The door was gone.
Lilac couldn't believe her eyes. She swore that a second ago the door was there. And then, it was gone once Jedrek disappeared behind it. But how could that be possible to happen? Was that magic?—she thought, while kept on staring at the empty space in front of her. She knew what she saw. The door disappeared along with Jedrek. What kind of magic was that?
All of a sudden, someone called out her name, "Lilac." Surprised, she jumped out of her skin the moment she heard the unexpected voice of a stranger. Out of instinct, she turned around in alertness, and ready to strike the stranger if ever it turned out to be another battle. However, that stranger was no stranger to her. This was a person that she knew.
