When I first opened my eyes, everything around me is hazy. My head is spinning with nausea. Both the King and a female squirrel are standing over me. "Cedar, how is he?" The king asked.
"`m fine," I mumbled in a daze. Their heads snapped over in my direction. They didn't expect me to be awake. Cedar put her paw to my forehead.
She gasped. "You are not fine. You're running a fever," Cedar quickly went to fetch some water. She applied a cloth soaked in water to my forehead.
As she did so, I had to ask. "Where am I? Where's Sylva?" I mumbled.
"You are at Mistmantle. Sylvia is in the guest room. She can see you when you are well," Cedar told me.
The King stepped forward. "I am King Crispin. This is my wife, Queen Cedar. What is your name?" He asked.
"My name is Silver," I told them. The King and Queen went into a whispered conversation together. Cedar left, leaving the king next to me.
"Silver, you saved my life. Is there anything that I may do for you?" King Crispin offered.
I was taken aback by such an offer. I did have one request, though. "Safety. There is one thing that you don't yet know about me," I told him.
"What don't I know?" He asked.
"It is the story between me and my twin sister. Her name is Akira. Her fur is black like night. Her face is completely silver. We grew up on an island called Dark Isle. I always did know that something was… off… about Akira. She always acted strangely towards me and my family. One day, I was gathering berries from our bushes. I dropped my basket. It wasn't out of clumsiness. I just got this weird feeling that something bad was going to happen. The feeling tugged at my fur and urged me to go home, so I did. I never knew what I would find there. Now, though, I wish that I had gotten there quicker. When I entered my home, there was blood everywhere. I followed it into the side room. My parents were there. They were both dead," I paused. "It took me a while to figure out what happened. When I looked around, I found a note by Akira. It told me that she killed them. Not long after that, I left Dark Isle. A few days later, I arrived at Swan Isle and met Sylvia there," I wrapped up my story.
King Crispin looked at me with sorrow in his eyes. "I'm sorry, Silver," he told me. When I noticed that I had tears in my eyes, I turned so that he wouldn't see. It did no good, though. Soon, I found myself sobbing in the King's arms. When my cries died down, I noticed for the first time how tired I became. I curled up on my bed and fell asleep.