Please understand that this is my first fanfiction, and I'd really like some tips, if you'd be kind enough to give some. Hope you enjoy reading!
Jacin's POV
Winter was twelve when she first got her hallucination. I had no idea what was going on at first. It was a beautiful cobalt sky, a perfect day. Earth was entirely in view from the palace. We were in Winter's bedroom, playing the Princess and the Guard. She was laughing, like usual, when I noticed something. Something was off in those large, chocolate eyes. I was going to ask if something was wrong, when Winter fell off her bed. She landed heavily on the thick, woolen rug. I rushed over to her, only to find her twitching uncontrollably. Her eyes flicked open. "The-The walls..." She whispered to me. "C-Can't you see the walls are bleeding?" Oh no. I had heard of symptoms like these before. Lunar sickness. The thought struck me. Winter had stopped using her glamour after the servant was killed. Winter started speaking again. "C-Can we ask the ser-servants to clean up the blood? T-There's so much..." She trailed off. I looked Winter in the eyes. As her eyes met mine, I said slowly, coaxingly, "Winter. It's not real. Stay with me, Winter." Winter's eyes seemed to clear. She nodded slowly. "It's not real." She echoed. "It seemed so real." I replied, "Winter, this is lunar sickness. If you don't use your glamour, these hallucinations will keep coming, and they'll be worse." Winter stood up. "No, I can't use my glamour. Jacin, don't you see?. It only brings sorrow."
I had to stay with Winter. I was the only one who could help her. I was the only one who could get her away from the hallucinations. And they were getting worse. Sudden fits at anytime. But I couldn't stay. Thaumaturge Mira chose me to be her pilot and guard. There was no way I could escape. Winter was going to be alone. No one to hold her hand when she cried. No one to hold her close and say they weren't real. No one to hold off the blood and monsters. I had to leave with Thaumaturge Mira, to Earth, for a short time. As the ship was leaving Artemisia Port, I saw Winter's bedroom window from inside the ship.
Goodbye, I thought in my head. Princess, it seems like you'll have to face the monsters without your guard this time.
