For the first time in months, I dreamed about Munkustrap. He was standing, facing me, saying something to me. I couldn't hear him though. I made out the words 'danger' and 'careful.' I woke up, drenched in sweat.
"You know, you could just admit that you killed your mate." I clapped my paws over my ears and yelled, "I'm not listening to you!" I flushed when I realized Tantomile and Coricopat were watching me intently. Ignoring the voice still in my head, I walked over and plopped down next to them. "Uhh… Hi." They said nothing for a few moments, then in perfect unison, "Hello." His low voice balancing her higher one. Tantomile glanced at her twin, then in unspoken agreement, he left.
Tantomile folded her legs together and gazed at me. "So, what's wrong, Demeter?" I flushed even harder. "Well- uhh- see, I've been getting these really weird dreams lately. And I keep hearing someone inside my head. Like, not me, but someone else. You'll probably think I'm crazy, but that's just how it is." To my surprise, Tantomile didn't even look confused. She replied, "I know what you must do. First, know that the voice in your head is the voice of-"
She stopped suddenly. I turned—and screamed. Tantomile had fallen, face forward, and a bloody wound was smoking in the middle of her back. Rumpel and Alonzo ran towards me. "Deme! What's wrong?" I pointed, shakily, at Tantomile. Then, I fainted.
Tantomile and Coricopat. Gone. Just like that. Three of us left. How long would we remain? What was the thing Tantomile was going to tell me before she died? Who was the voice? Who had planned the surprise attack that had killed Munkustrap and my friends? Most importantly, who was ruining my life?