Raion quickly wakes up in a sweat and yells, "Fourth, watch out behind you!"
Baskia then begins to awake from his deep sleep. "Raion, will you shut the fuck up? I'm trying to sleep here, and so is everyone else on this island. You'll wake up the whole place with your big mouth."
Raion: " I just saw fourth, he was with this weird fish-like creature."
Baskia: "It was just a dream, you're still in shock at what happened."
Raion: "It felt so real though, like I could touch him."
Baskia: "Let's just head down and meet them now. We will discuss this more later. Now come."
Raion and Baskia walked out of their rooms and towards the main hall, where they met Theo, who was talking to another younger boy.
Theo: "They were sailing and a storm hit them and they're friend got dragged into the water."
Raion: "They're talking about fourth!"
Baskia grabs Raion and pulls him back behind him. "Shh, I'm trying to listen."
Veter: "Grabbed in by what?"
Theo: "That's what we don't know."
Veter: "It's the same thing as before. Isn't it?"
Theo: "We don't know that. It could be different."
Veter: "It isn't, he's back and he wants more."
Theo: "He agreed to not come back."
Raion tries to get closer to hear what Theo and this mysterious individual are saying about Fourth. And ends up knocking down a lamp.
Veter: "What was that noise?"
Baskia kicks Raion and scornfully looks at him. "It is just I and Raion."
Veter stares in disbelief at Raion. He starts to speak, but something tells him otherwise.
How is it that Theo is okay with this!? Does the whole island know he's a shadow?! Or is there something more to this? I must find out. As Veter is asking himself all these unknown questions, Baskia is working his way to smooth over the mistake Raion had made.
Theo: "Ahh, Raion, Baskia, I was waiting for you." Theo sees Raion looking suspiciously at Veter. He turns his head slightly towards Veter and nods for him to come forth. "Baskia and Raion, let me introduce you to Veter."
Veter: "It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance," and holds out his hand. Baskia hesitates for a moment before taking hold of Veter's hand. What is his deal?
Baskia: "It's nice to meet you, Veter," He firmly shakes Veter's hand
Veter looks down at Raion, makes direct eye contact with him, and smirks.
Raion timidly looks at Veter, scanning the interaction between Veter and Baskia. This guy seems different from the others on this island. Just can't figure out why.
Veter then extends his hand out to Raion. Veter: "You must be Raion?"
Raion: "Ahh yeah, that's um me"
Baskia whispers to Raion. "Are you nervous right now?" and begins to giggle.
Raion glares at Baskia and breaks eye contact with Veter.
Veter: "Did I say something to offend you?"
Raion: "Oh no, um, I was just ah.."
Theo: "We should get going to the dining hall, breakfast is prepared. Follow me this way."
Theo and Veter walk up ahead of Raion and Baskia.
Raion "Who do you think that Veter guy is? I got the feeling he's not from here. Like he's only here on special occasions."
Baskia "Like the odd disappearance of Fourth." Baskia mumbles to himself. "They mentioned this happening before. Could they mean Theo's friend?"
Baskia "Let's just go, we might get some information out of them during breakfast, let me do the talking though."
Raion knew what Baskia was getting at at this point. He knew all too well.
Veter "Raion, may I have a word? Alone."
Raion looks over at Baskia.
Baskia, "It's fine, Raion, you can go."
Raion "Um, sure."
Veter "This way."
Raion follows Veter down the hall and into the next room.
Raion, "What is this about? I'm starving, haha, could we make it quick?"
Veter: "I know what you are."
Raion's eyes widen with a sense of clarity and shock. "How could he have known I thought Baskia made sure the island didn't find out!"
Veter: "You're a shadow. What I don't know is why and how you've managed to stay like this for longer than ten minutes."
Raion: "I ahh it was an accident, I don't know how or why."
Veter: "How is it that no one here realizes what you actually are. It's like they're under a spell."
Raion: "I can't say. It's a secret, please do make me say!"
Veter: "Just tell me. Are you going to get this fixed?"
Raion: "Fourth, Baskia and I are heading to all sights. Fourth said she'd be able to help. Before... everything happened with him."
Veter: "I see."
Raion: "You won't tell anyone, will you?! That you know!"
Veter: "I won't. But.. will you let me come?"
Raion: "Come? To all sight?"
Veter: "Yes, please."
Raion: "What do you need to see her for?"
Veter: "I would mind if I kept that between me."
Raion: " I'm sorry for asking. We all have our secrets. I may not know much about what is happening here with Fourth, Myself, or even you. But I know well enough when a situation calls for trust."
Veter: "Thank you. We should go before they worry."
Raion: "Yeah."