Fifth Chapter: Charm
After a few seconds of silence, Raven smiled. Smiled! I debated in my mind whether or not that was a good thing, and whether or not I should be angry.
"No."
Thank you, God! I heaved a sigh and shivered slightly. "That's great!" I breathed. "But why-"
"Just come with me, I'll explain it once we get there."
I looked skeptically at her. This could be important, or it could be a bad attempt to cheer me up. Or both…
I nodded after a moment. She resumed walking and, this time, I followed.
After a few minutes had passed, I found myself at the Infirmary door, still wondering what exactly was going on.
Raven led me inside the dark room and-
Wait. Dark? Why was it-
I looked around and instantly realized that she had set up some sort of ancient spell. There was a book on the floor, surrounded by a symbol unknown to me and a bunch of lit candles. I looked up at her. "Raven?"
She was flipping through pages in another book. "Hold on…"
I waited until she had closed the book again to speak, but she cut me off hastily.
"I found it. According to this, the charm will allow you exactly two hours to get whatever you need done, and-"
"Raven," I said loudly. Her gaze seemed to finally focus on me.
"Yes?"
"What's going on? Why'd you set this whole thing up? And what do I need to get done?"
She blinked. I suppose she hadn't realized that she left out one minor detail; what the enchantment would do.
"I didn't explain it?" She asked.
"No, actually."
She smiled weakly. "Well…"
I raised my eyebrows. What did the spell do? Why was she acting like a guilty child?
"I found a way to talk to Starfire."