"Fairy King Oberi," We said mildly in unison.
" Yes!"
'Are we supposed to bow now or....?' I thought and looked around to see if anyone wants to do so but to my surprise, they'll just stood still and looked.
"Don't worry about that, I'm only the king of fairies, not your king" he responded
" Zephyr told me all she knows and I sympathize with you all"
" I believe you were brought here by a summoning spell, that old man that you spoke of must have acted as an interface"
" However! This is the first time I've heard of one that allows targets to phase through Worlds"
" The Old Man really piques my interest," he said while staying still afloat on air with his legs crossed.
" Did he drop any hints on why you were brought here?"
" Yes!" Germaine bursted
" He mentioned that we are sacrifices for his God and we weren't the first to face this"
Just as Germaine said this, I wasn't sure but I think the King widened his eyes in surprise.
" I see"
" You all must be tired, I suggest y'all spend the night here, I'll try as much as I can to decipher your predicament tomorrow morning," he said, soon as he spoke this, the leaf cocoon grew back and covered him whole once again.
Seeing as he insisted, we all shifted our gaze to Zephyr hoping for what will happen next.
" Alright!"
" Follow me," Zephyr said and she started moving, flapping her wings in a specific direction. She already had conjured up her windy spell and we were at her trail while she shone in the dark
Moving for about five minutes above the tree's crown, we suddenly stopped and Zephyr placed us down.
She placed her right arm forward, swiftly spread out her tiny palm and shoot up her fingers, and moved them in a strange rhythmic way. Suddenly, vines popped out of the surface moved, twisted, and intertwined with every stroke of her fingers. Within a few seconds, probably not more than two minutes, she formed three small domes, one that can fit three people at most with a bit of space to stretch and move a bit, each with an opening that fit one of us.
" You should be protected from the freezing wind in there, the vines provide a soothing and warming effect so feel free to make good use of it"
" Thanks, Miss Zephyr" Belle said out loud, we all joined as well and gave our thanks as well
" I'll take my leave then," she said, smiled, and turned in the opposite direction moving her golden wings, leaving a trail of light and disappearing into the dark afterward.
" Wheeew! This thing is awesome" Jake exclaimed
"it's just as she said, I feel so good"
" Ahhhh" I turned my face away from Zephyr's trail and turned back to Jake that was busy exploiting the miracles of magic and sighed.
" He's so carefree," Fredrick said
" Do you want to go in now?" He asked
" Nahhh, I still want to enjoy the view of the starry sky for a bit"
" I'll go join Jake then, today's surprises tired me out, goodnight," he said
" Goodnight"
I shifted my gaze to the rest of my mates with mixed feelings of happiness and a bit of anxiety. Belle and Sasha occupied one of the domes and were chatting. Germaine seemed to be conversing with Sanchez, the two were still on their feet and still full of energy. Jake and Fredrick are retired to bed and I was simply looking at them with a face of relief.
" I better go to sleep"