Part II: The Monster In The Well\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sirius approached Abril when she was alone and asked her, \u201cWhat do you think you\u2019re doing?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHelping.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI can see that, but we don\u2019t have time for that. We\u2019re in a hurry.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, but I can\u2019t leave without helping these people. I can\u2019t abandon them to their fate.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sirius sighed and said, \u201cI understand that you want to help, but you shouldn\u2019t show your power. It can be\u00a0<\/p>\n
dangerous.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I don\u2019t plan on doing that. That\u2019s why I said we\u2019re healers.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know anything about plants, and Taren knows even less.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat doesn\u2019t matter. We just have to act like healers.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
***\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril approached the old man she had spoken to before and asked him where the well was. He told her it was contaminated, but she insisted on seeing it. When they arrived at the well, Abril looked inside, and the\u00a0<\/p>\n
water was black.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe water in this well, like that of the rivers, has turned black. It\u2019s contaminated.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd where do you get water from?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have been getting it from vendors who come from other kingdoms, but we are running out of money, so our fate is already set.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t agree. Destiny is not something that will happen to you if you don\u2019t want it to. It\u2019s what you want to happen, so we have to believe that everything will be fine. Don\u2019t you think?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope it will be as you say. I have been in this village my whole life. Everyone here is like a big family. I wouldn\u2019t want to lose them.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd you won\u2019t.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril signaled Taren to take the old man away. She needed to be alone to purify the water.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSir, could you show me where the sick people are?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course, follow me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll go now,\u201d Sirius said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Once they were far enough away so that they couldn\u2019t see what she was doing, Abril put her hand in the water. She could feel something evil and dark coming from the depths. She let her magic flow like a torrent. Little by little, the water became clear. Suddenly, a monster emerged from the water, slimy and\u00a0<\/p>\n
emanating a black liquid.\u00a0<\/p>\n
14\u00a0<\/p>\n
< Part I The Monster in The Well\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before Sirius could do anything, Abril unleashed her silver flames and turned it into ashes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it was that monster that was polluting the water.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Points\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril put her hand back into the water as if nothing had happened, finished purifying the water, and said, \u201cI thought I had finished with all the monsters. It seems I was mistaken. There are still some out there\u00a0<\/p>\n
causing havoc.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou have changed a lot.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter all I\u2019ve been through, it would be strange if I was still the same, don\u2019t you think?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril glanced at the well; the water looked clean and crystal clear.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s done. Now let\u2019s go see the sick.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHow do you plan to explain that you have purified the water?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t plan on doing it. You take care of that. I\u2019ll go see the sick, so come up with a good story and try to\u00a0<\/p>\n
help in some way.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril started walking away. Sirius sighed and said to himself, \u201cI had forgotten how annoying she can be\u00a0<\/p>\n
when she wants to be.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
***\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril went in the direction that Taren and the old man had taken. Halfway there, she came across a girl.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She looked thin and exhausted. The girl approached her and, with a hoarse and barely audible voice,\u00a0<\/p>\n
asked, \u201cDo you have something to eat?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril felt her heart break at the sight of the girl. She took an apple from the satchel she still carried on her\u00a0<\/p>\n
shoulder and asked, \u201cDo you like apples?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The girl nodded vigorously. Abril handed her the apple, and the girl devoured it with a ferocious hunger.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril caressed her head, used her healing magic, and immediately the girl\u2019s expression changed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIs it a magical apple?\u201d asked the girl with her mouth full. \u201cI feel better after eating it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril gave her a gentle smile full of tenderness and answered, \u201cThat\u2019s right, so keep it a secret.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The girl finished eating what she had in her mouth and said, \u201cAll my family is sick. If I give them a little, will they get better?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo need to do that. I will go see them, and they will soon be fine.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you have more magical apples?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, but I am a healer. I make sick people get better.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The girl jumped for joy, took Abril\u2019s hand, and dragged her to her house, a small cabin. When Abril entered, she saw a man, a woman, and two young girls lying on the floor. The girl told her, \u201cThey can\u2019t move. They\u2019re very sick. Everyone says they will die, but they won\u2019t, right? You will cure them, won\u2019t you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Part # The Market In The Well\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Points\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril could see the terror of losing her family in the girl\u2019s eyes. She caressed her head and said, \u201cNo, they won\u2019t die. They will be fine soon, I promise you. I\u2019ll need some water. Could you go get it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sadly, the girl said, \u201cThe little water we had ran out, and the water from the well is contaminated.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t worry about that. The water is no longer contaminated. Why don\u2019t you go and check it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The girl took a clay pot and ran to the well to get water. Once alone, Abril approached the girl\u2019s farmily. They looked very bad, half\u2013dead. She infused her magic into them, and immediately their faces regained\u00a0<\/p>\n
color.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After making sure they would be fine, she left before the girl returned. Taren had gone to look for her and\u00a0<\/p>\n
said, \u201cYour Majesty, where were you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI was helping a girl. Do you know where the other sick people are?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, everyone seems to be very sick.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTake me to them.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
***\u00a0<\/p>\n
Taren took Abril to a barn, where they had all the sick lying on the ground covered with thin blankets. Those who were slightly better were taking care of those who couldn\u2019t even get up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEveryone in the village has gotten sick,\u201d Taren said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril approached a young woman with tan skin, black hair, and green eyes. She asked her, \u201cIs there any medicine you are using to treat them?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe prepared an herbal tea, but it\u2019s not working. Everyone has gotten worse.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShow me what herbs you have used. I will help you treat them.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The young woman thanked her for her help. Shortly after, she started to wobble. Taren held her in his arms\u00a0<\/p>\n
before she fainted.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat should I do with her?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe must be exhausted. Find a place to lay her down, and then go to the well for water. We need to hydrate them.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAlright.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril asked another villager who was helping the same thing she had asked the young woman who had fainted. After seeing the herbs they had, when Taren returned with the water, she prepared a chamomile tea and started to distribute it among the sick. Although that was just an excuse to lay her hand on them and use her magic without them noticing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland\u2019s breathtaking cold.<\/p>\n
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