Esther, Ramsay, Noah, Benjamin, Ryn, Lilia, Kylie, Kinsley, Mike, Hawk, Tracy, and Camelia left the river with their things that are wet after they spent time resting close to the river which is now frozen.
Esther, Ramsay, Noah, Benjamin, Ryn, Lilia, Kylie, Kinsley, Mike, Hawk, Tracy, and Camelia traveled far away from the river without uttering a word to each other before they decided to take a rest in the forest since they could feel that they haven't fully recovered from the days they spent in the river which make them feel weak and somehow.
It has been three days since Esther, Ramsay, Noah, Benjamin, Ryn, Lilia, Kylie, Kinsley, Mike, Hawk, Tracy, and Camelia camp in the forest, and all they have been doing in the forest is sleep after they spread their things that are wet in the forest to dry.
However, Esther did not have much sleep because she had Redrick to keep her company which was how she was able to know what she did to Redrick spirit after Redrick died in her arms.
Esther came to realize that she was more in love with Redrick than she could ever thought and that the reason why she didn't know that she had fallen in love with Redrick more than she could feel and believed is because Esther ignored her feelings just to focus on how to end Marcelos and save their world from Marcelos.
Esther spends her time trying to find a way to end Marcelos and a future where Marcelos does not exist which makes her fail to understand what she is feeling for someone who she doesn't seem to want to fall in love with.
Esther could not truly explain how she came to suddenly fall in love with Redrick even though she made it known to Redrick that there couldn’t be a place for him in her heart, and she was wrong about that because she fell in love with him unknowingly.
Esther came to realize nature punishes her for neglecting her feelings because it was when she was starting to understand and know her feelings for Redrick that he was killed by Marcelos. After all, he wanted to protect her.
Redrick's death makes Esther understand how much Redrick loved her even though she doesn't know to what extent because she wonders why a mortal would give his life to her who is said to be a goddess.
Esther also came to realize that her heart could not let Redrick go after his death is why her heart uses her powers to create a magical home for the spirit of Redrick and keep it there. The home created for Redrick's spirit is not a physical home but a magical home created in the heart of Esther for Redrick's spirit to live in so Redrick could never leave Esther.
It was surprising to Esther when she found out that Redrick's spirit lives in her heart which is inside of her in a home created for him in her heart. The home created in Esther's heart for Redrick was just a house with a room, close to the ocean and where one gets to watch the sunset and the moon.
Esther always gets to go meet Redrick in the home created for him whenever she is in her subconscious and Redrick gets to come out of his magical home to meet Esther whenever he wants to. Redrick also tells Esther that he is glad that she didn't let his soul leave the mortal world which is like giving him a second chance to be close to him and the others.
Esther told Redrick that she wasn't the one who truly did that because she was busy being heartbroken when he died. After all, she thought she had lost him to the spiritual realm which is where spirits go after a being die, and that it was her heart that didn't want to lose him and made him part of her by creating a home for him in her heart.
However, Esther told Redrick that she regretted not loving him and showing her love to him when she had the chance, as much as he loved and showed his love to her, but Redrick said to Esther that she shouldn't have regret or think like that since she still has him next to her even though it is not physically which is fine by him as long as she is with him.
Esther also told Redrick that she was glad that he protected her from the sword but he shouldn't have done that because she might not die from it. However, Redrick said to her that he had no regret that he did it as long as it protected her from dying and he would gladly do that all over and over again.
Esther truly regretted that it was after Redrick died that she realized how much she had fallen for him and how much Redrick means to her which is painful because she only has his spirit that she can only love and have by her side but can't do any physical thing with him since he is nothing but a spirit she doesn't want to let go. However, Esther thought to herself that she was ready to do anything if there was ever a way for her to bring back Redrick to life.
It was morning in the forest, and Esther and Redrick could be seen seated to each other. The both of them could also be seen talking to each other as they smiled and laughed along while facing the others who were sound asleep. Then Redrick looked at the others and said to Esther "are you going to allow them to continue to sleep? It has been 4 days they have been sleeping. Isn't that too much?".
