Lucia

We should be training and the only thing we were doing was laying in beds. Even though I got books with me I got bored after two days. Today we were supposed to go find dragons and ask them for a connection, the probability of that was so low I couldn't even imagine it.

Dad called us to the gym, Achlys was here too. Only problem I had with it was that she didn't look good. Like at all, I could see how she barely stood. Alex walked to her and gave her a tight hug, same as that time in library Achlys didn't like that.

Dad clapped and we turned our heads to him. "Well, when I have your attention. I would like to apologize for what happened with Zhao. I am sorry, I remembered him differently. I am terribly sorry. For the second thing, as everyone knows today was a date. Today you were supposed to go search for dragons but in light of new events I don't think it's a good idea."

Achlys raised her hand, it made her look even paler. If that was possible. "With all due respect, I don't think he will be near."

And don't know what that was about but dad knew and nodded. "I wish that was true but I don't-"

"I am pretty sure he is not near and he probably left the whole continent. He had what he wanted; there was no need for him to stay." Achlys sounded mad. I still kinda didn't understand but one thing I understood was that Achlys was trying to get us out of school. Alex smiled at her. And she wasn't alone. Zac couldn't get his eyes off her the whole time.

"Mrs. Raven I know this must be hard but I think it will be safer to stay in school."

My gut did a little flip. Dad must be scared if he didn't want us out of here.

"Mrs. Rowe-"

"No, both of us know that I am right. I know him, you have to trust me." A smirk crossed her lips and her eyes flashed with some shadow.

"Mrs. Raven I know that he is your father" Achlys uncomfortably moved "and that you probably know him better but I won't put 6 teenagers in danger."

"He. Is . not. My. Father." Her voice was freezing. It took me more than a week to realize she hated him. I knew that something was off but I never knew what, and I was usually good with it.

"And I can protect theme." The way she said she could protect us made me angry, who does she think she is? Yes she is better than us but still she can't protect all of us and we don't need it.

"You didn't hear me when I said 6. That is with you, and I don't want to hear another word!" Achlys made dad angry, I didn't see him angry in years, but she did it in few minutes. I now understand what that feeling I had, she was different. And not in good way. My gut wrenched when I realized she could manipulate us or turn us against each other in a few seconds.

"I wish to be counted as a teenager and be part of the 6 people you want to protect but sadly I am neither of them." I heard some kind of sadness in it.

"Ms. Raven, I really don't have time for this. This is my final decision. None of you are going outside of school."

Dad walked out of the gym, maybe because he knew that Achlys would say something. Even as he walked I could see how mad he was. Usually he walked slowly with confidence now he was slow-running and didn't take time to look at us as he left.

"Achlys you can't-" I started just to be interrupted.

"There is a secret way out of this castle. You want to go search for dragons?"

We agreed to search for dragons on our own.

I had some kind of regret in me, after all if dad learned about this he would be more than just disappointed. And that was the last thing I wanted.

Achlys led us through corridors and to the library. I didn't understand how she knew so much and how she was willing to help us. Maybe she just knew as much as anyone else who grew up on this Side. After all, even Arthur didn't look that much amused, but judging by how everyone else looked I could understand that they were as much lost as I was. Maybe these two had some kind of secret that only they knew.

Achlys took us to the darkest corner of the library, I didn't really expect her to be helping us but she was. She knocked on the wall and there it was a secret way out of school.

"How did you find this?" Alex asked as we walked through the little angel. As soon as all of us were inside the ankle again closed.

"Luck." Achlys answered and made a little fire spell. Thanks to that we saw where we were. It was an old tunnel it looked as walls in school but something was different. I could smell dead rats and water in the air. And that smell made me want to trow up. How could she walk so effortlessly and be so perfect even at moment like this?

We eventually got to fresh air, after a few hours in total darkness and that smell. I was happy to be outside again, but we weren't at school grounds any more. We were in some deep part of the forest.

I saw how boys looked at each other and then at Achlys as if they knew something. Maybe it was some kind of place Lunaris ruled since they had a connection.

Achlys proceeds to lead us into the forest. We walked alongside the river. Everything was so peaceful and cute. Only if my dad didn't know, by this time he probably looked at his amazing orb and saw how we left the school.

"How long?" Dan asked.

"Well since we are searching for dragons I would say something between a few hours and decades if not centuries." Achlys laughed at him and jumped at a rock in the middle of the river. "But I could make it faster. Only problem is that we might die."

She didn't seem to really care and that scared me.

"Why might we die?" Zac's voice wasn't as harsh as most of the time but still managed to sound authoritative.

"Well dragons hate when you interfere with them and we don't talk about interaction on their land."

"Dead city." Alex's voice was full of joy, she was smiling from ear to ear and her eyes were sparkling with excitement.

Achlys nodded and jumped on another rock. I really didn't like the idea of being dead that soon but there was no other choice: "Can you take us there?"

Achlys stopped in front of a huge lake with a waterfall: "We are there."

She smiled and walked us trough waterfall to gigantic cave. There were some crystals that shone in any color. Most of them were red and purple and together they made a fabulous scene on the ceiling.

"Down that road." Achlys pointed at the darker and deeper end of the cave.

I wanted to ask why she wasn't coming but then I remembered the legend of how Primordial were made a pack and they nor their connections or child's could interfere with another Primordial's land.

All dark, nothing to see and without Achlys spell we were practically blind.

"Really why can't anyone spell a fire?" I heard Zac.

"Maybe you should try it." Arthur's voice was somewhere on the left side.

"Well you should-"

"Can you two please not?" Dan was somewhere between them. Alex laughed beside me.

I didn't really understand what was between these two, I remember dad telling me how they were really close and he wanted me to have a similar friend. But right now I felt as if all that they had was nothing, I felt how they wanted to hurt each other and what for? That's what I didn't know.

"Come on, you should try to get along." I tried my best. "We will be spending a lot of time together."

I smiled even though I knew they couldn't see me. I wished they would listen to me and we could all be friends or at least get along without unnecessary fights. But I guess that's not happening.

I was walking down and the cave started to remind me of passages more and more.it became thinner and soon enough we were walking in line.

"I wonder where Achlys got her connection." I heard Alex behind me.

"We were in library." Dan was somewhere in the lead. "We wanted to search for Lunaris."

"It turns out it's the goddess of moon, sleep and shadows." Zac was even further than Dan so I guess he was leading us down.

"Yea, and she didn't have a connection. Like ever." Dan continued. I liked how they matched each other's energy and understood it.

"Well, besides that she warned us not to search for her. And let us dream about the worst things." Arthur was definitely behind me, I just didn't know if Alex or him was closer.

"Yeah, that too. So we decided that the best thing to do is to find her and make sure she pays for it." Dan was talking about serious stuff but his voice was full of laughter and positiveness.

We walked a lot till we saw first light. It was purple and I kind of didn't feel as if it belonged to this world. It was older and more pure.

And then I heard it, a loud swig. And again. We slowed down but continued to walk.