"Lexi, I- I don't think I can hold on much longer."
"Just a minute Elli, Governess Prissypants is almost there."
Elli sent a pout my way. "Easy for you to say. You're not the one holding a bathtub's worth of river water in the air."
I looked up at the floating glob of water floating precariously above our heads. I couldn't even imagine carrying that much water with my own hands. Elli was really getting better at this elemental magic stuff.
"Well, you don't have to hold it much longer. She's coming down the hall right now!"
Unfortunately, as soon as I said that, Elli let her trembling arms fall. Which of course made the water plummet and splash everywhere. Drenching us in the process.
Miss Helena (a.k.a Governess Prissypants) heard the noise and rushed to the corner where we were hiding.
"Guards, I found them!"
A rough cloth covered my ears and mouth. Extreme pain, then darkness.
A few hours later...
I slowly opened my eyes at the sensation of being jostled around. It sort of felt like I was in one of those horrible bumpy carriages.
I blinked and took in my surroundings. Seemingly cushy seats that were actually rock hard, supposed gold decorations that I knew were just painted on. Yep, looked like a horrible bumpy carriage to me.
I tried to sit up, but my limbs were weirdly floppy. I would have ended up sliding down to the if someone hadn't caught me.
"It seems that one of the new guards thought we were intruders and shot those tranquilizer darts at us." The familiar voice of Elli came from behind me. "I think he must have somehow only managed to hit you and not me." Her tone was disapproving. "Clearly, that stupid idiot of a guard was lying through his teeth. I don't see why you put up with this... treatment you get from the palace staff! I could always just tell Papa, and he would-"
"Don't. Please don't Elli." It seemed no one approved of 'that dirty little orphan girl who randomly got picked out of the trash'. I could see why. I had all these gifts, clothes, good food, and I didn't even do anything to earn them. I only have all this stuff because Elli insisted that I get everything she gets.
"I-
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"WHY DID YOU HAVE TO STOP THERE!!!" The thump of a book crashing to the floor echoed throughout the castle. A shaky hand slowly picked it back up again.
"I fixed the broken computer. I read the blog posts. I even opened a portal to the Mystika archives, after failing multiple times mind you." All of this was directed to a winged mint-green bunny sitting on a table. "I do all that and I'm not even the tiniest bit closer to figuring out what happened here!"
The raging girl gestured wildly at the scene behind her. It seemed like a perfectly normal library. That is if a perfectly normal library had books and shelves in utter disrepair, and comatose people scattered on the floor.
The girl sighed and rubbed her temples. "You know what? I really need some sleep. Let's go Flying Mint Bunny."
Said creature dashed after her as she walked out of the room.
Yeah guys... I have no excuses. But at least I posted!
