The sun is high, there is no clouds in the sky, a short kid is standing proudly on the mud. Her skirt moves with the wind, but she doesn't care. Haykel stands in the mud.

  "VILDAN, EVERYONE" Haykel screams and points at Vildan "TODAY! I WILL FIND YOUR CARROTS, I HAVE UNTIL SUNSET, TO CLAIM THEM IN FRONT OF EVERYONE" Haykel smiles with defiant intent.

  Vildan crosses his arms, his hair has grown a bit long, wavy. "You won't be able to find them, you are awful searching for stuff, you numb skull"

  A strong wind move the leaves and grass between them.

  She points at Vildan "You are correct... BUT" Haykel points at her head "I have the power of MATH on my side" She looks up and stand proudly while smiling.

  Vildan cover his eyes in embarrassment. "You are so dumb, god"

  The red shirt kid whispers "Such a weirdo" He walks walk away with some other children.

  She heard the kid, her legs moves a bit erratically, she slaps her face and stomp the ground. She recomposes herself.

  Haykel points at a chicken "We start once that chicken cross that piece of wood in the floor"

  Vildan looks at the chicken. The chicken is brown.

  The chicken walks towards the piece of wood, everyone is excited, she stops, and walks back and then left, right.

  An hour pass, Vildan is thinking on what he needs to do tomorrow, the chicken is about to cross the piece of wood, everyone gets excited again. She stops and goes back.

  The chicken is near to cross the piece of wood again, she stops and walk back. Haykel gets annoyed.

  She walks towards the chicken. Grabs it and throw it over the piece of wood. "LET THE HUNT BEGIN"

  Haykel and the group of kids walk towards Vildan house. Haykel opens the door. The mom of Vildan is there, she is a blonde bit overweight lady, she haves blue eyes.

  She notices the kids "Did you bring your friends today dear?" The kids move inside the house "OH! I need to cook a bigger dinner tonight!" She walks out of the kitchen to look at the kids.

  Vildan approaches to his mother "Don't worry mom, they gonna leave soon. Because HAYKEL IS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING." Haykel looks at Vildan with rage.

  Haykel approaches Vildan mom "Ma'am, do you have any carrots in this house?"

  "No dear, we don't have any carrots in this house" She hides her mouth and laughs softly.

  "Interesting..." Haykel looks side to side squinting her eyes. She sees the kitchen.

  Smells like cut vegetables in the house, outside the window of the kitchen, chickens could be heard.

  Haykel walks towards the kitchen and observes the used knife. She leans and smells the knife closely. Vildan mom laughs softly.

  She licks the knife. Vildan mom looks at Vildan "Dear, is your friend okay?"

  Vildan rolls his eyes and shrug.

  "Interesting..." Haykel looks at the nearby window in the kitchen. The sun illuminated the room.

  She walks outside the house and around. There is a chicken pen that leads to the kitchen window, dry dirt, like 10 chickens of different colors moving around.

  She jumps the fence and approaches the kitchen window from outside. She tries to smell the air, dirt, chicken.

  She approaches the dirt and excavate a bit with her fingers. She grabs something and show it to the kids. "THIS, this is proof that a carrot WAS IN THIS HOUSE!" All the kids gasped in surprise. Haykel is holding a tiny piece of carrot.

  Vildan crosses his arms and leans against the wall "That wont make you find anything. That carrot was already eaten" He smiles with a smug.

  Haykel turns and walks away from Vildan slowly "Vildan, I don't need to find the carrots myself. You have created an apex creature, a hunter for me". Haykel grabs a brown chicken with white dots and turns "This! This bloodhound will find the carrots for me. Since she was fed on carrots in the past, she has the scent"

  Vildan is not impressed, he looks tired.

