The Ankulen by Kendra E. Ardnek

Author:Kendra E. Ardnek [Ardnek, Kendra E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-09-02T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

In Which I Fix a Few Things

Iwasn't eager to leave that particular portion of my imagination, the one corner that was left untouched by the Polystoikhedron's appetite, so my pace soon slowed to a walk.

“Why are we slowing?” Derek asked as he and Megan caught up with me. He added, in a sneering voice, “Are you tired?”

I laughed it off. “We can't get tired here unless we're in a working Dreams Castle. No, I've just decided to take my time and observe things. It doesn't really matter if we walk or run. I can make sure we reach our destination at the same time either way.”

“You can?” Megan's voice was awed.

I nodded. “If I want to. I can do a lot of things if I want to – if they're in my imagination, that is. I'm a normal person in the real world.”

“Who everyone thinks is crazy?” prompted Derek.

“She's not crazy!” Megan defended. “She's got a wonderful imagination.”

“Which makes her crazy.”

I was beginning to think that there wasn't any way to impress this guy.

“Actually,” I said, raising my voice to get their attention again. “I'm not considered crazy, not even by the few people who know I exist.”

“People don't know you exist?” Megan asked, concerned.

I shrugged. “Well, I'm sure they do, in the corners of their mind, but I don't have very many friends, and none of them are anywhere near my age. I'm very shy.”

Derek snorted. “You could have fooled me.” Then he added, in a disgusted voice, “Roses!”

My stomach twisted, causing me to clam up. Instead of answering, I squeezed my eyes shut and began feeling out my imaginary friends.

Now that I knew how again, I could tell the location or condition of anyone or anything in my imagination – simply by feel. To my relief, things weren't quite as bad as they had appeared to my forgetful eye. True, much was missing and what did remain was in terrible condition, but a good number of the people were still there. Though they were hiding in fear and despair, they were alive. A few brave knights, such as Sir Erran, were even adventuring about, seeking any possible way to make the others more secure.

And, of course, looking for any vain chance to find and return Lady Jenifer. I smiled. My return was no longer a vain hope, but an accomplished fact. Soon, very soon, all would know. Soon, despair would be a thing of the past.

If I succeeded in my battle against the Polystoikhedron … No. I wouldn't think about the “if” part. Not now. I had other, happier things to attend to first.

“Why are the trees losing their color?” Megan's voice jolted me back to my immediate surroundings.

I opened my eyes and grimaced. The color was fading. “We're nearing the edge of Glitter Forest,” I explained. “So it's starting to mix with the next location. I only spread the rainbow over the Forest, the rest of my imagination is still gray.”

“Can you only fix one part at a time?” asked Megan.

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