Chapter 37

The next day, the Emma and Evelynn head into town with Henri and Skyler. They had permission from Elias and Chise to look around for a bit. Most of the people were getting ready for something which got them confused. They then looked and saw a poster for a Summer festival.

Henri: "Look at that girls! We gotta go!"

Skyler: "Yeah! There might be games. You gotta talk to you pops."

Emma: "I'm sure that they wouldn't mind spending the evening having fun."

Evelynn: "Then it's settled."

Once they got back to the cottage, they found Chise getting some cans from the shelf. Elias was helping Mitch with his wind magic when it got a bit out of control.

Chise: "Welcome back girls. How was your walking around?"

Evelynn: "Pretty good. Mom. Dad. There's a festival happening tonight. Can we go? Please?"

Elias: "Oh girls. I'm sorry but I promise Mommy I would stay with her."

Chise: "Wait a minute. We could let them go."

Elias: "You want to send children out at night?"

Chise: "No silly. I can call Sanford and he could take them."

Skyler: "Yeah. He could take us."

Henri: "We are so going!"

Elias: "Well I suppose it's alright. As long as you behave."

Evelynn: "We promise."

As the other girls talked among themselves, Evelynn went back to the room to get her earbuds. She then felt a poke on her shoulder. It was Mitch.

Evelynn: "Hey. What's up? How's the magic coming along?"

Mitch: "Pretty fine. I uh…. I wanted to ask you something."

Evelynn: "Okay. Shoot."

Mitch: "Do you…uh…..do you want to hang at the Summer Festival?"

Evelynn: "Dummy. All of us are going. Duh."

Mitch: "No I meant. Just me and you."

Evelynn: "Together?"

Mitch: "Mhm."

Evelynn: "Together, together?"

Mitch: "Duh. So do you want to?"

Evelynn: "Yeah. Sure. It'll be fun."

Mitch: "Can't wait."

Evelynn went to the other while Mitch jumped for joy then headed back to Elias. A door opened. It was Lauren. She heard the whole conversation. She then put her head down and kicked the wall.

As the festival came around, Sanford arrived to take the kids with him.

Sanford: "Who's ready to have some fun?"

Kids: "We are!"

Elias: "Thank you for doing this."

Sanford: "Of course. It's the least I could do after that amazing curry last night."

Elias: "Are you sure that I didn't put too much."

Chise: "You did fine." (hugs the twins) "Have a great time."

Emma and Evelynn: "We will."

Emma: "Lauren. Are you not coming?"

Lauren: (looks at Evelynn and Mitch) "No! I'm fine here."

Emma: "Uh.. Okay."

Henri: "Fun here we come!"

Elias: "Don't get into trouble."

Once they got there, Evelynn and Henri went straight to the food stands with drooled mouths.

Evelynn: "So delicious!"

Henri: "Right Lynnie?! I want it all!"

Emma: "Shouldn't we play some games first?"

Skyler: "Yeah! I want to get some prizes!"

Mitch: "Shooting game."

Skyler: "Where?! Let me at it!"

Emma: "You're really a fan of such a game?"

Skyler: "Yep! I'm the Queen of Sharp-Shooting. Hook me up Gramps."

Sanford: "All right. Do the rest of you want to go at it?"

Evelynn: "No. Let's go over there."

Mitch: "Wait up Lynn."

Emma: "Don't run off you guys."

Henri: "Honestly. What little kids."

Emma: "Aren't we kids ourselves Henri?"

Henri: "No way. I'm grown."

Emma: "You're 9." But you have the cleavage of a adolescent... (feels her chest, FLAT…) (sighs) "I wonder how Lauren, Mom, and Daddy are doing."

Henri: "Who knows. They're missing all the fun!"

Back at the cabin, Elias found Chise outside the room on the dock. He heard singing and got a bit sleepy.

Elias: (drowsy) "Chise…"

Chise: "Elias! Sorry. I wasn't trying to put you to sleep again. (giggles) I was singing to our son."

Elias: (yawning) "Good thing you stopped when you did."

Chise: "Yeah."

Elias: "Something is troubling you."

Chise: "Could you tell? It's the girls. How could people from long ago know about them?"

