Sioni felt an invisible force gently tug her towards the silver-looking water; she placed her two palms on the rim of the pillar to support herself, and looked into the water.

Immediately, she felt like she was being sucked in. All at once, visions flashed before her eyes in haywire patterns and breakneck speed.

Thorns. Bramble thorns, prickly and hurtful. They stung, they itched and scratched. But nowhere to go. No refuge anywhere.

A young man, and a blindfold around his eyes; there was a small trickle of crimson going down his cheek. Crying tears of…

What in the world? Alfred?

And then, suddenly, a glint of silver and the sound of a harsh, SNIP ! A braid of heavy, auburn hair fell to the floor. Sioni’s eyes widened in horror.

Suddenly, she couldn’t take anymore.

Sioni ripped herself away from the silvery liquid and the visions it possessed.

Shaking and pale, Sioni gathered her bearings and looked to the unicorn standing beside her.

Her chest heaved as she breathed.

What had just happened?