face each other for a few moments. Then, very slowly, my body begins to work again, I begin to breathe again and free myself from my rigidity. Jenny has tied her hair together and is wearing black flared pants and a black split top. Tala is wearing his white jumpsuit. Suddenly the shock is dispelled by sheer joy.

I want to run towards my friends, but am held back by Kai, who is still holding my hand tightly.

"Kai, what's that supposed to be? There are Jenny and Tala." I say and want to free myself from his grip.

"Are you blind? Can't you see that they have guns with them?" Kai hisses and pulls me protectively.

"But ... but ... Kai! They are our friends! They would never harm us!Now let me go to you! "I say and look at the two of them. Really. They both carry a long staff with them. What does that mean? You don't want to harm us? Suddenly I remember the day in the city. The attack. When I looked up into the sky, I saw Tala. I suppressed that fact as best I could. But now the pictures are reappearing. Tala participated in the attack.

I didn't tell Kai about it. I didn't want him to worry.



“So we'll see each other again,” says Tala. Immediately a tremor goes through my body. Tala's voice is ice cold. Ice cold and totally strange. There is so much hatred, anger and sadness in his voice.

"Give us your jewelry!" demands Jenny in the same tone as Tala. I just do not understand. Why our followers? Why are they both so cold? What happened to them?



"Tala, Jenny !!! ???What happened to you guys? "I ask, trembling.

Suddenly Kira stands in front of us and spreads her arms.

"You will never get the followers! Never! And if I have to give my life for it!" she says in a firm voice.

"What are you doing here? Get out of here! Get rid of it! I don't want to see you!" growls Kai. I lift my head and look at him.

"Kai! What are you saying?" I whisper hotter. I feel like everything collapses above me. Events come over me like a wave. I don't want any of this. I want to get on with my friends. Wanna hug them, hug them and apologize to them.



"Where did you leave your guns?" Jenny asks harshly.

Weapons? What's the matter with her?

“We don't need any weapons.” Kai says angrily and hugs me.

“Do you think you can defeat us like that?” Tala looks at Kai amusing.

"What's the matter with you two?I do not understand that! Please ... I want ... I don't want to argue any more. "I sob.

"Oh come on. The sympathy number no longer works with us. We know what you've done. What you are." Tala says and takes a step towards us.

"Tala stay away, otherwise there will be a disaster!" Kai hisses irritably.

“Is that supposed to be a threat?” Jenny looks angrily at Kai.

"Yes, it should. If you touch Nini only slightly white then you will experience your blue miracle!" says Kai poisonously.

"I'll say it again. Give us your jewelry, or we'll get it serious!" Jenny now hisses too.

"No way!" returns Kai.

"Well, you didn't want it any other way!" says Tala. Then he and Jenny point their wands at us. Panic seizes me, fear falls like a shadow over my heart and my head is empty. They don't really want to kill us! I fearfully hug Kai. I'll wake up in a minute. This is all just a bad dream!





(Kai's point of view)



Kira is really upset! All of her muscles are tense, as if she is about to flee. Her eyes also race through the room again and again. Rapid breathing, enlarged pupils, and reddened cheeks are also signs of great tension.

She gives us cloaks, always careful not to make any noise. Nini and I run after Kira, but my thoughts wander. To tonight. I can still remember the dream as if I had just lived through it:



My steps echo again in the dark corridors of the abbey. There is no one here, no students, and no watchdogs either. And especially not Nini! I open the door to my little room and see Dranzer. There is emptiness in his eyes. There is only a tiny spark of will to survive. Suddenly his body twitches, writhing under the electric shocks he receives. One last scream, one last rearing.I am sure that Dranzer called for me. And I can only stand here and watch him. I know that when I want to touch him, I just reach through him. And yet I stretch out my hand, want to stroke him. I fall on my knees, tears running down my cheeks. My best companion is all alone and being mistreated. If only I could help him. If I could show him that I am with him, don't leave him alone.

