Private Strange Days Have Found Us

At first, when Dark Crystal Academy had been uncovered. Its inhabitants frozen and forgotten in time. Celeste had thought it was weird, but wonderful too. She was actually happy for everyone involved, though she understood how it would affect everyone... How could it not? It had honestly seemed like the fairytale, Little Briar Rose, had come to life and the sleeping, and forgotten, castle had been brought back to life.

However, when there was an unknown surge in magical energy - which had affected the family to varying degrees, and then the appearance of an unknown island, a ghost island off the coast, followed by a day without sun, Celeste began to have a very uneasy feeling, a growing sense of foreboding and that something was not right... a feeling that was always there, constant and just below the surface.

In fact, the witch was beginning, despite trying to play down what was happening and reassure her children that everything would be fine, to feel an overwhelming need to know where her family was at all times. Even Roldan and his daughter, Iesha, were not free from her desire to make sure nothing bad was happening to them. She had even started calling her father and niece every few hours to check on them and make sure everyone was okay and safe.

"Iesha? Did you want another blanket, something to eat or some more tea?" Celeste asked her as she went around the house and mother henned each of her children, trying to keep herself occupied so that her own fears were kept at bay.


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"Of course. I'll be just a few minutes," Celeste replied, all too happy to find Iesha another blanket - this time a heavier wool blanket and a nice cup of warm chamomile and orange blossom tea.

The chamomile was meant to calm the nerves and the orange blossom to help lift her spirits. Though Celeste was not sure the refreshing smell of oranges was enough to cut through the tension of all that was happening around them.

"Here you go, sweetheart," Celeste said as she sat down across from Iesha with her own blanket and tea.

"Thank goodness, you are okay," Celeste said, a look of relief on her face as she got up to greet Roldan She had tried earlier to call him, even sent a text, but heard nothing back. And while she knew that logically he was probably busy with everything going on, it didn't calm her irrational fears that something might have happened to him.

"Iesha and I were just wondering about you. Is everything alright out there?" she asked as she gave him a kiss and ushered him into the house where it was warm and cosy.

"That's great news," Celeste said, very relieved to hear he was okay as she took Roldan's jacket from him, and all but rushed him into the living room where Iesha had her nest of blankets.

"Why don't you sit down, make yourself comfortable, and visit with Iesha while I make you something to eat?" Celeste told him, trying to hide the fact - though it probably showed - that she had been overly anxious, and irrationally worried about him with all the weird stuff happening on the island lately.