Chapter 1
"Well-Well-Well looks like we have a new visitor." A voice said. I turned around and two women were standing. One with long black hair and the other matching white hair. The woman with black hair had silver eyes and the woman with white hair had gold. They wore red and blues respectively. The white haired woman had a golden hourglass hanging from her neck and the other a silver pocket watch on a chain around her neck. "Hello child my name is Dawna and this is my sister Twila." The white haired woman was not the one who spoke earlier so it had to have been her sister…Twila? "Hi, my name is Mila...um your names are very…? "Yes our mother was very strange." Twila said before I could finish. I couldn't help but marvel at Twila's voice. Whereas Dawna's voice was calming and warm like a quilt, Twila's voice was colder with a slightly harsh edge. "Twila be nice" "I am being nice sister I have not insulted her once." "No but I can hear it in your tone sister" "Um she didn't sound rude to me." I broke in. "Yes but you are young and naïve child." Dawna told me. "Can we please return to the palace, I need to finish drying my herbs" Twila finally snapped. "Oh, yes, yes we do need to return I have a few tinctures to finish." Dawna replied. "Follow us." They said together, turned and began walking down the trail. After a moment of consideration I followed after them. We exited the forest and I saw three horses, one white, one coal black and the last light brown. "We usually use Kya for hauling herbs but you can use her for now." Dawna said simply.