The following morning the sound of a baby's cry cut through the silence of the two story cabin. It wasn't much but it was home.
"Oh I know, I know, you two are hungry. Your names suit you, one of you awake and full of light during the day and the other at night, My Lady is wise." The woman said as she made two bottles full of goats milk for infants. After she fed and changed them she put them down for a nap. The sound of the door opening caught her attention as she went about getting everything ready for a meal.
"Keru I'm home my lovely" a male voice called from the door.
"Well come back my love" Keru said as she walked in the main room "My Lady dropped by last night. She asked a favor of us that I could not refuse." She continued. As she led him to the small room where the babies slept.
"This is wonderful, we always wanted kids and now we have them". He said with a smile.
Fifteen years later.
"Zain stop it, that bright mom told you to not to use your powers inside" a young lady with long raven hair and deep chocolate colored eyes growled, as she shielded them.
"I'm just trying to get you to lighten up, get it because my powers are that of light" the boy named Zain laughed, his honey colored eyes sparkled with a hint of mischief his short light chestnut hair held a slight glow to it.
"Leylah, Zain come to the table. It is time to eat, and Zain I saw what you did, be nice to your sister, she is the only one you get." A woman with red hair said as she set the food down on a small wooden table. The dining room was not very large but it was cozy off to the side there was a good size kitchen with a small wood burning stove. There was a small shelf with jars of every size, some filled with herbs and some empty. As they began to eat their midday meal, Keru couldn't help but zone out lost in her own thoughts.
"Mom are you ok? You look a little spacey." Leylah said midway through the meal. Startling Keru out of her thoughts.
"Yes my darlings I'm afraid that I have taught you all that I can but without the ability to control your elements I have done all I can. It's time for you to leave and look for teacher's of your own…" Keru said, her voice breaking. She had known that this day was going to come but for the last fifteen years she raised and taught them she loved them. 'My lady did you know that it would be this hard to let them go?' She thought. After the meal the three of them cleaned up and Keru sent the kids upstairs to begin packing. Keru walked outside to a humble and plain gravestone and that was placed at the edge of a small garden that sat just a ways off from the house.
"My love, our kids will have to leave soon to look for teachers, it will just be me and you. I am scared for them they don't know much of the outside world other than the town of course. They are strong but I'm not sure if they will ever find a teacher for themselves." She said as she absently pulled weeds and grass from along the base of the stone. She looked up at the upstairs window watching the two children she had raised for the past fifteen years, a silent tear rolled down her cheek followed by a silent prayer 'Watch over my precious children, please let them find teachers who can help them.' She prayed, with that she got up, patted herself down and placed a kiss on the cold stone. With one final look she walked back up to the house to help the twins prepare for their journey.
Meanwhile in the house
"Leylah do you think mom will be ok here by herself I mean after dad was killed by bandits I thought mom was going to will herself to death. You don't…" Zain started as he watched their mom walk to the stone that marked their father's grave through the window.
"Don't even think mom would do that. She will live so she can see us as full fledged mages. She wouldn't dream of doing anything like that. Once we have finished our training we will come back. With power as rare as ours we could become High mages in the capital city just like she used to be until she met dad and they moved out here. We will make our mother proud" Leylah said her eyes beaming with a mix of confidence and pride. With that said they continued to work on packing what they thought they would need to take with them.
Meanwhile in a cell far away.
A young man sat in a cell with only a small bed and a small bookshelf filled with many spellbooks of various sizes. The sound of a small squeak drew the man's attention.
"I have an idea, I think I may have found a way to find someone who can help us get out and bring this place down. Maybe we can expose what is really powering the city and keep it from happening again. What do you think my little friend and maybe if we can get out of here I can give you more than just crackers and cream, maybe I can give you some sweet fruit." The young man said as he picked up the small odd colored with even odder colored eyes.
"You see this spell here? It took me a moment to puzzle it out, but it is a kind of telepathic spell. It will let you communicate short messages to another. The main catch is that you can only "Call" to those who share your element. If it works then I'm not alone, if it doesn't well then nothing changes." The young man said sadly as he sat the odd mouse down on the bed and seated himself comfortably.
Closing his eyes the young man cleared his mind as he slowly gathered power and began to carefully craft his message in his mind. He knew he would only get one shot. He quietly whispered the spell to himself as he "sent" his message.
'If you can hear this call then we share the same element. I need your help to save our own kind.'
"Let's hope someone hears my message, I'm not sure how much longer I can last." He said to the mouse, his voice was heavy with exhaustion. The spell had taken more power then he thought that it would to get pasted the wards that kept his powers dampen.
The mouse looked at him with its odd colored eyes with a knowing look as the young man pulled himself up into the bed and was quickly asleep. The mouse then curled up next to his head and stood watch over the boy.