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Several hours had passed since the incident below deck with Rhoswen and Wolf. Virginia sat beside Rhoswen while Wolf leaned against the side of the boat, steering it in the direction they needed to go every once in a while.

Rhoswen's hand mindlessly touched the back of her head where a bump sat, aching. Her mind wandered off as she stared off into the water, eyes glazing over as she fell into a daze. Her breathing was calm, but deep as though she were sleeping while sitting up.

Virginia let out a loud sigh and then looked from Wolf to Rhoswen. She was intent on saying something, but seeing how silent she was made her nervous to speak up. She looked towards the stairs where her father had gone down a while ago and then looked back at Rhoswen.

"I'm gonna go check on my dad. He's been by himself for too long." Virginia announced as she stood up and walked to the stairs. Rhoswen had heard Virginia, but didn't bother to say anything or respond in any way. She just sat still, breathing calmly, looking out in a daze.

Virginia walked down the stairs, leaving Rhoswen and Wolf alone. Wolf stared at Rhoswen from over the top of his book, still wondering what she had heard from earlier. He swallowed hard as he thought about it. What would he do if she did hear everything? Would he hurt her? Eat her? Or maybe she had heard nothing like she had said.

Wolf shook his head and looked back down at the page he had reread several times that day. I couldn't hurt her- he thought as he looked over the top of his book again. He watched Rhoswen carefully as she played with the bump on her head. He noticed her far-off look and slightly agape mouth. She was thinking and thinking very hard about something, he knew that. He only wished it wasn't what he thought it was.

Rhoswen stared out across the water, something inside her screaming at her about the voice Wolf had been talking to. She knew it from somewhere, but where? Who did it belong to and why was it making her so uneasy? She tried harder to think of the face it belonged to or at least a name she could put to it, but none came. All she got was more aching from the headache the strike to the back of her head had caused.

Wolf looked up again from his book and saw Rhoswen's face change. Her eyes narrowed and her jaw became tight.

"Are you alright?" Wolf asked, his curiosity getting the better of him. Rhoswen kept her eyes on the water, lost in her thoughts and oblivious to the world around her. Wolf closed his book and set it in his lap, "Rhoswen?"

He spoke louder and a little more forceful, hoping to get a different reaction. Rhoswen stayed in her daze as Wolf stood from his spot and sat beside her. He gently laid a hand on her shoulder and suddenly her eyes snapped from the water to him.

"Huh?" She asked suddenly as she looked to him, unaware that he had been speaking to her, "What is it?"

"Are you feeling alright?" Wolf tried again, letting his hand fall from her shoulder and into his lap where the book sat. Rhoswen licked her lips and nodded slowly.

"Yeah, my head just hurts is all." She answered with a small smile.

"Oh." Wolf gave, though he didn't completely believe her. Rhoswen looked back at the water as the boat drifted onwards. It was quiet out. Almost as though everything had just stopped and frozen in its place as they drifted along.

Suddenly, something broke through the silence. Rhoswen's eyes turned to the sky. A gyrfalcon flew overhead, calling out as it circled in the sky. Her eyes locked on it and watched it as it flew above the boat. Her eyes narrowed at it, finding the animal to be acting strange. This look didn't go unnoticed and Wolf turned from her to the falcon and then back, confused.

"What is it?" Wolf asked as he looked from her to the falcon again. Rhoswen shook her head, unsure herself as to what was happening. What is it doing?- she thought as the falcon dived down towards the water in front of them. Wolf jumped back a little, startled by the animal. Rhoswen watched the falcon turn around and soar back in front of them again, going from left to right and then back again several times over.

"What is it doing?" Wolf asked as he became as curious about the falcon as Rhoswen was. Rhoswen shook her head, trying to figure out the answer herself. The falcon gave a loud screech and then went straight up into the sky.

"I think...that it's..." Rhoswen trailed off as she watched the falcon fly away towards a ruin castle across the water. She narrowed her eyes at the ruins while the falcon began calling out, its voice echoing, "It's trying to tell me something. Something about those ruins."

She pointed across the water at the ruins, something about them seeming familiar to her. Wolf followed her finger as his eyes widened with realization.

"Oh cripes...!" He exclaimed, recognizing the ruins.

"What?" Virginia asked as she and Tony resurfaced from the deck below. Tony took up the spyglass, keeping a look out for the Acorn person they were still searching for. Wolf turned to face Virginia, unsure of what to say.

"Nothing...just a feeling." He spoke calmly as he looked back at the ruins. Rhoswen stood up from her seat, eyes still on the falcon that circled in front of the ruins. He know something- she thought as the falcon dived towards the water again and then shot back into the sky.

"What are you trying to tell me...?" She asked quietly, eyes narrowing at the ruins now.

"Hey, hey, hey! Look!" The sudden shout broke Rhoswen from her trance. She looked over at Tony, who pointed in front of the boat, "It's Acorn's boat! Look!"

"What?" Virginia spoke up as she moved to him and took the spyglass, looking out across the water. Rhoswen stayed where she was by the side of the boat, her eyes glancing back at the falcon. Prince ran up to her and stood up on the side of the boat, looking the direction she was. She stared down at him a moment and then turned back to the ruins off in the distance.

"What?" Tony looked back at Prince as he growled about something. Rhoswen watched him and then looked at Tony, who held his left pinkie above his head. It glittered gold with the power of the Golden River Goldfish, "What? Wha...what castle? Its an old ruin that castle. Why go there?

Let's go on to Acorn's boat."

Suddenly, Prince dove into the water and began swimming towards the castle as the others rushed to the side of the boat he had jumped from.

"Wait!" Tony called out as they watched Prince swim away, "Prince, come back! Come back!"

"What is he doing?" Virgina shouted as Prince swam further and further. Rhoswen watched Prince a moment and then looked at the falcon still calling from the sky above the castle. She took several deep breaths, her mind trying to make a decision.

Quickly she dove into the water, surprising the others. She resurfaced and began to swim towards the castle.

"Rose! Where are you going!?" Tony called as Rhoswen stopped in the water a moment. She looked back at them all, each of them watching her with surprise. Her eyes stopped on Wolf as she felt a tug on her heart.

"He's trying to tell me something!" She called out and looked back at the castle. She dove back under the water, beginning to swim again as fast as she could. She resurfaced again and stroked her way through the water.

"Who's trying to tell you something!?" Tony called out as Wolf and Virginia watched, "Prince!?"

"No!" Rhoswen shouted and began swimming faster, "My brother!"

"Her brother...?" Tony asked quietly as he looked to the others for an answer. Each of them knew nothing about what she was talking about.

"The falcon." Wolf whispered as he looked up at the bird in the sky.

"Her brother's a bird?" Tony asked incredulously.

"No, but she was born in the Eighth Kingdom." Wolf started as he looked back at the head of golden hair soaring through the water, "They have strong beliefs in animal spirituality."

"What does that mean!?"

"It means she believes that that falcon was sent by her brother." Wolf finished, looking from Tony and Virginia back to Rhoswen. The others looked back at Prince and Rhoswen as they climbed onto the river bank. Rhoswen followed Prince's lead as she watched the gyrfalcon in the sky. Everything in her screamed that she needed to do this, that her brother was telling her to and that was one thing she couldn't ignore.