Ero was flying throughout the air with ease, everyone was on his back. Lira looked at everyone, noticing none of them seemed very scared, “so where’s our next destination?” “We need to get the remaining four books,” Rouge told Lira with a scowl on his face. “Which one is closest?” Lex asked curiously waiting for an answer. Mya pulled out her bag and was digging through it, her face lit up with excitement as she slowly pulled out a map. As laid it flat on the back of Ero. Mark looked at Mya with a surprised look on his face, “there was a map in there!” Mark shouted in shock.

Mya looked to the side and the ground nervously, “yes, it’s a bit outdated though.” Lira crawls over to Mya. She points at a location on the map, “here’s the library, so now we should be around here since we’re flying on Ero.” Mya looked over to the map then up at Lira and smiled, “good eye Lira.” Lira smiled and tilted her head a little, “Thank you,” Lira said with an embarrassed look. “So where to,” Rouge asked hastily. Mya looked at the map again, she was looking at the surrounding areas, “back to the werewolves territory.” Lex’s face turned into an irritated pout, “why, we were already there.” Mya sighed, “but we don’t have their book yet, do we?” Mya asked in a sarcastic voice. Lex looked away upset.

“Oh yeah, by the way, the elves have two books, the one I keep and the one that’s in our territory,” Lira quickly told everyone with an ecstatic look on her face. Mya looked at Lira with a puzzled look, “how do the elves have two?” “The four leaders refused to give any books to the humans and decided the elves would be the best bet to keep them safe,” Lira quickly replied with a smile. Mya went back to looking at the map she looked to be in deep thought, “alright thanks for letting us know Lira.” Lira looked at Mya curiously, “you have no idea what you’re doing do you?” Mya looked up slowly, “no, is it that obvious?” Lira nods. Mya sighs, “I'll probably die trying.”

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Lex puts his hand on Mya’s, “I won’t let that happen, I’ll protect you I promise.” Both Mya and Lex make eye contact as their faces turn bright red they quickly pull their hands away and look in the opposite direction. “I know you will Lex you’re a kind person,” Mya says, still looking away flushed. Lira starts to crawl over to the other side of Ero’s back, “I’ll let you two talk.” Lira looked back at Mya while crawling and winked, “enjoy.” Lira sits next to Mark and leaves Lex and MYa to talk alone. Lex looked back at MYa still flustered, “I’m serious by the way.” “about what,” Mya asked curiously. Lex leaned in, “I would die before letting you get hurt.” Mya let out a small laugh, “Because only I can destroy the books?”

Lex puts his hand on Mya’s shoulder, “no because you’re special.” “What do you mean, “ Mya hesitantly asked. Lex took his hand off mya’s shoulder and looked away, his face becoming a little redder than before, “because you’re the only person to treat me normal.” Mya looked at Lex and tilted her head in confusion. Lex sighed, “the real reason Rouge, Mark, and I are always together is because we are all orphans.” Mya looked at Lex with a sad look, “I’m so sorry.” Lex smiled at her, “It’s alright, we used to have parents but when we were all around eight we lost them for one reason or another.”

Lex looked to the ground, “no one took us in, and the other children called us freaks.” Mya started to get visibly upset, “but that’s not fair!” Lex looked over at Mya and smiled, “I know, Mya you’re the kindest woman I’ve ever met.” Lex reached out and grabbed both of Mya’s hands, “so I won’t let anything happen to you.” Mya smiled, “you were so kind to me when I first came to this world, I was so scared and confused but now I feel safe so I will protect you as well.” They both look into each other's eyes with their faces as red as a tomato. “We’re still here,” Rouge said in a Jealous tone.