The night sky was dark blue. Cassidy thought blue was the color of anxiety. She felt angry, which made her feel even sadder. Then she thought about the entire journey she had been on for so long. The improvement she had been doing as the Queen of Avoránic. Even though she was thinking quite a lot about planet Earth the first year after she arrived. She was anything but brave when she became the Queen. She thought it was a joke, that day they revealed the result of the election. She was convinced they were trying to make fun of her. But then she realized it was nothing else but the truth. The government told her they had elected her as the queen. "You can see all the aura in the world. Nobody can hide from your sight. Of course, a person able to interpret the aura of all living creatures would be useful. We had that in mind while taking the decision", one of the oracles said. 448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdujDk3Nnju
If she hadn't that gift – the gift of seeing things other people can't – would they still elect her? Probably not. 448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEkk4cWfSVs
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Castor was hard-working but too shy. His sister was the leader Avoránic needed at that point and still needed these days. She was the most hard-working at the time, but she worked in complete silence. Of course, he felt left behind sometimes. That's a quite natural feeling. It's human nature. Cassidy and Castor – the only human beings alive at Avoránic. Sometimes he missed planet Earth. It's like he and his sister have switched places. Castor is the one who misses Earth now; the one who thinks about the silver-coloured moonlight and the fruits they won't be able to taste again. Cassidy had difficulties accepting her new life earlier, but now she seems to have forgotten where she came from. 448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHdDkGMVQLT
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The Castle was light, perhaps a bit overwhelming. On the other hand, everyone felt welcome. Everyone but Nels, Castor's best friend who betrayed them earlier this year. Castor was wondering if his suspicious thoughts about Nels actually were true. He hoped to be the leader of Avoránic but failed. He wasn't even meant to be anything else than a staff member of the Castle. Everyone knew he didn't fit the role of a leader. He was too weak. Leaving the Castle to work with the enemies was proof enough. 448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0JZFlbarFT
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"The magicians". That's the phrase Cassidy used for her biological family. That's how she refers to them. They were somewhere. On another planet, perhaps they're all still alive. They will never know who their twins are. 448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaxQiTBK7So
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"You have to flee the country. You have to believe in your own courage. You have to gain knowledge, and you have to work hard", Sarphira said. The mother of the one with the incredible gift of seeing the truth and her brother who was named "beaver" in Latin. 448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr6BPFPHrHq
It was obvious who was the most loved child between Cassidy and Castor. 448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeHAC33AIn5
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She reminded herself how it turned out the last time she was this curious about something. That time her brother and herself - by mistake - released a terrible beast in the castle. But that was a long time ago. Ages. That time in life when everything was a challenge. Now she was leading Avoranic in the direction every oracle - and herself - wanted. She was happy with her life. 448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIuwbb2fXjw
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But, what’s inside that door? 448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhdMriZezOY
She opened it only to find it was just another room in the castle she yet hadn’t explored. Same as the 499 other rooms and hallways. That’s what she expected at least. 448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1hUhdumFVo
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”Ah, there you are! I have been looking all over for you!” 448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfdEIPnA7Vx
Castor was breathing heavily and sounded like a bear on a hot afternoon while having a panic attack. ”Oh, I’m sorry my beloved brother… I might have forgotten our meeting…” 448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ67TakKonvl
Cassidy looked at her very well-polished shoes. 448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Qaeq962Zx
”That wasn’t very nice!”, Castor jokes. But it was true. Cassidy was all over the place in her mind right now. 448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTF1zt6gHWf
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For a long period of time, they just looked into the empty and dusty room. 448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN0yzFPsO3p
”Do you miss home? I get that feeling now and then. That you are.” 448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR9CvfHQ4ir
Castor looked at his sister and she got something that reminded him about brain fog. She just wasn’t there, her eyes were… distanced. Eventually, she shakes her head. 448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwkOzsgSIse
”No, I certainly do not!” 448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ZiKddiIoU
