The Mysterious Curse

Continued from Training in the Forest Cave.

Arasinya and Xerxan talk a while about the news she had about his mother being so close by and with some coaxing agreed to set out in the morning being the magic allowing the wardens and rangers watching them also made the area a virtual maze. Arasinya got a set of directions that will take them through the wards quickest even though it would still take time. The day finishes pretty fast as Xerxan felt time was passing at a snails pace. The next morning Xerxan wakes up and begins his morning stretching so he is limber and ready for the encounter with his family.

The Aunts set up the runes even though the ones observing this area realize together they will need a lot stronger spell casters and send word out for additional help. The Matron mother sets Morwen and her daughters on patrol knowing as strong as they are they will underestimate their brother along with anyone who comes with him.
.

Arasinya would wake up at least 30 minutes after Xerxan and she stretched out her arms and yawned. She would slowly open her eyes to see that the sun is shining bright on a warm day and Xerxan was already stretching out. She would first get dressed before meeting with her companion. "Excuse me, Xerxan." Of he turned around, she would add, "Good morning. I believe we must first eat to gain our early strength."

Meanwhile, Morwen would yawn a little as she asked her sisters, "If I am permitted to ask, do we ever get any sleep?"

He will turn around when she started talking and say " I fully agree but we should try to deter the others from coming along with us because of the danger family could bring with them." He will follow her when it is ready to head down and try to help out with cooking breakfast to help out not knowing what will come there way in the next hours.

The night before the Matron mother says " rest up girls because I suspect tommarow will be rough day for all of us." The aunts lurk somewhere else in the forest hidden from the magic vision of the elven mages being they were most skilled. The sisters drag Morwen to there spots and urge her to lay down and rest for the night knowing they have patrol in the morning which they were planning to drag their new sister with them. Time realigns so both groups are on the same time frame.

"Aye," said she as she began to search through their stuff to find their cooking tools. She took out a couple of skewers, a pot with a handle, bowls, forks, spoons, and a ladle. Looking further into another bag, she would say,"I see that we have some cold meats, some eggs, some potatoes...What would you like, Xerxan?"

Although she felt it unnecessary to be dragged to her spot, Morwen knew that her sisters meant it well. She would rest under her heavy blanket against the cold winds as the evening lingered on. She can easily guess how difficult being on patrol can be if you have to be on alert for most of the day.

Xerxan will say " I think something light being we shouldn't weight ourselves down with a heavy meal when a light one will keep us fed and content." He will start getting the stove ready for cooking their meal so after they eat and leave soon as everything is cleaned up.

The sister wake up at early as per their ritual if Morwen is still asleep one sister will yank her blanket off while the other snaps a blanket right at her ass with in seconds of her sister to catch Morwen unprepared. If they find her awake or play their little prank they will then start cooking the mourning oatmeal with berries which wakes the mother up with a smile. The two meals timing just only be off a few hours so they would be on patrol when Xerxan and Arasinya arrive at the fated spot for their battle later that day.

Arasinya nodded as she said, "Alright then, I know just what we should have." She would bring up a pot filled with water to hang over the fire so that she can start boiling a couple of potatoes. Then, she would use the stove to cook some sunny side up eggs and light meat patties. This meal should fill them up just right without being too heavy.

Morwen was still asleep as the sisters prepared to wake her up. Her blanket was pulled away from her quickly before another blanket snapped on her own rear end. She immediately jumped and screamed out, "OWW! Kinelilae! Mdienia! I was still sleeping!" Nevertheless in spite of her protests, a patrol must be on patrol. Soon, the girls and their mother would settle down with some warm oatmeal with berries. For Morwen, she is quite surprised to see her adoptive mother smile for she hardly did. They had no idea though that Xerxan and Arasinya would be there earlier than they thought.

He will help watch and stir the potatoes so they don't over cook while she is busy at the stove with the other food. He will glance over to see what she is cooking semi remembering some of his early lessons in survival to understand she is cooking eggs in one form, but not sure about the meat patties. After he checks the potatoes he will set the table for them while she finishes her part of the meal.

The Matron mother will say during the meal " they seen to think of that as a sort of initiation for new members of the family so don't be surprise if it happens again tommarow morning." She will add " be very careful out there on the patrol my sisters are planning something and could probably succeed being I am aware there are some skilled wizards scrying this area to monitor us except they are nowhere near my sisters level of skill in magic." The sisters listen gulping now worried what their aunts have planed too knowing it cant be anything good being they remembered being told how their mother was tossed aside by her own mother and sisters due to her lack of skill in magic.

The Aunts take their time using concealment spells to their teleportation rune set up then eat their own breakfast silently knowing their mothers plan will come to fruition today.

As soon as Xerxan finishes with the potatoes, Arasinya would finish with the eggs and meat patties which are cooked well. She would set the rest of the food on the table and made sure that the plates and silverware were polished before use. Once both are seated, she would ask, "So, Xerxan, what do you think? Will this fill us up for the day?"

Morwen would groan as she continued eating her oatmeal and mumbled, "Some initiation." She didn't want to eye her sisters or else they can do it harder tomorrow morning. She too was worried though when the aunts are planning their move and their level of magic can be proven to be fatal. She can only hope that neither her, her sisters, or the Matron mother don't get caught in the mix.

Xerxan will say" I think this will be fine" as he still has a very bad feeling that he cant shake about today that is really has him worried if he should go alone instead of bringing Arasinya with him. He would his instincts going knowing once they leave he will need to be able to react faster than his family to show them they should leave him be.

The Matron mother says " maybe I should get in on that fun and surprise all three of you tomarow my own way" as the sisters almost spit out their breakfast remembering clearing every initiation they went through when a new girl tried to join their small tightly knit family. They also seem even more worried being they remembered how quickly Xerxan advanced and now that he was constantly under threat of being hunted he was continuing to get stronger that maybe even the three of them will have trouble subduing him.

Arasinya would close her eyes and speak out a short blessing before eating her food. She would look up to Xerxan and noticed that he did look worried, probably about this whole expedition to confront the Matron mother and his sisters. "Don't worry about a thing, Xerxan. This will all end soon once we find your Matron mother and we'll finally live in peace. Now, go and eat before it gets cold."

Morton was close to finishing her breakfast when the Matron mother mentioned of a surprise tomorrow. She then turned to her sisters who nearly spit out their food and she can guess it probably involved them the first time it happened. The same can probably be said for her too. At the thought of Xerxan, the dark elf whispered to Kinelilae, "Hey, if we meet with Xerxan, what's going to happen to us if we can't take him down?"