Dragon Aster Trilogy

9: REPRESSED MEMORIES



Sybl peered over the stack of books that had piled up before her in the Atrum’s library when someone walked in.

“Did you leave any books on the shelves?” Cecil asked.

“A theorist, just the person I need right now.”

Cecil sat down at the table as Sybl picked up a book and opened it, then put it in front of him. He touched the pluma Thread and understood the images that it gave his mind. “The first Aster and twins?”

“If that book is right, then the first brothers and sister were also a couple. Their children followed suit and so on and so on, right?”

“You tell me, cause my Ancient isn’t as old as you are.”

“And it would have worked genetically because their genes were all perfect.”

“What are you getting at?” Cecil asked.

“I think Kas is not telling me something.”

Cecil blinked his blind eyes a few times her way. “You think you both…?”

“Well that’s the thing. If we did, it would be here somewhere.” Sybl closed the book and opened another.

“You are worried about not being able to have children, aren’t you?” Cecil asked.

Sybl looked up from the book and at him. “Have you tried with Rose?”

“Huh?” Cecil asked, his face turning a red that contrasted brightly against his blue hair. “I guess we had it in the back of our minds.”

“But Solar can have children. The whole Line of Solar that was started three hundred years ago was by her.”

Cecil leaned back in his chair. “I never did get the chance to thank you for saving her."

“I never saved her. Gei did by separating her from the Phoenix at the expense of the Sanctus. I would have forced Cirrus to kill the Phoenix whether Rose was somned with it or not.”

Cecil nodded, pretending to look like he understood. But Sybl knew that his love for Rose would make that impossible.

“I would expect nothing less from you and everyone else if I became a monster capable of so much destruction and sided with Damek. I think the only real difference between me and Rose is that I got tired of death first.”

“That’s good to know.”

Sybl closed the book she was reading before looking around for his somn. The blue dragon of his Ancient was nowhere in the room. “Why are they all hiding from me lately?”

Cecil picked up on her thoughts and looked around for his somn. “I don’t think it likes how your energy brings its spirit more into the physical, particularly as it was enough to take out the Phoenix.”

“It could just as easily be mad at me for messing up and not being able to stop the collapse of the Sylvan City.” Sybl sighed.

“No one is mad at you. You just haven’t forgiven yourself yet. You have to let go of the regrets.”

“You make it sound so easy. Whoever took my memories left behind the regret for me to find them again.”

“Is that what you think?” Cecil asked.

“These memory gaps aren’t going to come back on their own.”

“You’ve been awake too long and should head to bed. I’ll look over these for you and see if I can find anything that might help you out.”

“Thanks, Cecil.” Sybl got to her feet and left the library at that.