268 Inspiration

Menla emerged on the other side, coughing but unscathed: "Olpi, you did it!" The Demis rushed forward and hugged her, laughing and cheering.

"It actually worked! He was right!" Olpi laughed. 'Cerlius, thank you. You don't know how much you've helped that girl, how much you've helped me. I'm in your debt.'

'That was the plan.' Cerlius responded, unfazed. 'Now I have questions that I want answered.'

'Well we shouldn't talk here,' Olpi thought. 'And I never want to do this kind of talk again. I'll contact you, now shut this off! Please. Sorry.'

'I would but I have no idea how to-' the voice cut out. Olpi glanced over amidst the celebration but Cerlius was still sitting at the other lake, looking a bit disappointed.

"Thank you Olpi!" Menla said as she hugged her. "Now we need to work on completing your spell, but I'm out of mana." She chuckled and her grip went slack.