"Nika."
"Wake up."
"Nika."
"Wake up."
"Come on! You're strong! Wake up! Nika! Nika!
This voice has already become my own, I'm used to the old man. Suddenly he came and continued:
- You see, it's still good! Don't worry, you're alive. You did it all. I know you want to ask me a lot of questions, but I can't answer them yet, but it's all you, it's all you. All I can tell you is that they still have Max's book. I can't say anything else, I'm sorry. Hang in there, I know you're getting tired of everything, but be patient! All hope for you! Everyone believes in you! Everything!
After that, the magician disappeared again, but you can get used to it.
Then again the annoying darkness...
Then I found myself on some glade. Glade? Is it a dream? I do not understand... I had to go forward when I moved the disturbing willow branches, I saw a huge lake, which looked like an endless ocean. How beautiful! You can't take your eyes off it! The water is a mirror-clear. I approached the lake itself and suddenly saw some butterflies. Stop... No! They are not butterflies! They are fairies! Fairies? Do they exist? I don't understand anything! But it's magical! They danced! One of them noticed me and flew up. It was so tiny! The fairy talked:
- Hi! What are you doing here? You can't be here! This is the lake of Truth.
What? What kind of lake is Truth? I don't understand at all! Where am I?
This fairy seems to have read my thoughts and answered them:
- Do you not know how you got here? It's strange, they don't usually let people like that into the lake. It's strange... But if you got here, it means that you know everything.
I waved my head at it, and I was told to do it:
- What do you mean, no? Everyone knows about this lake! So many legends are written!
I had to respond to these outrages:
- But like this. So what kind of lake of truth is this?
The fairy nodded and started her story:
- Well, then let's start from the beginning. My name is Helen, I am the fairy and keeper of this lake. It got its name because it was spellbound a long time ago: now a man who drinks water from the lake will only tell the truth, but these spells only work constantly on the territory that belongs to us, namely the territory of the Magic Forest, and elsewhere only a few minutes. Simple mortals and defenders cannot come here without permission, but you came to us by accident, then we can forgive you. You happened to be here, didn't you?
They don't believe me?
- Yes, it was an accident. I've never heard of this lake before. Everything is strange...
Helen said so:
- If you are here, you have every right to take water from the lake of truth with you, you may need it.
Wow! Good luck getting here! Wow, how!
After his words, the fairy disappeared, and she came back with a small bottle of water. Helen gave it to me and said:
- Here, take this.
I took this gift and asked:
- And how do I take it with me?
The fairy smiled and answered:
- This is our concern.
After that, everything around us began to fade away and fade away. Slowly I fell into the darkness...
My whole body was whining... whining... my head was buzzing. The old man told me that I was alive, and that's understandable, the dead didn't feel any pain, I guess. Eh...how do the others live there? I hope everyone is alive and well. I wonder where I am now? Have we moved? Or are we still in that terrible place? I would like to know... How tired I am of this obscurity! So many questions! These questions are everywhere! But there are no answers! There are no answers and that's it! Tired of it! It pisses me off! Why am I needed here? I have to pout for everyone! But I have no experience! Eh... I'm very much worried about something now: where is Max's book? What is so important about it? Why was it stolen? Who needs it? Why do they need it? Aah! More questions! They're going to blow my head off right now! Damn it! You have to stop thinking! At least for a while. I want to open my eyes, but I can't, I just can't! Suddenly I got some votes. Who is it?
- How is she?
This is a very familiar voice... It's Britney!
- I haven't woken up yet, but she's feeling better. The wounds are serious, and she spent a lot of energy.
And now Emma was talking.
- And when will she wake up?
Oh, Rick.
- Rick, that's a stupid question!
Yeah, Britney's doing great.
- Eh... I don't know...
Yes, Emma's tired, I can even hear it.
- Can I help you, Emma? Substitute?
- Don't, Britney, don't...
- Then we'll come back later.
- Come in, Rick, come in. Just remember that you need to rest too, you spent so much time in the Fire Castle. Go on, guys.
