About 4 miles we finally got to the village. "OK everyone. Try to stay together ok?" said Quinn. "Yeah. Lets find he Elders place." I Said. "That is where I am supposed to go." "OK" said Quinn. "Lets go find where it is." We were walking for awhile until we decided to ask someone for help. "Hello Sir?" I said. "Can you tell me were I can find the Village Elder?" "Oh hello young miss. Certainly. I will guide you to him." "Thank you." So the old man guided us to where the Elder was. "Thank you so much." "No problem." I took a deep breath then exhaled. "OK. Me and Lucia should be the only ones to go in. You 5 should stay here." "We will be fine. OK Neve. Be careful." said Quinn. "Yeah." Lucia and I went inside and sat on our knees. "Hello village elder. My name is Neve. I am here with my brother Lucia." "Yes. I have been expecting both of you." "You will be staying here for 2 days before you continue your journey. I have a place set for you and your 2 companions." "About that I have gained 3 more but I am sure they could use an inn." "That would be best." "Thank you sir. What is it exactly that you needed to tell me?" "Why don't you relax first. I will tell you tomorrow. Until then enjoy yourself." "Oh before I go, do you remember a girl named Frostine?" "Yes I do." "Well she is my aunt. She is doing well." "Oh I'm glad she is doing well. Thank you Neve." "Elder? May I see your face?" "You will see it tomorrow." "Also are you by any chance Frostine's father?" "I will explain that tomorrow too. Enjoy the town and relax." We went out and told them what the elder said. "OK. Well. Let's enjoy ourselves then and come back to the elder for our rooms." said Quinn. "Me and my men are going to find an inn." said Artimis. "Ok see you later." said Quinn. So they walked around.
"There is cool stuff here." said Quinn. "Yeah. Pretty stuff too." I said. "Oh Quinn! Can we look at this stall? It has dresses." "Sure go ahead." "Hello little lady" said the 18 year old woman. "Oh hello." "Are you here to pick out a dress? If you want to try them on there is a fitting room over there." "Thank you." she nodded. So I Rummaged through the dresses till a couple of them caught my eye. "Excuse me? Can I try these 2 on?" "Sure I will help you with the dressing room." So the lady helped me in and I tried on the first one. It fit like a glove and I thought it looked good. It was a little warm in the village so I got an ice Blue tank top dress that shimmered like fallen snow. Not too much shimmer but just enough to sparkle. Then I tried on the t-shirt dress which was light purple. It had beautiful flowers along the edge of the skirt and same on the sleeves. It had a big flower on the top. It had pretty blue forget me not flowers on them. I was done trying them on and asked the lady how much they each were just as Artimis was showing up. "20 dollars even." "Quinn do we have enough for these?" "Yeah we do. Here you are." "Nice doing business with you. Come again." I got my bag from the lady and Quinn said, "Let me carry that Neve." "Oh ok. Thank you. I think tomorrow I will wear my shimmery dress. Lucia if you see anything you like you should check it out." "Ok big sis." Then Lucia saw something he liked. He saw toy swords and shields. "Big sis. I want to go there." "OK. Quinn he wants to go where the toy swords and shields are." "OK. But it will be hard to take them with us. We can't take too much on our journey ok?" "I have an Idea." I said "We can have someone hold on to them for us until we get back." "OK." Said Lucia. "Ok lets go look."
Lucia went over to look at the swords and shields. "Wow! Fun!" said Lucia. "See anything you want Lucia?" I said. "Yeah. I want that sword that." "That shield." "Yeah that." "Ok. Excuse me sir?" I said. "Can we get that sword and that shield please?" "Thank you." "That would be 15 dollars miss." Artimis said, "I will get this for him." "Thanks Artimis." I said. Artimis got 2 swords and 2 shields. "Hey sis want to fight?" "Maybe later Lucia." I said. "Lets see. Excuse me maam. Do you know if Frostine's parents are around here somewhere?" "Yes they are. Who might you be?" "OH sorry. My name is Neve. I am her Niece." I said "Oh you are so beautiful." "Thanks." "Yes I will take you to the house." "Thank you." 'By the way my name is Xadia." "Nice to meet you. This is my little brother Lucia. These are my cousins Wren and Quinn. That is Artimis Ryder and Zain." "Nice to meet you all." "Well here we are." "Thank You Xadia." She nodded. I Knocked on the door. A woman that looked about 50 years old answered it. "Hello there young Lady and young men. How my I help you?" "Are you Frostine's Mother?" "Why Yes I am. How do you know my daughter?" "I am her Niece and these are Frostine's Nephews as well." "All of you come in." We all went in and sat down.
