Today's class is over and I am heading home when Mia, my roommate catches up to me. "Hey wait up!" She yells at me. I wait for her and we walk home together. "Have you seen Liam Thompson? He is the most handsome boy I have ever seen! I had an accident with him when I was coming down the stairs. Don't you think he is handsome?" I give her a fake nod and smile thinking about Kartik. I miss Kartik so much but he is now trapped in the realms forever. I just wish there were some way to reverse it, so he could be here with me right now.
After getting home I walk straight into my room and start reading the textbook trying to take my mind of today's vision. I wonder what the library has to do with the realms. I wish I could go visit the library right now but it would be too suspicious.
I wait until after midnight to go back to the university. It is dark on the roads and I have to be careful because there are some drunken homeless men that could do some harm. When I have got to the university's main door, I look behind me and make sure no one is looking. I am grateful that there are no guards outside otherwise this would be terribly tricky. I take a bobby pin out of my hair and use it to shuffle with the lock. It takes some time but I soon hear the latch let go. I slowly sneak into the building. There is no sound and it is very dark. I use my matches to light the way. Just then I hear a voice.
"Who is there?" I hear the voice coming near. I am panicking big time and sweat is beading on my forehead. I quickly hide behind a plant and wait for the person to go. I think the person is gone when all the lights go on. I gasp and try to make myself as small as possible but my curiosity gets the best of me and I peek. Liam? What is he doing here? I peek a moment to long and he spots me.
"Miss Doyle?" Liam Thompson comes near me. I sigh and come out of my hiding spot.
"Hello, Mr. Thompson," I say my head hanging low.
"What are you doing here?" Liam asks me. Instead of answering, I question him back.
"What are you doing here?" I give him a look as I do so. He looks at me with an irritated expression on his face. He crosses his arms and looks up.
"I'm afraid that is none of your business," he says in a stuck up voice. I feel like spitting on him, "Well, my being here is none of your business either!" I shout at him walking away towards the staircase. I hear him following me up the stairs, "Can't you leave me alone?" I spin around and bump right into him. I didn't know he was right at my heels and I couldn't help but wonder that he smelled just like Kartik, with the wood fire and spicy scent. "Sorry," I murmur and continue my way to the library.
"You know, you shouldn't be here," Liam says in a matter of fact tone of voice.
"Well it is none of your concern," I say spotting the library. I wonder how I am supposed to find out what my vision was about with Liam in my way. "I won't tell anyone you were here if you don't tell anyone I was here."
Liam laughs at my response. "Deal," he holds out his hand. I gasp when I see that he is wearing a bracelet with the Rakshana symbol on it. "Is something the problem?" he asks. It seems as if I've hurt him because he seems to look self-conscious.
"No, it is just the bracelet you are wearing, do you know what the Rakshana is?" I ask. He looks at me and starts to laugh.
"It took you long enough! I thought you would never notice!" he says through bits of laughter. I look at him with confusion; I have never seen him before. "Do you remember Fowlson?" He asks me.
"Yes, of course I do," I say.
"Well I am his cousin, I thought we had some resemblance, don't you think?" he asks me. I try not to laugh at this. Fowlson? Handsome? That could never be possible.
"I am sorry but I don't think you two have any resemblance," I say.
"Oh… well he sent me here to be a lookout for you, Miss Doyle." Me? Why would I need a lookout?
"I don't see why I would need protection." I say. He takes my hand and says, "Miss Doyle, you once had held the great magic of the realms, but you have given it back to the land and the creatures of the realms have found a way to use it for themselves. If you don't go back and help, the realms will be destroyed forever.