146. ..to the Show but Ready to Go.*

By the morning we all tried our best to ignore the passing time and their continued absence.

Training sessions helped.

( Hit )

" I got him!! "

Demelza shot a near perfect arrow, right through where the enemies left eye suppose to be. Pure luck but she was understandably excited.

" Nice shot..you improve little by little. Fip..get some moving sticks. " - Saam asked his brother for some sticks and turned towards us. " Now while Demelza and Eleanor continue the training they did until now, those 5 advanced get a new challenge. "

His brother come back with large thin, wooden cirles attached to 4 feet long thick sticks.

He gave a few to his brother and they lifted it waived them around. "..one ..two..Shooting moving targets! C'mon you supposed to say it with me.."

He turned to his silently waiving brother who just ignored him.

Saam had enough of his silence and walked behind the bales we used for practice as well and knelt down.

" You will found shooting then much more difficult..Lylly, why don't try a few. "

I saw him well..not him but, the stick slowly moving side to side while he hid behind 10 ft of hay.

I stepped up behind the starter line about roughly 20 feet away and nocked my arrow.

It felt so natural now. Mostly automatic..

I wondered how them..the twins felt. How much they had too practice to reach that level so young..maybe 23-25 years old?

I let the arrows slip from my finger after pulling the string back enjoying the resistance against my arm.

( SWISH )

Not even close..might as well shot blind folded.

I tried a few more and after 6 terrible misses..

" OKAY STOP!..I'm coming out. "

He lowered the targets and stood up after a few seconds.

He was smiling, fully expected this result.

" Don't worry it was just to showcase it. Me and Fipna will rig them on clothing lines and we can practice longer and safer. " - he talked making hand gestures demonstrating the system that allowed it to be pulled side to side.

Fipna as always just imitating his much more vocal yet identical brother.

" In time, I promise each one you be able hit them just as.. just...go on! "

He shoved his reluctant brother while himself walked behind the bale again.

The second his target reached a faster rhythm than mine he shot through both of them five arrows each.

One after another, It went straight through them without a sound and landed in the distance.

" Soon..well maybe not that soon, you all be marksman like silent Fipna is. "

We all wanted that but..

" So you two decided to stay? I mean longer? "

They exchanged some looks. " It doesn't feel right to keep taking up space in your home..Lady Nifa and Cintia, Lord Carlos and little Ciren..it's a lot."

What a ridiculous line of thinking.

" We have five guest rooms..hell one of them is been permanently inhabited by that one and her family. "

I pointed toward a smiling women just shrugging her shoulders. " Brother, said it's our home as well and we can turn our old house..into..intooo..your new ones! "

She was shameless but had a great idea.

" She is right...plus the big training ground is right behind it where Lucian trains the others. "

Fipna stepped forward shocking his brother and us in the process. " We will..pay for it. "

Saam woke up first. " Absolutely..how much a house cost around these parts? "

Demelza answered them the expected. " If you try Alexander will be very offended. He wanted to thank you for teaching me..novice as I am. "

Fipna nodded towards Saam who accepted it.

" It would be rude to..refuse such generosity. We shall thank Zephyr as well, once he returned. "

" Excellent..now let's work on the pulling system..we get the materials..let's train until nightfall. "

I wanted to distract myself..I wasn't worried just annoyed more and more.

The others understood my underlying meaning and by the time the torches needed to lit we set up a basic system of 50 feet horizontal line 6 feet up in the air. The target circles hanged on them and pulled to imitate a heads of enemies.

Soon it was dinner time and still no sign of them.

" They're probably on their way as we speak..."

It was late night but, still everyone up and in my house.

We heard Nifa but kept our eyes on the door. Mother was standing near the window.

Lucian and Alexander were out cheking on the guards stationed overnight.

" She is right.. even with his extraordinary speed that kind of distance it ..takes time. Also.." - she pulled away from her wife and made a dramatic illusion of small dark clouds top of her.

" What is this!? ..Stop.."

Nifa kept slashing through them but not affecting them one bit. " Why the theatrics dear? "

Cintia walked over and pointed at me and my daughter.." As being the one responsible for this..Zephyr might do something drastic. "

She was having fun watching her wife huffing.

" My artistry..my ability..is God approved and given..nothing, I do is something to be ashamed of or to fear it's consequences..

" IT'S THEM..! "

Mother was close to the window pointed towards the lake..I walked over..or wanted to when a hand stopped me.

Nifa looked pale. " Let's undo it..! "

" Wha..

" THE HAIRS! UNDO THEM NOW! " - she was both screaming and trying to silent at the same time. " ...whoaaa!! ..there you go. "

She picked up a running Ilianna and panicked twisting and turning about.

" I thought you said..

" I know what I said Cintia!..but now he is here! He will blame me instead of feeling grateful. Go distract him with and illusion..

She was late..

" Heey!!..whoa..whoaa!! What the hell!? "

His initial reaction was mixed..seeing his wife new looks and Nifa spinning with a blue haired little princess with a panicked look on her face.

But, he was home.