Chapter Five.
He lead us to an old house and knocked on the door. "Aunt Maya?" He called.
I expected a slightly crazy old woman to open the door a crack, and beckon us in creepily, into a house with a black cat, and heaps of herbs everywhere, and dead animals hanging all over the walls.
Instead, a lady with light brown skin, (in her late thirtes I would guess), answered the door and smiled around at us.
"Luke!" She smiled, hugging him close. Luke looked around at the rest of us. "This is my aunt Maya. She was my uncle Joseph's wife."
I smiled at Maya, I liked her.
"Pleased to meet you ma'am."
"Please call me Maya."
"Pleased to meet you Maya. I'm Merry, this is Nessa, and that is Alan."
Her smile grew wider. "The more the merrier! Luke doesn't usually bring friends around here, stubborn boy."
Me and Nessa giggled. Luke looked annoyed, (I noticed his cheeks had turned slightly pink.) and leant over to Maya, and whispered something to her. Her face fell. "Oh."
She said, biting her lip. "Oh. You had better come in."
I expected a slightly crazy old woman to open the door a crack, and beckon us in creepily, into a house with a black cat, and heaps of herbs everywhere, and dead animals hanging all over the walls.
Instead, a lady with light brown skin, (in her late thirtes I would guess), answered the door and smiled around at us.
"Luke!" She smiled, hugging him close. Luke looked around at the rest of us. "This is my aunt Maya. She was my uncle Joseph's wife."
I smiled at Maya, I liked her.
"Pleased to meet you ma'am."
"Please call me Maya."
"Pleased to meet you Maya. I'm Merry, this is Nessa, and that is Alan."
Her smile grew wider. "The more the merrier! Luke doesn't usually bring friends around here, stubborn boy."
Me and Nessa giggled. Luke looked annoyed, (I noticed his cheeks had turned slightly pink.) and leant over to Maya, and whispered something to her. Her face fell. "Oh."
She said, biting her lip. "Oh. You had better come in."
We were all settled in her nice cozy house, (which was nothing like I had imagined.)
Maya leant back and said. "Made that prophecy eight years ago, Luke was eleven. Me and Joseph were talking with him at dinner (We practically raised him, his parents died when he was four)" Luke cleared his throat, clearly telling her to move on.
"Yes, anyway. We were talking, and suddenly, I was saying that verse. It didn't even feel like it was me speaking. Have you already heard the prophecy?"
We nodded. "Well. I do think you two are the ones I was talking about."
My head was reeling. "How can you be sure?" I whispered.
She looked at me. "Sweetheart. God gave me a gift. I just know."
Nessa whimpered. She had a habit of doing that.
Maya leant back and said. "Made that prophecy eight years ago, Luke was eleven. Me and Joseph were talking with him at dinner (We practically raised him, his parents died when he was four)" Luke cleared his throat, clearly telling her to move on.
"Yes, anyway. We were talking, and suddenly, I was saying that verse. It didn't even feel like it was me speaking. Have you already heard the prophecy?"
We nodded. "Well. I do think you two are the ones I was talking about."
My head was reeling. "How can you be sure?" I whispered.
She looked at me. "Sweetheart. God gave me a gift. I just know."
Nessa whimpered. She had a habit of doing that.
"So we have to form a group of people to take down this queen...what was her name?"
"Erynn." Alan supplied.
"But why? What has she actually done?"
Luke gave a laugh that was completly humorless.
"What hasn't she done? She has kiIIed so many people, and taken over this entire country."
"Why is she queen if everyone hates her?" Nessa queried.
"She isn't really." Maya answered. "She just appointed herself. We know she must be a witch, because she has to be older than me, and yet she looks about 20."
I tilted my head "How many people has she kiIIed?"
"Too many to count. She kiIIed my Joseph."
"And my parents."
"She kiIIed my father and my sister."
I felt a burning anger towards this queen. How could anyone be so cruel?
"Who would we need?" Maya thought about this for a second. "Well, for one, you would need someone smart-"
"Hey!" Me, Nessa, Alan and Luke all cried out.
"-someone who knew the land, someone tactical, a warrior, and you two. You wouldn't want too many people or you would attract attention."
Alan sat up straight. "Well, I know the land really well."
"And I'm very good at coming up with battle strategies and protecting people." Luke chipped in.
Maya smiled. "Now you need the brains, and I think I have just the person..."
"Erynn." Alan supplied.
"But why? What has she actually done?"
Luke gave a laugh that was completly humorless.
"What hasn't she done? She has kiIIed so many people, and taken over this entire country."
"Why is she queen if everyone hates her?" Nessa queried.
"She isn't really." Maya answered. "She just appointed herself. We know she must be a witch, because she has to be older than me, and yet she looks about 20."
I tilted my head "How many people has she kiIIed?"
"Too many to count. She kiIIed my Joseph."
"And my parents."
"She kiIIed my father and my sister."
I felt a burning anger towards this queen. How could anyone be so cruel?
"Who would we need?" Maya thought about this for a second. "Well, for one, you would need someone smart-"
"Hey!" Me, Nessa, Alan and Luke all cried out.
"-someone who knew the land, someone tactical, a warrior, and you two. You wouldn't want too many people or you would attract attention."
Alan sat up straight. "Well, I know the land really well."
"And I'm very good at coming up with battle strategies and protecting people." Luke chipped in.
Maya smiled. "Now you need the brains, and I think I have just the person..."
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