  Haykel walks toward the house with the chicken in hand. She enters through the open door. Vildan's mother notices "Oh! Clementine is inside now"

  Haykel opens the door of Vildan's room, she walks inside and drops the chicken. "Observe, Clementine, my bloodhound will tell me where the carrots are hiding." Clementine walks randomly in the room. "GO MY BLOODHOUND, FEEL THE SCENT,"

  Clementine walks across the room, pecking the floor, searching for bugs, soft taps could be heard in the room. She jumps into the bed, pecks on the sheets, walks randomly left and right.

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  She sees the sun crossing across the window, she jumps to the drawer, and walks towards the window frame, and jumps out of the house.

  Silence flood the room, everyone looks at the window.

  Haykel looks at the window "Well... That didn't go as I expected"

  Vildan runs out of the house. "MOM, CLEMENTINE IS ON THE LOOSE!" He runs towards Clementine.

  Haykel start searching inside the bedroom. The kids are getting bored one of them whispers "She always so dumb" They start leaving the house, is getting late.

  Haykel tries to ignore them, while searching for the carrots.

  Vildan walks inside the house again, she sees Haykel alone in his room. He looks in silence.

  Haykel walks out of the bedroom and start searching in the main room.

  Vildan sits on a chair "Told you, you won't find anything" He rests on his arm in the table.

  The sun is setting, the cold breeze enter the house, Vildan's mother light up some candles.

  Haykel panics a bit, she plays with her fingers. She looks in the hallway, she notices a rope going to a hole in the ceiling. "Bingo"

  She moves a chair to the hallway and jumps onto the rope, she climbs slowly to the ceiling, she enters the ceiling.

  Vildan panics "THAT IS NOT" He sighs and sit back on the chair.

  Haykel does a single jump from the ceiling to the floor with a box at her hands. Her legs trembles a loud thump could be heard across the house "See and cry. I won, and you lost" Haykel eyes are watery, she holds a box full of carrots.

  Vildan sighs "Fine, I concede" He claps for Haykel, she smiles.

  Vildan's mom claps "Dear is getting late, why your friend doesn't stay for dinner? I'm making carrot cake"

  Haykel looks down in shame "Can I? I'm not bothering? That sounds tasty."

  Vildan stands "You heard my mom" He smiles "Moves those carrots to the kitchen"

  The house gets flooded by the smell of toaster carrot mixed with meat and spices. It's night already.

  Vildan and Haykel eat the tasty carrot cake. She smiles, and Haykel smiles back. Vildan laughs.

  Months pass by, is Haykel 15 Birthday. She has stopped wearing dresses completely, only her skirt with underpants, she is wearing a simple green long sleeve shirt, and a vest with no sleeves. Her hair points back from her head, still short.

  Haykel is sitting at the table, trying to understand how knitting works.

  Abigail is at the kitchen. She is cooking a big chicken with rice. "Dear, don't forget to bring your friend Vildan to the Dinner" She push the knife into the chicken head.

  "Sure mom" Haykel drops the wool in the spot, she walks outside the house and start looking for Vildan. There is a tall person walking with a black cape with a hat.

  The wind move his black cape, his cape is not touching the ground, but is tall enough to cover almost his whole body.

  Haykel taps the person shoulder. "Excuse me sir, have you seen my friend Vildan?"

  The person turns and looks at Haykel. It's Vildan "Yeah, I'm here" His fangs has growth longer, he is 17.

  Haykel grabs Vildan cape "Hi Vildan, are you coming for dinner tonight?"

  The difference on their size is noted Vildan is a lot taller than Haykel, His hair is long and wavy, he is growing a short beard.

  "Yes, I got your gift right here." Vildan points at basket full of pears in his hand. "I got a deal with a merchant."

  "Oh wow, sure does math pays. Thank you Vildan." Haykel grabs the basket.

  Haykel and Vildan walk towards Haykel's house. The sky is covered by clouds, the wind is soft, the chickens move like always. Haykel observes the cape "What with the new look?"

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  Vildan looks down, trying no to look at Haykel "The sun... is actually starting to hurt. I prefer walking with a cape now. Also I think the dark is a great fashion statement"

  Haykel says "Damm, you are right, now I want one".