Elias: "A good question."

Chise: "And all those attempts on their lives and ours. It was all….(sighs) We should tell them."

Elias: "If we were to tell them, they would be distraught and think they're at fault."

Chise: "I don't want that. They couldn't have known about this."

Elias: "So let's agree to hold off on telling them. For now. I promise we will tell them soon."

Chise: "We got till they turn 12.."

Elias: "Yes. We do. Let's not talk about this any further. How about I get you a snack."

Chise: "Mmm. I want fudge."

Elias: "No."

Chise: "Aw!" (pouts) "I want fudge!"

As Elias left out the door, he completely forgot that Lauren was even here.

Elias: "Lauren! You gave me a fright."

Lauren: "Sorry. What's this about the twins turning 12? You two are thinking very far ahead for birthdays."

Elias: "It's nothing. Would you like something to eat?"

Lauren: "I'm fine. Thank you."

Lately, Lauren has been staring at Elias for a while. The first thing that came to mind was the section in the book. If she were to ask about his heritage now was the time.

Lauren: "Uh…Mr. Ainsworth?"

Elias: "Hmm?"

Lauren: "Have you heard of a creature called a Wendigo?"

Elias: "…."

Lauren: "…."

Elias: "I haven't. Why?"

Lauren: "I've been studying about them lately. But I can quite picture what they are like."

Elias: "I do not understand.."

Lauren: "Do you have any idea what you are?"

Elias: "No I do not. You can just call me a Magus."

Lauren: "I know that sir, but do you have any idea what type of creature you are?"

Elias: Uh…no. I do not know what I am and I have no idea what this Wendigo is or whatever you call it. I have to get back to my wife. Excuse me."

Lauren: "Huh..(in thought) I think he means it! He has not idea what he actually is! What happen millennia ago?

Evelynn: "Did you win Sky?"

Skyler: "You bet I did! I got some new games for my console!"

Evelynn: "You can get games here?!"

Mitch: "Yeah! In fact I see a Nintendo Switch up there."

Emma: "What's that?"

Evelynn: "Yeah what a "Switch"?"

Mitch: "It's like the PS4 game only you can play it in your hands. Why don't you get it?"

Evelynn: "Does it have Kingdom Hearts?"

Mitch: "(chuckles) "No but you can buy games for it. It just has to say Nintendo Switch."

Skyler: "I see a game comes with it."

Evelynn: "Really?! What's it called?!"

Mitch: "Uh-oh.."

Skyler: (snickers) "Yoshi Island." (laughs)

Evelynn: (grunts)

Sanford: "Is something wrong?"

Emma: "Yoshi is Evelynn's middle name while mine is Sara."

Evelynn: "Don't be telling the old guy!"

Sanford: (hearty laugh) "Don't feel so down. (hands her money) Go get that game kiddo."

Evelynn: "Alright. When we get back, I need to vent to our parents."

Emma: "Whatever you say."

Evelynn started shooting but the game nearly budge. Emma then spotting the man pulling some type of lever whenever Evelynn was shooting to keep the Nintendo Switch in place so it wouldn't fall off the shelf.. That did not slide with her one bit. So she pulled Mitch and Skyler over and showed them.

Skyler: "That cheating bastard. I knew something was off when I was shooting."

Mitch: "We have to tell Lynn."

Emma: "No. If she knows that he's cheating, who knows what she'll do. This is my little sister we're talking about here. You know she has a temper. She'll terminate him. I got an idea. Mitch. You help her."

Mitch: "Gotcha."

Emma: "You're with me Skyler."

Skyler: "Okay."

Evelynn: "FALL DOWN ALREADY DAMN IT!"

Sanford: "Maybe it wasn't meant to be." Running out of money here…

Evelynn: "ONE MORE TIME OLD TIMER! I'LL GET IT IF IT'S THE LAST THING I DO!"

Sanford: "Alright. Last time."

Evelynn: "Mhm!"

Mitch: "Let me help Lynn. You're shaking."

Evelynn: "Uh.."

Mitch: (holds her)

Evelynn: (blushes) "DON'T DISTRACT ME!"

Mitch: "I'm not! I'm helping. I promise." (signals Emma)

Emma: (nods)

Skyler: "Alright Ems. You're up."

