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There's a well-known myth that everyone is told at a young age. It had been passed on for many years and generations. It was said to be a warning from the god of creation that he was not to be messed with. And so, no one dared to question him.

The myth started off with the god and his wife getting married and having a child. Years later, the god's sister, goddess of the mind, caught the attention of the wife and was said to have made the wife fall for her and fall out of love with the god. This leading to the wife carrying and giving birth to the goddess' child.

At first, the god didn't know. The wife and goddess decided to keep the child a secret from the god and those who were allied with him. However, they couldn't keep it a secret for long.

When the god found out. He was furious, furious at his sister. He, therefore, banished her to a different realm. A realm known as the End. As for the child, the child was cursed and bound to a lamp, forced to grant three wishes to those who stumbled across said lamp. Only being able to be set free if one wished for the child to be.

With this, the child grew up, remaining bound to the lamp as those who found him never wished him free. Some only wanted to wish for themselves and some were scared, scared that if they wished the child free then they would be next to be cursed by the god.

And so, the child was lonely for their whole life and stuck in the lamp, only being let free when someone wanted to use a wish.

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"Are you sure we aren't lost?" An olm asked his boyfriend. The olm wore a magenta t-shirt, black jacket and green cargo pants accompanied with a pair of black boots. His hair was white with streaks of magenta and red. His fins and tail complemented his outfit with their red colour and cyan ends. He also wore a silver necklace that he had been gifted by his boyfriend.

"Pretty sure we aren't Aax" the other male replied. He had brown hair with a white streaks and wore a red turtle neck with a black jacket over top. He wore black jeans and red boots. He also had a brown satchel sling across his torso.

"Are you sure Caspian? Cause I feel like we are just wondering deeper into the woods" the olm, Aax, stated.

"I... okay we might be a bit lost?" Caspian admitted with a sigh.

"Remind me why I trusted you with directions again?"

"Because I'm amazing at directions."

"Sure you are lost one, sure you are" Aax giggled before they stopped when they saw a glimpse of something out of their eye.

"Why did you stop Love?" Caspian asked his boyfriend. However, Aax didn't replied. Instead he turned right and began walking in that direction.

Caspian quickly followed after the olm, still trying to figure out why Aax had begun walking right. Although, each time Aax didn't reply instead, he continued to walk right.

As the couple continued to walk, Caspian slowly stopped questioning and instead was walking hand in hand with Aax. The woods also began to become less dense as they slowly came to a clearing.

The clearing was outlined with blue orchids and mushrooms. There was also a few foxes resting within, keeping to themselves. However, as soon as they heard the footsteps of Aax and Caspian they soon got to their feet and ran off into the woods.

At the center of the clearing sat a pedestal. The pedestal was made of a mix of amethyst and quartz. It gave off a magical aura that anyone could sense. Not only that, but it also had letters etched along the top and bottom. Although neither Aax or Caspian could read what it said from where they stood on the edge of the clearing.

On top of the pedestal sat a lamp. It looked to be made of gold with amethyst placed along the edges and on the lid.

"What is that?" Caspian asked.

"It looks like a lamp of some kind" Aax shrugged.

"Do you think it's the one from the tale everyone is told as a child?"

"I wouldn't think so, after all, that take is just a myth."

"But what if it isn't a myth and it actually happened."

"That's a very low possibility Cas."

"I know but still, wouldn't it be so cool if we found the lamp the prince was bound to?"

"I guess. Do you want to get a closer look?"

"Hell yeah I do."

"Okay, let's go then."

The closer the two got to the pedestal the stronger the aura felt to them. It felt weird to them. It was something they had never felt before, like they were in the presence of a god or goddess.

Within a couple minutes, Aax and Caspian had reached the pedestal.

"That's weird" Caspian mumbled.

"What's weird?" Aax asked.

"What's been etched into the pedestal. It isn't in English or Telchin."

"If it's not in English or Telchin then what language is it?"

"I don't know but I'm gonna take a picture with my communicator so I can research it later because I'm curious" Caspian said, taking his communicator and taking a picture.

"You got a picture?" Aax asked.

"Yep" Caspian smiled, putting his communicator back into his pocket.

"Okay then, you ready to go?"

"Depends."

"What do you mean 'depends'?"

"Can we take the lamp with us?"

