Board Thread:Short Stories and Fanfictions/@comment-71.185.177.221-20191112172810/@comment-71.185.177.221-20191115214001

6:41 am

When they got to Havenfield, there was yelling, lots of yelling.

It seemed that everyone had gathered in the pastures.

The Collective, the Councillors, all of Team Valiant, and a mix of adults, bodyguards, and kids. Even Maruca and Marella where there, though Sophie had no idea why.

Nobody noticed them, and Sophie was glad for the few precious seconds of no Sandor lecutures.

Linh was the first to see them. She was standing by Tam, keeping an eye on Glimmer and Tam's conversation. Glimmer made sure to stand away from the angry hydrokenetic in case she decided to carry out her rain cloud threat.

Linh strode over to them and whispered, "They think you were kidnapped by the Neverseen." Sophie had to strain her ears to hear over the shouting, a mix of adults and Sandor.

Linh went back to keep an eye on Glimmer and Sophie and Keefe waited uncomfortably, neither one wanting to speak up.

Councillor Sophie Is Still Not Saying Her Name saw them next. Thankfully, she didn't yell, she just nudged Councillor Alina who did all the yelling for her. "Where have you been?!"

The next few moments were a mix of yelling, strangle hugs and overall chaos.

When they finally quieted down, Sandor strode over to Sophie and grabbed her arm, squeezing so tight that Sophie could feel her heart pounding.

"Where were you?" Sandor demanded, his squeaky voice making it easier to lie.

"We were at Rimeshire, working on a project with Dex." Sophie was proud of her legs not shaking under the stare of many angry people.

"That doesn't explain why you didn't come home." Grady accused.

"Lovise sensed the Neverseen and said it wasn't safe to come home." Keefe delivered the lie smoothly.

"Then you could've hailed your parents." Councillor Clarette noted. Sophie remembered her as the one who controlled the Arthropleura that injured Fitz

"The gadget we were working on messed with their imparter so they couldn't hail anyone," Dex answered, striding forward with Lovise, Kesler, and Juline right behind him.

"Is this true?" Sandor asked.

"Yes," Lovise said and Juline and Kesler nodded.

"It messed with our imparters too," Juline added.

This seemed to be enough for everyone, and after a few more questions for Mr. Forkle, everyone left.

Except for Fitz.

"Where did you really go?" Fitz asked.

Sophie narrowed her eyes. Fitz didn't trust her.

"Rimeshire," Sophie snapped, her anger obvious.

"We went to Rimeshire."