CHAPTER 26: OLD FRIEND

CHAPTER 26 : OLD FRIEND

From a distance infront of her fathers hut was a female demi- human around her age, blonde hair short, car like ears on her head, yellow pupils in her eyes and just like Mona animal fur covering and tied around her waits and stopping right above her knee.

"Nina" She said in disbelief,

"NINA"

She screams with excitement and joys.

The female demi-human Nina, turns around hearing her name being called and smiles at the sight of Mona. Nina and Mona ran to each other and hugged like 2 human teens getting back together after a long year absence.

"Nina how have you Been"

Mona said still in her embrace,

"I missed you" Nina said and withdrew from Mona,

Nina suddenly realized.

"Wait why aren't you with the rest" Nina said, Mona went silent. Her eyes moves from one side to another thinking of a lie. Nina knew her friend far too well and smile, no amount of lie would work on her no matter how good it was.

"You snuck away, didn't you?"

Nina asked with a devious smile and Mona couldn't answer.

"Well............."

Mona paused, she had nothing to say.

"So what are you doing" Mona asked,

"Don't tell me(she paused) you snuck out as well" Mona said,

"Of course not silly" Nina replies,

"As fun as it would have been, father won't have allowed that" She said.

"So what happened"

Mona asked worried, if they weren't with the others why ate they here or did something happen. Mona became worried what if something had happened to them, what if the wolves got to them.Her mind began to stray far thinking of the possibilities of horrible things that may have gone wrong.

"Relax" Nina said shaking Mona out of her thoughts. See the worried expression on her face meant different thoughts were running through her head.

Nina began to explain all that happened,

"I and father were with the others last night, we set up camp to spend the night. We didn't know what happened, when we woke up we were alone and everyone had gone and that was where Linurk found us and brought us home"

"That's terrible, how could they leave you"

Mona said,

"I don't know" Nina said,

"They must have been in a rush" She said,

"Did the wolf howl scare them and push them to move" Mona said inwardly,

"My dad and your dad are having a totally serious talk about something important" Nina said,

"Should we eaves drop on them" Mona asked,

"No that would be rude" Nina said correcting Mona,

"Let's just listen to what thier saying" Nina said and smiled.

Both girls creeped forward being as quiet as they possibly can making thier way to the clan chief not to eavesdrop, no listen to thier conversation.

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"Do you have any idea where they could have gone" Radjar asked.

Seated on the ground before him was demi-human as well, with blonde yellow hair and like the rest, cat like ears stood on his head with a tail behind him.

"I have no idea" He responded,

"Thank gods Linurk was able to come across you and Nina on his hunt" Radjar said,

"Indeed"

Silence reigned between them, Nina father didn't know how to ask about last night incident. Nina's father was surprised to see Linurk and was even more surprised to see him hunting all by himself, with scars and claw marks on his body which have yet to heal completely.

"How did you guys win against the wolves"

Nina father asked breaking the silence between them.

The clan chief was silent, didn't say a word, neither did he wish to speak, but at this point, he won't gain anything from hiding the truth.

"Noel my friend, last....(he paused and took a deep breath). Last light was horrible beyond anything I could have ever imagined. I lost my hope and watched good warriors die before my eyes"

"We were surrounded from all sides, no way to escape, we were weak tired and in pain, when all hope was lost, it came" He said,

"It?" Noel asked confused,

"The light in flames"

Noel jaws drops in awe, shocked and in disbelief.

"You can't be serious and how can you be sure"

Radjar sighs.

"It destroyed some part of the forest and scared away the dare wolves" He says,

"Maybe it was just..........."

Before Noel could finish, Radjar cuts in.

"In all my life as a warrior, I've never seen the dare wolves run away so scared and frightened" He said,

"I never even knew it was possible" said Linurk,

" so part of the forest was destroyed, wow so the stories were true after all"

Noel said, he and Linurk are the biggest unbelievers of the bullshit of an ancestral prophecy.

"So what now?" Linurk asked,

"Is it going to protect us, with the way it is laid motionless on the ground" He said,

"Well I was hoping we could perform sacrifices so it can offer its protection and blessings" Radjar said.

"Light in flames"

"Shuuuush"

"Don't get us caught"

"Shuuuush"

Linurk ultra sensitive ears stood, turned from left to right reacting to the voices he hears. He turns to the chief and his friend, seeing both of them still discussing means he was the only one who heard.

His ear turns to the right and he hears giggling, he raised his hand assive trying to to say something and the other's immediately turn to him.

"Yes Linurk" Radjar said.

Linurk raised his hand to his lips, signalling them to stay quiet. He stood up slowly and walked quietly, following the low sounds of voices.

"I'm not hearing anything"

"Shuuuuush, listen harder"

"Did they stop" He hears.

He drew the curtains of the hut and they were not surprised to see Nina and Mona outside the hut, listening to their conversation.

Radjar frowns and raises his hand to rub his forehead,

"Good evening father" Mona said see the disappointed look on her and Nina's fathers faces.

"Look who I found" Mona said with a smile.

Author note:

Those 2 are trouble especially when put together, anywhere few more chapters until the mc arrives. Hope you are ready to meet him.