Everything is broken

Everything is Broken- part 8

Both me and Nuada face the small figure, "I asked you how you did the magic stuff.. Magic hasn't been around since before the war so how come you're capable of using it?" i ask her curiously. The dizziness and nausea faded only seconds ago and now i'm back to my usual self in my usual clothing and usual head space.

The girl, who's name i haven't learnt yet, let out another one of her strange giggles "I'm one of the last magic users left alive, Well maybe along with a few others but i wondered off and got lost. that's when i found you guys at that mansion place!" The red haired girl stated as though she were proud.

I grab Nuada's shoulder and raise my hand to shut his gaping mouth before ushering him behind a tree She could be useful. We're looking for magic and she is magic!  What do we do?" i ask him urgently. Instead he just stands then muttering nonsense

"She's.. what happened to you!" he finally exclaims, "It was like you where there but not.. here! She is threat!" he says both quietly and frustratedly.

"Look, Ada! She is a 15 year old girl without any shelter and her parents have died by the hands of the Meizers! She might just be able to help us get the blood stone.." I reply to his remark with equal frustration and let him think over the proposition for a few seconds.

"Fine." Came his reply through gritted teeth "If she turns out to be a bad guy then it's your fault, got it? You have to take full responsibility, after she's just a-"

"Just a kid, eh?" The girl says from just centimetres away from us. Nuada turned his head in a shocked manor 

"Would you stop doing that?" he asks her stressfully and is met with one of her giggles in response. we both let out a long sigh "you can come with us, But you mustn't do anything to put us or yourself in danger, okay?" He states firmly to the girl and is faced with a bored eye roll

"yes sir" She drones out sarcastically I let a small huff and go back to pack up our things.

As we head out of our make shift sleeping quarters I stop in my tracks. "What exactly is your power.. and actually, what's your name, too?" i ask before walking onward.

"People call me Trixie. I can create illusions just like the one that i had put you in earlier. It puts you into a trance-like state that people can't interfere with. They can touch and talk to you all they want but unless i grant you access to see to see it, you wont be able to see or feel anything they do to you. Kind of col, huh? Probably really good when it comes to fighting off bad guys or whatever, huh?" She giggles. My mind is baffled. How can a girl as young as her be able to create illusions and render you useless whilst doing so? that's just crazy..

"Wow." Nuada breathes out "that's quite incredible, I've got to admit." he says. As we walk further into the depths of the forest we see that we have come up to clearing, but not just any clearing. this one in particular has a small group of tents that was surrounding a large campfire. what they were cooking smelt amazing. 

Chicken.. 

Vegetables...

 Wine! 

The tents seemed to be made out of a cream coloured, strong leather material and stood much like Tipi's would except with a more stable structure to them. "Food.." I say, astonished "We have to stop and ask them for food and shelter, Please Ada!"  I ask him desperately  "C'mon, Me and Trix are dying to eat after all this walking and i'm sure you are too!" i continue to beg

Nuada just sighs at the two of us "They're probably thugs.. i really wouldn't trust them." He's interrupted by his growling stomach. "Screw it. I need food so bad!" he exclaims and all three of us ran the last half mile through the tall grass and beautiful flora setting that gathered near the small patch of civilisation.