The Great

“He’s in pretty bad shape. We should probably get him to the infirmary. Classes don’t start until next week so it shouldn’t be too full if we make it there early,” whoever was speaking sounded very sociable and talkative, “I mean he got injured really badly even compared to the other people near the fight—what were you guys doing?”

“We were running away when he got hit by this beam and fell on his head”, I recognized Geon’s voice which meant that he had still stuck with me after I had passed out. “It really came out of nowhere and if Aurora hadn’t saved him he probably would have been stuck there.”

Who’s Aurora?

“It’s nothing, I couldn’t leave him to die. Plus Lila is the one that actually treated him,” Aurora sounded tired and I began to feel sorry for all the trouble I had caused. I slowly began to open my eyes.

The room I was in had white walls and several lamps stationed on small wooden tables—which weren’t lit as it was early in the morning. There were some plants lined up in pots along the walls for decoration and some paintings illustrating the center district of the capital—full of beautifully built buildings with red pillars and triangular shaped roof tops.

“Oh he’s beginning to wake up,” I sat up slowly and saw Geon standing next to the girl who I assumed was Lila. She had very beautiful dark skin and curly black hair that fell to her shoulders. There were several golden, crescent-moon shaped markings in her hair and she also had a good, athletic build–as well as amber eyes which gave off a friendly look.

Geon looked disheveled but seemed to be alright.

I looked to my right and my heart skipped a little when I looked upon the girl named Aurora.

She’s the girl from the entrance hall.

She had changed into more comfortable attire as she now wore a big, comfortable red silk-shirt and oversized black pants.I began to get that same feeling in my stomach as I looked at her face. She didn’t look disgusted at me, which I took as an alright sign, but she looked away from my gaze and started to stare at one of the paintings with a neutral expression.

I’ll have to talk to her….

Geon sighed, “Oh he’s up. That kinda sucks, I wanted to balance cups on his head.”

“How long have I been asleep?” I really didn’t want to hear the answer.

“You’ve been asleep for 2 days. You probably had some past fatigue and sleep deprivation and combine that with your concussion, and you get a very long nap.” Lila told me all this information in a cheery voice which didn’t quite fit. “Hey Evay, you're going to die,” she said as if I had won the lottery..

It didn’t help that I didn’t know what half of those medical terms she had used meant. “I think I’ve been sleeping well,” which was true. I hadn’t had any more dreams since that night and my sleep was usually peaceful these days.

“Well you probably haven’t been sleeping enough. I would say that’s the case since you slept for almost 2 days straight,” Lila began to eye me with concern.

I didn’t think that I had been sleeping too little either. I had slept quite a lot on the boat to Bondas but it had been a long day. Witnessing the battle in the village and being brought here along with the festival wore me down, but I did get a good night's rest before it all. Ever since my blueprint had been revealed to me I had been feeling more tired. It was like my body itself was consuming more energy, and I felt like I was trying to carry the weight of some force that had suddenly been put upon me.

I didn’t quite understand what this feeling was but things seemed to be alright. I wasn’t feeling too tired and my head seemed to be fine. “I’ll go get some supplies down at the medical ward, Geon come with me,” Lila grabbed Geon and practically threw him out the door while she gave a small wink at Aurora. They both walked out and we were left alone—both without our friends.

What do I do? She seemed equally bothered by the awkwardness as she started to look down at her feet. Ok here we go. I took a deep breath and spoke.

“Um I’m sorry about the trouble I caused you at the festival—and I’m not saying that just because you saved me—I promise,” I spoke hastily and I couldn’t help but say that last part with urgency. She looked at me half surprised and half pitifully as I tried to make a conversation. But slowly her face shifted more towards surprise. It looked like she had been caught off guard, and her mouth slightly ajar—her eyes wide.

“I really do thank you for saving me. You seem really tired–if that’s because of me, I’m sorry for that too.”

Aurora looked at me as a small little smile spread across her face, “Wow I didn’t know people that went to this school could thank anyone ever,” she came over to me and stuck out her hand.

“You already know but my name is Aurora of house Maple, and you’re Evay?” I looked at her hand and my mind went blank.

Shake her hand, idiot.

I shook her hand, “Yeah nice to meet you,” I gave her a smile of both gratitude and relief.

She looked at me awkwardly and gave me a little wave as she walked out the door.

“Yeah, I’ll see you later,” she walked out the door and I was left all alone.