Chapter 9: A New Friend

Hilary felt drained. She was hungry and thirsty. It was getting dark and she felt sleepy.

Maybe a little nap won't hurt...

Hilary yawned and started to nod off.


"Where am I?" she blinked. She saw a figure in a white dress.

"It's you..." she gasped, realising that she'd seen them in her dreams.

The figure smiled back at her. Hilary ran over to the figure. It was a girl about two years older than her, and she appeared to be from a noble family.

"You're Adelaide, right?" Hilary asked.

"Yes." she nodded.

The two girls sat down and started to share stories.

At least I won't be alone, Hilary thought.

"Many years ago, Lyran threatened to disrupt the peace. He used his powerful black magic to shroud the world in darkness. When he came to my kingdom, my father was faced with a choice: surrender the land our family had ruled over for generations, or die. He even asked for my hand in marriage. My father said that his daughter was already married, and he would rather die than see his land crumble under the rule of someone as evil as him. Lyran was furious and then he..." Adelaide began.

She looked as though she was about to cry.

"Oh my God, I'm so sorry." Hilary gasped, putting a sympathetic hand on her new companion's shoulder.

"Lyran took over the kingdom. But I couldn't sit by and watch the world suffer. I called upon the four most powerful knights in the royal army: Sir Dragoon, Sir Draciel, Sir Driger, and Sir Dranzer." Adelaide continued.

Those knights...they sound like the guys' bit beasts! Hilary blinked.

"Eventually, we defeated Lyran, but he sealed the knights in the form of the beasts they controlled. I was devastated that he'd done something so terrible, for you see; Sir Dranzer...was my husband." she sighed.

Wow, Adelaide's seen a lot of tragedy in her life; first her father's murder, and then her husband's imprisonment Hilary thought.

"What does Lyran want with me?" she asked.

"He knows that you are my descendant. I sense that he will try to use you against your friends, especially against the boy you care for most." Adelaide replied.

Kai! Hilary realised.

"I won't let him control me, as long as I have Amethysia by my side." she vowed.

Adelaide smiled. "My husband was like that." She started to disappear.

"Hey, where're you going? Don't leave me!" Hilary cried.

"Don't worry. If you need me, just call my name." her ancestor replied.


Hilary woke up. She smiled. Finally, she'd found out who the mysterious woman from her dreams was; Princess Adelaide.