"I guess."

"Okay let's go then" Caspian said as he picked up the lamp a carefully placed it into his satchel as to not damage it.

With that, the couple began to make their way back through the woods, this time with the navigation app on their communicators. 

Around an hour later, the two of them made it home and went to bed, deciding to look into the lamp and etching in the morning.

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While Aax and Caspian slept alongside the rest of the citizens of Lodestar Grove, the town in which the couple lived in, three beings were walking through the same woods the couple found the lamp in.

"Dad, why wouldn't you tell me where we're going?" One of the beings asked. They wore a split dyed jacket, half purple half yellow, over a grey tank top, with goggles perched on top of their head. They also wore black jeans and mismatched converse, which corresponded to their jacket. Their hair was short and brown and their eyes were mismatched, the right was yellow and the left was purple. Their left eye was also bleeding.

"Like I have said multiple times Icarus, you will find out when we get there. Speaking of which, Ven how much further left do we have to go?" One of the other beings said. His eyes were a golden yellow and he too had brown hair, however, he also had a streak of white in his. He wore a suit with a yellow tie and a crown on top of his head. On his feet, he wore a pair of black dress shoes.

"We're almost there Fable sir, just a little bit further" the final being, Ven, stated. His hair was white and slightly wavy. He too had mismatched eyes however, the right was a lime green and the left was a dark green. He wore a white shirt with a yellow tie underneath a navy blue sweater vest. He also wore black jeans and black converse.

"Good, I want to be there and back to the castle before morning" Fable said.

Minutes later, the trio found themselves in the clearing that had the pedestal sat in the centre. However, much to Ven and Fable's surprise, the pedestal was empty.

"Ven, I thought you said it was still here when you checked this morning" Fable said angrily as he turned to face the white-haired male.

"It was Sir, I don't understand where it could have gone. No one ever comes into these woods" Ven answered quickly, so fast to the point that if spoken any quicker it would be inaudible.

"Dad, what's going on?" Icarus asked in a quiet voice.

"There once sat a lamp on this pedestal that I wanted you to have, however it's missing as you can see" Fable sighed as he turned to Icarus and rested his hands on their shoulders.

"What if we make an announcement and see if anyone knows where it is?" Icarus suggested.

"That's a good idea my child, Ven you know what to do" Fable said before turning and beginning to walk back through the woods, with Icarus following soon after.

"Of course my king" Ven nodded, pulling out his communicator and making the announcement before quickly running to catch up with the two up ahead.

Before long, the trio had .are it out of the woods and were on their way back to the castle located in the centre of Lodestar Grove.

The next morning, Icarus awoke with a message on their communicator. It was from their cousin, Athena, and it read 'Come outside sleepyhead, today's the day I said I would introduce you to my uncles Aax and Caspian.'

After reading it, Icarus immediately jumped out of bed and got ready for the day, before they rushed down stairs to the castle's entrance hall.

However, just as they were about to exit the castle and walk into its courtyard, a voice spoke from behind them.

"Where are you going, Icarus?" The voice said.

Icarus instantly turned on their heel until they were facing the direction the voice came from. 

As they did so, they saw their father walking down the stairs and across the hall towards them. As he did so, Icarus decided to speak up.

"Today's the day Athena said he would introduce me to her friends, remember. I spoke about it with you like a week ago" Icarus explained.

"Very well, just remember to be safe. Also, I would like you to ask them if they have seen a gold lamp with amethyst on it and ask her friends too" Fable said in a caring tone.

"Of course dad, I love you" Icarus replied before exiting out into the courtyard, where they found Athena leaning against the wall playing games on their communicator.

Athena had hot pink shoulder length hair. Thrir right eye was the colour of gold while their left eye was red like redstone, bother of which contrasted with their half white half dark skin skin. They wore a red dress with a gold seam, paired with a pair of cyan, knee high socks and no shoes. On her head sat a crown with a pale pink crystal in the centre and in their left hand was a crutch, decorated with alliums. He also had a white tail with a tuff of hot pink fur on the end.

"Hi Athena" Icarus smiled once they reached Athena.

"Hi Icky, you ready to go" Athena asked as they lifted their head to look at Icarus and picketed his communicator.

