"Where…am I…" Ranylle said, lying in her bed. Fenthys was sitting next to her.
"We're home." he said.
"Wait! But what about the goblins? What happened?" Ranylle said and got up.
"I rescued you. Don't you remember?" Fenthys said.
"Oh yeah. But I thought you were done for, look at those injuries!" Ranylle said, looking at the bandaged Fenthys.
"It's okay now. Just calm down." Fenthys said.
"But-" Ranylle said. Before she knew what was happening, Fenthys had kissed her very gently. "I guess you're right. We're home now, and everything is okay." she said. She had immediately calmed down after the kiss, since she was so surprised by it. Then Fenthys said in his normal, cheerful voice,
"Well, we should get lunch! I'll be back in a while with some oatmeal." Then he left the room and without Ranylle saying a word. She looked up and thought, "Well now I know I can act more friendly towards him. But I never thought he cared so much for me, after just two and a half weeks."
"Ranylle, there is something very important I need you for. Please come outside." she heard someone say from out of nowhere.
"Tunare? Are you really speaking to me?" Ranylle asked, surprised.
"Yes, I am Tunare. You are more important than you think you are. You see, you have been blessed a special power." Tunare said.
"Will I be able to come back?" Ranylle asked.
"Yes, but only after one month." Tunare said.
"I'm not so sure. I'll miss Fenthys…and my new home." Ranylle said.
"Please, it's very urgent. I am in desperate need of you." Tunare said.
"Okay, but…" Ranylle said, unsure. "I'll do it."
"Thank you so much! Just come outside and I'll take you to my world." Tunare said. Ranylle walked out of her room and towards the door with her head down.
"Ranylle, where are you going?" Fenthys asked.
She continued walking and said, "I have to go somewhere…for one month."
"One month? Where are you going?" Fenthys said. Ranylle walked outside, and immediately was drawn up by a white light from the sky. Fenthys ran outside after her and shouted,
"Ranylle! Where are you going?"
"To Tunare's land. I'm sorry!" she said just before she disappeared into the clouds. The next few days Fenthys lost his joy. He realized that he had made a friend, not just any friend, but a friend that he couldn't bear to not see for a couple days.
"Tunare, why are you doing this to me?" he said, banging his fist on his bed. There was no answer. "Why don't you talk to me? Why do you talk to Ranylle, but not me?" he pleaded. There was still silence. "WHY!" he shouted.
Meanwhile…
"What do you need me for?" Ranylle asked, holding back her tears. She tried to act calm.
"What frustrates you, my dear?" Tunare asked.
"What does it matter? Tell me what you need me for." Ranylle demanded.
"Fine, suit yourself. You see, something has been happening here, and I can't figure out how to stop it. People are disappearing, one by one. Soon I will have no more guards and I will disappear, meaning that the Feir'Dal will have no one to be guided by. I need you to figure out what is doing it, and to stop it." Tunare explained.
"Okay, but what's my power?" Ranylle asked.
"Oh, yes. You have been blessed with an unknown strength. A long time ago, when you were born, a magician blessed you. He asked the spirits to give you something to protect you and others when in urgent need. His blessings worked, and the spirits gave you strength, and that strength is waiting inside your heart, waiting for when it needs to come out." Tunare said.
"What is this unknown strength?" Ranylle asked.
"That nobody knows, except the spirits who blessed you with it, who have been long gone. Even spirits die at one point." Tunare said.
"I'll find this force that's depleting your guards, and I'll stop it within one month." Ranylle said.
"Good, thank you." Tunare said, as Ranylle walked off.