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Writer's POV:
Emily was standing in a room full of clothes with Sarah and Lydia, and they were both trying to find something that looked formal and appropriate for her to wear, as she was going to meet the Queen of Sirens as well as the Queen of Witches with some of the Elders.
Emily hadn't told anyone about what had happened with her father yet; she was trying to process what she had been through. All of it was too much for her to interact with at once.
Emily was looking out the window. The land was green, full of wonderfully shaped trees, and it was full of small lakes everywhere, The place was as picturesque as the beauty of the siren, but despite all this beauty around her, her gaze was hanging on those black clouds. Although it was very far from her, she saw it and could not take her eyes off it for a reason she did not know.
Sarah put her hand on Emily's shoulder to get her out of her stupor, then said, "Are you okay? I've been calling you for a while."
Emily turned to her and then said, "Sorry, I didn't hear you; what were you saying?"
Lydia said, "Our moms are waiting for you."
Then Lydia lifted a blue dress and said, "Do you like that?"
Emily said embarrassedly, "Sorry, I have not worn dresses before; can I wear something else?"
Sarah said, "Of course, anything you want."
After about ten minutes
Sarah and Lydia were with Emily and some guards standing in front of a room with a large door. Emily was very impressed by the beauty of the palace around her, but because of her tension, she did not find an opportunity to contemplate everything on her own. She was thinking about what she would do or say next.
The guards opened the door to the room, and Sarah said in a whisper, "Don't forget to bow as we agreed, okay."
Emily nodded to her, then she entered behind them into the room to see a large hall in which several white stone chairs were placed, and above each chair a statue was placed. Emily did not understand what the statues were, but she certainly recognised the shape of the Siren statue, where the Queen, Sarah's mother, sits.
The three of them, as well as the guards, bowed to the two queens and those with them, and then Sarah said, "Your Majesty, this is Emily Winter. Of course, you saw her, she was not conscious at that moment."
The Siren Queen smiled sympathetically and then said, "I see!"
And suddenly, by surprise, the Queen of Witches disappeared from her place to appear directly behind Emily, who was terrified and jumped from her place and then said, putting her hand on her heart in fear, "Dude, you freaked me out."
Lydia said with some reproach and in a whisper, "Mom."
The Witch Queen looked at her and then said, "What, I was just testing her."
Emily looked at them in amazement. Unlike the official relationship that was between Sarah and her mother, Lydia and her mother were very similar, and from here Emily got where Lydia inherited her personality from.
"So Emily, do you know anything about us?" said the Siren Queen quietly.
Emily rubbed her hand nervously, then said, "To be honest, Your Majesty, at this point I'm still trying to convince myself that this is not all a dream."
One of the Elders who were sitting together on something like an amphitheatre had completely white eyes, and there were some feathers on her head. When Emily saw her, she remembered the characters of the Native American tribe films and also that her face had some wrinkles. She said "I can feel her powers, not that strong but still there".
The Queen of the Witches said, "Armenia, the girl is still new to us; it is too early to talk about her powers now."
Another old man said, "Sorry, Your Majesty, but she is the last of her kind. She must prepare."
Emily suddenly said, "I saw my father."
Silence prevailed in the hall, and everyone's eyes shifted to her.
Emily tensed for a moment, then gathered her courage and said, "That moment when I lost consciousness after Sarah and Lydia found me. It was my father who called me. I did not know who he was at first, but he told me who he was, and about our powers, bout this world either, but he did not say much."
And that old woman, Armenia, said, "Did he say something specific?"
Emily "Yes, he told me to go to the King of the Wolves, he is waiting for me."
The Siren Queen said, "Did he tell you where he is?"
Emily nodded. "No, he didn't mention that."
The Siren Queen turned to the Witch Queen and said, "Honey, can you send a message to"
The Queen of Witches interrupted her and said, "I've already done it, sister."
"Sister!" Emily exclaimed.
It seemed that Emily's surprised voice was too loud, as everyone turned to her again, and the Queen of Witches said, "It's a long story, and now until our dear King of the Wolves comes, tell me, Emily, how is your world?"
A hint of sadness appeared in Emily's eyes, and then she said, "I don't know how to describe this exactly, but."
The Witch Queen cut her off again and said, "Can I see it?"
The Siren Queen warned her, "Celestia."
The Witch Queen rolled her eyes boredly and then said, "Well, maybe next time."
One of the guards entered and said, "The king of the wolves and his beta are here, my queen."
And the Queen of Witches said, "Let them in."
Sarah grabbed Emily's hand, and they both stood aside to the right, while Lydia turned to meet them. When they entered, they bowed to them, while the eyes of the king of wolves began searching for the owner of the distinctive smell immediately.
"King Victor, you will frighten the girl with your glowing eyes," said the Queen of the Witches.
"Wait, Celestia," he said. "My wolf is looking for something."
Emily raised her hand, which had a compass tattooed on it, and said, "Is he looking for this?"
One of the guards entered and said, "The king of the wolves and his beta are here, my queen."
And the Queen of Witches said, "Let them in."
Sarah grabbed Emily's hand, and they both stood aside to the right, while Lydia turned to meet them. When they entered, they bowed to them, while the eyes of the king of wolves began searching for the owner of the distinctive smell immediately.
"King Victor, you will frighten the girl with your glowing eyes," said the Queen of the Witches.
"Wait, Celestia," he said. "My wolf is looking for something."
Emily raised her hand, which had a compass tattooed on it, and said, "Is he looking for this?"
The Witch Queen's surprised gasp rose, and then she said, "She has the compass."
As the others' grunts rose, the Witch Queen continued, "Then the prophecy is true!"
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