Book 5: Chapter 13 (2/2)

“Because he looks like an Alfonse,” Gloria said, turning her head back to glance at the poor bear. It seemed to be playing dead.

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Stella lay on top of Vur’s head with her limbs splayed out. The wind washed over her, and the sunrays kept her warm. A sigh escaped from her mouth, and she stretched her arms over her head, arching her back. She sat up and looked around. “Where are we going next, Vur?”

Vur blinked, and his golden eyes rolled up to stare at Stella. “I thought you were leading the way.”

Stella blinked back. “How could I be leading the way if I was sleeping?”

“I was sleeping too,” Vur said, maintaining eye contact.

“Then where have you been going?” Stella asked, standing up. She walked to the side of Vur’s head and peered over. They were no longer flying over an ocean.

Vur shrugged. “I don’t know.”

The two stared at each other for a bit longer before their gazes simultaneously fell on the Recordkeeper. The Recordkeeper blinked. “Don’t look at me. I was using my viewing magic to see through the eyes of a raven. I haven’t been paying attention since we left the golden cloud island.” She placed her hand on Vur’s head as if she was searching for something. “Aren’t there four elementals inside of you? They might not be the smartest individually, but when the four of them work together, they can be treated as almost a person. You can ask them.”

A green light flashed, and a green rock crawled out of Vur’s head. “Excuse me?” Zilphy asked, crossing her sticklike arms in front of her body which was also her head. “Almost a person? I’ll throw you off of Vur right now, and the mess you leave on the ground will almost be a person too.”

“It’s rare for us to be in agreement,” a blue rock said as it climbed out of Vur’s head from Zilphy’s side. Mistle frowned and narrowed her sapphire eyes. “How should we get rid of her?”

“You can’t get rid of her,” Stella said and pouted. Even though the Recordkeeper was annoying, she still had things Vur wanted. She flew towards the Recordkeeper. “How about you use your raven viewing magic to find us a place to go and eat? Instead of flying around with no plan in mind, we can eat and decide where we go from there. What do you think, Vur?”

Vur scratched his chin. “We should’ve taken Alice with us. She’s good at planning things.”

“Oh!” Stella’s eyes lit up. “Wasn’t Alice and Mr. Skelly planning on getting married soon? Why don’t we look around for a gift to give them?”