Chapter 7

William glimpsed through the window at the young, blond teen in the garden. He did think she was pretty, but he had work to do. He had to become a soldier and that came first. It was his father's last wish before he died.

"Isn't she a pretty one?" a woman in a blue surcoat and had black hair asked as she approached him by the window. It was the markswoman Buffy met, but he knew her as Faith.

"You are right, but I have training to do, and I need to keep my head straight," he answered and saw the look on Faith's face that said "R-R-Right." "I got to go study now unlike some people," he retorted and walked off to his quarters with Faith watching him and then back at Buffy.

"Don't worry girl. He will come around sooner or later," she whispered to the girl in the garden and strolled to her own quarters. He was right. She did need to study.

Buffy sniffed a rose as she paced around the diverse garden. Miss Abby told her that Rupert wanted to meet her here and explain more of what is going on. She really wanted to get some answers because if her mind ran around one more time, she might explode.

She heard some footsteps towards her right and craned her head towards that direction. There stood Rupert in new clothing. He seemed really tired for some reason, but knew he had to do what he had to do.

"I see you have met the garden," he started wiping his glasses for a little bit and came up to her. "My wife loved to walk around her and smell all the flowers."

"Your wife?" Buffy asked getting awfully curious. This man has a wife! Rupert nodded. "Jenny was her name. She died a couple of years back," he responded and looked like he had some tears in his eyes.

"That isn't why we are here. I am here to explain what is going on," he said changing the subject. "I already told you where you are so I now have to tell you how you got here and how you can get back."

"Yeah, how did I get here?" Buffy asked looking straight him to see if he was crazy.

"I have to go to the beginning. I used to know this man named Ethan. He was a mage like me, but not a soldier. One day years ago we found out that we were in a book by a spell. After that, we decided that we can make a spell to get out and see the real world. We did and found a dangerous consequence. Since we were characters in the book, the book needed us and sucked everyone it can get a hold on to," he explained.

"That is why I got in, but you are in the book. How come I got sucked in?" Buffy concluded feeling just like Sherlock Holmes.

"When we found out about that, I insisted that we go back, but Ethan loved the real world and decided to stay. I tried to make him come back, but he was too stubborn. While he remains in the real world, innocent people are trapped inside The Wonders of Myth. The worst part is that the victims after a while lose memory of time before going inside the book and become part of it," Rupert clarified feeling more like Sherlock Holmes.

It took a while for Buffy to process it, but she manages without laughing like a crazy fool. "Now how do I get out?" she once again inquired.

"Now that is tricky. We do not know how to do it, but if we use the essence of the Key inside Dawn on Key Mountain, then we might be able to create a portal to bring all the victims home. If not, we always get to make the protective shield that will guard us from King Angelus of Flesher and his seer, Drusilla," he answered guilty that he is bringing the girl's hopes down. "I am bringing someone out to try to persuade Ethan to come back though if it makes you feel any better."

Buffy looked at the man knowing he is trying his best. She just nodded and stomped out of the garden where so many happy memories happened.

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