Chapter 4 – The wizard and his return
"You idiot! I was so worried, so worried…"
The girl burst into tears.
"Please, don't leave me alone, please…"
Len struggled to comfort the girl.
"Eglos radmas ginfed yorus
Timol maddos reddin clofus
Hetoh gikon derrah julus
ACTIVATE!"
He gently held Rin's hand and smiled once again.
"Don't cry, I'm here now ok? Don't worry I promise I will never leave you alone for too long ever again."
"Promise?"
"Promise."
What hid behind such a smile was the pain of knowing this was a promise he could never keep.
Three days after Len's reappearance, Rin's smiles and laughter increased. She was no longer alone in this world with nothing and she was happy.
"Hey you know it's about time you made another wish."
Rin shook her head in fear.
"Last time you disappeared for what felt like an eternity, I'm never going to make another wish, never!"
Len laughed at the fear in her tone.
"That was because it was a big wish, you said so yourself."
Rin thought about this and smiled.
"Well I sometimes wished I were a princess."
Len laughed harder.
"I thought you might say that but the problem is you already are."
"How many times do I have to say I'm not a princess? Princesses should be elegant and beautiful as well as polite and–"
"And you aren't?"
Len smiled with an all-knowing look. Rin became speechless but only for a moment.
"Well I wish I was."
"But you already are so I cannot grant this wish."
Rin sighed in defeat.
"You know, I've been having weird dreams lately."
"Really now."
Len smiled as though he had achieved something big. He opened his old spell book and blew off all the dust.
"Dreams could also be childhood memories you know?"
"Really? Then I guess I should dream more then."
Rin drifted off into deep thought.
"It's getting late. I should be getting back."
"Don't return after a month like you did last time."
"I promised I wouldn't. I'll be back when the clock strikes 11 after the sun has risen high in the sky and has entered your little room."
Rin laughed at the all too familiar line.
"Don't appear at 12 this time."
The wizard left the mirror with his all too familiar smile.
"Princess Rin! Please get back here!"
"Catch me if you can."
"Princess!"
"Now now my little princess, don't make your nanny tired."
"Ok dad."
"That's king to you Rin."
"Dad…"
"Ho ho ho"
