Bennela looked from the book to Fo's expectant face.
"How is a myth going to help us win a war?"
Fo signaled for her to follow him into the castle. He took her through numerous, winding corridors she had never even seen.
Eventually, they stopped at a large, oak door. Fo pushed it open for her and she stepped in.
Nothing could have prepared her for what she saw. A large, icy blue garden filled the chamber. The starry sky captured her attention more than any other feature, a pinkish-blue expanse above her head. It was like someone had captured the sunrise and put it in the room.
"It's called the Dawn Garden," Fo said at the sight of her wonder.
"Why haven't I ever been here?"
"Because not many people know about it. I found it when I was younger, and I didn't understand it then" Fo looked around the room before continuing. " Now, I do."
"What connection does it have to the story?"
Fo walked past her to a hedge wall behind her, muttering words in a strange, but captivating language."
The First Language, she realized. Fo was speaking in the language the whole world had once spoken.
As the elf continued his muttering, a few images started to appear until the whole wall was covered with little pictures and words.
Bennela moved closer to inspect the wall when a familiar photo caught her eye at the bottom of the hedge. Slowly, she bent to the level of the image, and her heart stopped beating for a while.
Her mother's unsmiling face graced the photo. Above it was a smiling picture of her grandmother. Looking closer, Bennela began to recognize a few more of the faces, even spotting her own!
Fo, who had been quiet as she examined the family tree, pointed her attention to a picture at the top.
It was a girl, with black hair and brown eyes, similar to her's. Bennela read the name underneath the portrait, printed in bold letters:
Sorrel Dobryan.
"Notice the flower beside her picture? That's a Nuan Water lily. They're popular for their healing abilities. Did you know that Wath is the only place these flowers grow? According to the story, Sorrel left Wath to find the only water lily with healing powers, and somehow, we have a plethora of the same flowers growing here."I think Sorrel left Nuachez with more than one small flower." Fo paused to take a breath.
" I think Sorrel came back with the powers to create the lilies at will."
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