"I remember seeing Kya drop that before she left. I should be able to get it back to her if you hand it to me."The illusion Axe extended his arm to receive the stone. Without hesitation, Titan placed the blue gem in his hand. "Alright, Axe. Just be careful with it. It's more important than you think. Oh, and by the way, sorry to cut you off earlier. I think the earth-choosen one is the one hurt. I don't know his name, but i think it's somewhat similar to yours..."
He finished lighting the last of the lanterns in the camp. It was dusk by the time him and illusion Axe finished. He sighed, and started to walk over to a pile of firewood, the torch in his hand still lit.
"Alright, Axe, i'm going to cook now. I'll see you later." As Titan left, he wondered if Axe was deep in thought or perhaps nervous. He could usually tell Axe was deep in thought when he didn't have the same rhythm that he usually had.
For the rest of the night, Titan cooked up his own version of beef stew, a freedom fighter favorite. With him working, the night went by in a flash. As the recruits ate and he managed to have a conversation with each and every one of them. As he talked, something went through his mind. What if tomorrow was the day that he could see the world again? What if the chosen ones could actually do it; save the dimension? Axe hadn't authorized it, but Titan decided to follow the wind choosen one to the wall in the morning. Since centaurs did not sleep, he would help her if she had trouble waking up. In order to use the nightmares against the men, they would have to be at the wall at a specific time. Once dinner was over, Titan cleaned up the camp, and returned to his hut in the middle of the camp.
"He will need rest tomorrow is a bit to soon even for my alchemy and potions. But I will do my best to have him in top condition so he can at least travel." Lust's response only lifted half of Kya's heart. It looked as though this journey was about to get much tougher.
"Do not blame yourself Kya Anderson Of Air. You could not be expected to have known the outcome of this situation. He seems at peace with this situation. In the end he protected a pretty girl from a monster after all." Lust said, putting one piece of Kya's hair behind her ear. This comforted her. For a second, she looked up at Lust and smiled, her eyes regaining the same sparkle that they used to have. Could she be right? Was Ancel actually happy? This thought confused her, and she awkwardly stared down at the ground. Even if he was happy, it was still her fault.
"I saw you looking at the dragon necklace. 'Hope and Courage'..seems to have meaning behind it..Would you like me to help you fashion a gift for him too?" Lust asked Kya. She nodded, her smile as wide as the sea, but the sparkle in her eyes fading away. "Alright. Sure! I guess we can do it later when..."
Suddenly, Connor ran into the room, screaming things that made no sense. Confused, she ran up to him and placed her hand on his shoulder, hoping that would calm him down. "Connor, it's alright. Ancel is fine. Everything is fine. Now listen, early in the morning we have a plan to destroy a wall that's blockading the path in the forest. You can come with us if you like."
She turned back around, facing Lust, and waved to her. "Thanks again for taking care of him. I'll see you later."
With her bare feet, she walked through the camp, and with a gust of wind, boosted herself into one of the trees that hovered over the area. Kya knew that it was best to sleep now if she wanted to wake up early by morning. She closed her eyes, attempting to fall asleep. A few minutes later, she opened them. At first, she was confused at why she had done so, but then realized that it was a habit of hers. Back in the day, before the war, once it was night in the IDD, the lucid dreamers would fall asleep, and return to reality, waking up in their beds at home. Now was different. Since the IDD had been practically destroyed, she couldn't return back. A million thoughts went through Kya's head: Getsus, the dead lucid dreamers, the freedom fighters, the wall, Solomon, the sunlight stone, Axe, the choosen-ones, and Ancel. Before she dozed off into a dreamless sleep, she realized that there would be many more thoughts to come.