Chapter 31
The Bubble
LuizMy thoughts did cartwheels as we followed Aisaphora. I followed her numbly with flushed cheeks. The Guardian was real, and I had tried to train her like a dog. How pretentious could I be? True, it was only the Buddy part of her persona that I'd considered a pet, but the idea of it still sent stabs of shame through my chest. And confusion riddled that guilt, as well. I'd spent this whole time referring to Buddy, Smoky, and Candy as male even though they were a part of her. Is this what Zords meant by genderless beings? Or was Aisaphora something more fluid?
As we passed through the double doors, a handful of white mages turned to us with bemused expressions. Before they could grab their wands, Aisaphora's power reached out to them. Their breathing slowed, and th
