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"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Back up. So if we're already in Idris, then we just got closer to Whales! After all, here, it's closer than it was in New York. We have to leave-" I walked towards the door, but Caius blocked the doorway. "No, Celeste. You need to rest! And, Sebastian knows we're out to find him. So we need disguises. Strong warlock magic. But...we can't anyway. I don't know why I even told you that we need the disguises. The Clave...the consul...the council...they wouldn't let us continue. They said we were too young. And that they'll take care of it. But I know we can't just sit here and wait for them to catch Sebastian. Because they won't. They used the Mortal Sword on us, and got the information they need. Well, the information they think they need. But Sebastian is clever. A sneak attack on him...it'll have a better chance at succeeding than a huge battle, with a hundred of us, and twenty of them. They have dark power. And we need to stop them. But we can't, not if the Clave is going to attempt at it. They leave in two weeks. So we need to come up with a secret plan...fast." Caius sighed. I stood there, for minutes, speechless. "When I agreed to this quest," I began, "I promised myself that I wouldn't let anything get in my way of succeeding. Not even through torture. And I imagined the only two ways it could go, was either destroying the infernal cup, or death. I never thought that it would end like this. Being stopped by our own kind."
"We can't truly loose hope. If none of us do, then we have a chance. Plus, I know someone who might be willing to help us." Caius replied.
"Who?" My eyes lit up.
"Follow me. I was just about to go speak with her."
"Pardon my asking, but I don't quite understand what you need help for." Tessa asked, gracefully perching on the side of her chair.
"Okay, Caius. This time, let me explain," I stood up, and paced around the room. "The Clave doesn't want us to go to Cadair Idris. They want to go instead, because they apparently think that we're too young and weak. But Caius and I figured that they'd never find him, and win a battle. That's exactly what Sebastian would expect. We need to find him ourselves, but we can't without escaping the wards of Idris. And it would really be easier with disguises to get to Sebastian. So..." I lowered my voice to a whisper "I have an...ability. I can Morph into anything I want. No one really knows that I can, except Caius, Emma, and Julian. Not even my parents know. Because..."
"The Clave would execute you." Tessa finished my sentence.
"Pretty much. But...you can Change, it's similar to Morphing. Could you teach me to master it better, so it wouldn't ever...I dunno...slip while I'm distracted? It's happened before. I don't want to have that happen right in the middle of an encounter with Sebastian." I pleaded, scared she might decline. Caius stood in the corner of the room, not wanting to interrupt.
"Yes...I'll try to help you master this. But please...when you go on the mission...be safe. I owe the Herondales, in a way, for one particular Herondale has changed my life very much. Someone who I wish were here to see you today..." She trailed off. I looked down to my leather boots, unsure of what to say. I could hear the clock tick. I counted seventy three before Caius spoke, "We'd better get going."
"Thanks for everything, Tessa. We really appreciate the help." I said, and walked towards the door. Tessa smiled faintly, and waved.
I sat down on he grassy fields of Idris, spinning a blade between my fingers.
"I'm starting to think you never go anywhere without a weapon." Caius leaned against a tree, his hair shining in the warm sunlight.
"I guess you could say that." I shrugged.
"Take a walk with me. Enjoy the sunlight, because we won't have much of it once we leave for the mission."
"Shush!" I gestured to a couple of Shadowhunters in the distance.
"They won't hear us from there."
"Really? Well, I'm not taking chances." I said.
"I though you'd be more risky, knowing the type of person you are." He smirked.
"Like you know who I am. I've known you for less than a month." I rolled my eyes.
"Regardless, let's take a walk. It's great weather, compared to what I'm used to." Caius suggested.
"If I do, will you stop nagging me about it?" I asked, quickly braiding my hair to hold it in place. He began to lead the way, down the grassy fields. We came across a patch of flowers. They were purple, with blue edges. The stems seemed to entwine with one another.
"Those are beautiful!" I sighed.
"Like you." He said. I blushed, as he picked one of the flowers and tucked it behind my ear. "Also mysterious."
I was saved from answering to that, when Emma spotted us. "Hey, guys. Why is there a flower in your hair?" She pointed. I blushed and put it carefully into the pocket of my denim shorts.
So sorry that I didn't post in so long! I was busy with my first fanfic, "Falling Hard". I barely had enough time to even post that one in time! I've just been busy...and I'm currently reading the Lunar Chronicles. It's just such a great series!
Anyway, I hope you enjoyed that! Please review, follow, and favourite! (It's been hard to write, with the tight schedule I have. So every single paragraph here has taken so much time and energy...it's all worth it, every single second, if you guys enjoyed. If you do enjoy, please tell me in the reviews! I would love to hear, and every single one just makes my day!