Five years later, I am now 15 years old and her brother is 5. My brother and I were out playing with Quinn, Wren and a few others in their fox forms. Quinn was giving Lucia some rides on his fox form. "Wee!" Said Lucia. "This is fun!" "Hang on tight Lucia!" I said worried he would fall. "I know big sis." "Don't choke me kid." "Sorry." "That's better. Here we go." "Wee! Faster Faster!" After they played awhile it was time to go in and get warm.
"Hey Uncle Keelo." I welcomed. "Hi unc keewo." said Lucia. "Still having trouble with his L's I see." "Sorry uncle. I have been trying." "Its fine. Did you all have fun?" "Yes I did!" said Lucia. "I Ride on Quinn and wren back." "Oh is that so? I'm glad you had fun." 'Lucia can understand the foxes as well.' said Keelo in his head. Keelo spoke up and said, "After Dinner tonight, Neve and Lucia. I need to talk to you both in my office." "OK Unc." Said Lucia. "Yes Uncle." I said. Neve and Keelo laughed at how he said Uncle and Keelo.
Later that night. Dinner was finally over. Keelo said, "OK Neve and Lucia. Frostine I need you in here too." Frostine followed them to Keelo's office. My brother and I sat down and waited to hear what uncle had to say. I saw uncles worried face and asked, "Uncle is everything ok?" "Yes Neve. I'm fine. Ok. Sorry. I was just thinking. First I am going to have Frostine show you her true form." Keelo pushed on a wall in his office and they went down to a secret room. "Wow. There's a secret room." I said quietly shocked. "Coo!" Shouted Lucia. "Shh." I said trying to quiet down my little brother. "Sorry sis." He whispered.
"Ok here we are. Frostine. Have you learned to control your form?" "I think I got the hang of it. If not. you know what to do." "Yes. Lets hope it doesn't come to that." "What's going on uncle?" I said confused. "Its ok Neve." Frostine went far enough away in case she couldn't control herself. Then she changed into her true form which was a Raiju. It was like a huge fox with Six legs, 3 horns on its forehead, something like a diamond on the forehead under the horns. She had green eyes. She had the most beautiful colors. Pink blue and green on the longer parts of her fur. Her main fur was white with tints of purple and Icy blue. "Wow! I have never seen one in person just in books!" Keelo slowly walked to her to see if she learned to control herself. "Good. Looks like she has done well controlling herself." said Keelo. "Can we go up uncle?" "Yes you can. Go slowly." "Come on Lucia." "OK sis." We slowly walked over and petted the Raiju. "Wow. She is beautiful." Then Lucia petted her. "Pretty." "Yeah she is." Then she transformed back to human. "That was a lot of work." said Frostine. "Ok let's head back to my office now." said Keelo. "OK uncle." So we all headed back to his office.
Once we got back to Keelo's office, Keelo said, "OK everyone sit down. You too Frostine. You need it. I know it wasn't easy." "Thank you." After everyone sat down, Keelo explained. "There is a reason why I had Frostine show her true form. Frostine would you like to explain?" "Yes I will." She took a deep breath and exhaled. "The reason why I showed you my true form was there are very few of my kind left. The ones left are far away from here. Hopefully safe. I haven't seen them since your uncle found me." "Wait a minute." I said curiously. "How exactly did you and uncle meet?" "Yes that is important too." "Well I think I was about 13 or 14 when it happened. I also lived in a village. I was told about that age there were few of us in the world left. When I came of age about 14 I was told I would have to go far away and probably never see them again. The boys were able to wait till 16 or 17. I had somewhere to go, but then just as I was getting off, I was kidnapped. I escaped from them and ran into the forest. I was so tired I didn't know where I was. I fell asleep or passed out I don't know which. Then when I woke up I found myself at your uncles house. Here. He was about 15 or 16 at the time. we got married in our early 20s I was about 22 or 23. Your uncle was 2 years older than me." "So how old exactly are you? If you don't mind me asking." I asked curiously. "We are in our late 30s." So you were married at least 10 years now. So when I was 5 you got married?" "Well we got married almost 14 years. You might not remember, but you were at the wedding. You were cute. When you saw me in my dress you said "Ooh." It was adorable." "Yeah I remember that." said Keelo chuckling. "Anyways back to what we were talking about." said Keelo. "There is a reason Frostine told you this. Frostine do you want to tell them or should I?" "I will dear. Neve and Lucia. Have you heard the story of the fox princess?" "Grama told me." said Lucia. "Yes. Mom told me the story. I loved hearing it. She was beautiful. She had to go through hardships but she still made it home. I loved that story. I used to pretend with mom that I was the princess." I said excitedly. "Yes well. There was a princess. She was our daughter. The last fox princess." "I see. Where is she now?" "She is in a secret room. I don't allow people to really see her. I can make an exception. Here's the reason why I am letting you. Neve and Lucia. You are the next