"Where am I?" Laina wondered as she looked all around.
The last thing she recalled was an unknown force beckoning her. It was calling out to her, asking her to go closer. Laina was in a trance. She did as she was told. But beyond that, she could hardly rember a thing.
Now she was in a white endless plain. She called out, hoping to hear a response but there was none. Just then, a flickering fla appeared before her. It was levitating above the ground.
"Isn't this the Aurora Fla?" Laina muttered to herself as she took a closer look.
The multi-colored fla looked even more srizing up close. The colors were constantly shifting and changing. No matter from which angle or direction you looked, it was different.
"Do you rember?" a voice rang in Laina's mind.
"Who's there?" she yelled, surprised by the sudden presence of the formless voice.
"Do you rember?" the voice asked again.
"Rember? Rember what?" Laina asked in confusion, "I don't know what you're talking about!"
The mont she finished her sentence, images flashed through Laina's mind. She crumbled to the ground, clutching her head in pain. She barely caught a glimpse of so of them. But sothing about it felt familiar.
Where had she seen them?
mories, old mories, flashed through Laina's mind. She could barely make out what they were but the feeling of familiarity lingered.
"Do you rember?"
The voice repeated itself over and over again. Laina could not understand what it wanted. She desperately attempted to make sense of what was happening to no avail. She knew there was sothing familiar about all that she was seeing.
But what could that be?
Then, it dawned on her. The mories being replayed to her all had one thing in common. Dante was in them too. But everything else about them was unlike anything she had seen before. The clothes they were wearing. The places they visited.
"I've never been to these places before. Or wore these clothes…"
Laina widened her eyes in shock when she ca to a realization.
"No… I have seen this before," she declared.
The painting Dante had shown her in Starfrost Mansion. The background and the clothing they wore in that painting matched what she was seeing in the mory fragnt. Her lips quivered in shock as she looked on, unable to say a word.
"Why am I seeing this?" she wondered out loud, "These aren't my mories… are they?"
Laina shut her eyes as her head began to spin. She yelled out in pain as the mories continued to flood back in. No matter how hard she tried, she could not make sense of them.
"Laina! Laina!" A voice called out her na.
But the crown princess was still trapped in her own mind, unable to hear the voice that called out to her. The world around her began to crumble and shake violently.
"Laina! Wake up! Wake up!" the voice called out again.
Her eyes flickered open. Laina was drenched in sweat. Her heart was palpitating in her chest. Standing over her was Kol, who had shaken her awake. The Oracle ca forward to check on her imdiately.
"She's alright, she's alright," Ramona assured Kol.
"What happened?" Laina asked as she rubbed her temples.
Kol and Florin explained what had happened in Fla Hall. After she passed out, they carried her here to rest. All was well until Laina began to break out in cold sweat. She was mumbling beneath her breath. It took Kol to shake her, calling out her na multiple tis before she woke up.
"You looked like you were having a nightmare," Florin explained.
"In a matter of words," Laina replied hesitantly, "It was."
Ramona sat down by her side.
"Let take a look," she said as she placed her index finger on her forehead.
"I don't quite rember what I saw," Laina explained, "But it felt important."
Ramona removed her hand from Laina's forehead.
"All is well," she said to the crown princess with a reassuring smile, "You just need so rest, that's all."
"Are you sure?" Laina asked worriedly, "I felt like I was missing sothing important."
Ramona bit her lip, this was not sothing she could divulge. It was Laina's journey to figure out the truth. But as the Oracle, she could guide her along her path.
"When I restored your energy with the help of the Aurora Fla, it might have unlocked a door in your mind."
"Unlocked a door?"
A door that led to hidden mories, things buried deep within the subconscious of one's mind. The Aurora Fla had the ability to do so. The stronger one resonates with fire and fla, the stronger the connection.
"But if it's sothing so important, how could I forget it so quickly?" Laina bit her lip, "Is there no way for to recover it?"
Ramona smiled, "I thought you would never ask. There is. However, perhaps another ti would be best? Don't you need to hurry back to Everfree?"
Laina almost leaped out of bed. She did not know how long she had been out for and the longer she was away, the more worried Dante and Margaret would get.
"You're right, I should head back at once," Laina declared, "I will visit again when I can."
Ramona smiled, "You're most welco Your Highness. We will await your return with open arms."
Laina got back up on her feet. She was glad to have regained her strength. Before she left, Ramona reminded the crown princess to take good care of herself.
"Do not overexert yourself. If you ever need any help, I am at your beck and call," Ramona reminded.
Upon her return to Everfree, Dante was inford in advance. When she made it back to the mansion, she was surprised to find a spread of food set out in the dining hall. Every dish on the table was Laina's favorite.
There were cold and hot dishes, desserts, and side dishes. There were so many options Laina was salivating at the sight of it all. Where would she even begin? Furthermore, how would she be able to finish all of this food?
"Welco back, my love," a familiar voice greeted her from behind.
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