Mystical Forest of The Forgotten Woods | Book One (COMPLETED)

Chapter 7: A Flare of a Fire

I looked at the girl who was blacked out lying on the couch. Her fiery orange red hair beneath her head, her pointed ears relaxed. She shifted then opened her eyes which were a lightish dark brown color. She sat up and looked at us. I watched as Shadow walked and stood next to the couch. "What's your name?" Shadow asked her voice gentle and even. The girl looked around the ages of 10 or 9.

"Raya" she said her voice was soft and delicate. "Well Raya, do you remember anything from just a second ago?" Shadow asked.

"I remember... A girl a short blonde girl with beady red eyes.. she.. entangled me with vines and thorns that stabbed in my arms and I felt my body failing... if I knew what death felt like, and if it felt like that. That's how I would describe it" Raya said and sat up straight on the couch.

I looked at the girl. "Are you a..?" I started but she cutter me off and answered "Dwelve" she said.

"How old are you exactly?" Duffy asked. "I may not look like it but I'm actually 15" Raya said. "Wow, didn't expect that" said Tyler. (Luckily Tyler probably won't ever read this xD but Tyler is crushing on Raya LEL)

I looked at Akira and she looked at me and rolled her eyes. Shadow and Duffy started giggling and I had a mischievous smirk smeared across me face. Roman, Sly and Fizz shared a quick word then we all broke into laughter for some random reason.

Raya looked up from her hands to look at all of us. Tyler gave her a smile. Akira, Sly, and I were standing side by side looking at her our eyes gleaming with mischief.

Duffy and Shadow were standing by Fizz and Roman and they were the jumpy people. Besides Shadow. Shadow just stood in the middle of them reading a book looking normal. "Do you guys know where Flare Steam lives? She's my older sister and she lives with her husband, Liam and her four daughters, Mira, Mori, Willow, and Paige.. They live in Thornsdale, just north of Thornveil" Raya said her voice quivering slightly. Tyler Sat down beside here. "Sadly we don't know where she lives but we can help you fine her" Tyler said his voice kind. What the fuck is what I was thinking Tyler is never this nice like, 'oh I would do anything for you!' Type of nice... the fuck.

Shadow tapped my shoulder. "You and me both Pug" she said. Mine reader? I thought and Shadow nodded. "Mages learn things everyday" she said and grabbed her bag and put two wrapped up loafs of bread I'm the bag, tossed some type of nail filer into there with them. She shoved her jacket in the bag and hoisted the luggage onto her back.

"Whatever and wherever Thornsdale is, we have to get out fast. If Spruce or one of the ents find us we'll be sent to King Thorn possibly" Duffy said her ears twitching. I nodded and packed my small bag and slipped on a leathery jacket with a fussy inside. Shadow put on her hoodie and Akira and Duffy had sweaters on. Duffy had pouches on her belt which I assumed has sugar in them. Duffy had a pack and some arrows were sticking out the side of Akira's bag so she could grab them easily. Tyler w as in a dark blue t shirt and jeans while Roman wore a plaid shirt and jeans and Sly wore a grey shirt and black sweat pants.

Raya was standing beside Tyler, her red hair up in a tight pony tail, freckles dashed across her nose and cheeks. She had changed into black leggings and a light gray sweater. She also wore almost the the same black boots as me. Nice. Someone besides Akira knows my style at least.

I yanked on the door pulling it free from the vine's grasp. I sliced the thick branches with my sword and the others followed. We made it out of the Castle grounds. We snuck silently around back behind horse stable where we climbed onto the roof then jumped tree to tree on the willow trees till we got to the front of the path to Thornveil. I went to the willow the rest still following me we led our horses out from under it. Tyler let Raya share his elk while Roman and Fizz shared a brown stallion. Akira was in her dark brown stallion and Duffy and Shadow were on their black and white mare. Finally I got into my horse, Oynx. I looked over and saw Sly dragging his horse out from under the willow. The tall creamy white mare disliked Sly but obeyed him as he climbed into the back of the mare. I nodded and led the ground up north with Tyler and Raya to my right and Akira on my left. Duffy, Shadow, Roman and Fizz in the middle while Sly brang up the rear.