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Okay here’s my part. Sorry, it’s kinda long lol!

Jaylin watched curiously as first, the man who he didn’t know, then Dharin looked into the mirror. Weird.

It wasn’t weird that they had looked into a mirror, what was weird were their reactions. The man had at first seemed surprised at what he saw, then he smiled.

Dharin had shown surprise at first also, but instead of a smile, horror took its place on his face.

Jaylin watched him closely and tried to get him to meet his gaze. But Dharin wouldn’t look at him; instead, he turned around and stumbled out of the library.

Jaylin also noticed that the man who had looked into the mirror first, was watching Dharin also, and when Dharin left, he followed.

Jaylin didn’t like it, but before he could follow his newfound friend, the glass caught his attention.

He turned and faced the mirror.

He gasped. It was not his reflection that stared back at him, but a giant griffin protecting a wounded phoenix, as it lay on the ground. What was the griffin protecting it from? He wondered, and stepped closer.

Advancing slowly towards the two was a black dragon.

Then Jaylin understood. Each person saw what he was, metaphorically.

He was the griffin, protector, and friend to, Marril, he realized. The dragon must be Aclabar. The black wizard and head of the Graylick.

I hope I’ll never have to fight Aclabar like that. He thought. Then he realized, the griffin was bigger than the dragon. Under all the wizardry, Aclabar was just another, hurt and cowardly, person.

He stepped away from the mirror and wiped his eyes. In just those few seconds, he had realized something that had changed his perspective.

He turned around and noticed the older girl from earlier looking at him. He flashed her a smile and hoped she hadn’t realized he’d been crying.

“I didn’t see you come in,” he said.