"So how do you suppose we tell them?" I asked.
"We join their meeting just to watch and then you can tell then what you saw." Phil said and looked into my eyes. He seemed serious and I had no idea how to react.
We were still in the Magnor building with my back to the corner and Phil like he was hiding me. He started to act weird after what happened at the warehouse, more defensive, reserved, and scared.
"We need to get seated." he said and grabbed my hand and pulled me into the main Magnor's room.
Wait? How am I qualified to do this? I am a free? Why would they believe me? I am a free? Why couldn't Phil do this? "Why me?" I asked him as we sat down near the isle.
"You saw what happened right?" he said looking me in the eyes. There was a harshness in his eyes, like he was serious now. He wasn't his wacky normal self. Why was he acting this way?
I nodded "Then you are more qualified than me to." he said with a sternness in his voice. I don't like this Phil. He's scaring me.
"The Boshk are ready to start the annual meeting of the Magnor for today." someone in the front said into the microphone. A line of people walked behind the large desk in a line and found their seats and started their meeting. They talked about projects in the community and other things they didn't care about.
"And our last topic," said the Head Boshk, "The missing people." everything got very somber. "Today we have only one missing person reported so that makes the total count 27 missing people."
"Why haven't we gone farther into this?" said one on the end. "Those are mothers, father, and children. Why are we almost acting like it is just another lose?" it was silent.
"We don't have enough information on this." said another.
"We are looking into it but we have had many months where we've found no leads." said one of the others.
"We promise people will be looked for them as soon as we find anything to lead us to anyone or where."
The Head of the Boshk asked. "Do we have any comments?" and someone went to the middle of all of them..
"Hello, I am Skylar Scott." The woman said. She looked like she had been worried.
"Hello, Skylar Scott. What do you have to say?" said the Head of the Boshk.
"My daughter has been gone for many weeks. I know where she was, what time, and who she was with but no one is taking that information from me to help. Why?" now that I think about it she did somewhat look like the girl who was in the warehouse that was drained.
"Well, I bet that they did take it but found nothing on any of the cameras. We are sorry for your lose. We are still looking." said one of the Boshk. "Anyone else?"
I shakily stood up and went to the center. "Hello, I am Daniel Howell."
"Hello there Daniel, what do you have to say?" the Head of Boshk asked me.
They knew my name now. I could already see some of them immediately ignore me. I tried to breathe, but it shook. I stood there,shaking. "I-I- uh I-" I stumbled. everyone was looking at me.
"If you aren't going to talk then just leave!" One of the Boshk said. yelled down at me.
Everything seemed so tall, and I was so small. everything seemed to grow by the second. I forgot who I was and why I was there. I was scared. I felt someone grab my hand. it was Phil and I relaxed and continued.
"I found a warehouse on the outskirts and I think I found where the missing are."
"Did you see any of them?" the Head of Boshk asked me.
"Well, not specifically."
"Then what did you see?" said one skeptically.
"Well, I saw that a man had a young girl with brown hair tied to a chair. Then he must have activated a machine and sucked her of life almost." people gasped.
They seemed more skeptical, except for the head. "What did he look like?" she asked.
"He had short black hair, a white button-up shirt, and fancy black pants."
She had a look on her face like she was thinking. "And what did she look like."
"She was about 16 and had on a yellow flower dress on."
I heard the first lady gasp. "That sounds like my daughter!" she said from her seat. "Where is she?"
I started to talk but one of the Boshk cut me off. "Why should we believe you?"
"Because i-"
"Because you are a free and have no capacity to emote?"
"Well, actua-"
"No! Your opinion is invalid! You can't feel so why would you look worried and scared for a wizard?" he mocked me. I gripped phil's hand. "And Philip Lester. Tsk tsk. You are believing this free? You are the most powerful wizard in centuries," That is why Phil was quick and was acting weird. He knows he is on that drainer list. "Maybe of all time. You of all people should know that a free can't feel emotions. Now why have you glommed onto this one?" the Boshk motioned to me. "And you believe him?"
Phil released my hand but I didn't want to go. Phil stood at attention. "I know the extent of my powers and my mind."
"Then why would you believe him? Nevermind, throw this illegal free into jail." and guards pushed past Phil and surrounded me. I was in handcuffs and forced to walk to an unknown location.
I was thrown into a cell with nothing but a bed and a toilet. "we will see to your crimes later." said one of the guards and they closed the door and left.
"So why are you here?" said a man next to me. He was younger but older than me.
"Well, I saw a-" I started
"No! Why are you still alive? Why are you here?" he said. I looked at him puzzled. Why was I here, and alive? "Cause we all know that almost all adult frees were killed when the law came out."
"What?" that means I am comforted to be the last free. But how did he know I was a free.
"They had no mercy when it happened." he started. "They all found everybody. Every single free was shot." he talked with such a heavy heart. "They even took frees that had learned magic, that could perform it just like they were born with it." he paused. "My wife was a free when she started. But she finally found her magic and was able to do it perfectly, like she had been doing it her whole life." he took a big breathe. "They found her one night and took her and shot her dead. I never saw her that day and I never seen her since. They took her body and gave me a note saying she was a free and resisted. It wasn't in her nature to resist so I knew that she wasn't the only one. So I asked the Magnor why they chose frees that learned how to do magic already, but they never told me. And then I did again and again till they just threw me in jail. And everyday in here I wondered why they thought doing this was a good idea."
"How am I still alive?" I said quietly.
I must have not been that quiet because he responded, "They must need you for something or something. I would watch your back if I were you."