We got to a small hill and sat down on the grass. We sat in awkward silence until the knight began to speak.

- So...you say you're a ninja, right?

- Oh, yeah. I am a ninja. I am one of the defenders of my land and I defend it against it's enemies.

- ... Saber mentioned something, that you are the leader?

- Yes, I am the leader of the ninja forces along with my ... friend, yes friend. We have been ninja forces since our former master, Master Wu was lost in time along with one evil sibling in such a machine called Iron Doom.

"I see ... but why did you hesitate at the word friend?

-Because.... me and my friend Lloyd argued about the mission assignments and said a little bad thing.

- Oh ... and how many are you, in the sense of defenders?

- Seven. I yellow ninja, Lloyd: Green ninja wields energy like me only green, Kai: The red ninja is the Master of Fire, Nya: Kai's sister, the gray ninja, rules water, Jay: The blue ninja, rules lightning, Cole: The black ninja, rules the earth, and Zane: The white ninja , wields the ice.

- Wow ... but in the clash with Jestro I saw,  that you use the power of the earth?

- Oh, because the green and yellow ninjas control all the elements of their defenders.

There was silence again.

-Now,  it's your turn. Tell me about yourself.

- Sure, ask the question.

-Okay, are you a leader?

-Yes, I have been the leader of the Nexo Knights for almost 3 years and I command them in battle.

- Hmm... now...who was Jestro?

He looked at me slightly hurt and sighed bitterly.

-Jestro was a royal jester in the court of King Halbert, but he was also a close friend of mine. Basically we've known each other since the Royal Academy, when we were 10 he was one of my closest friends I had.

-Oh, sorry ... can I ask you one question?

- Of course.

- Do you ... do you have family, siblings?

He sighed dejectedly.

- No ... I don't know my family, be it my father or mother, I didn't have any siblings either, in fact ... I had Merlok adopted me, when I was younger and he brought me up, because of him I became a knight.

- ...Sorry.

- No big deal...do you have a family?

I looked at him sadly and sighed.

- I don't have ... at least I don't remember having any family. One day, I woke up on the edge of a meadow, when I was ... I don't know, 9 years old?

-I wandered alone, until I met Lloyd in one of the villages, at first he wanted to prove to his father that he was bad and the ninjas treated him badly, I helped him and we are friends ever since. When it turned out we were two of the destined ninjas, they trained us, but we were just kids. After all, in the fight against the evil extinct reptile that his father resurrected, we had to destroy him with the tea of the future and he aged us 9 years physically, not mentally.

- You've been through a lot.

-Yes ... After we help you overcome this cloud, me and Saber go looking for my master Aya.

We sat in silence for a while and stared at the starry sky, I heard Clay sigh.

- Let's be back, it's late.-  he said, trying to get up.

Keyword trying, I held out my hand to him.

- Everything's all right?

- Just like that... Feeling faint.

I didn't believe him, but I don't want to bring up the topic.

- Hmm, it's okay.

We set off towards Fortrex, when we got there it was already midnight. We went inside, the drawbridge closed, and we walked towards our rooms.

- So... Goodnight.

-Yeah. Goodnight.

I entered the room where Saber was already asleep. I looked at the book on the effects of black magic and remembered the content.

"When a person is struck by lightning saturated with black magic, the process of transformation into a stone sculpture begins slowly, and when this happens, the person is trapped in his body forever..." "

I remembered the scene, when Clay ran into the electrified statue. Could it be, that Clay ... that he turns to stone?