I moved my hood slightly, to block out the rays of light beaming down on me. My cloak dragged behind me slightly as I rushed through the forest. I had a meeting to attend to with my fellow brothers and sister. I'm not entirely fond of these meetings, since it could put everyone in harms way, no thanks to Marcus. He always thought making secret announcements at the markets and taverns was smart. I; however, thought it was stupid, dangerous. We already lost Lionel, we don't need to lose anyone else.
As I came to a familiar part of the forest, I started to look for a specific tree. Though these meetings could be dangerous, we made sure to keep the location hidden, hidden well. I spotted our special oak tree and started for it. I cleared the leaves with my hands to reveal the cellar door. I don't know whoever thought of this, but it was a great plan to have a hidden cellar door on the bottom of the forest ground. I lifted the door and descended my way down the cramped stairwell, closing the door behind me.
I walked further into the cellar and saw everyone gathered around. Marcus, Lizard, Mina, Rick, and Seth. They all directed their attention on me. "Did I miss anything?" I asked as I pulled down my hood. They sat down at the center table and I quickly joined Mina's side. "What is now, Marcus?" I asked.
"There is news of a portal jumper in the forest." He said.
"A portal jumper?" I questioned. He nodded his head.
"Yes, I've had Mina and Seth gather some information and learned about this portal jumper." He said.
"Yes, I managed to spot him using a hat to travel out this world," Mina smiled happily. "It's a magically hat." She mused. I smiled slightly and patted her shoulder.
"Anything remotely close to anything magic grabs your attention. Remember what happened with that magical food Seth had given you?" I reminded her. She nodded her head and then glared at Seth.
"Yeah, I do. I was shrunken for a whole week," she raised her voice slightly, startling Seth a little. I chuckled lightly and glanced at Marcus. He held a stern look in his eyes. I held my hands up in defeat.
"My apologies, continue." I urged him.
"With the information we gathered, we managed to find where he resides at," Marcus pointed to a part of the map. "Here, he lives in a small cottage. From what we know, he's completely alone." Marcus explained further.
"So, we're stealing a hat?" I asked him.
"A magical hat," Lizard added. I narrowed my eyes at him.
"Correction, so we're stealing a magical hat?" I asked.
"Actually, you are, Lillian." Rick said. I furrowed my brows.
"Me?" I croaked. "Wouldn't it be best if Mina and Seth did that? They've obviously know more about this portal jumper than me."
"True, but you are one of the stealthiest. You can get in and get out with ease." Marcus said. That may be very true, but I don't know the portal jumper's perimeters. I'd be going in defenseless in a way.
"But I wouldn't know the perimeter better than Mina and Seth. They should do it." I protested.
"Mina will be assisting you. She'll help you with everything you need to know about the perimeter by tonight." Marcus said. I opened my mouth to protest, but nothing came out. I've never really enjoyed this lifestyle. Having to steal from people to benefit myself made me feel sick. I've tried numerous times to escape from having to do tasks, but somehow I'd end up doing them anyway.
"Fine. When shall Mina and I head out?" I asked.
"Soon. I want you two to leave once the sun sets and I want that hat by morning." Marcus said. Mina and I both nodded our heads.
We were covered in darkness, as he sat high in the trees. Mina and I were watching over the cottage, making sure everything was clear. Though there were no lit candles, we needed to make sure no one would be coming. After sitting for an hour with no sign of anyone, we decided to take action. Well, more like I decided to take action. Mina was going to watch the perimeter.
I walked to the door and quietly opened it. Though it made a light creaking sound, there was no sounds of anyone moving on the other side. Once I made it into the cottage, I quietly closed the door behind me and used what light was given by the full moon. I snuck around the cottage, looking for the hat, which seemed to not want to be found.
As I walked past this table, I saw a string of gold. My eyes saw it, but my mind couldn't believe it. I reached for the yarn, only to be startled by the slam of the door. I jumped and turned to see a figure of a man. The moonlight shined only half of his face, and I could easily tell that wasn't very happy to see me.
"Looking for something?" He asked.
"I'm lost." I lied. He chuckled lowly and shook his head.
"No, I think you're looking for something," he took a few steps towards me. "A hat, maybe?" He chimed. My eyes slightly widened. How does he know I'm looking for the hat? His face shined more in the moonlight, and I noticed that he was wearing a hat. Thee hat at that.
"Why would you think that?" I quickly glanced at the door behind the man and then quickly looked for something to knock him out with. "I'm just a lost woman, that's all." I lied. My hand behind me quickly searched for something and I found something of hard material and smirked slightly. Without warning, I quickly hit the man in the head, and quickly grabbed the hat from him, and rushed out the house. "Seems like I lied," I chimed happily. He called behind me, telling me to stop and bring back his hat, but his voice soon faded as I got further and further away.
A/N: So, every other chapter will be showing Lillian and Jefferson's Enchanted Forest lives and their story.