Sofia cheerfully walked down to the throne room. She was surprised when she saw Cordelia and Calista there.
"Sofia!" Calista exclaimed when she saw her favorite princess.
"Hi Calista," Sofia responded. "Hi Miss Cordelia. What brings you two here?"
"A message from my father," Cordelia replied. "He's sick today otherwise he would have delivered the message himself. I also wanted to go see Cedric if he is not too busy. I have a question for him."
"Oh," Sofia said. "I hope Mr. Goodwin gets better soon. I'll go get Mr. Cedric and tell him you're here."
Before anyone could comment, Sofia took off running through the halls to go get her friend, not hearing Calista calling out and asking her to wait a moment for her.
Sofia arrived to Cedric's tower, smiling. She knocked then threw open the door.
"Mr. Cedric!" Sofia exclaimed.
"Merlin's mushrooms! Sofia!"
Sofia's smile disappeared as a blinding light filled her vision and she felt herself get thrown back. Pain seared through her as whatever spell or potion Cedric had been working on exploded. As her vision faded out, Sofia thought she saw a faint pink glow at the bottom edge of her sight.
Calista was almost up to the workshop when the tower shook violently, knocking the young girl down.
"Sofia! Uncle Ceddy!"
Calista got back up and ran up the remaining steps. When she saw the ruins and Sofia lying unconscious and injured on the ground, Calista stopped so fast that she nearly fell backwards. Stunned, the younger girl stared at the mess, realizing that her uncle was nowhere to be seen.
"Uncle Ceddy?" Calista called out, scared.
No answer came. Even more scared than before, Calista ran back down the stairs and back to the throne room.
"Mummy!" Calista cried. "Something happened in the workshop! Uncle Ceddy is gone and Sofia is hurt!"
Calista's cry earned gasps from everyone there- Cordelia, King Roland, Queen Miranda, and the twins. Alarmed, everyone went running up to the tower. Cordelia and Calista looked around further for Cedric while the royals gathered around Sofia. Amber knelt by Sofia's head and pushed what remained of her scorched bangs back from her soot covered face.
"Is she going to be okay?" Amber asked.
"I don't know," Miranda choked back a sob.