Unfinished Symphony - Caroline Forbes & Klaus Mikaelson

CHAPTER XXI: "You can do anything, but not everything"

Even though, Landon, and Lizzie made a mutual decision, it was still tough to find anything, which would look even partly magical, especially in an obscure place, as this one. But, both of them also knew well, that until they would find any other, logical solution, they had to use this one.. After all, Zied was the bad guy in this scenario. And, most of them used manipulation as a way to make the heroes doubt themselves, and their abilities.. So, though an idea of having only 50% of finding any magical object in their prison seemed irrational, and pretty much impossible, they weren't giving up. Instead, they decided to bring out the best in them, and make it 200%, instead of hundred.. But, the fact, that both of them had no idea on how these magical objects looked like (especially Landon, since Lizzie was a verified 'witch'), was making their aims a lot more difficult, than they had to be:

- So.. ? Anything magical on your side ? – Landon asked, trying to find anything.

- I'm afraid no.. And, judging by your tone, you haven't found anything either – Lizzie answered, with some sound of annoyance in her voice.

- You guessed right. So, what now.. ? We turn ninety degrees ? – Landon proposed, wanting to cooperate with Lizzie, though it wasn't the easiest job to do.

- Uh.. And, how much exactly is that ? So you can face the wall, where the glass piece is.. ? – Lizzie wanted to make sure she understood math well.

- You did not just ask that.. – Landon said with disbelief in his tone of voice.

- I suck at math. Wait.. Wait, I think I see something.. – a smile suddenly appeared on Lizzie's face, but it wasn't like Landon could see that.

- What ? Let me see.. Oh, crap, I forgot.. Just.. What do you see ? – Landon spoke out loud, waiting impatiently for Lizzie's answer.

- There's this object.. A very shiny one, and I.. I think I saw it before. I even think I used it once.. I just.. I'm not sure when, and how – Lizzie started explaining to Landon, what she was seeing.

- Okay, great ! Now, let's move there.. ! – Landon raised his voice, which shocked Lizzie.

- What.. ? But, like.. Now ? – Lizzie asked to be sure.

- Yeah, now.. ! – Landon said with some kind of excitement in his voice.

- I would hold on with that excitement of yours. We can't be exactly sure, if it's filled with magic.. – Lizzie explained, not wanting to be handing a tissue for Landon's tears later.

Lizzie wasn't exactly the best believer. She was much more of a rational person, though she didn't really want to admit that to herself.. If she had a thesis, Lizzie needed to check it out first, before allowing herself to burst out with her emotions. Of course, there were these times, when she couldn't really control it, but in the moments, when she actually could, she tried to be calm, patient, and smart, just like Hope, or Josie was, in order to not be that disappointed later.. Perhaps, it was just her defense mechanism, but if you've felt defeated so many times in your life, you'd do anything to prevent yourself from feeling that way. When Landon, and Lizzie somehow managed to reach the shiny object within proximately about 30 minutes (simply because Lizzie was often taking breaks, making Landon the only one to push them), both of them were pretty tired, and anxious, as they weren't exactly sure, if their plan would work.. After all, it was their only shot, and if it turned out, that the object wasn't magical, both of them would be devastated, and would have to start thinking about their escape plan from the very start:

- You ready.. ? – Lizzie asked, nervous about having to touch that shiny object.

- Just.. Place your hand on it, already.. ! – Landon answered, only making Lizzie more anxious.