1st April 1700

Lena was bedridden for four months which, meant Brochan and Lena had separate lessons. The only thing that no one could figure out was why Lena was bedridden for so long she was only found unconscious with no harm to her body. However, when she tried to get up, she would collapse on the ground before taking her first step.

Meanwhile, at the bottom of the lake of life in the middle of the dark forest was a castle made out of shells and in the castle sitting on a throne made out of white shells was a beautiful lady with flowing red hair wearing a long snow white coat. The seiklie Queen sat and pondered.

"Your majesty." A voice bellowed thought that throne room. The Queen turned her head to the source of the voice. It came from Balfour. The Queen smiled and beckoned him to her. "So how is my granddaughter." She asked Balfour with kindness in her voice. "She if just recovering from an encounter with Lucifer, he had injected her with something which had made her unable to walk for four months." When hearing this the queen had rage in her eyes and screamed. "HE DID WHAT. That lying, two faced scandal. He took my daughter from me and now he wants my granddaughter." The queen grew more furious with every word she spoke and her face when scarlet red with anger.

The Queen instructed Balfour to follow her granddaughter and keep her safe until her selkie powers showed. Then her whispered in his ear for fear spies were listen to bring Lena to her when her powers showed so she could teach Lena to control her powers. Balfour left after this. As he headed out of the castle slipping his dark grey coat on before zipping it up and in a burst of white light he became a dark grey seal.

Balfour swam all the way to Breatha castle. It was night by the time he got back. Before he went to bed Balfour crept into Lena's bedroom to see if she was fine. Balfour opened her door slowly so it made no sound and poked his head round the door to Lena fast asleep. Her butt was in the air with her face slammed sideways on her pillow which made him giggle slightly. He stopped giggling when Lena moved her body, but only to get into a more comfortable position. With peace in his mind, he walked quietly down the corridor to his room.

Balfour's room was small with bland walls. He only had a straw filled bed and a table in the room. The bed was comfortable, but would often itch his skin every so often, but he had put blankets down to stop that. The table was made out of oak that his father had carved for his mother, both had sadly died in the Great War. Balfour placed his seal skin under his straw bed. Once comfortable he soon fell asleep.

The next day it was time for Lena and Brochan to take the test they had been studying for. As they entered the library, they saw two separate tables with some paper, quill and ink. Uncle Mungo stood in front of an old tapestry with 20 questions all about the creatures of Scotland. Lena and Brochan sat and took the test. Once finished Lena she went and found Balfour, who had been there for her the most after the accident. Lena found Balfour at the stables tending to the horse since Lena and Brochan were setting out to complete the next part of the test their father had set if they both passed the test that Uncle Mungo was marking.