Fox Princess and Prince." What?!" Lucia and I said at the same time. "How can I be the princess and Lucia the prince?" "Well there was normally not a prince. Your brother would be the first ox Prince. It was said there will be a girl who would come by with a baby who could understand foxes. Cursed and not cursed. She would have powers she wouldn't know of until the time came. I don't know much about Lucia. He may or may not have any powers. Since he is not cursed he may or may not be able to transform into a fox. You might end up turning into a fox we don't know yet." "Uncle? If I am the Fox princess and Lucia is the prince, What is our quest?" "Do you remember the story your mom told you?" "I think so. Once she found out she was the Fox princess, She had a dream that night. It was about her quest. It was the next afternoon she went on the quest." "Yes. That is true." said Keelo. "What about Lucia? Does he come on the quest with me? Is it just us? Are we bringing a couple people with us?" I had so many questions I was forgetting to breathe. "Woah slow down Neve. Breathe." I took a deep breath and exhaled. "Sorry uncle." "Ok now. I have made a mistake in sending my daughter who was the first fox princess out on her own. She almost got herself killed and lost the one she loved on the road. You will understand when you meet her tomorrow before your journey." "Uncle? I'm scared." "I can see why you would be. There may be hardships, but you will get through them. You wont be going alone. I am going to send Wren and Quinn with you." "Thank you uncle." "Its getting late. Why don't you get some sleep." "Goodnight uncle. Good night Frostine." "Goodnight you two." Uncle and Aunt said. "See you in the morning." Then we went to our room.
We were getting ready for bed, I was nervous and Lucia was excited. Once I was ready for bed, I got in bed and tried to sleep. Once I closed my eyes, I couldn't sleep. I went to the kitchen to get some warm milk. Just as I was entering the kitchen I saw Quinn and got startled. "Quinn!" "Sorry Neve. Didn't mean to scare you." "Its fine. You couldn't sleep either Quinn?" "No. I just heard you were the Fox Princess and your brother the first Fox Prince." "Yeah. I can't sleep because I'm the one supposed to be having the dream. I have this feeling that my brother will have the same dream I'm having. I also have a strange feeling it might be about my dad. I would be so happy if dad were alive. I just won't get my hopes up. Quinn?" "Yes Neve." "Are you scared?" "I'm always a little afraid when I go on missions. I never know when or if I will ever come back home." "Do you think Wren is scared?" "I'm sure he is. He might say he's not, but he is a scaredy cat. He could protect you though. He's good at protecting people. He doesn't let his fear get in the way." "That's good. Quinn. Thank you. I think I can sleep now." "Goodnight Neve." "Night Quinn." I drank my warm milk and headed toward my room. I wanted to stop by Lucia's first to see if he was ok.
Once I got to Lucia's room, I cracked the door so see if he was asleep. Lucia was awake. "Hey there Lucia. Can't sleep either?" "No. I too ecited to sleep." I chuckled. "Ok little brother. Its time to calm down. Want me to sing you a song mother sang me to help you sleep?" "Yes." I cuddled up to my little brother and started singing. While I was singing, I was brushing my fingers through Lucia's hair. My story close your eyes and sleep waltzing the waves diving the deep. stars are shining bright the wind on the rise. Whispering words of long lost lullabies....I finished the song and said goodnight to my brother. "Night Lucia." "Night Night sis. You have nice voice. I love you." I chucked. "Thank you. I love you too." I kissed my little brother on the forehead and whispered "Goodnight and I love you little brother." "I left my brothers Room and went to my room. Once I got to my room I laid down smiling knowing my brother is ok and asleep.
That night, Neve had the dream. It was the dream of her quest. She was walking with her brother and the other 2. Then she was at a village that sounded familiar. Once she got to the village, she met someone only couldn't see the face. They told her that she needed to go somewhere up in the mountains and that it will be a hard journey. They said they were sure she would make it. "Who am I saving?"' Neve said in her dream. "All I can tell you," said the person. "Is that it will be someone you know. They are up in the cave of the dragons. You have to pass the dragon and his owner to save them. It will take at least a few weeks to get their on foot. I have an Idea. Take them. They will make the trip quicker." "Thank you. I hope you make it back. If you do, you are welcome to stay here." "Thankyou." Then the dream ended, it was the middle of the night and Neve woke up. I heard running towards my room. I was scared at first. The door swung open and it happened to be Lucia. "Lucia! Don't scare me like that!" "Sorry sis. I had a scary dream." "I know brother. It was probably the same dream as mine." "I seep with you tonight Sis?" "Yes. It would make me feel better too." "Goodnight Lucia." "Night Night sis." We snuggled up and both went back to sleep till the next morning.