Tao was a nice faced Asian woman with long black hair. Ren was a younger aged woman with short brown hair. Mai seemed older than Tao and had long black hair just as Tao. "You both seem famished. Please, follow me ad well feed you back at our household." Mai said. Harley was willing to do anything for a chance with food. "Yes please. Lead the way." Harley said.
Ace and Harley followed these Shuang sisters down a path through the trees. The forests were absolutely beautiful. Large cherry blossom trees, petals constantly giving more beauty to the trees, forest animals could be seen from the trail enjoying life as it is. They came to a wooden bridge that let them cross over the lake and smaller ones around it. The house was a nice sized wooden shack on stilts. Thatch made up the roofing and the windows had bars inside with covers. Tao pushed open the door and Ace and Harley stood in awe. In the center of the room there was a half wall.
You could see over it and at about the halfway point it turned to glass. Inside the glass were amazing hand crafted wooden sculptures. There were ones of cranes, pandas, mountains that over hung houses, bonsai trees, each with almost inhuman amount of detail. In others there were statues made of out multicolored glass. On the walls, large oriental plates with absolutely incredible paintings of dragons, a fan pattern, trees, and animals.
"Please sit down. Food shall be ready shortly." Ren said. Ace, Harley, and Ren all sat down at the table while the older two sisters went to prepare food. "So tell me what's a good looking boy like you doing so far out here with such a pretty girl?" Ren asked. Harley felt something was wrong since they first followed the sisters. Ace hadn't yet realized. "We're heading to Hildian." Ace spoke. Harley thought in her mind "What are you doing?! Something is not right! Don't tell them where we're going!"
"That sounds fun. Why are you going there?" Ren asked. "Personal business." Ace seemed to struggle to say. "Aww come on…" Ren started to say as she scooted closer. "You can tell me." Ren said as she slowly pulled a piece of the kimono away, trying to tempt Ace. "Sadly I can't" Ace struggled to say. Tao and Mai walked into the room both holding large plates of food. Sweet aromas filled the air as they set the food down on the table. The table was covered by cloth that also hid the bottom of it. All five of them sat with their waists under the cloth. The foods they set down were normal cooked fish except they were covered in a sweet sauce. "Itadakimasu!" All three of the sisters said before distributing the food between all five of them.
Ace and Harley hadn't taste food this good ever. Constantly Ren nudged Ace's thigh with her foot. Everyone could see that Harley was eating the food cautiously. "Is there something wrong?" Tao asked. "Nothing just… I'm not feeling well." Harley said. "Would you like to rest here before you continue on your travels?" Mai asked. "No I think we must be going." Harley said. "Nonsense." Ace said. "A nice house, wonderful food, pretty women. They're letting us stay the night. It would only be respectful to agree." "Ace, we really should go." Harley said. "No Ace is right. Allow me to show you to your room for the night." Tao said getting up.
Harley followed Tao into a hallway and to a room with a paper door. Tao opened the door and let Harley into the room. It was a quite homely, a simple mat on the floor was the bed. The same barred window in every other room of the house. "Have a good rest." Tao said as she shut the door. Ace was trying to ignore Ren as she continuously inched closer and closer to a certain area with her foot. "Ren dear I don't think it's nice to…. Pester a guest in such a way." Mai said. "I simply can't help myself." Ren said as she made contact with her target. "Anyway it's time for bed. Ren show Ace to his room for the night." Mai said.
It was now late into the night and Harley built up the courage to look around. She knew something was definitely wrong. She had to get her and Ace out of here and quickly. She walked through the halls in her bare feet, trying to be as quiet as possible. Harley heard faint footsteps around the corner and quickly needed to think of something. Harley quickly started to fidget on the spot as Mai walked around the corner. "Harley my dear? What are you doing up this late?" She asked seeing as Harley looked incredibly uncomfortable. "I need to find the bathroom. Quickly." Harley said. Mai turned and pointed in the direction she came. "Down this hall, third door on the right." Mai said as she walked past Harley.
Harley continued her act until she got to the door. When she was about to go through, to further her act, she heard a door open. She quickly entered the bathroom and closed it to a crack. She watched as Ren left the room Ace was in. Ren made her way down the hall and around the corner.
Harley quickly crept out of bathroom and pushed open the door to see Ace sitting on the bed in a daze. "Ace! Ace!" Harley whispered as she quickly went up to him. Ace had a blank gaze in his eyes and she the shook him to knock him out of it. "Harley! We need to get out of here!" Ace almost screamed. "Shut up you idiot." Harley told him to be quiet. "We have to go. I wanted to leave when you did but for some reason I couldn't say it." Ace said. "A powerful control spell. These sisters probably don't even exist." Harley said.