"Yep, also how many times do I have to tell you to not call me 'Icky'" Icarus stated as the pair began to leave the courtyard. However, Athena didn't respond. Instead she led Icarus through the streets.

Around half an hour later, the pair were stood outside of Aax and Caspian's house.

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That morning, Aax woke up to find that Caspian was nowhere to be seen, so they decided to get ready for the day and go downstairs.

Once downstairs, he found crumpled up paper scattered around the floor of the dining room. Meanwhile, at the table sat Caspian surrounded by a few books and piles of paper.

"Whatcha up too?" Aax asked as they made their way over to their boyfriend.

"Just seeing if I'm able to translate the etchings on the podium we found last night" Caspian replied as he turned in his seat to look at Aax.

"Any luck?" The olm asked.

"Nope" The brunette sighed, slouching slightly in his chair.

"Well, how about you take a break and we clean up a little. After all, I'm pretty sure Athena is coming over today with a friend of his that she wanted us to meet" Aax said before giving Caspian a kiss on his cheek.

Instead of verbally replying, Caspian stood up and began to clean up the stuff on the table, putting them into neat piles. Meanwhile, Aax smiled slightly and began to pick up the paper, which had been discarded on the floor.

When the mess had been cleaned up, the couple decided to turn their attention to the lamp sat in the centre of the table.

"So, what do you think we should do with the lamp?" Aax asked.

"I'm not sure but it looks like it's needs a good polish or something especially since who knows how longs it's been in the woods for" Caspian shrugged.

"Fair, I'll go get a cloth. Be right back" Aax replied, kissing his boyfriend on top his head before disappearing to grab a cloth.

When Aax returned, cloth in hand, he handed it to Capsian, who immediately picked up the lamp and began to polish it. Although, as he did so, a trail of purple smoke began to trail out of it and form into a figure.

Once fully formed, the figure stretched before turning to face the duo. Meanwhile, Caspian and Aax stated at the figure in shock.

The figure had long, black hair and two horns on the left side of their head, which faded from purple to magenta at the tips and had golden chains wrapped around them. Along with the horns, on the left side of their face, the figure also had a patch of purple skin, accompanied by a green eye while the right eye was a pale blue. Their ears were that of an elf and were decorated with the same gold chain as their horns. They wore a white shirt and purple corset along with more gold chain accessories around their wrists, neck and waist. As for their legs, they weren't existent as the bottom half of their body was a trail of smoke which had the same ombre effect as their horns.

"Which one of you two summoned me?" The figure questioned the couple, who were still stood in shock.

"What do you mean summoned?" Aax asked, breaking out of his shocked state.

"Well, I'm a genie and one of you rubbed my lamp, summoning me" the figure, genie, explained.

"I was the one who rubbed it but I had no idea a genie was inside" Caspian spoke up, finally freeing himself from his shocked state.

"Is that so? Well then, what would you like your three wishes to be? However, before you decide, I must tell you a few rules. You cannot wish to hurt or kill another, nor can you wish to make people fall in love. You also cannot wish for more wishes. Other than that, you can wish for whatever your heart desires" the genie explained.

"I- but I don't want to make a wish" Capsian said.

"Well then, I'll be off to my lamp then and if you change your mind just rub the lamp. Also another thing I forgot to mention, you only get three wishes" the genie said, before floating towards the lamp.

"Wait" Capsian said, a little louder than he expected.

"Have you decided on your first wish?" The genie asked, tilting their head slightly to the side in confusion.

"Why must you go back into your lamp? What if me and Aax want to get to know you?" Caspian asked.

"Well, I don't have to go back into my lamp, but usually those who have summoned me in the past usually send me back when they don't want to use a wish" the genie shrugged.

"Well, they are just rude" Aax chimed in.

Just as Caspian was about to say something else, there was the sound of knocking on the front door.

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When no one opened the door straight away, the  knocking continued.

"Aax, what are we gonna do about this dude?" Caspian asked his partner in a panicked tone.

"I have a name you know" the genie huffed.

"Uhhhh, yo genie man you got legs you can magic up for yourself?" Aax asked, the floating figure.

"You mean a human form?" The genie asked recieving a nod in return.

Seconds later, there was a cloud of smoke. The cloud then disappeared as quick as it appeared and the genie now has legs. Not only that, but they also had a tail, which matched the base colour of their horn, and at the end of their tail was a tuff of magenta fur. 

