I concentrated, and with my eyes closed, I started waiting for the magician. He showed up quickly and got right to the point:
- Nika, your power began to show up, but it was just a tiny fraction of it. You need to learn to control it. I'll try to explain everything to you now. You have to understand it now, then it will be too late. I feel like your camp is in great danger! Soon everything will happen! You have to be ready for this. It's very easy to control the sword with fire: you just have to imagine the fire. You can also adjust the color in this way. I can't tell you much, because I don't remember anything about it. You need that book! In this case, I am powerless. This is not the most important thing, there is also more important information: Good and Evil began to gather their armies. Nika, I believe in you. If I could, I would have helped you, but it's not in my power anymore, my century has passed. One more thing I'm asking you: don't tell anyone that I'm talking to you. It can hurt us both. Be careful, Nika... be careful...
That's all. The old man is gone again. Damn it! Everything started to develop too fast! We have to tell this news to George! Immediately! But how do I explain to him how I found out? Anyway, that's all the same!
In the end, I ran quickly to a man. The most important thing is that I managed to find him very quickly. I almost crashed into him. My speech was emotional but understandable:
- George, I wanted to tell you that Good and Evil began to gather their armies! Don't even ask how I know it! I have proven sources that I can trust.
Men began to calm me down:
- Quiet, Nika, I guessed about this, but it's happening too fast. It helped you to know your instincts or your inner voice.
- Yeah, kind of.
Yeah, of course. I hate lying, but right now I have to. The man continued:
- Okay, I understand. Don't forget about the duty, but it's coming soon.
That's right! So I sat by the pond:
- Yes, well! I ran up!
- Good luck, Nika.
There's still time! I'll have time to run to the field. How much of a hindrance to my sword now! Okay, be patient, Nika, just a little bit left. Here comes the field! Oh, here comes Max... Uh... I had time to breathe... The guy told me:
- Well, where did you run from? You had so much time before the evening to do all your business!
I barely answered the guy:
- Wait... I'll breathe now...
He answered me that too:
- We don't have time to wait!
I got it! Can't even now do without these scandals! Damn it! It's annoying:
- That's all I am, that's all! We can get started!
- That's good.
In the end, the guy went somewhere, and I had to follow him. Where did he go?
- Where are we going?
Max didn't even turn around, but threw a short one over his shoulder:
- To the border of the camp.
I see. The guy was in a bad mood, and I had to walk with him all night...
Oh, my God! When we get there! I thought the camp was big, but not that big! There were trees and trees around. And here you can get lost! All the more so for me. Suddenly Max stopped and turned to me with words:
- Right here is the border.
I looked around, but I didn't see anything, so I decided to ask:
- Where?
The guy rolled his eyes and said:
- Doesn't it make sense that there's a spell on the fence? None of the strangers should see him! You are so clever with us, so use your knowledge! Come on! This is your starry hour!
I am sick of it! Can't you just say it right? Okay...there was one spell that helped us see things that weren't visible. I said it to myself and saw a huge fence. Great! My admiration was interrupted by a guy:
- Now you see?
- I see, I see.
- Then let's go around the perimeter.
And we moved along this fence. The sun has already gone beyond the horizon and has become noticeably darker and colder. Damn it! We should have dressed warmer! Oh, well, I won't get sick once...I guess.
Max took his torch, and the torch immediately began to burn. Now you could at least see something. I looked at the sky and saw the beautiful moon and stars. It's fascinating... attracts...
I noticed that the guy was looking up into the sky, so it occurred to me to break that depressing silence:
- The moon is beautiful today...brighter than yesterday.
I always liked looking at the sky. This habit hasn't gone away, and you don't have to.
Max did not take his eyes off the sky and answered:
- There is such a...
- And the stars.
- Yes, many stars. What are you leading this whole conversation to?
Now the guy was looking at me.
All I did was shrug my shoulders and answer:
- I don't know... just...
- We were on duty, and she was just...
- Don't just start, okay?
- Yes, I haven't even started yet.
- Well, that's good. Can't you just talk about the night sky?
Max looked at me strangely, but answered:
- Can I, why not? What do you associate the stars with?
Interesting question:
- I don't know... with my house... I could always see the moon in the window at night.
- Just like that? Don't I remember different evenings with my family? Did your father or grandfather ever say anything about them? Didn't you and Mom ever read all sorts of fairy tales when you looked at the stars?
- No... I didn't have that...
After these words, there was silence, and I started to remember my home... my family was very complicated...