Emma waved her hands at the man's shoes. Her eyes went red and a bright aura went around the man's shoes. When Evelynn tried to shoot again, the man reached for the lever but couldn't cause he was stuck in Emma's binding spell.

Emma: "Mess with my little sis will you?"

Mitch: "You can do it Lynn." (holds her gently)

Evelynn: "Yeah. I can do it!"

As she shoots the cork at the prize, the guy tried to reach for the lever but couldn't. Evelynn shot the Nintendo Switch off the shelf!

Evelynn: "YEAH! I DID IT! WAHOO!"

Mitch: "Alright Lynn!"

Man: "That impossible! I wanted it to be hard to knock down!"

Evelynn: "What do you mean by that?"

Sanford: "I like to know that too. Did you rig this game so this little girl wouldn't get the prize? She's a little child."

Evelynn: "I want my prize."

Man: "Uh…. Sure…. Nintendo Switch. Here you go kid."

Evelynn: "Awesome. Can you teach me to play?

Mitch: "Sure. I don't have one but I watched my friends use it."

Evelynn: (hugs him) "Mmm! Thanks Mitch. You're the best."

Mitch: (sheepish) "Yeah."

Evelynn: "Wait till Mom and Dad see what I got. Emma! Skyler! Look what I got. A game!"

Emma: "Congratulations Sis."

Skyler: "Knew ya hand it in ya."

Sanford: "How about we find your other friend and head on back."

Mitch: "Where is Henri?"

Emma: "Found her."

Skyler: "She loves cotton candy."

Henri: "So sweet!"

Emma: "We better go home. I hate to see how she is on a sugar rush. She is a Necromancer."

Evelynn: "True. Come on Henri. Let's go back."

Henri: "MMMMM! (in Italian) Così deliziosamente dolce!"

Skyler: "Her Italian slipped again."

Mitch: "Yep."

Henri: "I got you guys some too."

Sanford drooped them off and bid farewell to Elias and Chise. Elias saw the game that Evelynn won and was very impressed by it. Mitch offered to put it together for her. Lauren saw this and just headed back into the room. Emma came in after her and saw her in the corner.

Emma: "Lauren. Are you okay?"

Lauren: "The way he looks at her. It's not fair. Do I have to deal with that all summer?"

Emma: "I wouldn't know. This is our first summer out of school."

Lauren: "Part of me wishes that your dad would home school you two."

Emma: "Oh.. I'm sorry."

Lauren: "No it's not that. You're okay. I just envy Evelynn."

Emma: "Cause of Mitch?"

Lauren: "Everything. I envy what she has. What you both have."

Emma: "What do you mean?"

Lauren: "Nothing. I just mean you got a family that loves you dearly."

Emma: "You're mom loves you."

Lauren: "Yeah. But she be busy with the Witches' Coven most of the time. I only stay out of the way. In fact when I reached of age to be apart of the Coven. They would probably shun me anyway. Because I'm half human. That's why I envy both of you. In a way, I hate your sister and envy her. But in some crazy way, I admire her too."

Emma: "Really?"

Lauren: "You tell her that, and Hell hath no fury.."

Emma: "Lips are sealed!" (nervous laughing)

Lauren: "Whatever.."

Emma: "Well Summer isn't going to last forever. This I know for sure."

Emma was right too. For the last month of summer arrived. And what a hot day it was. Elias had just got back from an errand and found the twins, Mitch, and Henri looking exhausted from heat.

Elias: "Hi kids."

Kids: (groans)

Elias: "Are you ready for today's lesson?"

Evelynn: "It's too hot to learn Dad…"

Elias: "Oh nonsense. This is a special lesson."

Henri: "We wanted to relax. It's still summer. Summer means no school."

Elias: "In your teachings it does. But not mine. I could bring out the fan."

Evelynn: "The fan?! Really Dad?!"

Emma: "Please Daddy?!"

Elias: "Of course." (chuckles)

Henri: "Aw come on…"

Elias: "You will like this one. Trust me."

After Elias bought the fan in, he started it up and all four young mages in training just stood in front of it and let the wind blow in their hair.

