The Order of Events: The Red Wolf by C.J. Haines Read Free Book Online

his direction in swift motion, now facing the opposite direction of the Order, and bolting off like wild lightning into the distance.
              Hoosun stood brushing both twin’s heads, softly, with feathery hands and nodded to Amen in signal, the silent one nodding in return as he ran for the gate to close it.
              The owl shepherded the young twins, Henk and Amen following him a few feet behind, holding silence as he spoke upon the twins. “Do not be afraid, young ones. Your father knows what is best. Do not mourn his leaving. Instead, heed what he has said, and go down the path set before you. We all have things we must do alone. Even if we should want help, we just can’t accept it.”
              Samana gripped her sister’s hand as she pulled her hood over her head.                                          “I understand…we just have been through so much lately. If you only knew…”
              Hoosun cleared his throat, secretly saddened by the scene himself; the lone father leaving his only two children behind, so that he may enter battle.
              “Maybe someday you may tell me.”
              To these words Samana replied softly, as she felt her sister put her head to rest on her shoulder, as both walked together. “Perhaps…someday I will.”
 
    The rain had been done for a short time. The last drops of dew jumped from the leaves and limbs, far above, meeting their demise upon the ground below. The five figures walked through the harvest grounds. It was serene and colorful, with the many fruit trees gathered around.
              Hoosun looked up at the great tower, and had a thought.
              The twins were picking fruit from the tree, looking upon the fruit with curiosity, for they had never seen fruit such as this before.
              Hoosun whispered to Henk, afterwards, she and Amen ran off to go inside, leaving Hoosun alone with the twins as he spoke upon them. “You two should get some food and rest, but before you do, I should introduce you to someone quite important around here, one who I am quite sure would like to meet you.”
Samana and Daimana put the fruit into pockets about their jackets, and nodded, speaking together at once. “Where to…?”
              Hoosun smiled, and gestured to the great tree that stood high above them. “To meet the Mother, her chamber is at the top of the tower. It offers a grand view of all around us, from its great balcony.”
              The twins stepped back a few paces, their eyes wide at the sight of the great tree, and the great height that they were soon to be challenging themselves with. Speaking together, once more, their voices trembled at the thought of such a great climb, for whether in a tower or not, it was an intimidating idea, going to such grand heights that which the great tree had offered. “All the way up there?”
              Hoosun nodded in confirmation of the assumption, and gestured to the entrance of the awesome stone tower. Cool air blew freely from an open mouth that made entrance to a stairwell, at the place which the tower’s stone met ground.Two stone columns sat resting themselves on each side of the opening. Hoosun entered and turned, calling the twins to his side, as it was to be a long climb up for sure.
     
     
    -Chapter 4-
Present
    The walk up the great tower was long and tiring. Along their way up, the twins and their new friend had passed chambers, here and there, chambers of rest, or just plain sitting rooms, accommodating benches, chairs, tables, and beds.
              The long trudge up the stairs had come to a halt. The three stood before a corridor, wider than the rest. An opening stood at the end of the long stretch, awaiting entrance.