Chapter 6: Again the dream (part 3)

“It’s about two days.” said Amelinda, “I will go and prepare for something now.”

Then Amelinda hurriedly left. Heracles and Gwen also got out their family’s library then walked to their room. Amelinda appeared after two days bring a small pocket with her. She hurriedly pulled Heracles and Gwen to go with her to an empty classroom in the castle. They managed to sit around a table and then Amelinda started taking stuff inside her pocket out, three tea cups, some different leaves, roots and stones, some small bottle with powder inside and there even had a pot of water.

“Heracles, I need you to boil his pot of water before we start.” said Amelinda.

“I will be finished soon.” said Heracles. “Nob.” he called. His scepter appeared. Heracles grabbed it, pointed at the pot of water. “Vrazoume” he spelled. Fire suddenly spitted out of his scepter, rounded the water pot burnt it. He sucked his scepter inside his space ring. The fire still burnt to pot. He left it there, turned to Amelinda and Gwen who were arranging everything on the table. 

“It’s difficult to find the things if you don’t know their places. However, I find almost the stuff inside Professor Drusilla’s nursery.” said Amelinda, “Peppermint will be main material. It was dried. Cinnamon powder helps to increase spirituality. Do you want to taste a little. Just kidding.” she said, put a small bottle of cinnamon powder at middle of the table. Some withered lavender was put neatly next to it then she put stones around them, created a stone circle. “It will help our spiritual powers more stable.” she said. Whistle came from the water pot, Heracles quickly came to it. The fire around the water pot had vanished. Water had been boiled. Heracles managed to bring it to Amelinda. “Thank you.” said Amelinda, received the water pot then put it on the table. She crumpled the dried mint leaves then put them into tea cups. She poured boiling water them, allowing to stand there. 

“Hold my hands.” said Amelinda, handing her hand to Heracles and Gwen. They held hand each other and made a circle. “Keep thinking about your dream as much clear you can. Our thoughts will be shared through the circle.” added Amelinda. Heracles focus kept thinking about his nightmare. It’s about three minutes before they released their hands.

“Drink the contents of your cups.” said Amelinda, “leaving tealeaves and a little water there.”

They all grabbed their tea cup, drank then put them back on the table. Amelinda took a look inside the tea cups. “Take your cups by the handle in the left hand, rim upwards and move it in a circle rapidly three times from left to right.” added Amelinda. 

Heracles and Gwen did exactly what Amelinda said. There some of the tea leaves clung to the sides of the cups while others remained in the bottom. Amelinda managed to see Heracles’ cup first. “It’s not good Heracles. There had a skull your cup. You will get in danger. You have to fight something terrifying. Many mountains here indicate the thing is very strong. However, here had no sign of death. Instead, I see a clover here very luck to you and a dagger that mean you will have some help from your friends. You may be fought but you will win.” said Amelinda.

“What does it mean?” asked Heracles.

“Your enemy has appeared in you dream and you have to fight against them.” said Amelinda thoughtfully.

“But, who?” snapped Heracles.

“I don’t know but the ones will soon appear.” said Amelinda, put Heracles’s cup back on the table then grabbed on Gwen’s cup.

“You also get in danger Gwen. Here had a sand watch in your cup, very soon the danger will come but it doesn’t directly affect you. You get in danger because of helping someone. This, shield is symbol of assistance.” said Amelinda.

“Are you sure?” asked Gwen.

“Yes, I’m sure.” said Amelinda, putting down the cup and saw in her cup.

“Some stuff in my cup but they are not clear but a pair of angel wings, symbol of luck and protection. Maybe I will not get in mess with you.” said Amelinda.

“So what does stuff mean?” said Gwen.

“I mean an enemy is about to come and face to Heracles. You and maybe I will support to him.” said Amelinda.

“Enemy, I don’t have enemy.” spoke Heracles.

“Not clear but your dream indicates that.” said Amelinda, “and it will happen.”

“So what should we do?” asked Heracles.

“Don’t know. Maybe, we should prepare something and wait for it.” said Amelinda.

It took Heracles few minutes thinking out about what Amelinda had said but the forecast of tealeaves was also unclear so then he stopped and asked them to leave the room turning back their dorm.

“Who do you think your enemy Heracles?” asked Gwen.

“I don’t know. It can be Professor Linus, the white chiton Professor we don’t know her name or maybe the lion.” said Heracles, “Nothing clear there.”

“But they can know it’s one of them.” said Amelinda, “We will find the way and check it.”

“Good idea Amelinda.” said Gwen, “but how?”

“Think we need to check Professor Linus first. He is the person who we can reach now.” said Amelinda.

“Right,”

***

The red-armband members still kept patrolling watching in few days and then turned back with their daily jobs. They didn’t appear suddenly in lobbies, staircases, library or somewhere in castle, asking people to go sleep more. The others also got again their daily routines. They gathered chatting in their family room, wandered around and grouped on the bridges, lobbied or in front of the castle. The place because of it turned noisy as usual. It gave Heracles and Gwen the chance to go out. He asked Gwen and Amelinda and they agreed to go with him to visit to Roger at weekend. 

Heracles, Gwen and Amelinda left their dorm after lunch and walked straight to the forest’s edge where Roger’s house was. Roger was home that moment. He opened his door as they come.

“Hi guys, get in.” he said, opened his door widely.

They in turn walked in Roger’s living room, sat on chairs they used to sit before. 

“You look healthier than the last time we met.” said Heracles.

“Yes, I am, not to have to go out at night anymore.” said Roger, smiling.

“So do you find out anything in the forest?” asked Gwen, looking at Roger.

“Nothing,” said Roger, “The forest turned chaotic a little in very short time but it turned to normal at one. I had wandered around, found some creatures there and asked them for the thing and all of them made sure that there had nothing happened. I believed them that nothing too serious there.”

“Honestly,” said Heracles, “This time we come to here to tell you something we did see few days ago. Think you will mind.”

“What did you see?” asked Roger.

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