Kids: "AAAAAAAAAAH…."

Elias: "Okay. Today we will be discussing personal aura. Projecting it into your own type of energy. See mine. (shows them) I am darkness. I lurk in the shadows. I'm known as the Spear Wall. Pilum Murialis."

Evelynn: "No offense Dad. I bet some don't find that daunting."

Elias: "How so?"

Emma: "It's hard to strike fear when you're a dad."

Elias: "I still have it. My energy is darkness. My own personal aura. I am helping the four of you find yours. Your aura. Your energy. Your personality. Your meaning to other mages and alchemist."

Henri: "Based off what? Emotions? Our powers?"

Elias: "In a way."

Emma: "Based off the type of magic we use. Dad's essence is shadow. Hence his name. The Thorn of Shadows."

Elias: "Correct. By looking at the four of you, I can tell you all have very unique personalities. Henrietta.."

Henri: "Hen-ri!"

Elias: "You are a wild person. You tend to use magic for your own wishes. A rebel mage with a spark. You act before you think. Yet you're loyal to your friends."

Henri: "Well you're not wrong on the last part Boney."

Elias: "Mitch you are trying. Your use of magic is still new compared to how long I've been teaching but in a way you have learned to use it in such a small time. You want to protect people you love with your mage talent. Like a Guardian."

Mitch: "Thank you sir."

Elias: "Emma. You and your sister shared the same face. The same DNA. But even though you're identical twins. You're both very different."

Evelynn: "We've been knowing that for 7 years Dad."

Elias: (touches her cheek, chuckles) "Evelynn. My baby girl."

Evelynn: "Dad! I'm not 3 anymore!" (pouts)

Elias: "You in a way are like Henri. A rebellious spirited mischief-maker. You can cause it or look for it." Honestly, I don't know where you got that from...

Evelynn: (sits in his lap) "I can't tell if your complimenting me or dissing me."

Emma: "You're Reckless."

Henri: "Childish."

Mitch: "No offense Lynn but you're also a bit boastful. Just a bit."

Evelynn: "NOW YOU GUYS ARE DISSING ME?! WHAT THE FREAKIN' HELL?!"

Elias: "Above all, you have a temper sweetie."

Evelynn: (groans)

Elias: "But above all, you're also caring. Strong-minded. Full of pure nerve and outstanding courage to protect those you love so dearly. You stand up to people who threatened them and you fight back. (points at stomach) Even when injured, you get right back up my little puppy. That makes me very proud of you."

Evelynn: (hugs him) "Thanks Dad."

Emma: "What about me Dad?" (gets in his lap)

Elias: "You are sweet. Innocent and Earnest."

Henri: "Basically #2's opposite."

Evelynn: "Die.."

Elias: "Emma like your sister, you help anyone who is in need. You heal them even though it will cost you your life."

Henri: "…."

Elias: "Honestly, you inherit that from your mother!"

Chise: "I heard that."

Elias: "I know that's why I said it!"

Chise: (sticks out tongue)

Elias: "Ahem!"

Emma: "Do I inherit your darkness Dad?"

Elias: "?!"

Emma: "I mean. The other me in me. The one that is so vicious and livid and vengeful. The one I can't control."

Evelynn: "…."

Elias: "…..yes. But even that side of you is still part of you."

Emma: "I don't like it that much. It's like it's saying I don't know how to be angry. It does that for me."

Elias: (sighs) "How about we put this lesson on hold. I want you to continue with some potions anyway. And no blowing things up."

Mitch: "That was one time sir! I didn't mean to blow up one of your bookcases in the study!"

Elias: "We were also caught in that mishap. I'm just saying, keep your training under control."

Mitch: "Yes sir..."

A lot sooner on the last week of summer, Emma, Evelynn, Henri, and Mitch learned to use their own type of magic. Elias supervised them one bye one. Henri showed her lightning magic rising high in the sky. As that happened, Henri's hair got even more poofy which made everyone laugh.

Next was Emma who having a little problem. Elias saw that she was trying to keep power on the low because she might accidentally bring out her dark side.

Evelynn created another blade from hers and Elias' shadow. She then started hacking at the bushes and the flowers. She then transformed the blade into a bow and arrow. She started chanting a spell and aimed it at Chise's vegetable garden which surprise Elias.