  "In your dreams, this was expensive." Vildan smiles. He walks with his face high.

  Haykel and Vildan open the door, a strong smell at chicken hit Haykel, opening her appetite. Abigail looks at the door "Well, look at that young and handsome man. How old are you Vildan?"

  Vildan removes his hat "I'm 17 Ma'am, thanks for inviting me"

  They clean their feet at the carpet at the start.

  Simon looks at Vildan from the table "Hi Vildan, nice cape you got there"

  Vildan smiles "Thank you." Vildan move his hat behind his back.

  Abigail looks at Vildan "Oh don't worry, the more the better. I have been cooking enough food for everyone."

  Haykel walks toward the kitchen "Mom look, Vildan gave me those" She put the basket in the counter.

  Abigail look confused, she stop cooking to look at Vildan "What are these? I haven't seen these before!"

  Vildan sits on a chair "Those are pears, they come from far north, from an Elfrenam forest, they are sweet, fruits"

  The house is heating up due to the oven.

  Simon is confused "What is an Elfrenam, I know about some dwarves, but is the first time I heard about those"

  Vildan crosses his legs and grabs his hands "Oh yeah, is not weird you haven't heard about them, They are like. People that is able to merge with trees. They don't speak to common folks, and sometimes they make deals on beast or monster bodies."

  Vildan shift on his seat "You won't see them if you aren't an adventurer. Is like a secret society deal."

  Simon is surprised "That sounds really strange."

  Haykel moves some forks and knifes to the table "All that you said doesn't make any sense. You are telling me you are making deals with adventurers?"

  Vildan accommodates in his chair "No, I just making deals on brave merchants that move bodies from place to place, and he landed and deal with them, and I took advantage of that"

  "You are really smart Vildan" Haykel pats the head of Vildan. Vildan enjoys it for a second and reacts, he slaps the hand of Haykel "Stop that."

  They spend a few hours talking about food, the hunts, the farm. Outside is cold due to the wind and humidity. But inside the house is warm, the oven worked has a chimney. The smell of chicken opened the appetite of the whole family.

  It is late night, in the middle of the table there is a giant roasted chicken filled with rice, vegetables and spices. Around the chicken tomatoes lettuce and other vegetables.

  Simon arrives from the hallway, he carries 2 bottles. "Haykilia you are older now to try this"

  He puts two bottles of Wine from Kermia on top of the table "This is considered premium in the Capital"

  Haykel looks at Simon "Thanks dad, I will try them" She moves from side to side

  Vildan looks at the wine "The smells of this wine is always amazing."

  Simon opens the wine, a strong smell at wine a sweet floods the room.

  Simon start serving the wine on cups. Vildan start moving the cups away towards Haykel and Abigail and last for himself. Simon lift a cup "For Haykilia step into adulthood"

  "For Haykilia" Everyone says. Haykel looks down in shame. She plays with her fingers. "Thank you everyone."

  Haykel drinks from wine "Oh, this is really good! I love it" The sweet from the wine touches Haykel lips.

  Simon laughs with the cup in his hands.

  Abigail start serving the chicken to everyone with a side of rice and tomato.

  Vildan taste the chicken "My commendations to the cook"

  Abigail laughs "Don't be silly Vildan"

  Vildan laughs. He drinks from the wine.

  The chicken is half eaten, silence flood the table, the food is so tasty, no one want to stop eating it.

  Abigail is a little tipsy by the wine. "So, when you are getting married to Haykilia?" She looks at Vildan.

  Vildan coughs, Haykel coughs.

  Haykel respond "MOM, GROSS"

  Vildan regain his composure. "She is more like a sister to me. She might find luck elsewhere" He drink his wine unbothered.

  Simon laughs.

  Abigail push a bit more "Come on Vildan, you are talented, smart and good looking"

  Simon interject. "Lets not force love into others dear"

  Haykel pull his tongue out towards Abigail. Abigail smiles.

