Once they got at the inn, Neve had gotten worse. She was moaning in pain. "What happened here?" said the doctor. "Well we are travelers. We have traveled a long way. We just stopped to rest when she laid down and went to sleep." The Doctor checked her out and said, "She definitely has a fever, I will give her a shot for now. I have been around a lot. So I have heard rumors. Does she by any chance have something to do with the Fox Princess?" "How did you know? Well anyways yes. She is the Fox Princess, and her brother is the first Fox Prince. He is Next door with my other cousin." "I see" said the Doctor. "Well that is the best I can do for her. I remember the first Fox Princess Zee. She came alone and had the same problem. This sickness is not normal. I remember when she was sick like this, strange things started happening like powers. She was able to control them once she knew what was going on. After that she went on her way on her Journey." "What kind of power did she have?" "It will be different with her, since she is a different person. Zee had fire power. Well I will give you some fever reducing medicine if it ever happens again. It might happen to her brother too. Just not sure when. How old is her brother?" "He is 5 years old." "Very young to be the Fox Prince. Well someone should stay in her room until she is better. Someone that could call me if needed help." "I will do that. Thank you doctor." "Sure. I will be heading back now." "Have a safe trip doc. Thank you sir." Quinn went next door and explained to them what happened and that he was going to stay with Neve until she woke up just to be safe. That Lucia had to stay with Wren for 1 night. "OK Quinn. Keep big sis safe." "I will Lucia." So he went back with Neve.
Quinn brought a chair next to Neve so he could stay next to her if anything happened. "Hey Neve. Hang in there ok? Everything will be ok when you wake up. You just need to stay calm. I hope your brother doesn't have to go through this any time soon or at all." He felt Neve's forehead and was relieved the fever was going down. "You will most likely go through hardships, hopefully these powers you will have will help you get through them. I will help in anyway I can. That is Why me and Wren are with you on this journey."
(Back in Neve's mind)
"What is this? Where am I?" I was in water up to my ankles. I saw a bright blue light and walked towards it. I squinted for a moment because it was so bright. Then the light vanished and I was somewhere I had never seen before. "Where the hell am I?" Then someone came up to me. A little girl and boy. "Hello? little ones. Can you tell me where I am?" They giggled. "We can't tell you." said the boy. "We were told to bring you to our Mistress." "OK lead the way." So they led me to a place that looked like a castle. "This is as far as we can take you I'm afraid." said the little girl. "Have fun." "Thank you both." He he. Your welcome." said the little girl. "See you soon." "Sure I guess." "What does that mean see you soon? I guess I will find out later." I walked through the gates of the castle and was getting strange and surprised looks. I stopped to ask what looked like a friendly little girl about my age. "Excuse me? Can you show me the way inside the castle? I am here to meet the Mistress." "Hold on a min." Said the girl. "I will be right back." I nodded. She came back with someone who must know his way around the castle. "Hello little Lady." said the man. "Hello sir. I have an appointment with the Mistress. I'm afraid I don't know where to go from here." "Sure let me lead the way." "Thank you Tain." said the man to the teenage girl. She nodded.
While we were walking, I asked, "So Kind sir, may I ask your name and who you are?" "OH sorry I didn't introduce myself. My name is Aiden." "Aiden? Hey Wait. Did you by any chance have a sister named Frostine?" "Yes I did why do you ask?" I showed him the necklace Frostine gave me. "Yes that is my sisters." "She is my aunt so I am your cousin." "Have you seen your other sister Lately?" "Oh about her. She is still alive but, she is not herself." "What do you mean?" "If you have time, maybe I will take you to her." "OK that sounds good. Thank You Aiden." "Oh how are your parents doing?" "Well I don't know. We don't keep in touch. Last I saw them 5 years ago they were fine." "Wait you said 5 years ago?" "Yes why?" "That was when a war broke in my village and I ended up at your sisters and Keelo's house." "Oh is that so? Hey do you know anything about the wars that happened 5 years ago? Or who the people were?" "I'm afraid not." Aiden lied. "The Mistress might know something. She is a sweet Lady she can help you with a lot. So what do you do here?" "Before he can say anything, he took me as far as he could. "Well here we are. I'm sorry this is as far as I go. I may or may not see you again. If I do I will tell you more." "Thank you Aiden." "Sure."
