"Ariel?"
"Yes?"
"I want to tell you something I should have told you earlier."
"If you want to now make an official apology then I am listening. What do you want to…"
"I don't know how to reverse it."
"....Reverse what?"
"What do you mean what?
This!!!
I made the Baby by accident, and in the heat of the moment I thought it was a good idea to use that as a disguise, but even though you don't have…."
"You don't know that."
"I should've asked you first instead of making the decision for both of us."
"So, now we're stuck like this?
For….for...how long? Can we at least grow again?"
"I don't know, Ariel. I don't know. That's why I said it was a mistake."
"....Was it a mistake freeing me?
....Stephanie, I asked, 'Was it a mistake…..'"
"I heard you the first time."
".....And?"
"Our fate is in Jacklyns hands now."
"Don't worry. I am sure Jacklyn will praise you for your efforts and kind words of helping me. But..."
"It's ok. You might think I just rescued you for 'brownie points', right?"
"I'm sure Jacklyn can carry more than just one person.
That's why God gave us two hands...…right?"
".......You sure we can't just fly over? Deathpetal is already in the air, so why don't we…"
"And give them the upper hand and not us? Have you ever battled on the back of a flying....."
"Just a suggestion."
"One...you should have thought about more clearly.
Come on. We're getting close."
"Elwin, are you sure Kain was okay with staying home?"
"Why? You felt something off about him?"
"I didn't have to feel. I could just see."
"Ruby, the one at home is just as important as the one who leads. If not, you can win the Victory; but without something to go back to; what's the use of saving theirs if you no longer have yours."
*Phueeeeeem….Phueeeeemmmmm...Phueeeeee*
"I don't think Kain saw it that way."
"Hey, all Kain has to do is lead. River will worry about keeping the people loyal."
"I know. It's just...."
"You have a feeling that Rivers' sense of calm might be too much to give Kain confidence no longer to sit on the sidelines; but bravery to fight on the field?"
"Something like that?"
"...Don't you worry. I know Kain. He is loyal to a fault and wouldn't do anything so stupid to impress me. He already makes me blush everyday."
"But you know guys, Elwin. They always want to overimpress."
"Their is no such thing as over."
"Elwin; everyone has an 'Over'."
"...........And that 'Over'....is mine.
Thanks for helping me see the truth, River.
I must go now. Can you please keep an eye on everything for me? If it turns out they need me and I am the only one all the way over here; then there is not much hope I can offer.
Love you, buddy; and thank you. You're the best."
"But Kain doesn't even have a dragon, nor will any Pegasus follow him."
"He does have his own two feet, and guys have a way of....."
"Fighting through pain just to impress?"
" 'Where there's a will, there's a way.'"
"Oh boy."
"Still confident in your Kain?"
"....Maybe we should turn around. You know....just to check and make sure that…."
"No can do, Eternal Flame."
"But, Jacklyn. We can save your girl another day."
"We are too far away from the Kingdom that if Kain did leave like Ruby thinks then we would be flying back while he races forward. He would make it to the Forest before he realizes that our 'Clones' aren't real. By then it would be too late. We'd be all the way back home. DeathPetal is fast, but he's not that fast."
"......Then what do we do?"
"Pray, Elwin. Pray."