Twist?

Much attention was drawn by the commotion caused by the wall. The damaged wall caused several servants to rush inside Lev's chamber with pale faces, but the Novikovs outside the castle stared up at the dragon in disbelief and a raised eyebrow as they tried to figure out what had occurred.

Lev landed in the garden weakly and changed back into his human form, but fortunately Sasha, who had sensed magic, hurried in his direction. He was short of breath, and, like Ophelia, his vision had entirely clouded.

"Lev!" As she got closer to them, Sasha yelled. She swiftly crouched down next to Lev to see if he was alright. When she turned to look at Ophelia, she was astounded to see Nikolai's Tiger Phoenix rubbing his nose on Ophelia's forehead and purring.

Even though their eyes were open, they were only slowly blinking in an attempt to at least see anything. Yet it was useless.

"Pain?" Calling out, Ophelia reached up to touch the Tiger Phoenix's head.