"Arten, we can't let them go to a temple. Maybe we should say something to the village leader." Said Maria.
"I already did. I know I didn't discuss this with you, but I told him that we'd take the cubs in." Said Arten.
"That's ok, I was going to suggest to you that we take them in." Said Maria.
"I guess we are of one mind on this." Said Arten.
They then walked over to the twins. Bengali was holding his sister, and when he looked, he seen them walking up to them..
"They're going to send us to a temple, aren't they?" Bengali asked.
"No, they're not. If it's alright with you, we're going to take you in." Said Arten.
"But I want my mother, and father." Said Angara.
"Angara, our parents are gone. These two cats want to take us in, and this way we won't have to go to a temple." Said Bengali.
Angara then bowed her head, and said fine. Arten said that they should get back to the inn, go to bed, and get some sleep. Bengali then got up, and helped his sister. They then followed Arten, and Maria to where they were staying.
Soon Bengali and Angara were in bed, and fell asleep quickly. Arten and then closed the door to the room, and let them be. In the morning, Maria made them all something to eat, and as they ate; Maria could see that Angara was barely eating.
"Angara you need to eat, you'll make yourself sick if you don't." Said Maria.
Bengali could see that his new mother was getting nowhere with Angara, and spoke up.
"Angara, please eat your breakfast. We have to leave after, and it may be awhile before we have lunch." Said Bengali.
"Ok." Said Angara.
Angara then began to eat, and when Bengali looked at his new mother; Maria mouthed thank you. Before long, they finished eating, cleaned up, and started to pack up. Once everything was picked up, Arten and Maria then got everything into the wagon. Once that was done, Arten lifted the cubs into the wagon, and then joined Maria at the front of the wagon. Arten got up into his place, and looked back at Angara and Bengali. He seen that they were settled, and then he looked at his wife, and she nodded that she was ready. He then gathered the reigns, and got the horses moving. Just as they reached the entrance to the village; Arten seen the village leader waiting for them. When they got to the Village leader, Arten stopped the wagon.
"I want to thank you for taking the cubs. I didn't want to have to send them away, but we are a poor village." Said the Village leader.
"I completely understand. You'd do what you have to do." Said Arten.
"Thanks for understanding, and the Village leader.
He then said good-bye, and went back to the village. Arten then got the wagon going again. They would stop every now and again to rest the horses, eat, and take care of their needs. But when dusk was falling, and they wouldn't make it back to their village till well after dark; Arten got came set up with Bengali's help. Angara didn't do much because of her arms. Maria was fixing something to eat, so they could eat before getting some sleep.
Later after everything was cleaned up, and they were in bed. Arten seen that Maria was still wide awake.
"Everything alright, dear?" Arten asked.
"It's Angara. She ignores everything I say. She won't speak to me at all. To get her to do anything, I have to get Bengali to ask for me." Said Maria.
"Give her some time. Remember, she just lost her parents. She may need some time to grieve." Said Arten.
"I understand that, but Bengali doesn't act like that." Said Maria.
"Everyone grieves in different ways." Said Arten.
Maria knew that he was right, and decided to get some sleep.