"OK tell me. Why have you come here Neve?" I looked at Quinn and nodded that it was ok. "I am the next Fox Princess. My brother Lucia is the first Fox Prince." "I see. I am sorry you have to bear such a burden. Tell me. How is Frostine doing?" "Oh she is fine. She had 2 kids. A girl named Zee and a son named Lycan. Plus they have quite a few nieces and nephews. On her husbands side anyway. Also neighbors that help out." "That's good to hear." "If you don't mind me asking, what happened to your son and other daughter? Frostine wanted to know." "Yes well. We shipped them off when they came of age. They all had places to go we just never know if they make it there." "I see. Well Frostine married my uncle Keelo Like I said they have kids. Now that they are adults, are they allowed to come back here if they Choose?" "Yes they can. They are allowed to choose where they live when they turn 21." "That is so sad. Why do they have this law?" "It might be there to protect our children. When they come a certain age they have to be shipped off to have a chance on making a family of their own. Some come back here others stay wherever they are. Your rooms are in here." "Oh so here is where we are staying." "Yes. the girls shared a room. You and your brother can stay together. As for your two friends, One can have a guestroom the other can have my sons room." "Thank you." "Certainly." "I went into the room with beds and put my stuff beside one. I laid on the bed to relax. Lucia did the same.
Quinn came to check on us. "Hey you two. How are you feeling?" Lucia said, "I fine." "I'm fine. Just a little headache." "Why don't you rest a bit till your headache is better. No. I'll be ok." "OK but if you feel you need to rest, let me know ok?" "OK." Me and the others went out. "OK lets see. What shall we do Lucia." said Quinn. "Lets just walk around for a bit." I said. "Get to know our surroundings." "Yeah good Idea." said Artimis. "If there is a fight we need to know where to run." So we walked around.
I stopped and had my eyes on something. I didn't notice the others were gone. "What in the world is that? Hey Quinn? Uhh oh. I got separated from them. Well better ask the handsome young man to help me out. E-Excuse me?" "Hello there. How may I help you?" Said the young man. "My name is Neve and I got separated from my group. We are travelers I am staying with Frostine's Mother and the other ones are staying at an inn somewhere. Could you help me find them please?" "For a pretty little thing like you? I would do anything." I smiled. "Thank you." "By the way my name is Aries." "Nice to meet you Aries." I curtsied. "Nice to meet you too Neve." "I am here with my two cousins, my little brother, and 3 other men." "OH I see. you have a group don't you?" "Yeah I do." "Well let's see. Where were you before you lost them?" I was a little embarrassed to say so my cheeks flushed I told him anyway. "Actually not far from you. I was looking at something then spotted you. I wasn't paying attention." "Haha. Yeah. I can see how you would. By the way, That is a beautiful dress." "Thank you. I actually bought it when I first came here. I actually bought this one and one other. By the way isn't Aries a Zodiac sign?" "Yes it is. I have 2 other brothers named after Zodiac signs as well."
"Oh I think I see Artimis. Follow me. I want to introduce you." "Actually Neve, I already know Artimis and his men. I will still go with you though." "Thank you."
"Artimis!" "Oh there you are Neve! Quinn was worried sick about you!" "Hehe. I think you were as well Artimis." I giggled. "Where are the others?" "Out looking for you." "Well Aries helped me find you." "Oh hello Aries. Long time no see." "Yeah. I suppose so." "Ok what is going on here?" I said confused. "First Quinn and Wren weren't happy, now you Aries? Why is everyone picking on Aritimis? What exactly did he do that was so bad?" "We will let him tell you that himself later." Said Ryder. "Ok that's fine. Aries. If your not to busy would you like to meet my brother? I'm pretty sure you know Quinn and Wren. If not you can meet them too." "Ok sounds good." So we went to find the other group.
There's my little brother. "Lucia!" 'Big Sis!" Lucia ran and gave me a huge hug. "Lucia I can't breathe." "Sorry." "Its fine." "Neve! Neve! Oh thank god your ok!" said Quinn. "Sorry I thought I saw something. I was walking around looking for someone to help and ran into Aries." "Oh Hey Aries Long time no see." said Wren. "Yeah it is Wren." "So you know these 2 as well? They are my cousins. This little boy is my brother Lucia. I am sure you know his name by now. Lucia." "Hello." He went in front of me to protect me. "Hehe. Its ok Lucia. He helped me find you." "I promise I won't hurt her little man." "You better not." Then Lucia eased down. "I am Aries Prince Lucia." said Aries as he bowed. "You must be the Fox princess Neve. I have heard of your arrival." "Um Aries? Do you mind if I ask you something?" "Sure ask me anything." "We stopped by the Island on the way here and there was a foggy area. Do you know what it is?" "I wouldn't go in there." "Why?" "Its not a place for a little girl like you." I might not have a choice Aries. I have this feeling if I don't it will pull me in. I plan on going in on my way back from my journey to the dragon cave." "So that's your quest. There are a lot of dangers on the way there. I need to talk to the elder. Excuse me." "Thank you Aries." "Your welcome Princess." He walked off. "Aww I really liked that guy. Oh well. If we come by the village on the way back, I will say hi." "Its getting late." said Quinn. "We should head back to where Frostine's mom Talia is."