Chapter 2
Sophie could feel the uselessness of in her words. Words that couldn't do anything, as the others echoed Biana, she thought of something, something she could do, something that might help. She ran to Grady- cutting off Linh mid 'I'm really, really sorry'- who was in the kitchen, next to Edaline. "Where did Mr. Forkle go!" she demanded skidding to a stop in front of them. Grady shrugged and said, "He left after he got you."
"No, nononononono. I need to find him."
"Why?" said Biana, who had followed her with her friends, into the kitchen, but as soon as she said it understanding dawned on her face. "Oh," she turned to Sophie's parents well, Sophie thought, my adoptive parents, who seemed to come to the same conclusion that Biana came to. But instead of stopping her with the usual 'it's too dangerous!' objections they smiled sadly and Grady said, "he said his would happen, and to tell you he's at the Stone House."
"Thanks," Sophie said, and ten minutes later they were at the edge of the cliff with linked hands. They stepped off, and Sophie shoved harnessed her adrenaline and shoved the energy swirling in her head out. And they slipped into the void. They tumbled out onto the grass outside of the Stone House and found Mr. Forkle waiting for them. "Who are my pare-" Mr. Forkle cut her off "we have much to discuss Ms. Foster, come in with me, your friends can wait out here."
"Fine," Sophie grumbled, and by the way her friends were grumbling she could tell they didn't like being separated as much as she did. But she followed him into the little cottage anyway.
Mr. Forkle gestured for her to sit down on the cot that once held Prentice. Not a happy memory. He folded his hand and looked her in the eye, and simply said "you are not related to Mr. Vacker." then he stood up and motioned for her to do the same and made to open the door for her, but she cut him off. "WHAT! You said we had much to discuss that was not much! You didn't even tell me who my parents were!"
"This is all I can tell you, as I said, if anyone found out it could cause a chain reaction that could topple the elven world." she did remember that but, "still, why can't you tell me, I.." she trailed off. He raised his eyebrows at her. She grumbled something and stomped out. Everyone looked at her questioningly. And all she said is, "I'm not related to Fitz, and that no-good urgh! Won't tell me who my genetic parents are! So don't ask." Dex and Biana shut their mouths and Keefe mumbled something like 'no good urgh?'. They leapt to Everglen to tell Fitz the good news. His smile made Sophie's day, possibly her whole week. A/N I didn't do the part where she tells him because I couldn't do it where it wouldn't be really mushy.
They all leapt to Havenfield and gathered in Sophie's bedroom Tam's absence stood out like a giraffe in a herd of zebras. "So ," Sophie said, "are we going to talk about the elephant in the room?"
"Why should we talk about Ella?" Dex said, sounding confused. "It's- oh, nevermind" Sophie said. "I'm talking about Tam."