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Chapter 4 by Spioch Spioch

Which direction? (N/S)

North

As she walked north the noise that she has heard seemed to grow quieter an the forest seemed to grow thicker. The road however didn't seem to get narrower. Suddenly she heard a noise in a distance - A child laughing. But why would the child be here, in the forest?

Tiyanak - she shivered and stood - it must be it. That leech that lures you into the forest with the cries of the child and then sucks the life out of you. Is it better to turn back? Did she have any rosemary in her bag? Maybe if she just keeps to the road she'll be safe?

As she stood frozen contemplating what to do, a Mother with a pair of a children emerged from around the corner. Children were running around her laughing as she walked slowly along the path. Startled centaur wanted to hide.

[Disguise] Activated!

"Look - Mom! A centaur!" one of the kids shouted as she spotted Celia and ran straight towards her.
"She's not a centaur silly! Centaurs are only in fairy-tales." Mother hushed the child. "Say >good morning!< to young lady kids."
The good news is that [Disguise] worked. At least on the parent.
"Good morning Miss Centaur!" said the girl, while the boy just murmured "Good morning" under his breath.
Celia was about to protest that she's not a lady, but Mother just shook her head. "Sorry about the kids, they have an active imagination. Lovely day for the ride isn't it?"
"Yes it is. Madam"
"You don't have to be rude!" she responded. She might have been reaching 30, but she certainly was not a "madam" yet!
"I'm terribly sorry Lady!" Celia almost wanted to kick herself, how she could not recognize that she was speaking to someone of upper class. The clothes she was wearing was nothing she ever seen, but the bright colors, and their absolute cleanliness, meant that she must have had both money and servants.
"There's no need for sarcasm!" woman scoffed.

Now the woman was clearly mad. Even though poor centaur didn't understand what sarcasm means, she knew she has offended that noblewoman, but she wasn't sure how to fix the situation. Luckily as she was struggling to find a right words to apologize, the woman just grabbed her kids who were still running around the centaur, and pulled them away.

What's next?

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