  The chicken is completely gone, not even the rice is there anymore. There is another bottle of wine in the table. Everyone is a bit drunk.

  Simon stand up and says to Haykel "Wait here, I will bring you a gift"

  Vildan kicks Haykel softly "Close your eyes, this is supposed to be a special moment"

  Haykel closes her eyes. "Okay okay okay, I will close them"

  Simon walks towards Haykel "Extends your hands".

  Haykel feel something heavy in her hands, is cold, leather textured. "You can open your eyes now"

  Haykel open her eyes "It's a dagger, a really nice dagger" She smiles.

  Simon leans "This is my dagger, that my dad gave to me. Now is yours" Simon starts crying softly. Haykel hugs her dad "Thank you dad" She kisses her dad on the cheek.

  Haykel unsheathes her dagger. It has some soft embedding on the edge, a flower patterns one. "Cool"

  Simon kneels in front of Haykel "Remember Haykilia, a weapon is only for defending yourself, never to be used in rage."

  Haykel sheath her new dagger "I will make you proud dad, mom"

  Vildan stands. "May be time for me to leave, is late, I have work tomorrow. Thanks for the invitation"

  "Thanks for coming Vildan!" Haykel screams.

  Abigail respond "It was a pleasure Vildan"

  Simon respond "Thanks for coming."

  The birthday is over, they cleaned the plates, and went to bed.

  Haykel didn't sleep at all that night. She could see the moon trough her window in her room. She pulled her dagger, its reflected the moon. She tried to sleep while holding the dagger.

  Haykel awakens, her dagger is on her belt with the holster.

  Haykel sits on the table with her dad he is drinking tea and eating bread. "Dad, can you go talk to Kailos? About the training, and stuff?" She rest on her arm.

  Abigail drinks some tea "I don't approve of you training to be a warrior."

  Haykel looks at the floor, in silence, she grabs her hands.

  Abigail reach the hand of Haykel, and look at her eyes "But is your choice... I wont stop you, but don't come crying back once your get hurt or if you lose a finger"

  Haykel leg is erratic, she is smiling.

  Simon is eating bread "You heard your mother, we can go after breakfast"

  Simon, Abigail and Haykel ate breakfast. Bread with butter and tea.

  Simon and Haykel walk outside the house, the sun is high, bit windy and cold.

  Haykel runs directly to the gate of the town, where Kailos is post is.

  Haykel stops in front of Kailos. "Kailos, I'm 15 lets train" She grabs Kailos hand.

  Kailos leans against the wall "Nice story, I will wait for one of your parents to tell me."

  Simon walks slowly towards Kailos "Haykilia is ready, she is 15... Please don't be too hard on her, she is too cute to have scars"

  Kailos laugh "Don't worry" Kailos grabs the head of Haykel "We gonna have some fun."

  Kailos looks at Haykel "Outside, wait for me on the road."

  Haykel is waiting in the road, she is nervous, jumping from side to side, moving her new dagger side to side. The wind moves the grass near the road, the road is dry, only dirt.

  Kailos walks towards her "Okay lets star, first let me see with what I'm working"

  He sees Haykel moving the dagger "Uh, and put your dagger back on it holster. State your name"

  "My name is Haykel Penter" Haykel stands there.

  "Your dad say you are Haykilia" He scratches his chin.

  "I'm Haykel" She tries to look menacingly.

  Kailos laughs "Then sure, Haykel will be"

  Kailos walks into the road, and stand there relaxed "Attack"

  Haykel put her fist up "Here I go, don't be mad at me if you get hurt."

  Kailos smiles.

  Haykel plunges into Kailos with a right punch, Kailos grabs the head of Haykel and moves it to the side. Haykel falls into the ground. A tiny dirt cloud fills the air.

  Kailos looks at Haykel on the ground "Again. Up". Haykel stands, her face has dirt on it. Haykel launches another attack with her left. Kailos moves to the side and put his leg, Haykel trips and falls to the ground. Haykel skirt is full of dirt.

