"Ok so. Its just as the elder said. The rogue ones are the ones that brought your mom back to the village. I remember that day. I heard about a raid on a village that always snowed, then I heard them mention your moms name and I freaked. I heard a commotion at the gate, me and the other people saw only your mom lying there motionless. I was the only one who ran to see if there was anything I can do to help her. I felt her head and her arms. There wasn't much life left in her. Luckily I had some knowledge on what to do. That knowledge saved your mom. Barely." said Vain. "So mom is Alive?!" "Sort of." "What do you mean sort of?" "You will see if you want to see her." "Of course I want to see my mother!" "Ok. Keep your hood up till we announce you." "Oh vain? Is there a way we can contact my loved ones and let them know I made it and I'm ok?" "Yes." "I will write a letter to them to let them know."
We got to where mom is, I saw the condition mom was in. "Mom! Your alive!" "Neve? Its that you?" said Mom. "Yes mom. Its me. I'm here. I'm ok. Lucia is ok too. He is with the others. He's safe. So is dad." "Oh my baby girl." "Mom. What's wrong? Why do you seem so spaced? Vain. What's wrong with mom?" "I told you before. We did what we could. Its up to her to get better now." "Can mom walk?" "I'm afraid not." "I know. Would she get better if she saw dad and Lucia? Is there a way I can get her over there or them over here? We have a healer over at my uncles village. My boyfriend has blood that can heal rare cases. I call moms rare. Lets talk to the elder and see what he wants to do. Oh I forgot. I need to show him something too. Ok lets go. Mom? I will be back to visit you." I kissed mom on the cheek.
"Hello elder. Its me again." I said. "Hello Neve." "I have something to show you. You may be shocked but, please don't push me away." Right when I took out the book, he was shocked. "Where did you get that book young lady?" "My boyfriend Aries said his grandma gave him the book on her deathbed, and she bought it when she was younger." "I see. Someone actually bought the book." "Its a good thing though. If it wasn't for this book, I would be dead." "What do you mean?" I opened the marked part of the book. "The sword here. I was stabbed with it on my journey to save dad. I am the fox princess. My brother is the fox Prince. The first one. I saved not only dad but my gramps as well. His stepdad. Like I said I was stabbed by it and had someone help me. He had the knowledge. It was told that the sword was destroyed but it was wrong. That sword is probably long gone now." "Neve? May we ask who helped you?" "You can ask, but I'm sorry. I can't tell you. Its not that I don't want to, its that I never woke up in time to get their name." I lied I did it to protect Jasper. "I see. That's too bad. I wanted to thank them." "I have a question sir. There is a page in the book that was torn. It said some cases were.... and it was torn. Will I be ok?" "Neve. I would like you to stay here for awhile just to be sure you are. How long ago were you stabbed?" "Well. It took me a week to get here so 2 weeks ago I came back. So I think at least a month ago I was stabbed." "I see that long already and no symptoms. That is very curious indeed." "Oh elder. Before I forget, can I talk to you alone?"
We went into a private room and I said, "Sir. You know I am half Nue and half fox?" "Yes I do." "The thing is, I transformed into a fox on my journey home. My brother Lucia hasn't transformed yet." "That is interesting." "Sir. Will I be safe? I need to know if I have to defend myself." "You should be fine." "Like I said before, I can't control what my people do or if hey go rouge I can only try. That's why I have assistance to help. Vale you can come in. This is my son Vale and you have met his son vain." "Oh so you are Vain's father. Nice to meet you sir." "He has helped me a lot." "Well I'm glad my son could help." said Vale. "I am sure you heard our conversation Vale?" "Yes sir. She is a fox now." "Yes that is correct. I would like you and your son to keep her safe here in the village." "Yes sir." "How long will I be staying?" "Well I would like to keep you here an extra couple of weeks." "Ok then. A couple of weeks it is I guess."
"Come on young lady. Lets get you situated at my place." "Thank you sir." "Oh and you can call me Vale." "OK Vale. Thank you for taking me in." "Your welcome." We got to Vale's house and Vain was waiting for his dad. "Oh hey dad. Hey Neve. So I heard your staying with us for a couple of weeks." "Yeah I am." "Well here is your room young lady." "Thank you. You can call me Neve." "OK Neve." "Wow this is a pretty room." "Yeah it is." said Vain solemnly. "OK. Why don't you two get acquainted, and have Vain show you around. I got some business to attend to."
"So Vain. How old are you if you don't mind me asking." "Oh of course not. I just turned 20." "I just turned 16. My boyfriend turned 17. He is a Raiju. They are such pretty creatures. You know Vain. I have never seen a Nue up close. Can you turn into one? Is it safe for anyone too?" "Yes of course it is. I just like to show mine off in the yard. I don't like to show it in public." "May I see?" He nodded yes and said, "Mind if I see your fox form too?" I nodded my head yes.
"OK. I will go first." said Vain. His transformation was still slow but it was getting there. "Sorry. It took awhile for me to transform." "Its fine. May I pet you?" "Sure." "Wow. To think I was scared of Nue's. Your tails. Are they alive or do you control them?" " A little bit of both I think." "May I touch your tail." "Be cautious. ok." "Wow. They are smooth." Then Vain transformed back to human faster than a transforming into a Nue. "Wow. That was pretty cool. My brother Lucia hasn't turned yet. How young do Nue turn?" "Well I turned at 10. I guess it just depends on the person." "Ok. My turn."
I transformed my fox form and Vain said "Wow. I never saw a fox form sparkle like that." I was talking forgetting vain can't understand me. "Apparently neither have the foxes. I am rare. My colors match my hair. I actually like it. "Can I pet you too?" I just stood there. I could understand him just not the other way around. 'Don't worry the sparkles won't rub off on you.' I joked to myself. I transformed back to human. "Wow. cool. So where do you get the pretty color hair from?" "I don't know. Mom never had it, neither did dad. I asked them and it seems like grandma used to have it. My dads mom. I met her, but didn't really pay attention to her hair. Maybe I will ask for grandma when I get back. So We better head to town now huh?" "Yeah. Dad said to show you around." "OK lets go."