30 Isll see you all again (2/2)
The young elf held tighter and remained silent for a bit. ”Will you come back sometime and play with me some more?”
The healer hugged Lilly back. ”I'll visit. But it may take me some time.”
”I understand.” The elf let go of the healer and picked up a beautiful white flower. ”For you, may it keep our friendship pure even when we are far apart.”
Purai teared up. ”Thank you Lilly.” She reached into her own bag and retrieved a book. ”This is my collection book of our adventures together. Keep it so we can add more to it when we meet again in the future.”
The sounds of footsteps approached.
Lillith looked over. ”Ah, new friends welcome back! Where is your other friend?”
Jericho smiled. ”Hi Lillith, our other friend was a bit busy and couldn't make it.”
”I see, Thank you for helping Purai.”
[You have completed Help Purai. You have gained Lillith's gratitude. You have gained 300 Exp.]
”Are the four of you also leaving?” She asked, looking at the cats strangely, noticing the extra one.
”We are. Thank you so much for your help Lillith, we will be back.” Jericho replied.
”By the way where did the extra lynx come from?”
Jericho gave Ken a look to see what he wanted to do.
The pre-teen sighed and assumed his human form. ”I'm actually here, Lillith.” He paused. ”Hello Purai.” He said aloud.
The healer looked over at the cat who had just become a person. ”Who?” She paused as she thought the blond in front of her looked incredibly familiar.
”Relax, it's me, Ken.”
”Wait, you're a human?” She started to inwardly panic.
”Wait you're not human?” Lillith asked.
Ken shook his head. ”No, I'm a lynx.”
Purai sighed in relief.
”I wanted to tell you thank you for helping me get rid of those curses and giving me this cool transformation ability.”
The healer's eyes widened in shock. ”I did all of that?”
Lillith frowned as she stared at Ken.
Ken nodded with a smile. ”Yeah, my little brother and I have been very happy all day thanks to your help.”
The young elf came over. ”But you were clearly human when I met you. And Lux was much bigger.”
Ken laughed. ”I know. It was a side effect of both our curses. By the time we met up with Purai, I had taken all of Lux's curses and he reverted back to being a kitten. If you must blame anything for the crazy curses, you should blame the fog.”
Lillith sighed. ”Oh, I get it now. Sorry for assuming you were human.”
The pre-teen shook his head. ”There was no reason for you to assume otherwise. If I had to apologize for every time I made an assumption, there would be no end to the apologizing.”
”Really?” The young elf asked back.
”Yeah, people will assume what seems apparent to them, even if it is wrong. Don't beat yourself up for being wrong. Just give yourself more time to think and observe so you can act instead of react. While that won't appease everyone, it will help you out.” Ken crouched down and reverted back to his feline form even though he didn't need to.
Princess let out a light chuckle. ”Brother, your Zen wisdom seems to be rubbing off on Ken!”
Jericho smirked. ”Well, at least that makes one of you.”
Purai, who missed the comment, looked at the cat. ”You can't maintain your human form for very long?” She inquired.
Ken looked up at the healer and shook his head. (Not as long as I would like anyways. I have more time I can spend as a human but I want to wait until later. We have quite a bit of traveling to do.)
Princess translated.
The healer smiled. ”Thank you for using it to tell me you are doing better. I'm glad.”
Ken gave a light nod
Lillith returned to her garden and picked a few more flowers. She passed one to each of them. ”I'll see you again.” She paused.
Jericho gave a nod. ”We will see you again.”
The young elf sniffed before running off.
Purai started to lightly cry seeing the elf run away in sadness. ”I'm sorry Lillith.” She whispered.
Jericho felt a twinge of emotion break through the darkness he was trying to escape from. ”Goodbyes are hard.” He lifted the flute he was carrying, sat down next to the flower garden and started playing a calm minor toned piece.
Lillith listened from the shadows while crying. ”Thank you, Jericho.” She pulled out a smaller flute of her own and started playing a different piece in a slightly discordant harmony with his.
Princess looked around. ”Where is the second flute?”
Purai released a sad chuckle as she wiped some of her tears. ”Lillith bought one two nights ago saying it would be good for her flowers. She practiced for hours.”
The dancer walked over to the flower garden and pulled out a new forest green dress she had made. She hung it from a tree near the garden.
The flutes stopped.
Jericho stood, slowly. ”Let us stop by Pren one more time before heading out to the Satyrs. I want to loosen up a bit more.”
Princess nodded. ”Purai is that alright with you?”
The tear stricken healer nodded. ”Alright. But what for?”
Jericho started walking. ”A performance.”
After they departed, Lillith came out from where she was hiding and found the dress. A sad smile followed by a determined look flashed across her smooth face. She grabbed the dress and changed. She ran into town and emerged shortly after with a traveling bag. The elf quietly followed after the group.