A knock on the door awakened the sleeping Rickon. He did not realize that he had fallen asleep thinking of what he would do upon arriving in the human world. He immediately stood and opened the door.
Warriors came to deliver his bags of gold coins and a separate box containing a letter and a small bottle with a liquid-like medicine in it. As soon as the warriors left, he immediately opened the box. It made Rickon frown and flip the folded letter to read it.
Dear Agent 7,
Please do as I instructed..
Sit beside the bags of gold coins and drink the elixir I created specifically for you. You would start to feel dizzy and, within minutes, die. You don't have to feel scared of dying. The procedure to go to the human world would be like going through the process of rebirth. You also do not have to worry about your money as they will also get transported along with you. But I have to warn you that after you drink the elixir, you will lose every memory you have here in Evrin, maybe also your wolf, Evo, and you cannot undo the process. So, make sure this is what you want because I could not help you after.
Zeke
Rickon still frowned and kept rereading the letter until Evo interrupted him.
"What's the matter? Are you having second thoughts? If you do, let's just join King Serdan's army," Evo said.
"No! I just want to make sure that there is a possibility that you could come along with me," Rickon replied.
Evo sounded happy and said, "Is there?"
"Well, it says that maybe I will lose you, so I consider that a possibility."
"Hmm.. Not confirmed."
"Don't be sad. Maybe it is better than no, right?"
"I guess so. Are now you ready to do it?"
I did not respond but stood and went to the bags of gold coins on my table. I placed them one by one on the side of my bed.
"What's that for?" Evo asked.
"This is my pocket money. I need this to be able to survive in the human world," I replied.
"It will get transported?"
"Oh, yes! This one is confirmed."
"But how come I won't?"
Rickon could hear Evo growl after that. It hurts him that he can't take Evo with him. That is the only thing he did not like when he decided that I wanted to go to the human world.
"Because Evo I would become human. I won't be a werewolf."
Evo got hurt even more upon hearing what Rickon replied.
"Don't be sad, Evo. I would try to find a way to bring you back when I reach there, okay?"
Evo just whimpered and did not respond. Rickon was saddened, knowing that he would lose him, but that's how it is. He just sighed and sat on the bed, holding the bottle of the elixir.
"Come on, Evo! Talk to me. I wanted to hear your voice before I leave."
"How would you go? By horse?"
Rickon chuckled.
"What's so funny? I could not come with you. So, I think it would only be logical to travel by horse or boat, isn't it?"
"You are so funny, Evo. If only the human world could be traveled by either of the two, I would have gone there a long time ago."
"So, how would you go there?"
"I needed to die, Evo."
"What!? And, I would die, too?"
"A-hah."
"That is so unfair! I could not go with you, and I have to die, too."
Rickon laughed hard while Evo was so annoyed by the whole thing.
"Evo, I would really miss you. I wish I could take you there."
"Let's just cancel the whole thing, Rickon. We can leave Solange and go as far as the mountains. Nobody would know about us."
"No, Evo! For as long as we are here. I am not free. I know at any time, King Serdan would look for me and summon me to fight the lycans. I don't want that anymore."
"But isn't that what reaching twenty-five is all about? Being free?"
"Have you forgotten? There is a clause in the law that when the kingdom needs an Agent's aid, it is a must to follow or be killed."
"Shit! I have forgotten about it."
"It is the reason why I wanted to do this so both of us could be free. Please, don't be sad and be strong for me.
Evo whimpered and did not say anything.
"Goodbye, Evo!"
He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and drank the elixir in one gulp. After a minute, Rickon started feeling pain in his chest. he could not breathe, and then he was out.
While at the princess's room, Zeke, King Serdan, and Queen Seldana gathered around the crib of the newborn princess.
"Is there no other way to protect her?" Queen Seldana asked in a shaky voice while sobbing.
"There is no other way, my queen. The prophecy was clear. Soon, King Greco would look for her," Zeke replied.
King Serdan just held his wife to comfort her. His daughter was born just a few days ago, and now they have to let her go. They know about the prophecy, but they expect that they will have a boy. And when they found out that it was a girl, their hearts got broken.
"It's time. Rickon had already drunk the elixir, and he is dead," Zeke said.
King Serdan nodded his head while holding his crying wife. Then, Zeke closed his eyes, raised his hands, murmured some incantations, and opened a portal.
He opened his eyes, and in one wave of his hands, the baby went inside the portal. And the portal immediately closed.
"Is it done?" King Serdan asked.
"Yes, my king," Zeke replied.
"Are you sure that the princess would be safe and Agent 7 would protect her?"
"Based on the prophecy, it should work. It is our best shot to protect the princess. We are even lucky that Agent 7 wanted to go to the human realm, otherwise, we have to convince him to be the princess protector. We have to be happy that the plan is now in motion. Don't worry. I have assigned two people to journey with them and assist them when needed. One way or another, they would meet each other as to when we don't know. We just have to wait for their comeback. Now, it is time for you to announce that the queen had suffered a stillbirth."