"Have a seat, dear," Dovey offered. Her office walls had eitings of gold and stories told before. I took a seat, knowing what this was about. "Listen, Professor Dovey, I didn't mean to kill the rabbit i didn't even know I could -" I began
"I know I know dear your mother told me. You're not in trouble. I want to know how you are. You gave us quite a shock. "
How am I? I killed someone. If all animals are really human, did I kill someone's son! daughter! cousin!. I breathed and then replied, "I don't know what's happening to me. I'm not. I can't. ughh, I can't even put two sentences together. Something is brewing up. I can sense something or someone. it's almost like a call. It sounds stupid. "
I slumped back on my seat in shame "Hildegarde you should really talk to your mother about this. I'll write to her. I have a feeling this has something to do with your father. "
My eyes lit up. what my father? He left before I was even born. "What do you mean do you know my father was he a prince? Or was he something different..."
"I'm sorry I don't know your father nor have I ever heard of him, but I'll definitely write to your mother. I'll do all that I can you are dismissed. " I walked myself out with about a million questions left in my head.
~♡~
"The trial by tale is one of the greatest triumph one can get if they win in this school," the sea nymph announced. The sea nymph was quite different from the security guards of the school. For instance, the other nymphs are about nine feet tall.
Adella (my forest group teacher) is smaller. Dovey commented how the nymphs are too tall. To be fair, they do keep an annoyingly close eye at you.
"In order to survive the trial, you must first be able to identify and tell what the differences are between good and evil. Use these rules, and you will understand:
Evil attack Good defend
Evil punish. Good Forgive
Evil hurt. Good help
Evil take. Good give
Evil hate. Good love
If one should do the opposite to fool you wait it out, they'll eventually show their true colours in the end... they always do," Adella added. The last part she said very loud.
From what I've heard, according to Beatrix group, Agatha and Sophie were turned into trolls, and Tedros had figured out which one is good and evil, resulting in the two girls dancing on red hot iron shoes.
"Now that you know these rules, use them. Volunteer anyone?" Adella paused to look around naturally. Nobody wanted to. Adella began to get frustrated and picked out the never Hester. "Ah, how about Miss Hester? Yes, stand here. Put it on, and don't look." she smiled.
I'm pretty sure Hester cursed under her breath as she was putting her blindfold on, but Adella didn't hear it. "Now we need a never and an ever. Yes, Gideon and Lucy come forward. Don't be shy, this won't hurt a bit, " and with a snap oh her fingers, they were griffins, very proud creatures.
Gideon of Oz Winnkie country a never hes as wicked as his mother they say. Nope, he's about as an idiot as a little downy owl, not that bright. This one time I was over in Gilikin for a festival and he tried to 'defy gravity' by flying over everyone on a griffin but griffins don't like nevers, soo it ended up kicking him off causing to fall on top of the bands drum set. Ah, good times.
Now Lucy shes a good friend of mine who i never met before until this year. Well, actually, she is from Nottingham, one of the least ranking kingdoms in all the woods. Mainly because they say its a place of justice, but since the sheriff is so busy trying to catch Robin Hood, all of the other prisoners escape. Crimes? They're quite common, in my opinion.
Hester pulled the blindfold off and cursed about how itchy it was. It took her a minute to figure out who was who as they were identical, and none of them were moving. Hester got impatient and yelled "Well WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? DO SOMETHING?" That startled them well, everyone. Hester got it wrong in the end, which really bugged her a couple evers giggled about, but she shot a glare at them.
I laughed as well, but her tattoo seemed like it was moving or threatening me, so I backed off.
After a couple of goes, Professor Adella dismissed the class. "Well done, most of you did exceptionally well. Some could use some work and remember only the best ever and never will go forward in the trial."
~♡~
"Hey Hildegarde, I haven't talked to you in a while. How's your day?" Tedros said, coming from behind me. "That hadn't occurred to me. We hardly have any classes together. Oh, did you hear about the trial? Is it true someone died during it? "
"No one really dies in the trial it's just a rumour. you know my mum actually won the trial back in her day." Tedros replied
With the trial coming up, everyone is gonna want that spot to compete. Agathas is one of the smartest girls. I know she can help wait where she is.
"Have you seen Agatha anywhere she usually helps me with all the homework." I asked
"Hi Hildy," a voice rejoiced behind me it was Beatrix and her 'squad' she always seemed to be such a suck up.
"Hi Beatrix Millicent Reena you've met Tedros and oh have you seen Agatha" they all looked at me as if I had 10 heads and then I turned to Tedros "you really don't know what happened" he whispered pretty much. Did something happen to her? Did she get in trouble.
"Agathas in trouble, she sneaked into the school for evil. I knew she was evil from the start. They might have just couldn't take her nonsense anymore. I dont blame them, of course. " Beatrix laughed, and the other two girls laughed with her. I rolled my eyes and began to walk away but I stopped myself "for someone who's supposed to be good you don't sound very nice talking about my friends that way don't do it infront of me."
I walked away, ignoring their gasps, but Tedros followed me, asking if I'm okay.
"This school is so full of it. I thought you know, ugh, it doesn't matter. Decent princesses are so hard to find these days. "
I snapped
"Hildy, you need to calm down - "
"What gives her the right to say that?"
"Hildy, listen -"
"She's nothing what I thought she's like,"
"HILDEGARDE!" He grabbed my shoulders and yelled. Maybe I was taking it a bit too far.
"Hildy, your eyes, they're like a stormy grey rather than blue," he said with concern.
I had realised something whenever I was mad or upset the weather would change, but it was still clear skies. "Strange wait, are my eyes still grey?" I thought and said aloud he replied with a no, which gave me some relief and confusion.
~♡~
"Something was bound to happen it always does when I'm upset, and no, I'm not lying, Ted." I spat running franctically around the halls. Tedros barely kept up with me.
"I know you're not lying, but maybe nothing happened." he panted, exhausted, stopping for a break.
"Oh goodness, sake your the prince you should be able to keep up. And for the record, I know something happened, " I retorted, running back to him.
"Hildy, we were just running outside the school doing the same thing. We're not going to find something in the school, " he groaned I guess he's right, I suppose.
"UGH, WHY ME!" A female voice rejoiced. Our heads turned to the groom room doors. we pushed open the doors only to find Beatrix Millicent and Reena soaking wet their curls driping of water, dresses looked darker. "What happened here?" Tedros asked
In the room were the three girls on seats, the fairies drying their hair, Dovey looking as puzzled as us. "It was terrible Hildy there was a thunderstorm in the castle, but it was mainly aimed at us. Our hair, dresses, makeup all ruined, " Reena sobbed.
"Thankfully, we barely missed the thunder strikes, but our outfits we look like rags." Beatrix dramatically moaned. Thunder strikes? Does she lightning strikes? Did I do this? Oh, I knew something happened it happened again.
"Well, thankfully, there was no lightning it was only some rain with a small thunderstorm." She corrected."You two wouldn't know anything about this, would you?" She asked with a suspicious look on her face
We returned with a calm look, and I said "no ma'am."
A/N Hey everyone, I'm so sorry I haven't posted in a while. I've had a lot of shit going on, but now that it's summer, I've got plenty of free time!! I hope. This one is a bit boring cause I made this in a rush. BTW THANK YOU FOR 100 READS