Chapter Nine

06/28/1602

Amora and I had begun having tea outside of the manor almost weekly. Today started off like no other day. We had breakfast, before heading to the library to read together for a few hours. Then at about midday, we went outside to have tea.

We talked and drank tea. It was peaceful until a cool breeze blew off Amora's sunhat, it blew past the manor gates, and into the forest. Alora jumps up, and runs after it. " I'll get it!"

"Wait Amora!" Everly yells out to Anora, but she's already too far gone. Reluctantly, she chases after her. Everly goes past the manors gates, for the first time in centuries. Whispers fill her head, calling her back to the manor; "Come back… Come back. Come back!" The whispers quickly become shouting, the further she gets from the manor.

Everly falls to the ground, holding her head in pain. "COME BACK!" The voices commanding her to return. "Amora…" Everly calls out to Amora who is not far in front of her. Hearing Everly's cries, Amora looks over to her, to see Everly lying on the ground. She runs over to her. "Everly! Everly what's wrong?!" She asks, grabbing onto her arm, causing the voices to stop.

Everly sits up, and looks at Amora in shock. "Amora? How did you do that?-"