Elias: "Very good sweetie."

Evelynn: "Heh."

Elias: "You do realized Mommy's not gonna be happy you did that right? She worked all summer on that."

Evelynn: (nervous laughing) "Oops.. I'm screwed.."

Elias: "No worries. I will do a spell for that. Your turn Mitch."

Mitch got himself ready. He then began to concentrate is energy by clapping his hands together to start it up. He then twisted his palms together then his energy got larger. The wind started to blow roughly. The girls were impressed. Even Elias nodded with approval at first then he suddenly saw the Fae beings running away with fear in their eyes.

Elias: "Uh…Mitch?"

Mitch couldn't hear him for he was being lifted into the air. Windows of the Ainsworth house cracked making Elias and the girls duck so the glass won't cut them.

Emma: "MITCH!"

Henri: "WHAT THE HECK ARE YA DOING?!"

Elias: "THAT"S ENOUGH MITCH!"

Evelynn: "MITCH! SNAP OUT OF IT!"

Mitch couldn't hear anyone. His eyes rolled to the back, his teeth was turning to fangs and it felt painful when his back started to hurt like something was sprouting from behind. Suddenly, something black grabbed him. It was Elias' shadow like thorn pulling him back in.

Elias: "Mitch! That's enough!"

Mitch: "Sir...I'm...s-sorry... (collapses)

Evelynn: "MITCH!"

Emma: "Dad!"

Elias: "No, no, no… Mitch! Stay with us! Chise!"

Chise: "What happened?! Is he okay?!"

Evelynn: (holds him) "Mitch! Wake up! Please!"

Emma: "I have to heal him."

Elias: "No."

Emma: "Dad! I can't let him die!"

Evelynn: "Come on Mitch! Wake up! Please! If you don't wake up, I swear I'll never forgive you!"

Henri: "I'll do it Lynnie."

Elias: "Do not touch him. Who knows what will happen."

Evelynn: "Come on.. Wake up…. Mitch….Mitch….. Arthur…. Please wake up…"

Emma and Henri: "Arthur?"

Evelynn: "Arthur... Please..."

Mitch: "Mmmm…"

Evelynn: (smile, tears)

Mitch: "Lynn?"

Evelynn: "You're okay… Thank goodness.." (hugs him) "You dummy!"

Mitch: "Sorry I scared you."

Chise: "Elias.. Is he…. Elias?"

Elias: My God…. What was that….

Emma: "Uh... Dad?"

Elias: "That's enough for now."

Chise: "Elias.."

Elias once again put the energy magic on hold for the time being. About 3 days before school started, Elias woke up in the middle of the night. He quickly changed in to his glamour and grabbed a bag. He banged on Ruth's door which woke up the twins.

Evelynn: "Dad?" (rubs her eyes)

Emma: "What's with the noise?" (yawns)

Elias: "Mommy's having the baby!"

Evelynn: "The baby's coming?! For reals?!"

Elias: "Yes it is! Ruth! Get up! Chise's having the baby!"

Ruth: "It's about time!"

Chise: "Elias!" (labored breathing)

Elias: "I'm right here Chise." (holds her hand)

Chise: "We have to hurr—AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" (squeezes his hand HARD)

Elias: "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Emma and Evelynn: "Dad!"

Chise: "Ooooh….. That was a big one. Elias... Don't be so dramatic."

Elias: "….my hand…."

Ruth: "Don't worry Chise.. (hold her hand) We'll get your son…"

Chise: "Here comes another one! (squeezes Ruth's hand) AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Ruth: "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Chise: "Woah…"

Ruth: (whimpers) "My hand!"

Elias: (groans in pain)

Chise: "You two are useless! HURRY UP!"

Elias: (weakly) "Silver. Please watch the girls. We'll be back. (kneels down, hugs them) With your new brother."

Silver: "Mhm."

Ruth: "Come on Chise. Let's go."

Chise: "OOOOOOOHHHH! AAAAAHH!"

Evelynn: "Our brother's coming."

Emma: "Mhm!"

