Rhine and Rina weren't in the same class as me and Anna. There was a class that separated us. The Clowns were already in sixth grade. While me and Anna were still in eighth grade.
- What's wrong?, Rina asked the mysterious boy.
- Who is this girl?, he asked Rina, pointing at me.
- The one who was with us? Her name is "Cassandra". Do you want me to introduce her to you?
- No, I didn't come for that. I need your help. I have a big problem, he said.
- Which ?
"Look," he said, handing her a used potato sack.
- That's not true! Tell me I'm dreaming! , Rina had said in a panic when she saw what the boy had shown her.
At that moment, Rina's face seemed to freeze as she saw the gravity of what the bag contained.
- Tell me it's a joke, said Rina.
At the end of the lessons.
- I'm dying, said Rhine, stretching.
She turned to see her sister who was to her surprise sleeping.
During this time ...
- What else are they doing? We've been waiting for them for a long time already, said Anna inpatient.
- Calm down Anna, I said to reassure her.
Anna and I were waiting for the binoculars to go into the forest at the agreed place. But since Rina had fallen asleep in class, Rhine had taken a while to wake her up.
- Here they are, I said to Anna, pointing at them.
- Sorry, Rina had told us, I had fallen asleep in class and I hadn't heard the bell ring.
Rina looked very tired. We were all worried. But she still insisted on coming with us.
Once you get to the forest...
We had to group our bikes under a tree that we thought was safe.
Then we decided to divide into groups of two to explore the parts of the forest that we did not know yet.
Me, I was with Rhine and Rina was with Anna.
- Alright, shall we go? I asked Rhine.
- Let's go!, she replied with a smile.
Then we were all four started.
On Rina's side...
"So?" Anna said.
- "So what ?
- You know very well what I'm talking about... What did he want?
Rina had understood, Anna wanted to know what the boy from earlier wanted with Rina.
- It was nothing important, reassured Rina.
- I don't believe you!, exclaimed Anna, if it was nothing serious! You wouldn't be in this state... What did Daniel want from you?
Rina hadn't answered. She was just content to score points to be able to find her way back.
After a few minutes of silence from her and insistence from Anna. Rina replied that the boy needed her to fix something.
For my part ...
- Rhine? I think we've already gone down this path, I said.
- But no !
- Look at ! It's the same white cross that I made earlier.
- But no ! You just have to change the styles of the crosses each time. That way we won't go wrong!
- All right, I answered her.
However, it was very strange, I thought we had been going around in circles since earlier. The forest seemed bigger and bigger each time I made marks on the trees.
Then a little further ... I had the huge impression that someone was watching us.
Rhine saw my concern, so she asked me what was wrong.
When I was about to answer her. I had tripped over something, which made me lose my balance. I had fallen because of something in wood which was covered with dead leaves.
- "Is it a ladder?", I thought.
- Look up, Rhine told me once I was on my feet.
Following our discovery, we both went to look for the others.
- What did you find?, asked Rina who was not reassuring.
- A hut I tell you!, I had answered.
"And you, what did you find?" Rhine asked them.
- Swords, answered Anna with pride to have discovered something of value.
- "Swords"?, I had to ask.
- Yes, answered Anna.
She then handed us two silver swords that were so beautiful.
But we hadn't even suspected, except for the hut and the swords. There was something else that we hadn't discovered yet.
The mansion hidden north of the cabin...