The genie wore a pair of black jeans, with the chain around their waist acting as a belt. Along with the jeans, the genie wore a pair of navy blue ankle boots, which has some stars and the cassiopeia embroidered at the ankles.

"This good? Also for future reference my name is Rae" the genie, Rae, said.

"Good? That's amazing Rae" Caspian smiled. Meanwhile, Aax was moving the lamp out of sight.

"You ready to open the door now, Cas?" Aax asked walking back over to Rae and Caspian. However, just as he finished that sentence, the door bursted open and in came the person who had be knocking, shortly being followed by someone else.

"Have you two forgotten how to answer a door or something? Also who is that?" The first person said, looking over at the three stood in the kitchen.

"Hi Athena, sorry we didn't answer the door we were quickly sorting something out and were just about to come open it when you came in. Also this is Rae, a urm... an old friend" Caspian explain.

"Okay, well, this is the person I wanted you to meet" Athena smiled dragging the figure behind them to his side.

"You're friends with the prince?" Aax asked in a disbelieving tone.

"Love, did you really forget that Athena is technically a prince themself since they are the child of Netherum, who needs I remind you is one of the king's brother?" Caspian asked his boyfriend.

"Oh yeah, oops my bad" Aax said in a slightly embarrassed tone.

"Anyways, this is Icarus" Athena smiled.

"Uh hi" Icarus said while fidgeting slightly.

"So you're the prince, well, it's nice to meet you" Rae smiled.

"You too" Icarus said, smiling slightly.

"So why have you never spoken about Rae before?" Athena interegated.

"I thought I had, oops my bad" Caspian said, smiling a little.

"Well what are we going to do?" Aax asked to no one in particular.

"I was thinking we go out for some food" Athena suggested, a smile still on her face. 

"Sounds good to me" both Aax and Caspian said at the same time.

"What about you two?" Athena asked both Rae and Icarus.

"I'm okay with it" Rae smiled.

"I'm good with it, I also know the perfect place to go" Icarus smiled.

"Well then, looks like it's settled. Lead the way whenever you're ready Icky" Athena smiled, earning a small huff from Icarus due to the use of the nickname. Meanwhile, Aax and Caspian quickly put their shoes on.

Within minutes, the group set off.

Around fifteen minutes of walking passed before the group found themselves stood outside of a small café.

The exterior of the cafe consisted of pale pink walls with wooden trellises decorated with vines and glow berries. There were planters under the windows filled with pink tulips and a couple bird houses besides the windows. Outlining the door was a flower arch which was made of pink tulips, roses, alliums, blue orchids and cornflowers. There were also these flowers outlining the tops and sides of the windows. There were also a few tables outside under a wooden pergola, which was also decorated with vines and glow berries like the trellises. Hanging from the pergola was a pink sign with the name, 'Nature Fam Café', painted on in cursive.

When the group entered the cafe, they were greeted with lush greenery covering most of the walls, giving it a vibrant and refreshing feel. Natural light flooded in through skylights in the ceiling, making the space feel open and inviting. There were cozy nooks with sofas and wooden tables. Hanging planters, filled with pink tulips and cornflowers, and trailing vines and glow berries added a touch of whimsy. Located at the back was a wooden counter painted a place green and was decorated with a range of flowers, vines and glow berries. On the counter sat display cases, filled with a variety of different baked goods. Meanwhile, behind the counter sat an array of coffee machines alongside a speaker, which was playing some soft tunes.

Not many people were in the café, only a few people here and there alongside the workers, who wore forest green aprons with the café logo. The logo consisting of a small bouquet of wither roses, cornflowers and pink tulips.

Minutes later, the group sat at one of the cozy nooks by one of the windows, discussing what they each wanted to get.

"So, who wants what?" Icarus asked the group in front and beside them.

"Hot chocolate and a slice of berry pie for me" Athena smiled.

"Just a coffee for me" Aax replied.

"Tea and a sugar cookie for me" Caspian replied, with a small smile.

"What about you? Rae was it?" Icarus asked, turning to Rae.

"Uh yeah, urm I'll have a coffee and chocolate chip cookie" Rae said, feeling slightly awkward.

"Alrighty then, I'll go order everything" Icarus smiled, before walking over to the counter.

