We"re going to act like backup batteries and channel our power to her, bringing her back to us.
Lilith: "Are you going based on your gut?"
Madelyn: "Yeah, it got us that gold in Shouyi so I should be right about the homestead."
I wouldn"t say it"s my gut but more of an educated guess. I pinpointed everything that"s happening on a map and the homestead just happened to be in the middle!
Young Mi: "You"ll surprise anyone with that intuition of yours, Madelyn."
Madelyn: "I"ll use it to advance ourselves. We"ll have our names recognized as n.o.bility; I can see that happening."
Young Mi: "Then again, you surprise me with your delusions."
Madelyn: "Dreams, not delusions. Who doesn"t want to be rich and live the easy life?"
Steven: "Those same delusions of yours made you believe this was a video game."
Rayna: "Don"t be rude to your sister."
After everyone ate, we got our bags and gathered up at the northern entrance. The air was getting comfortable but the winds still blew in cold air. The sun was rising, and beaming the warm air onto us. The weather couldn"t get any better!
Steven: "How long will you be out?"
Young Mi: "Several hours… we might not be able to return until tomorrow morning."
Madelyn: "You worried? We don"t mind if you tag along."
Steven: "No… you should keep the glory of saving the Fae. Besides, as a Wight, I feel tired."
Young Mi: "You haven"t expended your magic, have you?"
Steven: "I did use Wind magic and healing spells."
Rayna: "I"ll help him, don"t worry about a thing, everyone!"
We all said our goodbyes and hugged it out. Steven and Rayna walked back to the academy with Joan holding onto Rayna. She was starting to look the parent now and it gave me an idea to tease her about it later.
Madelyn: "He has a fancy way of saying lazy."
Lilith: "He"ll just fall back asleep."
Young Mi: "Oh, I never told you about last night."
She tells us how someone would need to adopt Joan and Steven seems happy to do so. It"s not a bad thing but is he ready for that kind of responsibility?
Madelyn: "I said it jokingly but d.a.m.n. Is he really going to be an adoptive father?"
Young Mi: "Who knows? Do you have anything to say about it, Lilith?"
Lilith: "Me? No, I just want the right thing to be done. I was hoping she"d stay with us but if she wants to be with Steven I won"t force her to stay."