As Kim Shee and the old man entered the house, everyone was laying on the floor.
" What's going in here?", asked Kim Shee in a laughing tone.
" Well, I think that we all cannot lay on the bed at the same time and share a single blanket. The ground was much cooler so we all decided to lay on the floor", explained Lee
" And I think we are used to it now", said Chloe while yawning.
" Sir, how are we going to cook food?", questioned Jessy to the old man.
" We had brought woods for the stoves. You better ask him what to do next.", told Kim Shee.
Everyone was waiting for the old man's command.
" The potatoes and some rice are in that cupboard. The utensils are in that one", exclaimed the old man pointing towards two cupboards. " Kim and I will light up the fire till then you all set up the table, and chop the potatoes. Kim will you help me?", said the old man.
" Yes sir, I will surely help you", answered Kim
Everyone was a little bit confused due to the sudden change in Kim's behavior.
Kim and the old man set up a place for the fire and lit it by rubbing two stones with a smooth texture together. While everyone else set up the table and chopped the vegetables.
They all came out of the tree house where Kim and the old man were sitting. Ms. D handed the utensil with potatoes to the old man.
The old man added some water to it. He went back into the house, took some herbs and a spoon, and came outside. Then the old man added many different types of herbs to the mixture of potato and water. The flame was low and the old man stir the soupy mixture gently with the big spoon.
The shadows of night conquer the sky, the fire was lit, their food was prepared and smoke was rising towards the sky.
" Now it is the time to tell you all about the matter for which you all are over here.", told the old man as he was pouring the meal into bowls and Kim served it to others.
" Well I have been living in this forest for many decades and I survived over here. I discovered this place and now it feels like i am home.", continued the old man
" What was your story sir?" asked Fen with interest.
" My story is just one of you. I belonged to a rich family but my family was not happy with me. They want me to stay away from them because they were busy with their modern lives. I was on a journey toward Alaska for my business meeting. My plane crashed and till now I am stuck over here. I don't know whether my family missed me or not.", said the old man.
" We are sorry for you sir but how are we going to help you.", asked Jessy.
" It was the time that the forest chose me just like it chose you but the situation was much different. At that time mount Beggdar was a much more beautiful and peaceful place to live in. The king of this place was very cruel and almost killed everyone who hate him or just try to stand for their rights. People say that the souls of servants and people killed the King but I think that nature protected itself because nature was aware of his plans. The people think that this place is cursed but when you live here and try to understand it, you came to know that it is really good.", continued the old man." Everything was going smoothly that in the last few weeks when you landed over here everything just changed. I think that the forces may feel another big danger coming towards it and this time nature is very weak to protect itself. You are now chosen to handle the situation because your team is made up of talented, kind-hearted, and many more trustworthy people."
" Sir how can we know what is the danger coming to attack us", asked Nora.
" Neither I nor you know what is danger and how much danger will it be. You have to make plans and figure it out by yourself." replied the old man while drinking the soup.
There was a pin drop silence for some time. No one knows what to say according to the situation.
Suddenly the cold breezes started to blow from the forest towards their sitting place. The wind put out the fire and dark grow. There was a restlessness in the forest.
" What is happening now?", said asked Mi-chan.
" I think that a bad storm is on its way", said Chloe.
The ground began to shake strongly.
" It is an earthquake", said Ms.D
" We should go in the tree house.", said Lee.
" The tree can fell down. The wind and earthquake are powerful", said Kim.
" Follow me", said the old man.
They began to run but the old man cannot because of his weak joints. Kim Shee picked up the old man and run in the direction where the old man told her. Everyone followed Kim Shee. Soon they all reached a cave and went inside it.
" I think that we are safe over here", sighed Nora.
" I think we are", said Ms. D.
The earthquake was very powerful that the rocks fall from the mountain and blocked the entrance of the cave.
" We call it a journey from cave to the cave", giggled Chloe.
" We shall go outside tomorrow morning to check out. It's better to stay over here tonight", told the old man.
Everyone lay on the ground and sleep in a deep sleep.