The Twins – Fierce and Quiet 2

“So, you are telling me that you lost the connection?” Catherine asks, “That is correct.” Aelana answers and looks around. For the lack of a better place they have met in the dining hall and are currently sitting around the left table of the middle level.

The twins and Catherine sit on one side, Droy, with his arm around Celine, on the other and finally Zal who prefers to stand. Alratha, for whatever reason, is making a handstand on the table. “Does that me that he is dead?” Droy asks with concern. The twins shake their head, “If he was dead than we wouldn’t be here anymore. Even though we receive most of our energy by, you know, other means, he is still the anchor that keeps us in this world. Once he is gone we will go back to the demon realm.”

Catherine nods, “Yes, they would be gone instantly.” She snaps, “Poof and gone.” Analea chuckles and Aelana rolls with her eyes. “A bit uncommon analogy but yes.” Alratha raises her left arm from the table. She shakes for a second but stabilizes and continues her handstand. “What now, Mistresses?” Celine asks, “I can’t imagine you gone, what would I do then?”

“Try to train that kid inside you to become a mage and summon us. We have gone over this.” Aelana says “But that would be so long.” “What? Roughly two decades? Not at all long for us.” Celine closes her mouth and looks at the table, they indeed have gone over this before.

“You didn’t answer the first question. What now?” Droy asks and holds Celine closer. The twins think for a good amount of time before saying. “”We don’t know.”” Catherine sighs and leans on the table. Massaging her temples she says, “Just great.”

The twins can only give her an annoyed glance. They understand her frustration but they are not made to do any decisions besides the one Uklag has advised them to make. They are servants, succubae, they may be more autonomous than a human whose complete being exudes servitude, like Zal, but they are still no leaders. In times of crisis they are just as helpless as anybody else is.

“I will take over then.” Catherine says, “We should go after him, I can’t risk losing him.” The twins chuckle, “”Does he mean that much to you?”” They ask with genuine curiousity. “I still haven’t gotten advanced Alteration classes, also I need his knowledge. If you two have nothing to contribute shut up.” The twins shrug and pouting they look away.

“I wonder if that would be wise though.” Alratha says and pushes herself of the table. With a backflip, she lands at the head end. “What do you mean, Alratha?” Zal asks and tilts his head. “Well, Uklag is a genuinely weird person.” Alratha says with a maniacal grin, “I can relate. So here are the three possibilities that come to my mind why you can’t reach him anymore.”

She raises three fingers. “First, he is blocked by somebody else and is danger. That is the worst possibility but we know he is not dead. Knowing Uklag he should be able weasel his way out of it himself.” Alratha lowers one finger as Catherine nods, “Yes, I suppose that makes sense. Number two would be that he did it himself and he is in danger, which makes no sense but who knows with him.”

Alratha points at her with the remaining raised finger “Exactly. Last would be that somebody did it to him and he is not in danger. Oh, well there is also the possibility that he did it himself and he is not in danger. Well they come out with the same thing really.”

Alratha laughs and makes another backflip, this time she lands on the level below. “If he is not dead why bother? Not like any of you are of any help. Droy is no fighter, Celine is pregnant, you twins are obviously not stronger than whatever is making that barrier and Catherine you aren’t either. As for me I could be of use but until we get there and find him in the forest eternity would go by.”

She shrugs, “Not worth the risk.” And with that and another few cackles she walks off leaving a stunned audience. “What about Zal?” Aelana shouts after him, “What? Oh, sorry, I forgot him, but furniture can’t help in the woods.” Alratha shouts back before the echo of her steps completely vanishes.

“That actually made sense.” Catherine mumbles. ““Corrected by Alratha. What a day.”” The twins agree. “Well, what she said is right so let’s not worry about it. We will know if he dies.” Catherine says and leaves as well. “Not like his survival chance is pretty great if we think about it.” Aelana says and leaves with her sister. “If he dies in the woods all that would be achieved is that he dies a few months sooner.”

“So we decide to do nothing, sister?” Analea asks a final time. “Yep. Keep our heads low, as our master demands.” Aelana answers. “I have a good idea regarding that actually, all that talking made me really hungry, think there are still guys to blow in the bath?” “I very much do second that notion, sister. I hope so.”