The silence spread throughout the kingdom as all manner of life seemed to sense this change of nature. The birds stopped singing, the insects quit their chirping and buzzing and foraging, the land animals were also silent as if waiting for a predator to attack them at any given moment. Fear gripped the doctor for he felt it too. All around, there was a heavy presence. A presence that penetrated the flesh and could almost peer into the inner being. Before the doctor could say anything all the nurses fled the room in pure panic of this unnatural thing.
The king rushed out of the way as the nurses fled in terror. At this he stormed into the room to demand that the doctor explain his dear brides condition and the explanation of the terrified nurses, and then, he stopped. He could not believe his eyes. There standing before him was his bride. She was covered in a white gown with silver thread woven into the silk fabric. On her feet she wore nothing except skin as soft as goose down. Her head was adorned with a crown of silver so intricately woven that one could see one's reflection in the shine. The crown was also interlocked with jewels made of ruby, sapphire, and emeralds. The last thing that held the kings gaze was a simple pendant that hung from the lady's neck. In this pendant was the same gem that was the cause of the transformations of these souls. The doctor knew not what to do except stand at his post and wait for a command. "You are dismissed." The order had not fully been released from his master's lips when the poor man left.
"I was so worried about you", the king said with heart. The queen smiled and came close to her husband, "my love, I was in no more danger than you were when you first touched the gem yourself. We are the same again and we will be for a long, long time." With this, they embraced and in that moment, in that one touch of those two entities, time began again.
It will be many years before the two will realize the full importance of this change and it will be a long and hard road that they will have to travel before they can even scratch the surface of understanding it. Dunui kai nates. Se omni ferch salk gomse. (Farewell my friend. May your day be blessed.) Haved nakir govnare bonhari yoonar. (We shall meet again soon.)
