Children of the Hollow
One night four months later Keelan arrived home from the midwives.
"Damian! I'm home" Keelan called as she hung her silver cloak up. Damian snuck up behind her, wrapping his strong protective arm around her.
"What did the midwife say my beloved?" Damian asked whispering into her ear between nuzzling as he held her close. She turned around and wrapped her arms around his neck, smiling.
"You're going to be a father my love." Keelan giggled. Damian let out an excited roar as he whirled his beloved around. The next morning Damian left for a mission, from which he never returned, only daredevil came home battle injured but alive. From that day on Keelan worked hard on learning more magic than ever before. By the time her two daughters were born, Keelan wan an extremely powerful witch. Keelan knew she was dieing, she had been since Damian had been murdered; beheaded by three soldiers 3 years before. She had named one daughter Kelandra Van Tassel, her first name meaning 'little Keelan', which whom she sent to be raised by her cousin Miranda Van tassel, to be raised with their daughter Katrina and to be protected from the hatred and rumors of her fathers last name. Her older daughter Demona LaCure was to remain in Sleepy Hollow. A few months later Keelan died from Scarlet Fever. Katrina and Kelandra were raised as sisters, mostly between New York and the Hollow. Demona grew up in the Western Woods learning from the weapon smith, with Liria and her two colts, before Liria supposedly died from old age.
16 years later on All Hollow's Eve…………
Before dawn Katrina woke Kelandra.
"Kelan father has sent word that he wants to see us in Sleepy Hollow in three days, we must pack today, and we shall be there for a while." Katrina explained over breakfast that morning.
"Very well sister, I shall have my maid pack everything I'll need. I will ready my horses tack." Kelandra said. After breakfast Kelandra had her maid draw her a hot bath. She unbound her long soft blonde waist length hair and slipped her very well proportioned body into the hot water. After her long bath, Kelandra dried off and her sapphire blue eyes gleamed when she read the words
'To shine in heaven' in old Celtic runes engraved on the back of her sapphire amulet encased in beautifully handcrafted pure silver untouched by man. Her small fingers traced the light, beautifully made chain and smiled gently as she slipped it on.
"Kelandra are you packed yet?" Katrina asked, knocking softly on her bedroom door. Kelandra turned surprised by her.
"Almost Kat!" she replied.
Meanwhile in Sleepy Hollow Demona at 5 years old was taken in by the town's weaponsmith and as she grew up slowly her hair turned silver from the heat of the fires. Her emerald green eyes shined as she learned both witchcraft and swordcrafting, she had inherited her father's height and mother's eye color. She was the total opposite of her younger sister.