In Book 3: the long-awaited meeting of Avril and Zima! The appearance of the Priestess of the Moon and the Ruler of Light Svyatozar!
Excerpts from the book:
The Ruler of the Light, to whom the Priestess of the Moon told about this incident, had already forgotten about all this. And he remembered only when the android reminded him.
Forgetting many things has long become a habit for Svyatozar. Sometimes his mind cleared up and he could think relatively sanely. And sometimes his mind was clouded more than usual. In fact, his impeccable image in the eyes of the public and ministers was maintained thanks to the efforts of the Priestess of the Moon.
And now, when the Priestess was helping him change his clothes, he suddenly looked at her with sincere surprise and asked:
"Who are you? Why do you have such strange eyes?"
"I am the Priestess of the Moon. You yourself created me more than two centuries ago to serve you," was the answer.
"Created? Oh yes! I remember! My father and I found the Crystal Mountain and the Crystal Princess! And there were magic formulas... On the ceiling of the Princess' tomb..."
"That's right, Master Svyatozar."
"But where is my father? Does it seem to me, or have I not seen him for a long time?"
"Have you forgotten, my Master? He died almost two hundred years ago."
"Oh, how could I forget... But why am I still alive?.."
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...Meanwhile, Avril froze in utter confusion. She had already realized that her power was not working. But why? Did she lose her powers due to the fall? It can't be!
"Listen to my voice and obey me!" she said firmly again, holding herself with difficulty.
"No, you listen to me," Zima shook her head, trying to get rid of the unpleasant sensations in her temples. "Are you a Confederation cadet? Or are you from the Alliance?"
"Of course I am from the Confederation! I am the cadet from the Kingdom of Kunda! I was sent to the crash site of the flying object to tell all the locals to leave the forest!" Avril applied all her artistic abilities.
To which she met Zima's skeptical gaze and her short answer:
"I see, then you are from the fallen Alliance fighter... You don't look like a military one - too young. I think we're the same age. Are you an unlucky cadet?"
"No, me!"
"You don't have to continue. At first I was hesitant, but now I can clearly hear that your accent does not resemble that which people from Kunda usually have."
Edelweiss froze in place. Everything inside her went cold. She rushed to run, and had already moved away a few meters, when she again heard the voice of the dark-haired girl:
"How far will you run away without knowing the terrain?"
Avril froze and looked back at the stranger. Girl looked surprisingly calm. If Ms. Edelweiss knew what was going on in the girl's head now, she would be surprised. After all, Zima herself did not understand: why is she so calm?
It would be more logical to neutralize the 'enemy from the Alliance' with the help of hand-to-hand combat skills. But she didn't want to do it. She was suddenly curious. She had not experienced such strong curiosity for a very long time. Or maybe her hatred for the Confederation just rose in her, diligently suppressed all these years. And in spite of CK she suddenly wanted to help her 'enemy'. Perhaps there were other feelings, but Zima could not explain them.
Therefore, she went on to say:
"Listen, alarm sirens are already heard in the distance. Therefore, choose: either you will be captured by the Confederation military, or you will trust me and try to escape from them. You have no other choice."
Avril hesitated. But in the distance, indeed, the characteristic sounds of sirens and the barking of dogs were already heard...