Suddenly I feel warmth and security. Where does it come from? It strengthens me, I feel the energy pulsing through my body. I close my eyes, stretch out my hands and imagine them driving through Dranzer's silk plumage, feeling his warmth. And indeed, when I open my eyes I can touch him, caress him, lay my head in his plumage. The small spark in Dranzer's eyes turns into a blazing fire. His eyes remind me a lot of Ninis. This fire that never goes out when it has to be strong for others.And yet this vulnerability.



"Come on, now. Quick.", Kira pulls me out of my thoughts. She has just opened a gate and is now walking out. Nini and I follow her. Nini falls back a little and the next time I turn to her worried, she sits panting on the floor.

"What about you? Are you okay?" I ask, slightly afraid. Maybe it wasn't a good idea to run after Kira after all. Nini is still too weak and I also notice that this "excursion" drains my energy reserves a lot. I'm so exhausted again as if I had never slept for two days. Nini mumbles something about her foot, and that it isn't that bad. But I do not believe that. When it comes to such things, Nini always likes to understate. So I just piggyback them.

To their slight protest I only answer: "No. If we are caught here then we are dead. And you can not go on. It goes without saying that I will carry you.And don't talk such nonsense. You are not too difficult for me. You finally helped me when I had this nightmare last night. "You should know that I noticed that very well. Doesn't it sometimes become too much for her to always have to comfort me in my dreams? I think I am really a case for psychiatry. But I think Nini is the best psychologist that I could ever have. When I think about my past now it still hurts, that's clear, but it's not that bad anymore. The only thing that still hurts, that throbbing like a wound, is the thought that Tala and Jenny are on the other side and seem to have changed. I don't know what the dark lights did to them.

I stop abruptly. In front of us are large animals, also called horses. Both are glossy white and one hand has a black moon-shaped badge on its head and the other a black mane and tail.That surprises me, because according to my horse knowledge there are no black head badges. But everything seems a little different in this world. Still, these animals are not terrifying to me.



When Kira assigns me a horse alone, I get really scared. I've never ridden before and who knows what will happen when these horses run away! And I certainly don't want to trust them! After all, they are only guided by their instincts in panic situations. So I try to protest. Only with Nini's help can we persuade Kira. But she seems so disturbed that everything is fine with her. What is it that she really wants to tell us?

Without going into Nini's teasing, I swing myself onto the horse's back. As soon as Kira gave the starting signal, the horses dash off. Since I'm not in the saddle, I can feel every single fiber. The horses are also tense, it is an expansive, but not a relaxed gallop.My hands cling to Nini's hips. These horses are about to go through, even if it does not appear to the riders. It's like sitting on a powder keg that could explode at any moment.



Or is it our fear that makes the horses so nervous? No, not only that, it's like they know something. What will happen. As if there was something terrible in the air that only they could smell. Nini doesn't seem to notice anything. There is a smile on her face. But how much longer? Am I exaggerating, or does she fail to see the gravity of the situation?



Suddenly the horse stops and climbs. Before I can react and hold on to somewhere, I'm already lying on the floor. The questions are already whirling around in my head. Why did the horse rise? Horses are flight animals, they run away in danger. Only when cornered do they try to fight. What does this horse leave no other way out than to fight?



I freeze, it's as if the blood is freezing in my veins, my heart refuses to work. It can't be, I'm hallucinating! Nothing more, they cannot be that! Now Nini turns around too. She is just as surprised as I am. She already wants to run towards Tala and Jenny, but automatically I hold her back. Only in the next moment do I see why: They are carrying weapons, their faces are tense and pale. Or is it just the weak moonlight? Nini wants to let go, she doesn't understand me.



You have to trust me. Protectively I pull Nini close to me, hold her tight. I have a frightening feeling. The horses, they suspected it, and only I felt it. Am I the only one who thinks Jenny and Tala are dangerous? Am I going crazy now? No, my gut is telling me that things are going to get worse. The animals would not have been so nervous about such a meeting.Animals sense tension earlier than we humans, they are much more sensitive. What's bad gonna happen? I'm scared, very scared. Fear for Nini's life, fear for my friends' lives. And mine. The first time I'm scared of dying. The first time I don't want to leave because there is someone I love, who needs me and who I need.