Page 17 of Their World

“You came to take a shower, but when you didn’t return for so long, King Jolmach asked me to check on you. We found you here in the hallway, on the floor.”

“The last thing I remember was leaving you guys. I-I …” Was there something else? Something else that happened? It felt like there was, but now I couldn’t remember. It was a faint tingling memory, just outside of my ability to grasp it.

“Perhaps you should wait on the shower,” Zoman said and helped me stand. “Come with me to the kitchen and we’ll get your hands washed there.”

“Okay,” I agreed with a nod, but when I tried to walk, I felt dizzy and stumbled.

Zoman grabbed my arm, slung it around his shoulders, and put his arm around my waist. “Did you hit your head when you fainted or something?”

“Maybe,” I said uncertainly. “I … I don’t know.”

When we walked into the kitchen, Jol’s eyes narrowed at Zoman holding me.

“I found her on the floor in the hallway outside her guest room,” Zoman explained.

Jol walked over and inspected my head, forcing Zoman to back away from me. He gently pushed my hair away from my face along the hairline. “I don’t see any wounds.”

“I heal pretty fast,” I said. “If I fell an hour ago, there would be no wound left, just dried blood.”

“No dried blood either,” he said and stepped back, scowling down at me.

I gripped the edge of the counter and said, “I just need a minute to regain my sense of balance.”

“Here, drink some water,” Zoman said and held out a cup for me.

“Thank you.” I drained the entire cup in one gulp.

“Let me finish making food. Food will help,” Jol said.

“Where’s Dhun?” I asked. The pup was usually with us.

“He disappeared shortly after you left to shower,” Jol admitted. His frown deepened, and he said, “Zoman, try to contact him and search the castle for him.”

Jol finished making food, a dish of meat, carrots, and potatoes. He held both our plates in his hand and asked, “Can you walk on your own?”

I nodded.

“You can hold my arm if you want,” he said.

Sliding my hand through his arm, on the inside of his elbow, I walked silently beside him. This had never happened to me before. What could have caused me to faint and not remember?

“You seemed rather upset with the Grand Advisor earlier,” Jol said after a moment. “Can you explain what caused your ire?”

“Upset? No, I’m not upset with him,” I said and shook my head. “Just … confused. I’ve been trying to figure out what thisdarkness is since it became part of me. He seems to know, and I just want to know what it is. To know how to deal with it and learn more about it.”

“Do you truly have the ability to see the future?” he asked.

I nodded. “Though, with all visions, it’s impossible to tell when that specific vision will come true. It could be hours or years.”

His eyes widened. “Really?”

I nodded again. “I had a vision that came true an hour later and another one that came true one year later.”

“The Grand Advisor seemed to believe his visions were going to come true soon.”

We reached his room and sat on the patio again to eat.

“Each person has different powers and levels of powers. Perhaps he knows when his will happen. I do not know what he is capable of, though it seems he is very powerful.” Something at the back of my mind was trying to come forward, but it felt blocked. “I hope to be able to talk to him again soon. To learn more from him.”

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