It was the next morning.
"I can't believe you, Sofia," Mia said, helping me put on my shawl. "You stayed with the man who tried to kill you?!" "I always told you that Cedric was a little bit loony," Clover said. Robin looked at him. Clover gulped.
"And to tell you the truth, I believe him," I said. "What?! Why?" I thought for a minute. I don't know."
James rushed into my room. "Sofia, come on! We'll be late for school!" "Okay James," I said. I started to run than stopped when James was out of the room. I turned around. "Can you guys watch Cedric?" Robin and Mia looked at each other. Relutiatly they all nodded.
"Oh Sofia! Is the rumors true?! Did your royal magician really try to kill you?" Princess Clio asked. I nodded. Princess Hildegard gasped. We were walking into royal prep. The three fairy teachers smiled as we sat down. "Today, class we will start our annul writing project," Flora said. Some of my classmates groaned, and some smiled. I leaned over to Amber. "What's the writing project?" I asked. "It's when you pick a person and you learn about their past. Here's a tip: Don't do Bailywick. He's sooooooo booring." I nodded. "Now this project will be done in one month's time. Don't do someone you've done before, Amber," Flora noted. (Amber had began to pull out last year's writing project.)
I raised my hand. "Yes, Sofia?" Merryweather asked.
"I was, um, reading in an old history book last night, and who's Mogerath?" Merryweather's eyes widened in surprise. (In fact, all the headmistriss' eyes did.) Clearly, they did not expect this...
Flora took in a big breathe. "Mogerath was an evil Baron back somewhat twenty years ago?" Flora said uncertainly, looking at Merryweather. Merryweather nodded. "Before he was killed by Halt the Ranger( who in the process went missing in the woods with wounds and died) he was said to have magical abites." My eyes widened. "So Mogerath was real...," I thought. "Nothing you need to worry about Sofia," Merryweather said, noticing my eyes.
I rushed home that day, my backpack filled with paper. "Hey Sofia," Dad said, smiling. "Hey Dad!" I said rushing into my room. "Honey ho-" I didn't stay to hear the rest. I put down my backpack on my bed and ran back in to the living room. Mom smiled at me. "Honey, how was your day? It must be hard to go back to school after the attack," Mom said concered. I shooked my head. "No." I pulled out my libary card out of my pocket. "I'm going to the libary. Bye!"
I rushed into the cell. Clover, Robin, and Mia were looking over a sleeping Cedric. Clover looked concered. "Hey guys! Is... everything .. okay?" I said, sitting down besides Cedric. "He's ill," Mia said. I put my hand on his forehead. He was covered in sweat. "Cedric?" I asked. "Told you, name's Halt." Halt murmered. I gave a sigh of relif. Halt sat up. If one night in prison did what it did to Cedric, sorry Halt, I never want to break a rule again. He looked as if he had gotten the summer and winter bug sickness togther. "What's wrong Halt? I sneaked you some soup. Here." I handed Halt a bowl of greenish soup. Halt took it. He took one polite sip, than chuged the whole thing down. He whiped the sweat off his face. "Thanks. I'm fine, by the way." "Oh really? You vomitted on my tail!" Clover excaimed. "Halt," I began. Halt sighed. "Fine. I want to die. I failed Will." "Will?" I asked. "My apprentice. I see him as a son." Halt swalled hard. "Will was sick when I came to this castle, seeking money. I was too far from my own to borrow some from the Baron for medicene. Will's problay dead now." To get off the subject, I said, " You weren't lying. Morgerath is real." "Of course. Why would I lie?" I shrugged.
