The portal moved us to the field, but not the simple one, but the field of tranquility. There are flowers growing on it that look like our poppies, and they have a similar effect, only the smell of these flowers can kill them. And their name is also strange: Amitry. Something like ammonia. Funny coincidence! But I'm not laughing at all. The guys quickly figured it out and covered their mouths and noses with cape collars. I have to explain everything with gestures for now. I swung the company in the direction where we should go. The guys nodded and followed me. How do I know the way to the Eclipse Castle? I just had to be here already. I don't have the best memories of this place. I hate this place! It is worse than the Fire Castle... much worse. At first glance, the light mages of the air are very kind, calm, but in a quiet whirlpool, as we know, the devils are found. I managed to catch these very devils. In fact, these magicians are very angry, always wanted to seize power, they have absolutely no brakes: they achieve their goals by any means, but then they can't stop. You see, these people will do anything in any way! I've seen them before, they're cruel...very cruel. Nika is in great danger. And this Rush... I hate this guy! I've made a lot of mistakes in my life and I'll make more, but this mistake was the most terrible: in one book I managed to read that these magicians can help find people. Eh... who knew that these freaks planted this book on me on purpose. They knew I was obsessed with the search for a bright Phoenix. I didn't have the strength to search anymore, so I had to use this stupid book. Who knew it was a trap? They were waiting for me... At that point, I could open the portals and move to the light mages of the air without difficulty. I thought it was the only right decision in my case at the time, but how wrong I was then...how wrong I was. I was able to land in about the same place we were today, but it was a good thing I knew about those stinking flowers. In the end, I managed to get out of the field and to get to the castle, and there they were waiting for me. It was the same Rush. I explained my problem to him, and he promised to help. Only I didn't know then that... you can't trust the light magicians of the air, they never keep their promises...never... But then I wanted to achieve my goal very much. Eh... Rush took me to some room and locked me in, then I passed out, and woke up in a cage. Then I realized that I was going to use it for my own purposes. Then this Rush started his interrogation, but I didn't tell him anything. No one in the camp knew my whereabouts, and that was bad in the situation. How did I get out? I knew a lot of spells at the time, and I could create portals everywhere. I had to use that knowledge, and Rush didn't even know I could do that. You could say I was lucky then. Nobody knows about it, except Luke, to whom I told everything. The guy didn't talk, and I want to thank him for that.
While I was thinking about it, we got out of that stupid field, so we could breathe normally. Finally... Unexpectedly, I was asked:
- How much longer do we have to go?
It was Rose. I had to answer:
- See, there's a mountain over there, and right behind it, there's a castle. It's just a little bit left, so be patient.
And we moved on. Eh... How is Nika? Are you alive? Or... Stop! She's alive. If a girl could beat me, it means that she can do something. Only my defeat I blame on the fact that Nika was just lucky. Although... No! Closed the subject! I hope Rush didn't have time to hurt the girl. We have to hurry... It's serious! You can expect a lot from these bright air benders, they don't feel sorry for anybody... absolutely no one. That freak was torturing me then, too, but Nika was a girl, but they didn't care. Eh... A little bit more... we have to go faster.
Still, we got there fast. The castle looked nice and beautiful, but I know it's just a shell, and inside it's just terrible. I had to stop and start explaining to the guys what I had to do:
- Okay, now come with me, keep up, stay together. Be careful, you have to be quiet. As we know, Nika is on the second floor. Let's go. Did you understand everything?
The guys nodded back. So...now everything interesting and complicated begins... Eh...somewhere here was a staircase. So...here! Now we have to go to the second floor. I started to hurry the guys:
- Hurry up. Prepare your weapons.
Here comes the door. Inhale...exhale...we must prepare... now... or never. And I pulled the doorknob on myself. A terrible squeak... Nika's horror... was right...horror...