"You okay Rae?" Athena asked, noticing Rae's slight tension with his interaction with Icarus.

"I'm okay, it's just they kinda look like someone from my past, who I didn't really have a good interaction with. I'm not saying they were that person though, they just look similar" Rae said.

"If you say so" Athena shrugged.

With that, Athena, Aax and Caspian fell into a small conversation while waiting for Icarus to return. Meanwhile, Rae sat there in silence and looked out the window, thinking about whether or not Icarus had any form of connection to the person, who bound him to the lamp years prior.

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It wasn't long before Icarus returned to the group and they fell back into conversation, matching the volume of the other conversations within the small café.

Minutes later, the group got their drinks and baked goods. These, however, did not stop their conversations as they continued until suddenly the sound of the cafe door opening echoed throughout and all conversations stopped as all heads turned to look towards the door.

"Why did the whole place just suddenly fall quiet?" Rae questioned Caspian, who sat next to him, with a hushed tone.

"The two people who walked in are the Queen and the king's sister in law, Athena's mother. It's rare to see them out and about, especially the Queen as the king is protective of her. There is a rumour that says the reason for it is because in the past the queen was kidnapped by the king's sister, who was banished when the king rescued the queen" Caspian explained in a whisper back to Rae.

As soon as Caspian finished explaining to Rae, the two women were standing at the group's table.

"There you two are" the king's sister-in-law stated as she looked at Icarus and Athena.

She had teal hair that reached her shoulders and her eyes matched her hair colour. She wore a black long sleeve turtle neck with a black waist cincher corset on top. These were paired with some white, wide-legged dress pants and a pair of black ankle boots.

"What's going on, Auntie Soul" Icarus asked the king's sister in law, Soul.

"Your father wants to speak to you Icarus and said you would be somewhere with Athena" the queen spoke.

She had long blonde hair with a flower crown made from blue orchids sitting upon her head and blueish-grey eyes. She wore a white off-the-shoulders top with a brown pipe stem corset. These were paired with a dark blue skirt that came down to her ankles and a pair of black slip on shoes.

"And Athena, I need your help with something regarding the greenhouse you want built at home" Soul added.

"Okay, well I guess I need to go, goodbye guys and it was nice meeting you Rae" Athena smiled as he stood up and began to leave the cafe with her mother.

"I should also get going then can't keep my dad waiting but you three and it was nice meeting you Rae. Well mom shall we get going?" Icarus said, standing up and walking over to their mom.

"You go ahead I have some things I need to pick up but I'll see you at home" the queen smiled receiving a nod from Icarus before they left the café. As soon as Icarus was out of sight, the queen took their place at the table confusing the remaining three at the table.

"Is there something we can help you with your majesty" Aax asked the blond, who now sat across from the three.

"First of all, please just call me Isla, I don't like titles, especially ones that remind me of who I was forced to marry. And second, I believe you have already helped me" the queen, Isla smiled, turning her attention to Rae, who was sat looking down at his cup of coffee and repeatedly stirring it gently.

"How so?" Caspian asked, not picking up on where Isla was looking.

"I can't explain here there are too many people around" Isla said in a quiet tone as to make sure no one could over hear the conversation.

"We could go to our house it's around fifteen minutes away and it's in a quiet part of town" Ax suggested.

"That would be perfect that is if you don't mind" Isla smiled

"Of course not. We can set off once we've finished our drinks" Caspian smiled.

"Is that okay with you Rae" Aax asked the quiet man sat next to him.

"Yeah, you don't need to ask me if it's alright through, it's your house" Rae replied, before finishing the rest of his coffee in one go.

Minutes later, Caspian and Aax had finished their drinks and the four of them left the café and began to make their way back to their house.

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It wasn't long before the four of them reached Aax and Caspian's house. As they did, they didn't take long to go inside and shut the door behind them.

"So, at the café you said that we already helped you, how exactly have we helped you?" Caspian asked Isla as soon as the four of them sat down on the sofas in the living room.

"Well, have you heard of the tale of the cursed child, the one bound to a lamp and forced to be a genie?" Isla questioned.

"The myth?" Aax questioned.

"It isn't a myth it's what Fable wants people to believe so that no one finds out the truth of what happened to my mother and how she was dating my other mother aka Fable's wife" Rae muttered.

