As the words had exited Saella's mouth, the front door to the cottage swung open revealing the twin's mother, Daelle.

The twins looked at the door, their mother smiling towards them. "What are you staring at you two?" Said their mother, with a small laugh. The twins just shook their heads and Saella asked "Nothing, do you need some help?"

Daella shook her head " it's only one basket, my love." She said as she took off her cloak and hung it on the pegs next to the front door.

Saella went towards her mother who had headed into the kitchen.
She took some of the fruit out of the basket and peered into it, seeing what her mother had brought back from the market in the city.

"Potato and leek soup for dinner?" Saella asked her mother as she could see the necessary ingredients for what was her Father's favourite meal.

"Of course, the weather was good this morning, only light rain". Daelle said as she popped her head out of the pantry where she placed all the eggs she got fresh from the market.

Saella smiled. "I'm glad, it isn't often when the weather is reasonable enough that the market can stay open so long."

Naethan smiled at the two of them, it was nice seeing them converse so freely like this, it reminded him of what it was like before their father had died. Daelle grinned back at her son when she realised he had been watching them.

"So, what will you two being doing for the rest of the morning?, You both know this weather won't last forever." Daelle said to her twins.

"I was thinking of going to the Library... with Naethan, he told me about this good book about..." Saella started. "The history of the isles, Saella said she wondered how the 1st King came into power." Naethan interjected.

Daelle smiled, "That's nice for you to take interest in something your brother likes Saella, I'm glad. Yes, both of you go and have some fun out in the city."

Saella was happy about her mother's response, even if she hadn't mentioned the whole truth to her mother about the reason for the sudden library visit.

Naethan raised from his seat on the brown sofa and walked over to his mother and sister. "Thanks Mama, we will head out soon. Saella just needs to grab a few things" Naethan stated, "Right Saella?".
"Yes, yes I will just grab my bag." She said confused. "Alright Darlings, have fun." Daelle stated as she turned around to start preparing the soup for the evening's meal. Naethan grabbed his sister's shoulder, "Grab your notebook so we can make comparisons to what you saw.".

Saella nodded and rushed to their room and to grab the necessary items they needed: Her notebook with a brown leather cover that had a feather tooled into it which she received on their 14th Nameday from their father before he passed, a few quills, 2 bottles of black ink and her red bag made of jute.

She placed all the equipment inside the red bag and rushed back into the living room where she had ran straight into her younger brother's back.

She hadn't realised how much her brother had changed since their Father had passed. The twins used to be so similar in looks, both having long pale hair like their Mother which Naethan had now cut short just below his ears and their height, she now only just stood over his shoulders where before she was taller than he was by only a few inches, now Naethan was over a full head taller than his older sister.

Saella shook her head, not allowing her mind to deviate from the task at hand: Get to that library and find out what in the hells she saw.

"Ready?" She said with a smile as she double checked everything they needed was inside her bag.

Naethan nodded towards her, "Definitely, lets go see what we can find out, about what you saw in that dream of yours." He stated in a hushed tone.

The twins looked at their mother and in Unison said "We are off now.", waving to their mother with wide smiles, with cloaks in hand, opening the front door to the cottage.

"Be careful, and come home before dark." Daelle yelled from the Kitchen as she waved her twins off as they left their cottage on the hillside towards the city of Fyreon.