31 Mysterious, part 1 (1/2)

Snow looked around, she couldn't believe what she just did, it was the most amazing feeling ever, she has never felt so alive.

A smile began to form on her lips, and when she turned around she saw Noctis leaning against the wall, returning her smile.

He looked proud of her, but he also had some cuts and bruises, Snow noticed.

”Snow!” Someone yelled, and when Snow turned around, it was none other than Cid, the guardian core's leader.

”Hey Cid, what are you doing here?” ”What do you mean, what am I doing here? Have you been oblivious to the whole attack on the palace? Cid asked, Snow just smiled at her and shook her head.

”Cid, you're here, is the others with you?” Noctis spoke while walking in their direction, ”yes sir, everyone is out here to check the perimeter and make sure whatever attacked the kingdom is gone,” Cid answered, bowing to the prince, ”the kingdom?” Noctis' brows shot up, so it wasn't just them that got attacked, it was the whole kingdom. ”Are the people safe?” Noctis asked Cid, ”yes sire, there was no injuries as far as I know,” Cid replied.

Snow saw how they talked to each other like she wasn't there, and at one point they walked off to discuss further details, ignoring her completely.

The workers smiled as Snow passed them, thanking her for her hard work. She went back to her room feeling exhausted, but only after one of the maids got her a new set of crutches.

Snow thought that after the fight her body would not need something to lean on, but it must've been the adrenaline that kept the pain away.

When Snow's head hit the pillows, she was thrust into a deep sleep, where dreams become reality.

...

Noctis sat in the study with his father and Cid, they were discussing what had occured today in the kingdom.

”Where could the monsters have gotten in?” the king asked, more to himself than to the others, ”we don't know yet your majesty, the troops are investigating the matter as we speak,” Cid answered truthfully.

”They are the ones that is called demons right, but aren't they supposed to be more like a shadow?” prince Noctis asked, the stories he heard about these things was nothing like the ones he saw today.

”There are different kinds of demons, some are like we have seen today, others are like the stories you've heard from travelers,” the king answered.

After a few minutes of silence, the king spoke, ”they must be getting stronger.”