Chapter 5.
Cerys burped loudly and rubbed her stomach gingerly. "Well, that's lady-like." Nia smiled. Cerys grinned back at her. "Leave me alone, I like my food." Pushing her chair back from the table, Cerys stood up. "Come on, my little faerie friend, as you say, we have trials and tribulations to overcome." Switching of the new light in the kitchen, she made towards the staircase. Nia floated up ahead of her. Pushing the attic door open, she took hold of the book and turned towards Nia. "Lets bring this to the living room." Cerys picked up the heavy book and then changed her mind. "You know, I'm feeling kind of adventurous. How about we leave the book thing until tomorrow. I want to try out some powers.but in the real world, not in the house." Nia gasped. "Nobody knows about Aranosia. You can't just go into the street and practise your powers. People will realise!" Cerys folded her arms. She pulled at her hair for a minute whilst trying to figure out where she could practise privately. She then had an idea. Smiling, she looked towards the garden door. "I haven't decorated for 3 years. What do you think? Shall we work in the garden? It needs a good once-over." Nia nodded and a smile spread over her face. Cerys jogged into the kitchen and opened the key-cupboard. Pulling out the back door key, she beckoned Nia to follow. It had been raining while Cerys had been eating and the usually dry soil was lush and soft. Worms were peeping out the top of the supple earth, welcoming the recent rainfall. Cerys clapped her hands together and looked around. The once pink shed was now a faded brown, the hyacinth bushes were putrid and the flowers were drooping. Nia shook her head. "In the Gardens of Aranosia, the walls are banked with sprays of flowers in every colour you can think of. Trees as tall as mountains over-shadow the opulent green grass. Lawns spread out 50 acres and the lawns are inhabited by every magical creature you can imagine." Nia looked down impressively at Cerys. Cerys rolled her eyes at her. "Ok, Miss Goody - Goody, let's get started on this garden. You're lucky this is a detached house; I can use my powers when I like and how I like and no one needs worry about it." Nia soared around Cerys' garden, muttering to herself. When she had made it back round to Cerys, Cerys was staring at her with a look of concern. "What?" Nia asked innocently. "Are you feeling ok? Why did you just fly around my garden muttering like some insane maniac?" Nia laughed. "I was just taking measurements. You know, to see how big it is. Its tiny compared to what I'm used to. We need to extend it by an acre." Nia clicked her tiny fingers and the garden seemed to lengthen and widen! Cerys' jaw dropped. "What? How'd you do that? Actually don't answer." Nia laughed again and spread her hands wide, indicating the new size of the garden. Cerys shook her head, amazed. "Ok, lets get to work.ummm.ok." Cerys screwed up her eyes in concentration, and short green grass began to rise from the earth. It grew longer until it was about 2 inches high. A small pattering made Nia look up. Rain was falling on the new grass and small flowering shrubs were sprouting upwards. Nia began reciting the colours as they emerged. "Gold, silver, bronze, aubergine, grape, mauve, pink, yellow, orange, azure, lavender, honey, peach, thistle, sky blue, lime, red, slate, maroon, blue - Cerys, you're doing it!!!" Nia squealed and clapped as chrysanthemums and climbing roses covered the walls and fences. Out of nowhere, deep evergreen bushes sprouted around the edges. A path, which wound its way from the door to the centre of the garden, formed a circle and a diamond fountain rose from the middle. A fat little cherub was atop the fountain and crystal clear water was spraying from its mouth. Admiring her work, Cerys stood back to look. "Pretty good for a beginner, don't you think?" Cerys smiled. She sighed, satisfied with her work. She turned to face Nia. "Nia, its time we looked up some combat." Nia nodded and they headed towards the study.
Cerys burped loudly and rubbed her stomach gingerly. "Well, that's lady-like." Nia smiled. Cerys grinned back at her. "Leave me alone, I like my food." Pushing her chair back from the table, Cerys stood up. "Come on, my little faerie friend, as you say, we have trials and tribulations to overcome." Switching of the new light in the kitchen, she made towards the staircase. Nia floated up ahead of her. Pushing the attic door open, she took hold of the book and turned towards Nia. "Lets bring this to the living room." Cerys picked up the heavy book and then changed her mind. "You know, I'm feeling kind of adventurous. How about we leave the book thing until tomorrow. I want to try out some powers.but in the real world, not in the house." Nia gasped. "Nobody knows about Aranosia. You can't just go into the street and practise your powers. People will realise!" Cerys folded her arms. She pulled at her hair for a minute whilst trying to figure out where she could practise privately. She then had an idea. Smiling, she looked towards the garden door. "I haven't decorated for 3 years. What do you think? Shall we work in the garden? It needs a good once-over." Nia nodded and a smile spread over her face. Cerys jogged into the kitchen and opened the key-cupboard. Pulling out the back door key, she beckoned Nia to follow. It had been raining while Cerys had been eating and the usually dry soil was lush and soft. Worms were peeping out the top of the supple earth, welcoming the recent rainfall. Cerys clapped her hands together and looked around. The once pink shed was now a faded brown, the hyacinth bushes were putrid and the flowers were drooping. Nia shook her head. "In the Gardens of Aranosia, the walls are banked with sprays of flowers in every colour you can think of. Trees as tall as mountains over-shadow the opulent green grass. Lawns spread out 50 acres and the lawns are inhabited by every magical creature you can imagine." Nia looked down impressively at Cerys. Cerys rolled her eyes at her. "Ok, Miss Goody - Goody, let's get started on this garden. You're lucky this is a detached house; I can use my powers when I like and how I like and no one needs worry about it." Nia soared around Cerys' garden, muttering to herself. When she had made it back round to Cerys, Cerys was staring at her with a look of concern. "What?" Nia asked innocently. "Are you feeling ok? Why did you just fly around my garden muttering like some insane maniac?" Nia laughed. "I was just taking measurements. You know, to see how big it is. Its tiny compared to what I'm used to. We need to extend it by an acre." Nia clicked her tiny fingers and the garden seemed to lengthen and widen! Cerys' jaw dropped. "What? How'd you do that? Actually don't answer." Nia laughed again and spread her hands wide, indicating the new size of the garden. Cerys shook her head, amazed. "Ok, lets get to work.ummm.ok." Cerys screwed up her eyes in concentration, and short green grass began to rise from the earth. It grew longer until it was about 2 inches high. A small pattering made Nia look up. Rain was falling on the new grass and small flowering shrubs were sprouting upwards. Nia began reciting the colours as they emerged. "Gold, silver, bronze, aubergine, grape, mauve, pink, yellow, orange, azure, lavender, honey, peach, thistle, sky blue, lime, red, slate, maroon, blue - Cerys, you're doing it!!!" Nia squealed and clapped as chrysanthemums and climbing roses covered the walls and fences. Out of nowhere, deep evergreen bushes sprouted around the edges. A path, which wound its way from the door to the centre of the garden, formed a circle and a diamond fountain rose from the middle. A fat little cherub was atop the fountain and crystal clear water was spraying from its mouth. Admiring her work, Cerys stood back to look. "Pretty good for a beginner, don't you think?" Cerys smiled. She sighed, satisfied with her work. She turned to face Nia. "Nia, its time we looked up some combat." Nia nodded and they headed towards the study.