Feathers of Love
Chapitre Nineteen: The Injuries
Sen went back to her room, feeling extremely tired but had no chance of resting that day. She had worked the whole night and would be willing enough for a few hours of sleep that would come when she went to her bed. However, at that moment, it was not time for her to rest, for Nova was still hiding in the room. She was up in her room early, since she did not bathe then.
"Nova, Princess Nova?" she whispered in the room.
Nova came out of her hiding place and went over to Sen. She looked very tired and had dark circles underneath her eyes. Sen whispered, "Hide your magical aura, like the whole time you did just now. I will take you as one of the guests who has wandered away from the cubicles where the tubs are and am bringing you to the entrance, if anyone is asking about why you are here. By the way, do you know how to do an invisibility spell?"
"No, I do not know how to do this spell." Nova answered.
"If that is the case, then I will have to take you through another way then. You will follow me to the side exit, with you holding your magical aura, and I will take you to the train station. I will need to be quick so that the others will not miss me. Is that all right with you? It will be best if we are running, once we are out of the town, and we will not attract much attention from the other guests that are leaving the place then."
"I understand. Let's go now."
Sen led Nova through a series of corridors, lifts, rooms and other assorted places, all the while feeling nervous, for they were afraid of being discovered by Yubaba or any of the workers or guests. Both of them finally reached the side exit, which was no wider than a child and higher than Nova. Sen walked through the exit, with Nova following behind her. Fortunately, the exit was not a long one and they reached the other side in moments.
"Now, we will walk as if nothing has happened until we are outside the town. I think that by the time we have reached the river, we should be able to cross it then. Do remember to hold your magical aura! When you have exited from the train station, walk until you are out of the forest before you try to clean yourself. All right?"
Nova nodded her head, and Sen walked into the town, walking in circles, which she put it, to put away suspicious characters who may be following them. Time passed and some time later, they reached the outside of the town, where the river was.
"Come on! Let's go!" Nova said as she started running, Sen following behind her. Nova could see the train station and she was ready to leave the place, with or without Sen, Haku or the harp, for to her, this place was making her feel scared. The two of them ran and they reached the train station in moments.
"I will not be following you any longer. Please do cross the train station and do not look back! Or else, you may be caught by Yubaba then, which would not be very good after all. Now go! I do not think that there is anything much that you would want to remember here anyway…" Sen trailed off. Nova went into the train station. When she exited it, she released her magical aura and Sen could sense her, which meant that she was already outside of the train station.
Back facing the train station, Sen ran back to the bathhouse, hoping that she would not be found out by anyone that she had slipped away. She went back for a quick bath and went to her room, which was still empty, though she could not understand why. Her fellow workers should have gone to bed by then, so why were they still not sleeping?
However, when she was thinking about that matter, she was distracted by some sounds, sounds that were different from what she was used to hearing after living in the bathhouse for some time. She looked to the sea, and saw a white dragon pursued by paper-like creatures that seemed to be able to fly themselves. They seemed to be attacking the dragon now and then. Sen's eyes widened as she took in the scene. She threw open the screen dividing the balcony from the room and shouted, "Haku! Over here!"
Haku seemed to hear what Sen was shouting and flew towards her. When the dragon flew in, Sen immediately closed the screen, thereby stopping the paper-like creatures from attacking Haku. When the screen was closed properly, she went over to Haku, who was lying so still that it seemed as if it was dead. Sen shook the dragon, gently at first but harder when it did not respond. It was of no use; Haku did not stir when Sen shook him. She looked at his injuries and decided to heal them herself.
Sen reached deep into her powers and pressed her hands on the injuries that were the most serious and need tending immediately. She whispered the spell and the wounds started healing but she started feeling tired very quickly. However, the wounds healed very quickly and when she was done, the dragon opened its eyes.
She smiled and said, "Thank goodness you are all right! I am sorry that I am not able to heal those wounds that are…" She fainted and fell into the arms of Haku, who had changed back into a human but was naked. Luckily, Sen did not notice it as she slept on, oblivious to what was happening. Haku wore some clothes and then tucked Sen into her bed, while he himself went to see Yubaba…
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