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Darkness.

It was so dark. Overwhelmingly so.

Biana couldn't see anything. Then, white spots appeared and her head hurt. Everything was dizzy. She felt weird, like she was floating or something. And there was this odd feeling, a background noise or something. It was a strange humming, or almost buzzing noise that suffocated Biana.

She caught wisps of conversations and feelings but couldn't make much sense of them. It was just an annoying noise and she wanted so badly for it to disappear.

There was a sour taste on her tongue and Biana recoiled, feeling her eyebrows push together. She struggled against the liquid but eventually gave in as there was nothing she could do. It flowed through her mouth, dancing across her tongue and irritating her taste buds before washing down her throat.

"Sleep tight Biana," she could hear a vaguely familiar voice say before the darkness took her over once again.

When she came to again, it was surprisingly bright. Biana realized she was in the Healing Centre at Foxfire. With that awareness of her surroundings also came the realization of a purring creature on her chest.

"Wha-?" She mumbled blearily, lifting her aching head softly to see Bullhorn on her chest. Upon seeing that Biana was awake, he licked one of his paws and leaped off her, landing right on his feet with surprising grace.

Once Bullhorn had disappeared from her line of view, Biana lifted the furry blanket she was covered with and discarded it on the side of her bed. A sharp breath escaped her lips as she glanced down at her arms only to find them all bandaged up. "What happened?" She asked to the empty room, not quite expecting an answer.

"Ah, you're awake." Elwin strode out of his office and into the main Healing Centre area. The feathery dinosaurs on his yellow tunic rippled and moved with every step he took. "How are you feeling Biana?"

She glanced up at him in confusion. "How did I get here? What happened? I-" She moved to get up, only to slouch back into the bed as her entire body groaned in protest. "OW!"

"You need some rest, stay in bed." Elwin said as he uncorked a few vials of liquids that were unfamiliar to Biana. "And," he added, holding the vials up to Biana's lips, "you need to drink these."

"I don't even know what happened!" She protested, but Elwin tipped the liquids into her mouth.

"I'll explain once you're done drinking. I'm sure you'll have a lot of questions."

Biana glared, but finished all the vials obediently. When she was done, she sat up, ignoring the headrush and the pain her body felt, crossing her arms defiantly. "Explain."

"Dex and Fitz found you in your bathroom this morning," he breathed heavily, sighing. "You were in a pool of blood, both from your arm and your head."

Biana's hand slowly went up to her head in surprise, where a bandage was wrapped around the circumference. She hadn't noticed it when she woke up. Wincing, she probed it with her fingers. "Ouch," she confirmed, letting go of her head to realize that her fingers were covered in blood.

"You're bleeding through," Elwin said in alarm. He grabbed a few more bandages and tied them deftly around her head and force-fed her some more serums. "That should stop the bleeding for now, and replenish all the blood you lost."

Biana paled. That did not sound good.

"You're staying overnight again and we'll see how you are tomorrow morning," Elwin promised, as if he sensed her worries. "Your parents, Fitz and Dex stayed for a little while before they were called away by Sophie. They said they'd be back."

Huh. That was weird. Biana didn't say that, however, just nodded quietly, staring at the wall on the opposite side of the room.

She stayed like that for a while, not blinking, not stirring, just staring. What else could she do – sleep? No thank you, Biana thought, crossing her arms with a frown. She had had enough of that bleak, dark place to last a lifetime. It was better to do nothing.

After what seemed like an eternity but probably was merely a few hours, give or take, Biana finally heard someone who wasn't Elwin – no offense there – or Bullhorn. Eyes lighting up, Biana sat up higher in her bed only to see her very best friend, note the sarcasm, Glimmer. To her complete and utter dismay, the woman still hadn't taken off her hood.

Rolling her eyes, Biana watched with a scowl as Glimmer conversed with Elwin in a friendly tone, her eyes shooting daggers at the hooded woman. Friendly my ass, Biana thought with disdain, just wait until she betrays us all. Then everyone will know that I was right saying that we shouldn't trust her.

