Gold

"Check the inside of the carriage Elena, that's where they hide their golds" Liam said to me.

I went to the carriage and climbed into it, I searched under the chairs and saw a box.

I brought it out and opened it, it was filled with gold, I tried to carry it but too heavy to carry.

"I need help !" I called out to them.

Liam came and joined me in the carriage, "this is so heavy" he said as we carried the box out of the carriage.

"Take them inside the carriage and lock the door from outside, open the windows too" Liam said to his men. They led the couples to the carriage got them inside and locked it's door.

"Let's move" Liam said and we carried the loots into the forest.

We journeyed back to the thieves hideout where the loot were gathered and sorted out. As they were sorted. As they were sorting the loot, I was just sitting there watching when something caught my eyes. It was a bracelet and was inside the box I found inside the carriage.

I took the bracelet and examined it, I knew who it belonged to, the wife of the third prince of Candon. I knew her because she visited our palace one time and I had a fight with her. I know what you are thinking that I am troublemaker but she was the one that started it calling me a lunatic. So I showed her what a lunatic does.

But the couple in the carriage wasn't the third prince and his wife.

"Seems we steal from a thief a stolen item" I thought.

"You like the bracelet ?" you can take it" Liam said to me.

"No I don't, I was just looking at at the seal" I replied.

"And what about it ?" he asked.

"It is the seal of Candon" I replied.

"Is that so, that means it will be sold" he said.

The loot were sorted out into two sections, the one of be sold to get money and the ones to be given to the poor.

"Is there something you want to do Elena ?" Liam asked.

"I need to take my bath, I smell like a horse's armpit" I replied.

"You smell just great Lady Elena" he replied.

"Sorry but we can't boil water now, it will attract people here" he said.

"So you guys don't bath till it is dusk ?" I asked.

"No, there is a stream we do bath at" her replied.

"If it is that one we passed through, I am not bathing again, I will wait till it is dusk" I said.

"No it is not that one, this one is more cleaner than the other one we passed" he assured.

"OK can you take me there so I can bath" I said.

"Follow me" he said and started leading me out of the settlement. He followed a trail that was hidden outside the settlement.

"Are you sure the water in the stream is good?' I asked.

"I can assure you, it is good" he replied.

"Fine but when we reach the stream and it is not good, I will kill you" I said to him.

"That's fine because the water is so clean" he replied.

"We continued walking till we reached a place where climbing trees formed a curtain.

Liam opened the curtain and went in and I followed him. I was not prepared by the magical sight I saw, the place looked like something out of this world. There were many types of colourful flowers both climbing and standing ones. The flowers were not only beautiful but has a sweet fragrance.

"Elena" Liam called and I realized that I was standing and staring.

"The stream is down there" he said pointing at a place that was a little shallow.

I followed him making sure I did not step on the beautiful flowers.

We went down the shallow place and arrived at the stream. The stream can never be compared to the first place we saw, in fact it was indescribable and magical. The water was as clear as crystal, I bent down and dipped my hand into the water.

 It felt so cool and refreshing, without thinking I started removing my clothes. 

"What are you doing?" Liam shouted and I realize that he was still there.

"What are you still waiting for? leave" I told him.

He ran out of the place into the other side, I removed my clothes completely went inside the water.

I was greeted with a sweet smell which I knew was a result of the flowers. After bathing I came out of the water, I had to wear my old clothes because I didn't come with any cloth. I left the stream and went up to the other side, Liam was arranging some flowers he plucked.

"I am done" I said when I reached where he was.

He stood up quickly like someone was bitten by an ant.

"Are you done already? Is the water good?" he asked.

"Two questions at the same time which one do you want me to answer first" I asked him.

"Anyone" he replied.

"Yes I am done and the water was magical" I replied.

"You are magical" he said staring at me.

"What did you say?" I asked.

"Nothing" he mumbled and started walking away.

"That's not the way" I told him and he came back and started following the right way.

I followed him and we came out of the place, "does this place have a name?" I asked.

"Yes" he replied.

"It's name is magical stream" he added.

"It's sure is magical" I replied.

"How was your first day of stealing?" he asked.

"Very interesting" I replied.

"That's good" he replied and we continued walking. When we arrived at the settlement, the sun was about to set.

I wanted to go to my hut when I met Mary "please come and help us with the food" she said and I followed her to their general cooking place.

Men, women, girls and boys were all there helping out.

Some men were butchering meat while the women were doing the cooking.

"Come this way Elena" Mary said leading me to the place where meats are being roasted.

We reached the place, there was a huge fire going on used to roast the meats.

I sat down with the other women and helped in washing the meat that will be roasted.