Their Adventure Together

     "Aisha. I've called for help. In a while, a young girl and boy about your age will knock this cottage's door. I want you to answer it..and bring them straight to me. Understood? "

    "Understood Neil. Straight to you." Aisha replayed the conversation she had just a few minutes ago with Wizard Neil. Now, she stood at the door with the two adventurers he had mentioned. "Straight to him.." she muttered.

    "What was that? We didn't catch it. " Sirena asked. 

    "Nothing! I'm Aisha, and I will bring you to the man you seek. "she said.

    'Man we seek? What is she going on about?' Chris and Sirena were bewildered. But they followed her anyways. 

    While they walked, they introduced themselves. "I'm Sirena. I'm 13. "she said.

    "Chris, 13. Nice to meet you. " he said.

    Aisha smiled in acknowledgement and continued her way to Neil's room. "Here we are. Go on in! " she encouraged. They thanked her and went in.

    Wizard Neil stood at the head of a strange triangular table. He greeted them graciously. "Welcome. I am Wizard Neil. You are Sirena and Chris. Wonderful to meet you at last. You can call me Neil." he said all in one breath.

    The wizard was quite young, about 20, Sirena guessed. He wore a plain white shirt and a pair of black pants with black sneakers. It looked like the sort of clothes the lead roles in movies would wear. Sirena shook her head off that thought and back to the situation at hand. 

    She explained her issue and Chris added on about her family curse. Neil listened to each and every detail that was said, his mood extremely serious.

    When they finished explaining, Neil grimaced. "Well, the Bel-rix sisters are at it again. I forgot all about them. Imagine that. It seems like I have underestimated them badly this time though. " he regretted. 

    Before Sirena or Chris could ask anything else, Raju and Deva burst through the cottage door, both of them carrying a HUGE thing on their shoulders. ( I call it a thing  because even I don't know what to call it...) They caused quite a commotion. Soon, everyone had gathered in the hall and were staring at them and the thing.

    "What in the name of -oof- " started Gowri as she was pulled aside, narrowly missing the thing. 
    " Stop swinging um, it around can you? " asked Aisha as she eyed the thing with disgust.

    " We're trying! " came the reply of the two boys as they dumped it on the dining table. Almost at once, the entire table was filled with some kind of disgusting fluid and the poor table creaked because it was so heavy. The thing itself was an awful sight. It was cylinder-shaped. It was red and green in colour. 

" It stinks " Aisha said, with an eyebrow raised. 

Gowri wrinkled her nose and pinched it tightly. She opened her mouth to breathe. 
" A fly is going to go in there.." Raju warned.

Gowri stuck out her tongue at her brother. Raju shrugged." Don't say I didn't warn you " he said. He turned to Sirena and Chris. " I guess you're the help. Hi! I'm Raju. "

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