"Open the door! Aalina, open the door!" Fauna shouted as she knocked on Aalina's front door.
After what seemed like a hour of knocking, the door finally flung open with Aalina standing there breathlessly.
"Fauna, what are you doing here? Is there something wrong?" she asked concerned.
"Yes, Aurora has gone into labor, we need you at the castle immediately!" Fauna quickly explained.
"How can Aurora be in labor?" Aalina asked puzzled, "She has only been pregnant for six months."
"I know, but she needs help right now!" Fauna cried desperately.
"I would go and help her, but my daughter, Katharine, is sick right now… I can't just leave her," Aalina said.
"What's wrong with your daughter?" Fauna asked concern.
She knew Aalina has been having trouble with her family, but she didn't think it was that serious.
Aalina explained to Fauna how her friend, Calibor, had told his son, William, and Katharine to take her other children to the woods to play while she and Calibor talked. But while they where there, Katharine suddenly fainted and William brought her home along with the other two children.
After Aalina finished her story, Fauna saw a man walk behind Aalina and said, "Aalina, go help Princess Aurora, I can stay here and take care of Katharine."
"But, what if she needs me? What if something happens to her? What if…" Aalina muttered sounding almost hysterical.
"I'm sure Katharine will be fine," Fauna reassured her, "If it makes you feel better, I can help watch her while you're gone."
"Really? Oh, thank you Fauna!"
Aalina ran past Fauna and headed to the castle. Fauna turned to Calibor.
"Can you take me to Katharine so I can take a look at her?" she asked.
"Sure thing, fallow me." Calibor leaded Fauna into Aalina's small home. When they got inside, Fauna saw a boy walking down the stairs. He turned to his father and asked, "Father, why is one of the Good Fairies here?"
Calibor explained to William of what happened at the front door. As he talked, Fauna felt a strange presents in the house. Like something was here that shouldn't be.
Maybe I'm imagining things, she thought.
"Well, Katharine just asked me to let her be alone, she doesn't want to be disturbed right now," William said.
"I won't be there very long," Fauna said, "I just want to see if she got overheated or something."
"I don't think it was that, but if you know what's best for her…" William stepped aside as Fauna walked up the stairs.
"Which room is she in?" she asked as she saw the two closed doors.
"The one on your on your right."
Fauna walked over to the room on her right and opened the door to see three beds with a girl sleeping on the farthest one.
Fauna took a step into the room and felt a dark energy all around her. She looked around the room to see if there was anything there. But there wasn't. She continued to walk closer to Katharine. She placed her hand on Katharine's forehead. At first she felt really cold, then really warm.
\That's odd…
Fauna then checked Katharine's pulse rate. It was a little slow, but nothing unusual.
"Is she okay?" William asked as he walked into the room.
"She's fine. She must of fainted from ether lack of sleep or she got overheated," Fauna reported.
"Do you need me to get anything for you or Katharine?" William offered.
"Yes, I need you to get me some water, along with a small cloth" she ordered.
"Okay."
William walked out of the room. Fauna stared at Katharine. She knew there was something wrong with her, but she couldn't figure out what.
"Here is your water," William said when he returned with a pitcher.
"Thank you, William, you may go," Fauna said.
She put the pitcher next Katharine's bed as she soaked the cloth in the water and putting it on Katharine's head.
Suddenly, she had the overwhelming feeling she was being watch. Fauna looked over at the window to see a raven sitting on a tree. She could have sworn that she had seen that exact raven before. But where? The raven continued stared at her. Fauna looked away, little disturbed from the raven's cold stare.
She looked at the pitcher. The water had Katharine's reflection at first, but then it turned into the form of another person. Fauna rubbed her eyes. She looked at the reflection again, to only see the reflection of Katharine.
Are my eyes playing tricks on me or was that…
"Fauna! Fauna, come quick!" a voice called from behind her.
Fauna turned around to see Merryweather at the door. "Merryweather, what are you doing here?" Fauna asked puzzled.
"Aurora just had her baby! Come on!" Merryweather cried gleefully.
Fauna smiled. She looked at Katharine again.
"Did Aalina tell you to get me?" she asked. She didn't really want to leave Katharine and have the chance of Aalina overreacting that she left her unconscious daughter.
"She and Flora told me to come get you, but why are you taking care of Aalina's child?" Merryweather questioned.
"She said that her daughter, Katharine, wasn't feeling good, so I offered to watch her until she got back," Fauna explained.
"Oh, well Flora said that Aalina would have to stay at the castle overnight. She also told me to tell Cailbor and ask him to watch her children overnight. So, there isn't anything to worry about," Merryweather said.
Fauna sighed. "Alright, let's go."
