Macy's POV

"Clay! There you are!" I ran up to him and almost gave him a hug, but stopped myself just in time. He waved at me, but didn't say anything.

"Are you alright?" Lance asked. Clay nodded.

"Hey man, why aren't you saying anything?" Clay hesitated, then shrugged at Aaron.

"Oookay, then," Lance turned around. "Now that we've found Borington- I mean, Clay- can we go now?"

"Yeah, I'm hungry," Axl patted his stomach.

"Okay, we can go," I smiled at Clay, and he smiled back, but there was something off about his expression. He looked... stressed.

I thought about it briefly as we rode home in our vehicles. I mean, sure he'd fallen down a (probably) deep, dark hole, and (probably) thought that he'd never get out, but... I mean... someone would have found him eventually...
I shrugged to myself. Maybe it was nothing. Maybe I was imagining it.

Clay's POV

I feel so... stressed! Ugh. Curse Cupid! Why did he have to do this to me? I bet he hasn't done this to anyone else...

I think Macy suspects something. When we got back to the Fortrex, she looked at me weirdly before heading inside. What if she thinks I'm mad at her?

Ugh. I need to confess, but I don't want to. Maybe I'll wait a while, and see if the spell wears off.

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Macy's POV

I don't know what's up with Clay. He hasn't spoken since we found him in the forest. That's three days! Ugh....

Oh boy. What if he's mad at us for not rescuing him sooner? It seems the most likely reason...
I hate disappointing Clay, but its not our fault we didn't find him straight away. Walks can take quite a while, depending on the route you take. And the forest he went to was two kilometres away from where the Fortrex was at the time.  

Oh great. Now I'm all annoyed...

Clay's POV

Oh no. I think Macy really is angry with me.... Its probably because I haven't made a noise since that day at the forest. I've tried and tried, but nothing, except 'Macy, I like you' (I tried that in the bathroom)works. I guess the spell isn't going to be wearing off any time soon...

"Knights!" Merlok cried suddenly, pulling the brakes on my train of thought. "Jestro is attacking Shield Village!"

Oh no! This is the most inconvenient time to be mute. The other Knights don't really know what to do in a fight, without me telling them. They don't know what attacking formation works best, or what move to use in a certain situation....

Darn you, Cupid! I don't know what to do.

I guess sign language is always an option.... 😑