Chapter 10
'How did you know?' Eibhleann muttered.
'How could I not know?' Myfanwy relied happily and pet Alyss on the nose. In response, the horse snorted.
Who do you think I am? A pack horse?
'Of course no, Alyss. But aren't you glad that I have gotten you all those apples?' she asked her horse back.
All she got in return was one eye looking at her in a glare for her winning the argument.
After another day of teaching Nuline what the difference was from her old horse and her new, the two rangers and the apprentice set off to go and scare the commander of the rangers.
It was a long journey to get there, I won't mention how long it was for fear of being wrong, but it was a decent journey.
'I'm bored,' said Eibhleann.
'Nice to know,' replied Nuline.
'Can you believe that, Myfanwy? She just talked back to me!' after getting no response, Eibhleann looked over to her sister.
'Myfanwy,' she said dragging out her name.
Still she got no response.
'Myfanwy,' she said sharp, short and commanding.
'What?' Myfanwy asked irritated.
'You alright?' Eibhleann asked. Nuline just passed off as another one of those moments.
'I just feel a bit out of it at the moment, sorry. What were we talking about?' she asked Eibhleann.
'That's the point. We weren't talking about anything and I am bored and want to talk about something,' Eibhleann said.
'Oh,' Myfanwy said and smiled a little unsure.
'Oh indeed,' Eibhleann muttered.
The two girls started talking, Myfanwy still acting a little out of it and Nuline not even talking as she was looking at the surroundings of her new home.
The bags of apples were being used to keep Nuline for complaining on the journey and the horses occasionally got one.
'Now I see what you meant when you said that you needed those apples,' Eibhleann said as she watched Myfanwy give another one to Nuline.
'Yep. Nuline, when we stop tonight, you can go and get everything and cook dinner. I need to discuss things with my dear sister,' Myfanwy said.
'Isn't that just a bit mean,' Eibhleann said and winced when Nuline just nodded and went back to eating her apple.
'No. if I remember correctly we both had to do that when we were apprentices. And she just to do it where we stayed last time,' Myfanwy shrugged and sighed.
'What's wrong?' her twin sister asked her. 'I can tell when you are saddened and for some reason you seem to be really down at the moment.'
'I don't know. Everything just feels different for some odd reason. I guess that it is because I was MIA for basically two years. Someone has most likely replaced me. What I don't get is that no one replaced me. I had fully expected someone to be living in my cabin by now and for us not to have a place really.'
'That is because I said for them not to. My area is not that big really and they were just going to move me to a bigger fief. I just asked why couldn't' I stay where I was and look after your place as well. I had my wish granted.'
'Oh. Why would you want to stay? I Mean, you were going up in the world, why stay?' Myfanwy asked. Eibhleann hid her head slightly and blushed.
'I found someone.'
'Wait? What?' Myfanwy asked and leaned forwards in her saddle.
'Spit, spit,' she said and smiled. Her sister had found someone.
'Well, he is our age and his birthday is three days after ours and um...'
'Don't tell me you forgot what he is like.'
'Nothing like that! I just find it hard to tell you something.'
'Something what?' Myfanwy asked frowning now.
'This,' Eibhleann said and raised her hand to show her sister the ring.
'Whoa? When?'
'Last year.'
'Why aren't you married by now?'
'I was going to wait for you to come back.'
'Epicness.'
'Yep. He is really handsome and kind as well.'
'Yes, more, sister mine.'
'Tall, brown hair, smiling eyes and they are brown.'
'Nice. Seems like you snagged up a really good one. What does he do for a living?' And this is how the conversations continued until the sun went to rest.
That night, as they all started unpacking what they had to, Myfanwy suddenly walked over to a log and sat down.
'Are you alright?' Eibhleann asked her. Now that she thought about it, Myfanwy looked pale and had her head resting on her hands.
'No,' she said back. All most at once, Nuline stopped getting her things out, but instead got Myfanwy's things out. Unsure of what to do Eibhleann gently rubbed her back.
