Once the Lords had left, spring was coming to an end. Kenda was sitting in her bedroom, and she was staring down the raven. It seemed to be speaking silently with her and flew off. Kenda sighed and got up.
That day, she didn't talk a lot, but nobody really though anything was wrong.
Three days later…
"Kenda! Will you-"Hamish started to ask, but Kenda ignored him and disappeared down a corridor. The triplets all looked at each other. That…that was weird. They communicated silently.
Kenda had gone outside and was shooting with Merida. Merida had noticed her odd behavior, but had yet to confront her about it. She didn't know the depths of Kenda's personality.
But when they went to feed Angus, Kenda said nothing. Usually she was speaking to Angus, teasing him and such. So, Merida decided to confront her, but never got the chance.
Merida didn't want a public argument.
The next day, Kenda avoided her, and when she finally got her act together to confront her the morning after…
Kenda was gone.
"What do ye mean she's gone?" Fergus asked, clearly caught by surprise by this.
"Her room is empty and looks as if it was never slept in," Merida answered. Elinor was in deep thought.
Fergus sighed, "Well, I suppose we'll look for 'er, but I have hopes up. She's probably left for good. The Lords are coming back; we have some other things to discuss. So their boys may or may not come." Fergus got up and limped from the dining hall. Merida groaned, because she couldn't with the fighting…or them trying to court her.
"Try and relax Merida, they are not here yet," Elinor told her.
The next two days passed with no incident, the Lords came with groups of men, though their sons did not accompany them (which Merida was glad for). Kenda was not found.
But on the morning when they decided to give up…
"INVADERS!"