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12 - There's Two of Them!
A few hours later the women began to pack up the small camp. Green was putting out the fire, Blue was with her, Black was packing the horses, and Red was nowhere to be seen.
"You seen Red?" Black asked.
"No," the other two answered.
"Hm." Black mumbled as she walked away. A minute later she reappeared from the other direction.
"Hey, have you guys seen Red?" she asked.
"No," Blue said, "you just asked us that."
"Oh." Black turned and walked away.
A few more minutes passed, Black appeared again from the trees at the right. Then another Black came from the left.
"What the-?" Blue gasped. "There's two of them!"
"There you are!" said the Black on the right. "I've been looking for you all morning."
"Oh, sorry," said the Black on the left.
"I'll be taking my knife back now." The Black on the right held out her hand as the opposite one reluctantly drew a small blade from her cape and placed it in the other woman's palm.
Blue blinked, and when she reopened her eyes, the Black on the left was suddenly Red.
"What the heck was that?" Blue demanded. Red smiled.
"What was what?" she asked.
"There were t.two.two!" Blue stammered.
"Hehehehe," Red laughed as she strolled off.
"You're just lucky she didn't turn into you," said Green, standing up.
Black brought over the horses and the women mounted their steeds.
"Would someone please explain what just happened?" Blue asked.
"I told you," Black sighed, "Red can change."
"Change? You mean turn into people?"
"People, animals, trees.birds.ravens." Black trailed off.
"Are you serious?" Fish gaped.
"Oh yes," Red piped. "I just need something of the thing I'm turning into. Except I can turn into a raven at will. It's really fun. I like flying."
"I can't believe it," Blue sighed.
"Neither could I the first time it happened," Black said.
Suddenly a thought dawned on Blue.
"If Red can change into things," she said, "then why couldn't she just turn into a fish and swim into Mirkwood herself? Or turn into a guard?"
"First of all," Red explained, "one does not simply ambush an Elf, I'm sure you know that. And secondly, I don't do fish."
"What? Why not?"
"I.um.don't particularly like the water."
"How can you not like the water?" asked Blue in astonishment. "Water is.wonderful! It is your friend. It's magic the way you can manipulate it; the way it falls from the sky and bubbles up from the ground. You need not fear it. It."
"Yes, yes, we know you love water," Black interrupted, "please spare us the lecture. That's perfectly okay that Red doesn't do water. That's why we have you." She smiled.
"So does this mean you can't change into me?"
"I wouldn't say that."
12 - There's Two of Them!
A few hours later the women began to pack up the small camp. Green was putting out the fire, Blue was with her, Black was packing the horses, and Red was nowhere to be seen.
"You seen Red?" Black asked.
"No," the other two answered.
"Hm." Black mumbled as she walked away. A minute later she reappeared from the other direction.
"Hey, have you guys seen Red?" she asked.
"No," Blue said, "you just asked us that."
"Oh." Black turned and walked away.
A few more minutes passed, Black appeared again from the trees at the right. Then another Black came from the left.
"What the-?" Blue gasped. "There's two of them!"
"There you are!" said the Black on the right. "I've been looking for you all morning."
"Oh, sorry," said the Black on the left.
"I'll be taking my knife back now." The Black on the right held out her hand as the opposite one reluctantly drew a small blade from her cape and placed it in the other woman's palm.
Blue blinked, and when she reopened her eyes, the Black on the left was suddenly Red.
"What the heck was that?" Blue demanded. Red smiled.
"What was what?" she asked.
"There were t.two.two!" Blue stammered.
"Hehehehe," Red laughed as she strolled off.
"You're just lucky she didn't turn into you," said Green, standing up.
Black brought over the horses and the women mounted their steeds.
"Would someone please explain what just happened?" Blue asked.
"I told you," Black sighed, "Red can change."
"Change? You mean turn into people?"
"People, animals, trees.birds.ravens." Black trailed off.
"Are you serious?" Fish gaped.
"Oh yes," Red piped. "I just need something of the thing I'm turning into. Except I can turn into a raven at will. It's really fun. I like flying."
"I can't believe it," Blue sighed.
"Neither could I the first time it happened," Black said.
Suddenly a thought dawned on Blue.
"If Red can change into things," she said, "then why couldn't she just turn into a fish and swim into Mirkwood herself? Or turn into a guard?"
"First of all," Red explained, "one does not simply ambush an Elf, I'm sure you know that. And secondly, I don't do fish."
"What? Why not?"
"I.um.don't particularly like the water."
"How can you not like the water?" asked Blue in astonishment. "Water is.wonderful! It is your friend. It's magic the way you can manipulate it; the way it falls from the sky and bubbles up from the ground. You need not fear it. It."
"Yes, yes, we know you love water," Black interrupted, "please spare us the lecture. That's perfectly okay that Red doesn't do water. That's why we have you." She smiled.
"So does this mean you can't change into me?"
"I wouldn't say that."