I looked all around me but, there was nothing. I tried to walk away but I couldn't even tell if I was going anywhere. Then, just like in the begining, the moon appeared and it really did seem to chase away the darkness. My surroundings slowly came into focus and I found myself standing in the middle of my pond. I looked up at the moon wondering if the man in the moon was going to speak to for the first time.
"Awww, you think he's actually going to talk to you. Well I've got some bad news, the man in the moon is a heart breaker."
I looked around frantically searching for the voice and my staff, "who's there?!"
"Don't worry this won't take long but lets just say im a friend with similar issues as yourself."
It's a girl. I don't recognize her voice though. I do realize there's a hint of sadness in her voice, "what could we possibly have in common?" I asked with my usual mischievious grin.
"Well like I said earlier, the moon doesn't speak to you. Guess what ya snowflake, me neither. The truth is Jack, he uses people." She started getting more angrier with each passing word, "Have you ever thought that if all of the spirits of the earth were gone, who would believe in him? No one thats who. Even he would cease to exist."
I thought about what she said before replying, "well your wrong. He made me a guardian to protect the children."
"I was a guardian as well at one point. But that was a long time ago in the dark ages..." her voice calmed but her next words were bitter, "We can continue this conversation some other time, just don't die before we can talk again, ok?"
Before I had time to respond to what she had just said the ice started to break just like it did before and then I fell. The feeling was so familiar it seemed like it had just happend yesterday. I looked at the moon as I fell and wondered if what she said was true. Who is she?