Macy sat on her bed in the Fortrex. She stared at the ground in front of her, her chin resting on her hands. He turned to a photo of the knights when they graduated from the Academy. Aaron was flying above her in the photo, smiling and laughing. She could hear his laughter, something she missed.

"Where are you, Aaron?" she asked the Aaron in the photo.

She looked up, hearing someone knock on the door. She looked up as Clay poked his head around it.

"Macy, you feeling alright?" he asked.

Macy nodded, her eyes drifting back down the the photo. Clay walked in, moving beside the bed Macy laid on. He noticed the picture and sighed.

"We all miss him," Clay told her. "We're doing everything we can to get him back."

"I know," Macy mumbled.

Clay looked down at her. Her bright, golden eyes shimmering with sorrow, accompanied with anything but a smile. Clay placed a hand on Macy's shoulder, causing her to jump and turn to him.

"We're not just worried about him, though," Clay told her. "We're worried about you too."

"Why?" Macy asked. "There's nothing wrong with me. I can handle myself."

"Macy, think about it," Clay said.

He pulled his hand away as Macy sat up. She looked at him curiously.

"You haven't been eating properly, you hardly talk to us anymore," Clay listed. "And you pretty much spend all your time training or hiding out here, in your room. We want to be there for you. To help you and we need you to help get Aaron back. But we can't do much with you hiding away from us."

"I'm not hiding from you," Macy denied what she knew was true.

"Then what are you doing?" Clay asked.

He crossed his arms over his chest, waiting for an answer. And answer Macy didn't have.

"I-I…..I'm…" Macy stuttered, trying to come up with something on the spot.

Macy looked up at Clay, seeing him a slight be irritated.

"I'm…." Macy said. She then sighed. "I don't know."

"I thought so," Clay said. "Look, Macy. We all need to work together to get Aaron back. You hiding in your room isn't doing much to help. Lance, Axl and I will be with Ava, Robin and Merlock trying to come up with something to get Aaron back. If you want to join us, we'll be in the main room."

Clay turned and walked towards the door. He opened and stepped out. He turned, looking back at Macy.

"Oh, and Macy," Clay said.

She perked up, looking at him.

"There's a reason I didn't let you chase after them," Clay said, a small smile on his face.

The door closed and Macy listened to Clay's footsteps as he walked away. She turned, looking at the photo again. She pushed off her bed and to her feet. She grabbed her mace and shield. She pulled on her armour and opened the door. She glanced up and down the hall for anyone, then closed the door. She snuck to the window in her room. She knew they had stayed outside the village, and she pushed open the window.

"If they aren't going to find him, I will," Macy muttered to herself.

She climbed out the window, landing outside the Fortrex and sprinting towards the forest. She slowed to a walking paced once under cover. She was going to find Aaron one way or another.

Lance, Axl, Ava and Robin stood around the monitor on the wall, a large map of Knighton displayed on it. Merlock 2.0 stood, thinking about what the Book of Monsters might have been planning.

"Maybe they'll go after the next book?" Lance suggested.

"I doubt it," Ava said. "They should know by now that we're always close behind when it comes to getting the books."

"Well, they're hiding somewhere," Robin said. "And we have no clue where."

"Any luck?" Clay asked.

Everyone turned around as Clay walked in. They weren't confused why Macy wasn't with him.

"Nothing," Merlock told him.

"No luck with Macy," Ava said, seeing the red knight missing.

"She's too down," Clay sighed, shaking his head. "I gave it my all, but with some people you just can't change their minds."

"Can't change their minds," Robin echoed.

"Yeah, we heard him the first time," Lance said. "You don't need to repeat it."

"No, I think I got it," Robin said.

"Got what?" Clay asked.

"Do you know where Aaron is?" Ava asked, eager.

"No, but I think I know how we can get him back once we find him," Robin said.

"Explain," Clay said, now standing beside the young boy.

"A-" Robin started.

Then a loud alarm went off. Everyone jumped, startled.

"Hold that thought, Robin," Merlock told them. "I've caught a breach in our security system."

"What do you mean?" Clay asked.

Then the map disappeared from the screen and was replaced with a camera from a room. Everyone looked confused, seeing no one or anything out of place.

"I don't understand," Axl said. "There's no one there."

"That's the point," Merlock cried.

"Wait," Clay said. "That's Macy's room!"

"And…..the window's open," Ava said, the realization hitting.

"Macy's run off," Lance said. "But why?"

Clay's eye's went wide, knowing exactly why.

"She's gone off to find Aaron," Clay said, sounding out of breath.
"She can't be serious!" Ava cried.

"Macy doesn't stand a chance on her own!" Lance cried out.

"That's why we've got to go after her," Clay said.

"Wait," Merlock said. "Are you sure that's the wisest choice?"

"Are you kidding me, Merlock!" Clay shouted. "If they get her, they might tell the King and Queen and have them turn over the Kingdom for her safety! What other choice do we-"

"Clay," Merlock interrupted him. "Macy has gone north from the looks of it."

"So!" Clay cried.

Ava turned, typing away on the computer.

"Jestro and that book went south of the village," she told him. "They're going in completely different directions. The likelihood of them crossing paths is pretty much 0."

Clay clenched his jaw, clearly frustrated. He looked to Axl and Lance, waiting for their response.

"They have a point, Clay," Lance said.

"We best remain here and try to find them," Axl agreed.

"But Macy," Clay started to argue.

"Will be fine," Merlock told him. "Let's focus on finding Jestro. If they have made their way North of the village, then we will go look for Macy. Until then, we must not worry about her."

Clay sighed in defeat, looking down. Lance placed a hand on Clay's shoulder.

"She'll be fine, Clay," Lance said. "Let's find Aaron, then worry about her."

Clay nodded. He never moved from looking at the ground. His eyes remained glued to the floor, worried about Macy.