“They are exhausted from the days they had to spend unconscious in the river, and the river had drained most of their energy. I think their resting will make them recover their energy and get themselves back to normal because they don't look like themselves'' said Esther to Redrick.
“But what about Ryn, Hawk, and Benjamin? They should have recovered by now since they are shapeshifters and they have their magical healing ability" said Redrick puzzled.
“Are you that impatient to meet them? I have not even agreed to tell them about you nor can they even see you" said Esther with a smirk.
“They don't need to see me. They just have to know that I am close to them and around them. They need to know that I am not gone, especially my sister. She might look like she is okay and fine, but I know her. She is only pretending. She is hurting as much as you are hurting or more than you. She needs to know that I am here" said Redrick unhappily.
Esther could see Redrick's facial expression saying that he was unhappy about his sister, then Esther held his hands and made him looked her before she said with a smile to him "dont worry, I will try as much as I can to make them know that you are here and that you aren't ready to leave them because you know that they can't protect themselves alone without you".
Hearing that made Redrick smile because it was funny, just then Esther and Redrick heard Hawk say to Esther "who are you talking to? Do you now see ghosts?''.
Hearing that made Esther and Redrick look in the direction of Hawk to see that he was awake and the others were now waking up too. Redrick was glad when he saw everyone waking up and a smile could be seen written all over his face because he was glad to be seeing them up close again after he thought he was never going to see them again.
Even though Ramsay, Noah, Benjamin, Ryn, Lilia, Kylie, Kinsley, Mike, Hawk, Tracy, and Camelia woke up, they still felt very weak and all they could do was just sit down and look at Esther who was facing them where she was seated. However, Redrick stood up beside Esther and went to sit down beside Camelia, but Camelia didn't see him or feel his presence and all that Esther gave was a smile.
Everyone already had questions to ask Esther but then they saw her smile and wondered why she was smiling, then Tracy said to Esther "why are you smiling or do you find happiness seeing us all in this situation?".
“Is that what you should be asking her or why is it that she was talking all alone to herself while we were sleeping?'' said Ryn.
“Which is why I asked if she is now seeing ghosts” said Hawk.
“I don't think that should be the question to ask her. She looks okay than all of us which means she knows what the hell happened to us all. I want her to answer what it is that happened to all of us" said Ramsay.
Esther heard what they all said but chose not to mind them and looked at Camelia whose mind seemed to be else without her knowing Redrick was seated next to her and looking at her, then Esther said out loud for everyone to hear "or maybe I can tell you all that Redrick was the one I was talking to then and he is presently here with us".
Everyone was shocked and confused to hear that which made Camelia regain her sense back to reality, and she diverted her attention toward Esther as she asked Esther “what did you just say?”.
However, Esther wasn't allowed to answer Camelia because Noah said to Esther “we have a lot to worry about instead of you joking at the moment”.
“Yeah, you should tell us about what happened to us instead of talking about the dead” said Kinsley to Esther.
Esther smiled and looked at Camelia, saying to everyone “and what if I told you all that I am not lying and that Redrick is currently seated next to Camelia?”.
The others were all shocked to hear that, and they all hurriedly looked at Camelia's sides, both right and left, including Camelia. The others became confused when they all looked beside Camelia and could not see anything except Camelia seated alone, then Benjamin said to Esther “I guess you must have missed him so much that you now hallucinate him”.
Then Esther said to Redrick “you could see that they all don’t believe me, so is there anything that you can say to make them believe that you are here?”:
Hearing that made everyone wonder who Esther was talking to because they don’t see anyone except them, but then Redrick said to Esther “you can tell Camelia that her dream still sucks and she is never achieving it”.
“I don’t think that is enough but I have an idea” said Esther, which the others all heard and they all began to wonder if Esther was going crazy, and they were all beginning to say to each other that they needed to help Esther to save her.
Then suddenly the others all saw Esther hit them with a magical force at the same time. Immediately after the others got hit by magical force, Redrick asked Esther “what did you just do to them?”.
Esther gave no response to Redrick and the others could hear Redrick talking to Esther which made them look in Redrick’s direction and they all saw Redrick.
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