Octavia stood silently in the moments after the old lady's departure, her gaze falling from the now empty chair to the ground beneath her feet, a blank expression on her face. I will be out of this city by day break... I suppose that means I won't get much sleep, huh... Many paths and possibilities but one thing is set in stone.. that also must mean I am going to have to make a choice between now and tomorrow... The wheels of fate are beginning to turn, eh? She sighed silently, flexing her fingers
Did she have to be so vague? Why say anything in the first place when nothing important was learned? Or was there a reason I am not aware of? Why did she not speak a word to Eric after all this time? Was she only recently able to talk with people now? What the heck happened to her exactly? A thought flickered through Octavia's mind that almost made her laugh out loud, realizing how ridiculous it all was. Why me? People make choices and chose their fate- that is part of living, why say that to me in particular? I can't see anything that I could do that would even make a ripple in this world. Under what circumstances...
"Wait...When did she become able to see the future?" Glancing at Eric after he broke the silence, she looked up to study the sky as she thought. Good question, was she always able to do that, or was that the result of the circumstances of her technical death? If the latter is the case, was that intentional? Was that the reason for the curse in the first place? If they got close enough to curse Princess Elisia, it would have been a lot easier to just up and kill her rather than risk the chance of her recovery. If such is the case, what were the intentions? Did they do that so that the trap would fall on someone like Eric's mentor? It would be a good disguise and would send most pursuers looking at the wrong people for the wrong reasons. Three years is a long time, whoever did it is now long gone. As Octavia thought, she chewed on her inner lip and cheek, making odd expressions in the process. I suppose most of these questions will be answered in time, but, I hate not knowing- particularly with something like this.
"Do you have any idea who made Princess Elisa ill?" Octavia asked, turning her head to face Eric.