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As quietly as she could, Sophie opened a window, wincing when it made a loud noise. She hoped Sandor hadn't heard. As the moonlark opened the window wide and prepared to levitate out, she made the mistake of looking down.
"Oh mallowmelt, that's high," she breathed. Then Sophie gave her head a little shake. She was the moonlark! She was the most powerful elf in the Lost Cities! She had survived countless near death experiences! The Black Swan had given her great talent in skills, which hopefully included levitating. And she would not be defeated by flying out of a window a few floors up.
So, the Completely and Utterly Fearless Moonlark Who Was In No Way Scared, What The Mallowmelt Are You Talking About (How about we not acronym that one?) slipped out the window and slowly
slowly
slowly
levitated down.
There was that one terrifying moment when Sophie temporarily lost control of her levitation and free fell about five feet before she regained control, but otherwise, she made it to the ground without a problem. And, for once in her life, completely unscathed! Of course, she tripped over her feet in the next few steps, but that was not important.
As quietly as she could, Sophie tiptoed through the backyard. She had just made it past Verdi the T Rex's pen when-
"Miss Foster, where do you think you're going?" said a high squeaky voice, stopping her.
Sophie groaned. "Hi, Sandor."
"You didn't answer my question. Where do you think you're going?" Sandor repeated.
"I was sleepwalking." Sophie deadpanned.
The eyeroll Sandor gave could rival Sir Salty Shadow's- and that was saying something. "Yes, and you were also sleep levitating out of your window with remarkable control. Seems very likely. Don't tell me you were going to go rob Ravirral with Dex."
Sophie's silence was all the answer he needed.
Sandor groaned and rubbed his temples. "Honestly, Sophie, do you even listen to the millions of lectures I've given you about safety?"
"Yes..." Sophie muttered. She swallowed and, with much more confidence, continued. "And you know what would actually make me safe? Taking down the Neverseen. And if I have to temporarily endanger myself in order to make myself safe in the long run, then that seems like a logical thing to do to me."
"I agree, we should focus all efforts on taking down the Neverseen. But you can't be stupid about it! Yes, danger is inevitable- but when we're forced to put you in danger, it's absolutely crucial that we minimize the risks! And sneaking out in the dead of night without a bodyguard, to go to a Neverseen members house, seems like taking a lot of unnecessary risks!"
Sophie sighed, knowing that she couldn't argue with Sandor- because he was absolutely right.
"But we still need to steal the caches. Even if we find Axel, there's no guarantee we'll get them back. Maybe I could've been smarter about it-" Sophie heard Sandor snort at maybe- "But there is no denying that by actual goal was completely necessary."
Sandor rubbed his temples again. Looking very much like he was about to regret his next words, the goblin said "Tell you what. If we don't find Axel, and/or get the caches back from him, within three days, Lovise and I will help you and Dex steal them- with minimal risks and an actual plan."
Sophie's face cracked into a grin after listening to Sandor's offer. Grinning, she flung her arms around Sandor and said "You're the best bodyguard ever."
As gently as he could, Sandor squeezed her back. "You're a pretty awesome charge, too. Even though you never listen to me."
Once Sophie drew back, the hint of softness in Sandor's face disappeared and he told her "Now if you go back to bed now, I won't even feel obligated to tell your mother and father about this. And just so you know... if you try to escape again, your punishment will be Boy Talk: The Sequel."
Sophie's eyes widened at the punishment. "I won't risk it. Can I at least hail Dex and tell him the robbery is off?"
"I'll contact Lovise," Sandor said. "You get some sleep, for once in your life."
~/~Wow wow wow look at me I'm using these again~/~
The next day at Foxfire, Sophie recapped Dex on the agreement between her and Sandor the previous night (or, more technically, earlier that morning).
Dex groaned. "Honestly, the robbery seemed pretty fun. It's kinda disappointing that we won't get to do it."
"Well, we only have two and a half more days," Sophie offered. "And there will be less risk of us, like, dying or something."
"That's true." Dex sighed.
"Okay, well, great talking to you. I have to get to Telepathy."
"Oh, for the Fitzphie Smoochfest? Or the Fitzphie Rejectionfest and Moving On To Keefe?"
Sophie groaned. "Okay, first of all, you're turning into Keefe. Also, you know I haven't decided yet!" Playfully, Sophie shoved Dex, and then proceeded to go to Telepathy.
"Okay, you guys know the drill," Tiergan told them. "Cognate exercises. Please no making out in the middle of class. Great, go ahead."
"Can I enter your mind?" Fitz asked. (This is Fitz scene #1!)
"Sure," Sophie answered. A few seconds passed before Fitz's voice said Hi!
Hello! Sophie answered. What should we do for trust exercises?
How about we just, like, ask each other questions? Same rules apply- we each have on question we're allowed to not answer, Fitz suggested.
Sounds good. You go first?
Okay. Um... What would you say are my chances? Of, you know, winning. The triangle.
Both Sophie's physical voice and mental voice were silent.
I'm not saying you have to choose right now, Fitz clarified. Just, like, sort of a general percentage. So I have a better idea of where I stand.
About 50-50, I guess, Sophie answered, mostly unsure. That's the point of a love triangle- you both seem equally perfect.
Okay, Fitz shrugged. Okay, makes sense. Thanks for answering that.
Can I ask you a question now? Sophie transmitted.
Okay.
You know I'm never going to be a 'good match' with you- does that still bother you?
Fitz was silent for a while, before he tentatively answered ...A little...
Oh.
But not as much, Fitz hurried to reassure her. I'm pretty sure Biana's going to be a bad match anyway, so preserving the family honor is a little pointless. And... you know... I do feel a responsibility to the Vacker name... but you're worth it, Soph. After breaking up with you over this- and I realize it's super bad timing- but... you're worth it.
"That's really sweet," Sophie whispered out loud. At this point, she became aware how close they are to each other. Their noses were maybe an inch apart, and Sophie could feel Fitz's minty breath on her face.
Fitz started to close the gap until their noses were touching.
"I can't," Sophie whispered.
Fitz pulled back, hurt.
"I can't kiss you right now. When we have our first kiss, I want it to be more special. I want my heart to fully belong to you, and I want it to be perfect."
"If." Fitz corrected.
Sophie raised an eyebrow, confused.
"You said 'when we have our first kiss'," Fitz clarified. "I assume you meant 'if.' Unless... Unless you're choosing me."
"What?" Sophie stammered. "Um, no. I meant if. Yeah. You're right. Sorry." Sophie couldn't deny how fast her heart was beating- how much she wanted to tell him that she did choose him. How, even though she was so afraid of making the wrong choice, right now... she was pretty sure he's the right one.
The moment passed awkwardly, and Sophie and Fitz continued to transmit each other questions. So far, neither one had to use their allotted one unanswered question. After telepathy came a rather uneventful lunch, followed by another uneventful two and a half days that seemed to draaaaaaaag by, more slowly than Sophie's attempts to convince Silveny of pretty much anything. But finally, three days had gone by with no word from Axel, so Sophie was forced hold Sandor to his promise.
So, at around midnight, Sophie, Dex, and their bodyguards stood outside the thoroughly secured entrance to Ravirral.
"Who's ready to steal some caches?" Sophie asked.
Okay, so you were probably expecting a robbery this chapter- but next chapter! For real, next chapter! And I kinda like this chapter. The Sandor/Sophie relationship is most glorious, and the Fitzphie scene is most barfious. (Yes, that's a word.) Anyway, hopefully there wasn't too much love triangle stuff in the chapter!
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