We arrived at the dining hall shortly after we started walking from Zyaiku's room. "What do I say to them?" I turned towards Talon. I apparently have family in this place that I've most likely never met in my life and here I am, the soon to be ruler of them all with nothing to say in a dark black gown that reminds people of funerals. "Don't worry Princess, I'll help you get through everyone." Talon smiled for a second and I pretended not to notice as two older men, one I recognized as Stephen, opened another two door entrance to what I'm assuming is the dining room nodding with a smile as I crossed the threshold.
A sea of people stop with their conversations and stare at me. Out of instinct I gripped on to Talon's arm as we started walking towards the huge sea of strangers. "Calm down Princess, this is your family, they don't bite." I heard Talon's voice in my ear and I tried to relax. No fear, no humiliation right? Okay. I tell myself, I'm going to meet every single one of these people and I won't be scared at all. As I continue to walk arm and arm with Talon to the dining room table I hear a man's voice. "Come back to me Blaze.." I heard faintly. Where was it coming from? I started looking around for a man nearby but no one seems to be there.
I stopped walking forward and clutched on to Talon tighter. The room felt like it was spinning fast and I couldn't focus my eyes on anything. "Talon!" I called out for Talon but he was nowhere to be seen. "Talon?!" I called out again but nothing. "Come back to me Blaze.." I heard it again, but it was louder than it was before. The same line began to repeat and I felt my head start to throb. I put my hands up to cover my ears but it seems like it's in my head. "Talon what's happening?!" I'm shouting for Talon now and I can feel myself getting dizzy. All the spinning is nauseating me and I can't stop the overwhelming desire to close my eyes. I feel myself fall to my knees with a loud thud before darkness consumes me and all the pain disappears as I feel my body still.
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Three Days Later.....
"Do we know how he reached her?" I heard a man's voice. I struggled to open my eyes. I don't really want to get up right now. They'd know I was awake and probably ask me a lot of questions about what happened. As much as I want to know what happened, I don't really know if I should want to. Most people would just ask how to prevent it. Wait, where am I? Are you okay? I heard Talon's voice in my head. Should I answer? How can I answer when I don't even know if I really am okay? I felt a warm hand grab mine and gently grip on to my hand. Don't leave me Princess...not again..please. Wait, when did I leave Talon...and why would I leave in the first place? "Talon!" I heard a female's voice snap at him. I tried to open my eyes to see who it is but all I see is a white light. Oh no. Am I dying? "Open your eyes Princess...please." I heard Talon's voice again and this time it sounded as if he'd been crying.
I want to get up. I forced myself to get up from laying down and I opened my eyes slowly. Talon shot up and ran out of the room shouting "Arlo! She's up, she's up!" Talon returned a few moments later with who I'm assuming is Arlo with a genuine smile on his face. "How are you feeling Princess?" The strange man asked me. Honestly I feel like I'm going to throw up but I don't know if I should speak honestly. "Princess?" The man asked concerned. "Princess, are you alright?" The man looked at me with tired eyes laced with concern and I nodded. "I think I'm going to throw up.." I said and the man instantly hurried away. Talon grabbed my hand and squeezed it tight. I looked at him. "You alright?" He asked. I pulled my hair back just in case I threw up because only God knows when it happens. It just spews out of me and then I'm fine afterwards. "I'll be fine when I throw up honestly because right now I feel like complete crap." I responded and he chuckled. I wonder where the bathroom is. "It's right next to you." Talon replied. Oh right, I thought to myself, he can hear my thoughts.
Suddenly my mouth started watering and it tasted of copper. I didn't say a word and shot up from the bed almost tripping over my own feet and rushing to the bathroom. I kneel over the bathroom waste basket and immediately spill the contents of my stomach into the smelly garbage bin. After a few seconds the nausea goes away and I get up from the tiled floor and walk to the sink to wash my hands. I turn the water on and all the way to the left, making the water so hot steam emitted from the sink. I allowed the hot water to wash over my skin as I lathered soap onto my hands. After a few moments of scrubbing I grabbed a few paper towels, drying my hands completely before turning the water off and walking out of the room and back to the room I was in.
I sit back down on the bed with my feet crossed and I let down my hair, allowing it to cascade all the way down. I turn back to Talon and smile. "I'm alright now." Talon chuckled and nodded. "Okay that's great." Suddenly, I felt a loud grumble emanating from my stomach and I looked down to my stomach before looking back up to Talon before saying "Are we ever going to eat something or am I just going to keep listening to my stomach?" and Talon laughed.
"Alright, C'mon." He responded.
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