The Lost Sister

The Plan

"Ride?" Casey stood in front of Morina.

"I know it sounds crazy but I promise it'll be okay. I'm sure it'll be fine. I can spawn animals at my will. I can get you and who ever you need horses." Morina explained.

"You can make horses?"

"Yes. What? Can you not ride one? You'll get a hang of it."

"Right. Well, I guess it'll work."

"Alright, when you find out who all is going and I'll get you the supplies."

"Okay, thank you,"

• • •

"I know it's crazy, but I need to do this." Casey sat at home with Ash, Rose, and Lizzy. Ash and Rose looked at Casey with worry and doubt. Lizzy was astonished.

"You mean you have a sister!? That's crazy!" Lizzie exclaimed.

"So you think I should go?" Casey asked her.

"Yes! Yes! You have a sister! You need to find her! Plus you get to ride horses!" Lizzie exclaimed.

"Yeah, that is true.."

"Eheh, Casey, dear, I love you, but are you insane!?" Rose asked. "You don't even know this sister. She could be insane, or evil, or something. Let alone you could die even trying to get there. You can't go."

"Uh yeah Casey I agree with Rose, that's crazy." Ash agreed.

"Guys, it's my sister. Sister! She's the only thing I have of my parents. Plus my parents were taken by her guild, they might have them. I really need to do this."

"You're right, I'm sorry," Rose said.

"Me too," Ash apologized.

"Thanks. I just don't know what I'm going to do with Kadence. He's going to take it wrong. He'll never let me go."

• • •

"We... Have a sister?" Kadence asked.

"Yes... And I'm going to go find her whether you like it or not."

"Wow..." It took Kadence a while to process everything.

"Dude.." Atix said. His face read that he was somehow even more shocked than Kadence. Lynx and Sage stayed quiet.

"Look, come if you want, but I have to find her," Casey said.

"I...." Kadence was lost for words. He just shook his head silently.

Casey sat next to him. "Why not? You'll get to meet our sister. How can you not want to go?"

He looked up. "Because... I... I don't know. It's just too much to handle. Losing our parents was hard enough. I don't think I can handle losing someone else."

"What do you mean? If anything you'll be gaining family. Not losing it."

"We aren't gaining anything. She's always been there. I just don't want to go, see her, get emotionally attached, and then have to leave."

"Oh... I understand, but at least you'll be able to meet her. Please Kadence. You'll regret it if you don't go." Casey looked at him with begging eyes.

"Fine."

"Yes!" Casey exclaimed as she hugged him.

"So.. how are we getting there?"

"Horse."

"Good choice"

"Wait wait, you guys get to go on this great adventure through the region, get to find a long lost sibling, and ride horses?" Atix asked. The twins looked at him with confused expressions. They slowly nodded in unison.

"That's so not fair!" Atix complained.

"Well Atix if you want to ride a horse so bad, then just get yours from the stable. We're guards remember? We have our horses whenever," Kadence explained.

"No... It's not that. I want to go with you guys."

"Uhh Atix it's just, that's a lot of people to take."

"It's only two people. What's an extra person?" The twins looked at each other. "I guess you can come," Kadence said. Atix jumped up with excitement.

"Wait, if he gets to go, I want to go too," Sage said.

"Yeah me too!" Yelled Lynx.

• • •

By the time they had to leave, Casey and Kadence's small party of two, had grown to a party of 8, thanks to Atix and Lynx telling the girls.

The 8 of them all got their supplies packed. Morina provided 4 horses for the 8 of them.

They all stood together and looked at their home of Willow Wood.

"I know we're just going to be gone a few days, but it feels like it'll be months," Rose said.

"It'll be okay.." Kadence said hugging her.

Safe looked over at Casey. "You okay?" He asked her.

"Huh? Oh, yeah I'm fine."

"Are you sure? You keep spacing out."

"Yeah, just worried that's all," They both looked over to Ash.

"I don't think I can do it," Ash said nervously.

"You can. She'll be okay," Lizzie reassured her.

"But what if she gets sick? Or lost?" Ash was told to leave her beloved dog chicken at home, but she was too anxious to part with her.

Ash was on the verge of tears when the group heard a high pitched bark. They all turned to the gate to see a husky clawing at the gates bars.

"Chicken!" Ash ran over to her dog and pet her through the bars.

The rest of them all looked at Lynx. He ran over and opened the gate to let Chicken out. And with that, their party of 8, grew to 9.

They once again all looked to the village. "You guys ready?" Asked Kadence.

"Yeah.." the rest said in unison.