A Little Bird Told Me
It had been a few days since Umi had discovered her old sword at the Presea's graves site. Now she was just walking aimlessly through the woods, searching. She did not know specifically for what she was searching, only that her quest was to find truth.
As she was walking and considering her situation, she was approached by a large red bird carrying the same message Hikaru and Ascot had gotten. She unfurled the parchment and read it aloud to herself. She was unimpressed by the message's urgency, for nothing could come quickly in her quest, but it seemed authentic and she leapt at the chance of possibly reuniting with her friends. She had not realized until recently how much she depended on them for support, emotional and physical. She had no idea in which direction to travel to return to the castle, but she followed her instincts and eventual she found a stream, which she remembered ran nearby the grand structure, and followed it. She felt she could trust the water, her element, part of her soul.
Suddenly she heard a rustling sound behind her and she looked back, "Ferio?"
AUTHOR'S NOTES: OK, I know this chapter was overly short, but I needed something to happen to Umi and I needed her to start heading back to the castle, and this is what I came up with, so cope. Anyway, my chapters are generally short, but I like my chaptering system where I focus on only one of the main characters during one chapter. I hope you are all enjoying this. Look for a much needed update on an old friend (and I don't mean Ferio) next time. And the turning point in the story is coming very soon.