Emery followed Cassian up the stairs, not knowing exactly where he was taking her. But she knew that if she wanted to find her brother she needed to trust him. Even if he told her not to. 10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3YYpkk7Pmm
They reached the highest level on the lighthouse, as Cassian leaned against the railing. It had started pouring, as thunder crashed. Emery stood next to him, looking out at the sea. 10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ84dlPW78hM
"Why are you helping me, Cassian?" She asked, turning to look at him. He shrugged, his arms making their home on the railing. 10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4dmsBRsPTm
"I only wanted to help you, to keep you safe." He said, lifting his gaze to the sea. She blinked tilting her head.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmogqW3F2Oo
"Keep me safe from what exactly, I mean I'm always safe." 10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjyuVjJvvlS
He shook his head, shifting his weight onto his other leg. Emery studied his expression, trying to see if there was any hesitation in the way his jaw clenched. Cassian sighed, running a hand through his hair.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLyF0PdWTOQ
"No, Emery. You aren't safe, not really. Not anymore, your brother was taken. You're the next in line, Willow's End is a dangerous town now that the mist is building. This is the most we've seen yet." He explained, his eyes locked onto the way the waves hit the shore. Emery tilted her head. 10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mWiSnkW40
"What do you mean by we? Who's we?"10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5fXGaeoqGd
"The Covenant, the one's who watch over the town, over the forest. The mist is a monster, an entity that watches humans, it's a bloodlust creature. Some say it's a golden witch, the brightest one of her age. Connects the sun and moon itself as one, others say it's just a myth. But whatever it is, The Covenant feeds it, and it seems as if this year its come back, and it chose your brother. And now you." He said, he said it so swiftly, so calmly as if he'd said it so many times before he ever met her. And it scared her.
"So what you're saying is that, the mist just eats people because it's hungry? Even a toddler can tell that's just a phony fairytale." She scoffed, trying to play off the terror of this new discovery. Cassian looked at her dumbfounded, as if he just heard the worst joke or story ever known to man. 10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPxcbklHd7f
"You really don't get it, do you little ghost? This thing is real, that dagger you found isn't any ordinary dagger, it belonged to a golden witch, why do you think there's gold dust? All of this is real."10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZml7ZHOS5h
"And how do you know it's real?"10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgm8g7B0mDH
"I just do, so do you want me to help you or not? Because it's too late to turn back now, it's better later than never. You in this or not?" He asked, she sighed. She knew that if she said yes, she would find her brother and everything would go back to normal. And she knew that if she didn't, she would never be able to find him and solve this mystery. She looked at Cassian, into the eyes of the boy that she would grow to know so well, the boy she would grow to love, and the boy that would grow to haunt her forever. Because that's how time worked in Willow's End, hours can pass by, you can swear you know someone, but in the end... You never truly know who someone is, do you? 10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWMDxxatVlU
10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrgHhs2NOMe
"Fine, fine... I'm in this, but you have to promise not to turn your back on me." She said, obliviously knowing what was to come. 10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcHNIXYHoSx
"I promise with all my heart." He said, obliviously smiling at what he would do. But for now, all they had to do was be consumed by the scary waters of the mist, and do what needs to be done. Even if they burn.