On a subconscious level, Biana knew these thoughts weren't her. It was her jealousy speaking. But she couldn't - wouldn't - admit that. No, she was too stubborn and too prideful to do so. Because of those very reasons, she didn't say a word to Glimmer as she left, not even acknowledging her presence even though Biana was very much in need of some interaction with other people.

"Time for some more serums," Elwin proclaimed cheerfully as the light streaming in from the windows dimmed. It was nearly eleven and Biana hadn't heard from her family or friends. That was odd. She tried to ask Elwin about it before, but he was a little too busy cleaning his office and tending to rambunctious prodigies that messed up in class.

Biana obediently swallowed serum after serum, hoping it would sweeten Elwin up before she asked him what was happening. "Elwin..." she started cautiously, peering up at the fun man.

"Yes, Miss. Vacker?"

"Uhm, I was just wondering..." Biana started, not knowing exactly how to deliver her question. "Why exactly hasn't -"

"-any of your friends and family visited you while you were awake?" Elwin finished, handing Biana a bottle of Youth. "I'm not sure," the man admitted as Biana took the drink. "It might have something to do with the fact that Sophie and the Councillors and Mr. Forkle are all arguing."

This caught Biana's attention. "Wait," her eyebrow puckered, "they're all arguing? Like, no ones agreeing."

"Yep," Elwin sighed, pushing his crazy glasses up higher on his nose. "No one knows when they're gonna resolve the issue. That's why Team Valiant is with Sophie at Everglen and the Collective is having meeting after meeting at one of their hideouts and the Council is laying down law after law for the entire Elvin population.

"Wait, but I'm part of Team Valiant!" Biana cried, reaching over her nighttable for her Imparter. "I should be included in whatever discussions they're having!"

Elwin nodded at that. "I'll leave you to it then. Don't stress yourself too much, I expect you to be asleep in two hours."

Biana gave a mock salute, smiling. As he left, Biana whispered to her Imparter, "Show me Sophie Foster."

No answer.

She tried again. The same thing happened.

Biana groaned and hailed Dex instead, grinning when he picked up.

"Hey Biana, are you feeling better?" Dex asked, his dimples coming into display as he smiled at her worriedly.

"I'm fine, don't worry about me. Except... what's this I hear about Sophie and The Collective and The Council all fighting?"

Dex's face fell and Biana could see the fear in his periwinkle eyes. "UHm yeah, about that, we're having a meeting right now... If you want I can bring you, on the Imparter of course," he added hastily as Biana nodded.

"That sounds perfect, Dex, thank you!"

"It's no problem, really, Biana," Dex said, smiling and showcasing his adorable dimples. "I know what it feels like to have nothing to do. Trust me."

"But still," Biana beamed, "thanks for doing this. You're right – it really is boring, having nothing to do all day. The worst part was that I didn't even see people visit!" Once Dex's face blanched, Biana backtracked rapidly. "I didn't mean it like that, Dex – I was just saying, like, whenever Sophie's in this godforsaken place, we're always visiting her and talking to her and we're all almost always there. With me it's different." She finished sadly.

"I feel you," Dex nodded along. "Sometimes I think we all give Sophie too much of our attention, and that we don't really pay attention to anyone else."

"Finally, someone other than me gets it!"

"And," Dex continued, eyes alight, "if it's not Sophie, it's either Wonderboy or Keefe."

"Keefe, I understand though," Biana interjected. "He's been through a lot, with his family and the Neverseen and whatnot. With Fitz and Sophie, however, its gettig a little too much."

"Oh, shoot," Dex cursed suddenly.

"What?"

"The meetings starting in a few minutes. I'm gonna move and we're gonna have to stop this conversation for now." He looked a little put out, if Biana was to be honest with herself. It surprised her. She didn't know that a person would enjoy a conversation with her enough to look sad when it was over.

"Okay," Biana whispered with a smile.