~Darkstalker
Darkstalker received Fathom's letter early into the night. He read it out loud to Indigo.
"While I'm flattered that Queen Pearl actually sent a search party to find me, I'm a little concerned about how I'm supposed to not be noticed." Indigo said. She must've read the look on Darkstalker's face, because then she added, "And NO MAGIC under ANY CIRCUMSTANCES."
"What if it's something I've already enchanted?" Darkstalker asked, looking at her. "I made three gems that allowed a dragon to talk to another dragon when they're asleep. I had made one for Clearsight, one for Fathom, and one for me. Clearsight might've kept hers at her house! I'm not sure where mine went, and I'm sure the queen has taken Fathom's, but Clearsight should still have hers! I can use it to visit her while she's sleeping, in her dreams, and ask her to help. And make sure she's okay."
"Wouldn't be odd for you to fly into Clearsight's house, where her parents and your sister is, for about an hour or two, then come back out with an object?" Indigo pointed out. "Quite frankly, either of us going or asking them to come would be suspicious."
"Vigilance isn't smart enough to figure out anything." Darkstalker replied. "In my personal—"
"And biased," Indigo interrupted.
"In my personal opinion, she's just about as smart as a sheep." Darkstalker finished. "Moons, stop saying that my opinions are biased."
"It's true!" Indigo protested, flinging her wings in the air. "You, Clearsight, and even Fathom have biased opinions because they only think about you. They think that you're still good and not evil. Clearsight's problem is from loving you, Fathom's problem is pity, I guess."
"You're jealous." Darkstalker observed. He was truly amused; while her face and voice gave some of it away, it was mostly her thoughts. "You're upset because Fathom seems to care more for my well-being than yours. I don't blame him."
"Stop reading my thoughts!" Indigo said. "I'm going to do…something. Maybe I'll ask Clearsight's parents or Whiteout to bring one of your gem thingies. Maybe." She walked closer to the entrance, then looked back. "And I'm not jealous. I'm cautious." And then she flew away, into the night.
Darkstalker muffled a laugh. Not only should he not be so amused by Indigo, but he should also keep in mind that Clearsight needed help. But he knew that Indigo would most likely at least try to help. While she may hold a grudge against him, Darkstalker believed that being each other's only company made her warm up to him a little bit.
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Indigo came back at sunrise, bringing one of the enchanted gems Darkstalker had made. She sat it in front of him, then wordlessly huddled into the corner that she had claimed hers until Fathom came back. Darkstalker examined the gem to confirm that it was the right one. And, it was the right one. He curled up into a ball, holding the gem, thinking of only Clearsight.
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Darkstalker was amazed it worked. He saw Clearsight, who even in her sleep was working on her timelines.
"Clearsight, my love," Darkstalker said. Clearsight sat up straighter, and turned around.
"Darkstalker?" Clearsight said.
"Yes. I used one of the gems I enchanted to visit you. I'm not sure why I didn't think of it earlier." Darkstalker replied. "I'm sorry to only bring bad news, but Fathom sent me a letter saying that the search party for Indigo was going to come to the Night Kingdom. I wanted to ask if you could help."
Clearsight nodded. "Yes, I will. I knew that it was a possibility, but it wasn't very likely." She said. "Don't worry; they will only do a quick survey. They won't go into any buildings, but stay out of sight just in case. Fathom will be back in four nights, if everything goes well."
"If it doesn't?" Darkstalker asked.
Clearsight didn't answer. After a few moments, she said, "You should go. The queen doesn't let me sleep for more than a few hours."
"Is Vigilance hurting you?" Darkstalker said. "Are you all right? You're not telling me something. I can tell. Please, my love, what's wrong?"
"Nothing, Darkstalker." Clearsight replied, looking away. "I'm fine. Please, go."
Darkstalker didn't want to leave her. But he nodded, and soon he was back in the cave, wide awake with the sun glaring at his eyes. He turned away and tried to go back to sleep, putting the glistening gem a fair distance away from him.