Silver giggles at how happy they are. She then shooed them back to bed. The next day came quicker. It was 10am when the girls were sitting on the couch waiting for their parents to come in so that they can see their baby brother. Suddenly, a knock came from the door. They started to get excited and rush to the door. Evelynn then answered the door but it turned out to be just Lauren and Henri.

Evelynn: "Oh…. It's you."

Lauren: "Nice to see you too, creature.. Hey Emma."

Emma: "Hey.."

Henri: "Why so cold, mates? Not happy to see us?"

Evelynn: "We're happy to see one of you.."

Lauren: "Piss off."

Evelynn: "You first.."

Emma: "Okay you two. That's enough of that. Mommy's finally having the baby. This is no time to argue."

Lauren: "Whatever."

Evelynn: "She started it."

Emma: "Sis. Our brother is coming. He's gonna look up to us. And I don't want you setting a bad example as he grows up."

Evelynn: "Alright already."

Elias: "We're back.."

Evelynn: "They're here! They're here!"

Emma: "Mom let us see the baby!"

When the twins, Lauren, and Henri got to the door, all they saw was Elias and Ruth with bandages on their hands and a still very pregnant Chise.

Chise: "I can't believe this… It's like I was screaming for nothing.."

Elias: "It will be alright."

Ruth: "Our hands won't be.."

Evelynn: "Mom, you're still fat."

Chise: (STAB)

Emma: "Really?!"

Evelynn: "What?!"

Chise: "See?! The girls think I'm big!"

Elias: "For the hundredth time, you are not fat."

Emma: "Want me to heal your hand Dad? You too Uncle Ruth."

Elias: "I think we'll manage."

Chise: "According to the doctor, your brother is a week late. I had Braxton Hicks Contractions. (sighs)"

Elias: "You were amazing as always. You just need to rest."

Chise: "Yeah.."

Henri: "So….no baby?"

Elias: "No baby."

Henri: "Something tells me that it will be here soon. Like first day of school soon."

Evelynn: "You might have jinx it Henri."

Chise: "My little girls are going to be 2nd graders!" (crying, hugs them tightly)

Elias: "Ah. The mood swings.."

Emma: "Mommy.."

Evelynn: "This is embarrassing.."

Lauren: "I say you never looked better."

Evelynn: "Shut up.."

Well 3 days had finally passed and the girls were putting on their uniforms. They grabbed their hats and bags and went downstairs to eat breakfast.

Elias: "Good morning my little ones. Are you two ready for the start of a new grade?"

Emma: "We are. Where's Mom?"

Evelynn: "I'll go see. Mom!"

Ruth: "This waiting on the baby is making my hand hurt."

Emma: "I wonder what he will look like?"

Elias: "We won't know until he arrives."

Evelynn checked Elias and Chise's room but no sign of Chise. She then spotted Chise going down the stairs.

Evelynn: "Mom."

Chise: "Elias…."

Elias: "Chise. Good Morning."

Evelynn: "Mo—AAAAAHHH!" (slips down the stairs)

Elias: "Evelynn!"

Evelynn: "Ow…. I slipped on something wet…"

Emma: "Looks like there's a trail starting at the stairs."

Elias: "Can you walk?"

Evelynn: "Yeah. How is water on the stairs?! Is there a leak somewhere?"

Emma: "You need to be careful."

Chise: "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!"

Elias: "Chise? What's wrong?"

Ruth: "She's in labor!"

Elias: "Now?!"

Chise: "NOOOOOOOOOOWWW! THE BABY"S COMING! FOR REAL THIS TIME!"

Evelynn: "Of all days he pick to come, why the first day of school?! Damn it Henri! You jinxed it big time!"

Henri: (sneezes) "Hmm?"

Elias: "Silver! Help me get her upstairs!"

Silver: (rushes upstairs) "MMM!"

Elias: "Girls. Stay right there."

The twins watched at they carry Chise back to the room and they saw Ruth get some towels and boiling water.

Emma: "What do we do?"

Evelynn: "I'm suppose to be asking you that."

Emma: (hold her hand) "Our brother is coming."

Evelynn: "Yeah. Guess we're missing school."

Emma: (groans) "You would love that wouldn't you?"

Evelynn: "Yep!"