Lost In Time Chapter 4:
After interviewing many people, Sophie finally realized that she was definitely back in the human world, except 549 years in the past. She was a peasant, and the King and Queen were Fitz and Biana. That's all she knew, but it was enough.
"I need Fitz to be ok," she wondered to herself. She knew how he handled stressful situations, and the outcomes were never good. At least he had Biana. Sophie was sure Tam and Linh were together since Fitz and Biana were. She had no idea what had come of Marella, Wylie, and Dex. She tried not to think about Keefe because when she did panic rose inside her. Sophie needed him to be okay; she wouldn't know what to do without him.
When Mr. Forkle died a second time, he entrusted her and Keefe to lead the Black Swan. Because of this, they grew closer than ever before. Well, close enough for Sophie to finally realize how deeply they loved each other. But before Keefe said he wanted to take things to the next level, Sophie stopped it. Being in charge of the Black Swan was hard work, and only at 18 too. She needed Keefe to perform his best, and a relationship would distract them from what really mattered. Still, Sophie would always love him, maybe even more than she had loved Fitz once upon a time.
Speaking of Fitz, Sophie tried to reach him telepathically, but something was off. Her powers were there, but they were weak. Whatever the Neverseen did, they had planned this for a long time. Suddenly a giant crash sounded behind her, and multiple screams were heard. Out of nowhere, someone shoved her out of the way, and a stampede of horses stomped over to where she used to be standing. Leading the group was a strong man, and even though the rest of his face was covered, Sophie immediately recognized the bright blue eyes.
"Wylie!", Sophie shouted, "WYLIE!" He seemed to stop, but only for a moment, and they continued to lead his army against the attackers.
"Sophie!" a voice called out behind her, and she immediately turned around. Standing before her was a knight, and before Sophie was able to process who called her, the stranger took off their helmet. "Girl don't be scared; it's only me!" as a bundle of blonde hair fell out of it. "Oh Marella thank goodness," Sophie sighed, running to her "It's been a long day."
"It really has, have you found anyone else?" Marella asked, releasing Sophie. She shook her head. "Only you, and is that Wylie leading the army?" Marella laughed. "He turns every negative situation positive, and honestly? He is pretty skilled with a sword."
"So I'm guessing you haven't been concerned about what's going on?" Sophie asked. Marella shook her head, "that's not my style Soph, you know that. This situation provides a new opportunity, and Dex and Tam are probably coming up with a solution as we speak." Sophie gasped, "you know where they are?!" Marella shook her head. "Not exactly, but Wylie promised we would search for them tomorrow morning. We wanted to wait and try to catch Biana and Fitz, but that palace is hard to get into."
Sophie sighed. "This situation is a lot more complicated than I thought. We need to get Wylie and find somewhere to talk."