"Rae is right, it isn't a myth it's what Fable wants people to believe so hide the fact that he's a tyrant from the people of Lodestar Grove" Isla said, agreeing with Rae.

"Wait how did you know it was a," Rae started looking up until he made eye contact with Isla, "mom?"

"Hi son" Isla smiled standing up and opening her arms to embrace Rae as he quickly stood up and walked over to her. He immediately wrapped his arms around her and as tears slowly began to fall down his face.

After a few minutes, the two broke away from the hug and looked each other in the eyes.

"How did you know it was me?" Rae questioned.

"How could I not recognise my own son, no matter how many years pass, I will always know you're my son" Isla replied before placing a kiss on Rae's forehead.

"Hold on, rewind, what?" Aax and Caspian exclaimed at the same time.

"The so called myth everyone is told as the child really happened. Fable is the God, I am his wife although I don't love him and the goddess is Rae's other mother, Enderian" Isla explained.

"Wait, in the café you said you were forced to marry Fable, how come?" Caspian questioned.

"Well, before Fable came to Lodestar Grove, my two father ruled however, Fable threatened to start a war with them if I did not marry him. So, I did to protect my people. At the wedding, I met Enderian, who I instantly fell in love with and so when I had the time, I would sneak out of the castle to meet with her. Then after maybe two to five years later, I fell pregnant with Rae. When I found out, I told Fable I was going to spend some time with my fathers as they had moved out of the castle as they decided to spend the rest of their loves outside of the kingdom. Although, when I went to see them, I was told the news of their passing and went straight to Enderian. After that, I chose I would stay with Enderian. A couple years after Rae was born Fable found out and then the so called myth occured and I was forced back to the castle by Fable and of course Fable made out that Enderian was evil and he was the hero" Isla explained after her and Rae sat back down on the sofa. By that time, Rae had fallen asleep and turned back into his genie form.

"Not trying to seem rude or anything but you should probably head back to the castle before Fable start to think you have run off again" Aax pointer put as they looked at the time.

"Yeah you're right, can you let Rae know when he wakes up and let him know that I'll try and visit asgain as soon as possible, well if that's okay that is" Isla smiled, carefully getting up and making her way over to the door.

"Of course, we don't mind, goodbye is and by the way I'm Caspian and this is Aax, for future purposes" Caspian smiled.

"Thank you, goodbye you two" Isla said, waving goodbye as she left and began to head back to the castle.

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As soon as Isla reached the castle, she was created with Fable standing at the top of the stairs with an unreadable expression on his face.

"Isla, where have you been? You better not have been looking for him" Fable said as he began to make his way to his wife, causing Isla to freeze in place.

"I was just looking at stuff in town" Isla replied, which wasn't entirely a lie as she had been in town earlier that day with Soul.

"Good, now let's get you into some non common people clothes" Fable said as he reached Isla. He then grabbed Isla by the wrist and began to drag her up the stairs and down a hallway.

Meanwhile, Icarus stood not too far from the entrance hall and was confused after ease dropping on their mother and father's conversation.

'Who is ''he''?' They thought to themselves.

However, they couldn't think for long as their train of thought was interrupted by a voice.

"There you are Prince Icarus. You're supposed to be in the ballroom practicing for the upcoming ball. Your father would not be pleased if he found out you were skipping the lesson" the voice said.

"What's the harm in missing one lesson, Ven?" Icarus sighed.

"You know what your father is like Prince Icarus.  For your own sake I advise you to attend the lesson" Ven replied.

"Fine, I'll attend the stupid lesson" Icarus replied, reluctantly following Ven as he began to lead them to the ballroom.

Meanwhile, Rae had woken up and immediately noticed that Isla was no longer sat besides him.

"Mom?" Rae called out, hoping that it wasn't just a dream.

"She went back to the castle to ensure Fable doesn't get suspicious" Caspian said as he appeared from the kitchen.

"She also told us to tell you that she would try and visit as often as she can" Aax added, appearing behind Caspian, making the brunette jump slightly.

"Thank god it wasn't just a dream" Rae muttered, sitting himself up straight on the couch.

"So, Rae, would you like anything to eat or drink?" Caspian offered, to which Rae responded through shaking his head no.

With that, Aax and Caspian disappeared back into the kitchen, leaving Rae to his thoughts.