'How could I not know?' Myfanwy relied happily and pet Alyss on the nose. In response, the horse snorted.
Who do you think I am? A pack horse?
'Of course no, Alyss. But aren't you glad that I have gotten you all those apples?' she asked her horse back.
All she got in return was one eye looking at her in a glare for her winning the argument.
After another day of teaching Nuline what the difference was from her old horse and her new, the two rangers and the apprentice set off to go and scare the commander of the rangers.
It was a long journey to get there, I won't mention how long it was for fear of being wrong, but it was a decent journey.
'I'm bored,' said Eibhleann.
'Nice to know,' replied Nuline.
'Can you believe that, Myfanwy? She just talked back to me!' after getting no response, Eibhleann looked over to her sister.
'Myfanwy,' she said dragging out her name.
Still she got no response.
'Myfanwy,' she said sharp, short and commanding.
'What?' Myfanwy asked irritated.
'You alright?' Eibhleann asked. Nuline just passed off as another one of those moments.
'I just feel a bit out of it at the moment, sorry. What were we talking about?' she asked Eibhleann.
'That's the point. We weren't talking about anything and I am bored and want to talk about something,' Eibhleann said.
'Oh,' Myfanwy said and smiled a little unsure.
'Oh indeed,' Eibhleann muttered.
The two girls started talking, Myfanwy still acting a little out of it and Nuline not even talking as she was looking at the surroundings of her new home.
The bags of apples were being used to keep Nuline for complaining on the journey and the horses occasionally got one.
'Now I see what you meant when you said that you needed those apples,' Eibhleann said as she watched Myfanwy give another one to Nuline.
'Yep. Nuline, when we stop tonight, you can go and get everything and cook dinner. I need to discuss things with my dear sister,' Myfanwy said.
'Isn't that just a bit mean,' Eibhleann said and winced when Nuline just nodded and went back to eating her apple.
'No. if I remember correctly we both had to do that when we were apprentices. And she just to do it where we stayed last time,' Myfanwy shrugged and sighed.
'What's wrong?' her twin sister asked her. 'I can tell when you are saddened and for some reason you seem to be really down at the moment.'
'I don't know. Everything just feels different for some odd reason. I guess that it is because I was MIA for basically two years. Someone has most likely replaced me. What I don't get is that no one replaced me. I had fully expected someone to be living in my cabin by now and for us not to have a place really.'
'That is because I said for them not to. My area is not that big really and they were just going to move me to a bigger fief. I just asked why couldn't' I stay where I was and look after your place as well. I had my wish granted.'
'Oh. Why would you want to stay? I Mean, you were going up in the world, why stay?' Myfanwy asked. Eibhleann hid her head slightly and blushed.
'I found someone.'
'Wait? What?' Myfanwy asked and leaned forwards in her saddle.
'Spit, spit,' she said and smiled. Her sister had found someone.
'Well, he is our age and his birthday is three days after ours and um...'
'Don't tell me you forgot what he is like.'
'Nothing like that! I just find it hard to tell you something.'
'Something what?' Myfanwy asked frowning now.
'This,' Eibhleann said and raised her hand to show her sister the ring.
'Whoa? When?'
'Last year.'
'Why aren't you married by now?'
'I was going to wait for you to come back.'
'Epicness.'
'Yep. He is really handsome and kind as well.'
'Yes, more, sister mine.'
'Tall, brown hair, smiling eyes and they are brown.'
'Nice. Seems like you snagged up a really good one. What does he do for a living?' And this is how the conversations continued until the sun went to rest.
That night, as they all started unpacking what they had to, Myfanwy suddenly walked over to a log and sat down.
'Are you alright?' Eibhleann asked her. Now that she thought about it, Myfanwy looked pale and had her head resting on her hands.
'No,' she said back. All most at once, Nuline stopped getting her things out, but instead got Myfanwy's things out. Unsure of what to do Eibhleann gently rubbed her back.