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It was spring, and Nelena swung her sword high. The 15-year-old then switched it to a vertical swipe when a hard bow staff blocked it. The bow staff blocked the swipe again, strong in the hands of their age:15 leader, Noeli. A 16-year-old's eyes swept over the scene then went back to where the little sisters were having target practice. Lilly and Ria could both now string a bow, with the help of Ria's wood bending skills.

Raul's gray eyes had gotten sharper over the time lapse, and her hair had just recently gotten long enough to pass her shoulders. She whipped out her dagger and, without the help of a mirror, cut off her hair. It was now a messy boy's cut. Noeli had to keep trimming her hair because it grew fast. Lilly and Ria just let it grow out, but Nelena joined in the joy of cutting hair with no intention of making it pretty.

Nelena was now a towering 5'8, while Noeli hadn't shrunk anymore and was still 4'5. Ria had also gotten taller, and actually was taller than Lilly. Raul hadn't grown at all. That would make the height order as follows: Nelena, 5'8; Ria, 5'4; Lilly, 5'3; Raul, 5'2, and Noeli, 4'5. Or so they thought, seeing as this timeframe didn't have rulers.

Raul squinted when Lilly dropped her bow.

"Uhh… Lilly?" Ria asked. She waved her hand in front of the 14-year-old's face. Her hand nearly hit Lilly's nose. "Guys, what's wrong with Lilly?" Ria, age: 14, asked.

Raul came over and took a close look at her little sister's eyes. "Her pupils have waned so much that they're microscopic." She told the now concerned others. "But that only happens when the eye is experiencing an excess of luminescence."

"In English?" Ria asked.

"Lilly thinks she's seeing too much light." Nelena filled in. "That's why the black is too small to see."

At this point, Lilly's eyes refocused. She collapsed onto her knees with her hand holding her head. Man, did her head hurt. "Lilly?" Ria asked softly.

"We should go south, then east." Lilly answered. "I saw a white city. They need our help."

"It took two years, but now we have our clear direction." Nelena said. She sheathed her battered sword and looked at the other girls. Noeli had her bow staff sheathed on her back in the same fashion that Nelena had her sword. Ria unstrung her bow and sheathed it. Raul kinda wished she wasn't wet. The girls went to Izenguard and collected food for the journey. Raul went up on a hill to look at the position of the sun as the other girls packed up camp. They left their makeshift beds and joined Raul on the hill.

"South is…" she paused, "in that direction." Raul pointed to a gap in the string of mountains.

"Well, let's go!" Noeli said. The other four followed her in the direction Raul had pointed. After awhile, Noeli called a halt and they stopped for lunch. They ate very little, knowing the white city wasn't close.

When they started up again, the group walked in silence. The only sounds were of the wind blowing, and the shuffling of boots and sneakers. Each one was contemplating what they were getting themselves into. Each ones feet started to hurt at roughly the same time because they had been walking all day. Still no one had voiced an opinion. The sun set, and Lilly said, "We can't go any farther today. There is no sun to tell us our position. And we don't want to be thrown off course." The others nodded. They all stopped and shared a look. They sat down and ate.

"We should go to sleep now." Nelena told them.

"Why!? We're not even remotely tired!" Ria argued.

"No, Nelena's right." Noeli told her. "We'll be leaving at sunrise." Ria and Lilly looked at Raul, and then shared a look of dread. Raul's glare told them that she wouldn't be grumpy.

"That occurs at Circa 5." Raul told them.

"Huh?" Lilly asked.

"She says that we'll be leaving at 5 o'clock." Nelena informed them.

"Oh." They all lied down, and after tons of tossing and turning on the soft earth, they all fell into a fearful sleep.

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