They both knew she was lying. 448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFJMQdvIvTG
”I mean… Sometimes I wonder what would have happened if we had never come here. Sure, this place is more developed than Earth. Just look at the technology! But… Some things do not exist here, which I miss from the earth. I miss the silver light of the full moon. The red light of the moon here on this planet is scary and gloomy. I miss the fruits too. Like oranges…” 448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcbXAEvELAZ
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Meanwhile, Cassidy was floating away in her mind about everything she missed from the earth, her brother had already disappeared. She didn’t even notice he was slowly walking away from her. It was when Norya came and gave her a big hug she noticed the difference. Norya had blue hair which enclosed Cassidy completely. Cassidy had long, curly black hair which Norya always had been a bit envious of. The yellow, big, bright eyes that belonged to Norya looked nicely at Cassidy. Norya’s elf ears were waving in excitement. 448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9RGdcDBS3Y
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”It sounds like a wonderful place. Earth. I would have been the luckiest if I had been able to see it with my own eyes. Do you really mean the moonlight is silver-colored? And not a red light as here? That sounds so cool!” 448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIpxVvB9r3p
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Norya had somehow made Cassidy feel more at home in the castle. It helped a lot to just talk about planet Earth. They sat in the big garden and ate a madina - a fruit that was only growing in Avoranic, Cassidy’s kingdom. And they talked about Cassidy’s old life. The madina was nice and sweet but reminded of a strange version of strawberries, in Cassidys' opinion. Norya hadn’t seen a strawberry in her entire life, so she couldn’t really relate at all. 448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvrrkKlh2Bh
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Meanwhile, on earth, two adoptive sisters were talking about life. They didn’t yet know they were part of something bigger than what they could understand. 448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG9A9hLqA9T
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Aline took a sip of her coffee and looked at Ingrid. 448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡieaN7EJxyY
”How was work today?” 448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx81ngslRFr
Ingrid took her cup in her hands, warming them with some help from the hot drink inside. ”It was fantastic. Do you know what? It was this little girl who came into the store today, and she was so adorable! She gave me a piece of paper and she had written on it that I had given her strength after she purchased a keyboard pedal. She was shy playing the piano in front of others.” 448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBiGgod1hAD
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Ingrid grinned and looked thoughtful when she said it. 448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeAbfr7PxI4
”Wow, what did you tell her?”, Aline wondered with eyes as big as planets. 448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYaqkXJI8EM
”I don’t know, actually. She said she was shy, and I said I knew how it feels…”, Ingrid replied. 448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNtQYJ2LEVT
”In other words; you were just a human being. Sometimes genuine people are the ones who make a difference!” 448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa2LjPpGmXt
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Carl suddenly appeared in the room. He looked amused. 448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡADpmH0qgAU
”Hello Dad”, Aline said and gave him a big hug. ”Had a good day?” 448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG8Ly7mBsjF
”Yes, it was a calm day, at least”, Carl answered. 448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKYmvHZ6dO9
He was a police officer and was used to seeing a lot. 448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIND3WaLQrn
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”How was your day? Aline? Ingrid?” He asked. 448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4JJLqOfxR
”Fantastic!” Ingrid replied with dreamy eyes and her response made Carl confused at first. He was used to coming home to a depressed face and a skinny, black-haired girl who didn’t talk much. 448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLfymK9KwL5
His facial expression changed immediately. 448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnicrUua1AY
”I’m glad to hear that, sweetheart” 448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIXcNOYCIg6
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Aline and Ingrid went to the mall. 448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyIFiInpxtM
”I know that Carl isn’t my father, but sometimes I wish he was”, Ingrid said out of nowhere. She got dreamy eyes again. 448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9iukztjHLf
”He could be your father, you know. I think he sees us both as his daughters” 448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVAmXUT2wxh
”You think?” 448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKp7HFVhlNl
”Absolutely, don’t you see how he treats you? Just like me!”, said Aline with a big smile. 448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGizKWmAMxN
Ingrid grinned. 448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAnYY61hl3U
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