The guards knew who I was so they let me through. "Wow! I have never been to a place this beautiful before." "Come in dear one." A sweet voice said. I got close enough and bowed. "No need child. Come sit beside me. You are the Fox Princess after all." "I-I guess." "Its ok. Nothing bad will happen here. I need to tell you something. My name is Mistress Annabeth. I know about your brother the first Fox Prince. Yes his time will come when something similar happens to him. Probably not until he is at least old enough. You will wake up with powers. I saw the last Fox Princess and she didn't heed my warning. She eventually calmed down though. You will not have fire power like she did. You will wake up with power, but not even I know what kind it is. My Job is to try to keep the Fox Princess calm and tell her about the powers she may have." "What kind of powers could a Fox princess have?" I asked. "Well Fire Water Ice Wind Earth etc. Elemental ones pretty much." "Oh before I forget. You told me you were only here to calm the Fox Princess down and tell her about powers she may have, but do you know anyone who may know about a war that broke out 5 years ago in the village that snows a lot?" "I don't know anything about that. I may know someone. Hmph. He is a foolish man. He will know what happened." I chuckled. "Seems to me like you like him." The mistress blushed. "I wish I can be with him more." "Hey Mistress? Is this place by any chance Real?" "Yes dear it is. You will have to stop here eventually on the quest. I will remember you. It will be up to your will to remember me." "What is this foolish mans name you like so much?" "Aiden." "Oh my. My cousin?" "Yes I knew he was your cousin." "He said he didn't know anything." " I'm sure he will tell you when the time is right. Another thing. You will have to meet them when you return to the real world. I don't know how much your body can handle being out like you are." "How do I get out?" "When you Exit the gates of the castle you should be able to get back." "Thank you mistress. You are a very kind woman." "Thank you dear." I went out and had Aiden escort me back to the gate.
Once Aiden stopped, I stopped. "What is it Aiden?" "I'm afraid this is as far as I go." "This is your way out to the real world. I hope to see you again. Safe and sound in the real world." "I would like to see you too. See you soon Aiden." I walked out the gate and there was a bright light.
(Back to the outside of Neves head.)
"Come on Neve. Wake up. Your brother and Wren are here now. We need to go on our journey." Its the afternoon. Neve was slowly waking up. "Lucia? Quinn? Wren?" I said groggily. "Yes its us." said Quinn. "How you feeling?" "OK I guess. Ow. My head." "What is it Neve?" said Wren. "You ok?" "I think I will be. That was a weird dream." I remembered what the Mistress said. That I would have powers. I focused on my right hand to see if I could use my powers willingly. Then in my hand was blue lightning. "Coo sis." Said Lucia. "So that your power." "Yes it is. Lucia. In my dream I saw a lady named Mistress Annabeth. She told me I would have powers. You will as well but not until you are older. Maybe in your teens or close to it." "I want have wind power. I want fly. Wee." My little brother was running around the room with his arms wide like an bird gliding. "Ok little Fox Prince." I said. "Calm down now." "OK sis." "Ok shall we get going?" I said. I wanted to leave as soon as possible. This village gives me the creeps. "Go ahead and change. We will wait for you out here." said Quinn. "Ok. Thank you." I got some black pants with my long sleeve blue dress. I wore blue boots. I let my hair down. I didn't have the energy to put it up. "Ok lets go." I said. "Wow Neve!" said Wren. "You look more beautiful when your hair is down." "Oh thank you." "Your welcome." So we headed back down on our journey.