The Tales of Tangle Wood The Four Travelers

The two hunters from the Castle, who had camped by the sweet water stream, stirred as the sun’s light awakened the Coedwig-foresr. Hailey was the first one up. She yawned and shook Kat awake. Kat open one eye and greeted the world by rolling over, pulling the blanket over her head; two more shakes and Kathryn was up, yawning and gathering her gear together. She said “What’s to eat”? Hailey replied “why Cook ByBe’s biscuits of course”. Hailey had said the magic words “Cook ByBe”. Cook ByBe was the best cook in all the land. No one could match her in the kitchen, and her biscuits were the best, hot or cold, but especially hot. After a breakfast of biscuits and fresh honeyed tea, the two hunters cleaned up their camp site, making sure the forest was the way they found it. Both girls had the deepest respect for the forest and everything in it and making sure it was set right was one way to show their respect” “*Barchu.” Soon both hunters were shouldering their light packs and looking for deer signs. Within the hour they were tracking the first deer of the season. It didn’t take the hunters long to find a prize deer. The young buck was grazing down wind and didn’t pick up their scent. The two princesses were ever so quiet as they came closer to the clearing. Hailey slowly retrieved an arrow from her quiver and loading it into her bow she carefully took aim. The deer was about twenty yards from them head down, neck extended. Hailey drew her bow string back and holding her breath she released the arrow. It flew straight and fast, and within minutes, the deer was theirs. Both Hailey and Kathryn let out shouts as they ran to the fallen prize. Kathryn looked at Hailey and said, “Bull and Mason will be so mad that we got the first one of the year” Hailey and Kathryn laughed hard as they cleaned their prize. After cleaning the area, they made a makeshift carrying pole. Hoisting their prize onto their shoulders, they started back to the Castle. Smiling and thinking of the look on the boys faces when they caught sight of them carrying the first deer of the season. Every 500 meters the girls would stop to rest and switch places. As Hailey and Kat cleared the heavy brush, they came to the forest path that led to the Arddunol Castle, both girls stopped in their tracks. The girls crouched down and looked at each other, neither one moved as they both caught the scent of something very “*Hafich” foul. A smell they never had experienced before.