Chapter 26 - Untold Visions

"Curious my dear why the butterflies are so fascinated by you?" she said raising an eyebrow.

"I'm curious..." but then I thought back to what Cedric said to me.

"But someone told me they are attracted to those who are familiar to magic... But I'm nothing of that sort, I do not know... magic"

"What if there was more," she said with a smile.

Was there? If there was I was dying to find out.

"Follow me, dear," she said turning.

"Don't worry I won't bite" she adds with a wink.

I gulped, here I was... lost in an Eternal Garden which was supposed to be a romantic getaway with a man I barely knew, and now I was in a presence of a strange old lady who offered to tell me why butterflies are drawn to me... I must be crazy because all my insides were itching me to follow her, was it worth it?

The green butterfly descend on my shoulder, settling there, I turned to the wondrous creature always clinging to me. I figured a name was in place for it.

I sighed, turning to the woman walking ahead, I clenched my fist, my chest rising and falling.

"Let's go, Emerald," I said walking towards the woman.

☆Birds Chirping☆

The only sound you could hear and also hoots of owls? I figured they were many here.

"I'm Cora, my dear, yours?"

We were both walking side by side now.

"Sylvia"

She raised an eyebrow like she was waiting for me to say my last name, but she didn't give hers.

"Just Sylvia", I figured it was best I go that way, I barely knew the woman and I wasn't accustomed yet to using my so-called husband's name.

"The pretty thing can't get enough I see," she said, her bright blue eyes on Emerald, against my shoulder.

"Yes... odd, but sweet" I said with a smile against her lips.

"My dear Sylvia you don't need to tell me your last name... by my guess you are married to one of the ambassadors, your silver hair pretty much gave you out," she said chuckling.

"I suppose," I said with a scoff.

"You don't seem pleased of being what you are," she said with a thoughtful face coming to a stop, I did too.

"Well, you read me so well... I wasn't brought up in the Empire, I don't know how to be..." I gave a heavy sigh.

"A silver-haired" she finished for me.

I just nod.

"For as long as I can remember Silver-haired has been brought up within the Empire, it's new to find someone as such as yourself".

"I meant that as a compliment" she added with a wink.

I smiled.

"So you're a sprite... your clothes are the same"

"Yes indeed I'm and the oldest... so forgive me if I did not attend to you at your romantic picnic," she said with a smug look.

This lady really has a sense of humor... it was nice and alluring.

"What do you mean by the oldest... like the only old sprite?"

She smiled walking ahead.

"Follow me"

I did.

She lead me to a swamp, filled with multiple colors of lotus flowers.

"I was just having my afternoon stroll when the flowers told me someone special was here," she said taking a seat on a made wooden chair with a futon, it was flat against the ground and wide, she dropped her stick beside her.

"Take a seat beside me, my dear," she said taping her side.

I did.

"What do you mean by the flowers told you?" I asked trying hard not to think about it too much.

She turned to the swamp.

"Each flower in this swamp tells a different story" she states.

"Of the past, the present and the future"

My features grew puzzled trying to wrap my head around what she meant, but then it struck me, my widened eyes on her.

"You're a seer," I said stunned, I have heard about them, but I thought they were all tales, now here she was before me.

She smiled.

"I don't believe this," I said amazed.

She reaches out for a lotus flower on the pond, taking it.

"Now Sylvia, let's find out what makes the butterflies so fascinated by you".

I gulped, for some reason, I felt nervous.

"My visions aren't always like telling a tale, they come in pattern and riddles... aren't really subjective" she explains.

I nod.

"Place your hand on the flower"

I did.

"Your palm"

I turned my hand, she placed her palm on mine and then her eyes when all white.

I gasp at the action a bit scared.

"Oh I see" she said with a dashing smile.

"Butterflies have a unique ability to recognize things of the forest".

"Things of the forest? Like things that are part of the forest?" I said puzzled.

She made a hmm sound, but then her body stiffen, her look turned to that of awe.

"Dear goddesses and gods of the realm... you're indeed something," she said in wonder.

"What do you see, Cora?" I asked curiously.

I knew I shouldn't expect a definite answer but I was very curious.

"Wondrous!" she exclaimed.

My curiosity only became more.

"I don't understand... you're..." she said like she couldn't find the right word for it, her visions weren't clear to her either.

"Hmm... I can't really explain this but... 2 moons from now beware"

"What happens 2 moons from now?"

She shakes her head negatively like she was in pain.

"Cora, are you okay?" I asked in a panic.

"I can't see more than I ought to see... odd".

"What?"

She then gasped, startling me.

"Magnus," she said as then suddenly her eyes were back to normal.

"Magnus?"

Her gaze was on me.

"Of all the men you're married to him?"

Wait she is talking about Cedric?

She held my hand tightly.

"Be careful Sylvia, you have no idea who you're married to"

"I don't understa-"

"Heed my warning Sylvia!"

I gulped.

I was confused... the look in her eyes when she said this, it was pure fear for this Magnus that was supposedly my husband.

"SYLVIA!" a loud voice came.

I turned instantly, seeing Danette rushing towards me.

"Danette," I said rising to my feet, as I did Emerald flew away.

Danette embraced me tightly.

"You have no idea how worried I was, you got me scared," she said flushed.

"Where's your cloak?"

"I'm fine Danette"

"Lord Cedric and I have been looking everywhere for you, you have gone missing for hours"

Just like a cue to his name, Cedric walked towards us, I turned as our eyes jammed, he came with an emotionless expression that sent shivers to my spine.