After the Library (Book 1)

Chapter 43

Drake's POV
"I don't know who Jason is, but he's a Mage, and he's, a bit special. Yeah, he's ex-Empire, bu-" "What is with collecting people from there!" Grayson yelled. "As soon as one's gone another comes along!" Armen twitched at that.

"Grayson, calm down." Mia said. Keira started to wail, "Good job..." Mia looked at him accusingly, before hurrying back to her room. Grayson stood there. Utter shock and confusion written all over his face. He then ran out of the room.

"Urm...?" Armen said. "Leave them to it. We gotta get our stuff together. I'm most worried about how we're going to carry the Egg and hide it's signature." I told him, heading out the room and going downstairs, Armen following.

"What if you wrap it in just the foil, but keep the magnets close by?" He suggested. "That might just work, worth a shot." I replied. The Egg would be the last thing to pick up. "Just grab everything important, food, clothing, healing stuffs, you know." I explained. "Alright, got it." Armen replied.

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Luke's POV
Great, just great. To be honest, this day couldn't get any worse...

After the meeting, we have to collect the finest squadron of soldiers and have them ready by next morn. That would be fine, apart from the fact it's Sunday, are nearly everyone's enjoying their day off. So rounding them up's going to be hard.

"I don't know how he expects us to gather 12 elite squadrons in a matter of hours..." Freya muttered, intentionaly brushing past me. She hates people who are late. Hence, me. "She a bit moody?" Aarox chuckled, catching up to me. Aarox was the commander of the Miner Squadron. "No one told me how early the meeting was starting." I groaned. "Fair play though, you did show. Many of us weren't gonna bother." He said, before turning off down a seperate hallway.

"I don't need you taking the piss as well, Ox!" I yelled after him. Some people just know how to get to your nerves, Ox (Aarox shortened) being one.

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"Mia? Maaaaaiiiiiaaaaaaahhh?" He said, gently knocking on the door. "What?" A rather pissed voice came from the other side. "You still mad at me?" He asked.

"Possibly." "That's a nope" He said, smiling goofily, before opening the door in a swingy style. "Ta-daa!" He said proudly.

"Shh, you'll wake Keira." Mia said. That's when it hit Grayson, for real.

"Kei...ra...?" He asked. "What? Is the name no good?" Mia said. "No no it's just, a bit of dejà-vu, that's all." I said.

"Dei ja voo? What's that?" Mia asked, "Oh, it means something is happening in the present is similar to something that happened in the past." Grayson explained.

"Oh... alright then? Anyway, I narrowed it down to four names in the end. Maddison/Maddie, Kaeleigh, Keira or Charlie. It was close decision between Keira and Kaeleigh though... what? Are you okay?" Mia asked, seeing the expression on Grayson's face.

"Huh? Sorry, it's just, I used to know a Kaylie and Charlie, but um... they passed away, only a few years ago." Pain was written across his face as he spoke. "Sorry, I shouldn't have asked." Mia said. "It not your fault, you didn't know." Grayson said. He was almost crying by now.

"Do you want to hold her?" Mia asked.

That question changed everything.