  Haykel stands again, she is breathing heavily, she starts walking throwing punches with her left to Kailos, He slowly walks back blocking each punch with his hand. Kailos does a step forwards, puts his hand on Haykel face and his leg behind her, Haykel falls on her back softly. Another dirt cloud appears.

  The wind moves the cloud away.

  Haykel stands again, she is getting tired. Haykel throws a left. Kailos doesn't wait, he grabs the left, he steps forwards Haykel, She falls back her center gravity.

  Haykel look at the sky. Kailos bends over her. "Enough? I thought I was teaching you how to fight."

  Haykel push her arms against the ground and stands "I will show you" Haykel is exhausted but annoyed.

  Haykel lunges slowly with a right and left, changing constantly, Kailos moves from left to right, and slaps Haykel on the face, sending her to the floor. Haykel face deforms a bit from the impact. She gets send to the side of the road.

  Kailos look away "I think the class is done today. Go rest" He put his arms on his head to walk away.

  Haykel stand up slowly, and lunges into Kailos back with her right. Kailos reacts "Wow" He moves to the left.

  Haykel start punching with all her might, she throws a left, Kailos grabs the arm to throw him forward, Haykel jumps and bite Kailos on the hand. Kailos feel the pain in his hand, and knees Haykel in the stomach. Kailos hand have they bite shape engraved, he is not bleeding.

  Haykel falls into the ground grabbing her stomach "Nice try, but this is over". Haykel stand once again, she can barely breath and see. She put her fist up once again.

  Kailos pull on a pugilist stance, his two first in front, and knees slightly bend. "I said" He jumps inside the zone of Haykel, and uppercut her stomach. "Is over"

  Haykel falls into the ground, unresponsive.

  Kailos scratches his head "Damm kid"

  The sun is slightly down. There is no clouds in the sky.

  Someone screams "NOT THE FISH". Haykel face is on the dirt. She feels the pain in her stomach "Ow", Haykel push her might onto her arms, and gets up. Kailos is sitting looking at her "Did you have a nice nap?" She grabs her stomach, she can't stand straight.

  Haykel struggles a bit to talk "Mister Kailos, I'm sorry, I'm really weak."

  Kailos laughs "Doesn't matter kid, I was testing your spirit, and you pass"

  Haykel smiles a bit "Thank god, I'm sorry. Can I go home now?"

  Kailos laughs "No. Its time for the second test. Walk with me"

  Kailos stand, stretches, and walks.

  Kailos and Haykel walks slowly to a nearby tree. Haykel still grabs her stomach.

  Kailos grabs the tree "This is the next test. So. Do you know how cats hunt or punch their prey"

  She thinks a bit "Yeah, with their paw. I think" Her face showed pain.

  "Yes" He let the tree go "So, you transform your hand into a paw of cat" he flexes his fingers softly.

  Kailos looks at the tree and hit the tree with only his fingers, the tree completely vibrates, like it was hit by a hammer. Kailos fingers are undamaged. Some leaves fall from the tree.

  Kailos turns and point to the tree "If you can do that I can teach you. If not, you don't have the strength for this kind of weapon"

  Haykel panics "Do- Do I need to make the tree vibrate too? I don't think I can do that"

  Kailos laughs "Oh no, just hit the tree really hard with your fingers, change between left and right... I will come back in..." he looks at the sky "Sometime" Kailos walks away.

  Haykel looks at the tree, she seems determined, she still grabbing her stomach, she forces her hands to put her fist in front, he opens her hands. She hit the tree with her left with all her might. "OW". She hits the tree with her right. "OW".

  The tree doesn't react, nor care about Haykel hits. The wind is the only thing moving the tree.

  10 minutes pass, Haykel fingers are red, bruised, she is trembling in pain. She doesn't stop, the tree doesn't move.

  Haykel start talking to herself "I'M NOT DUMB" She hits the tree and screams "I'M NOT DUMB". Her eyes screamed determination, her breathing was struggled.

  30 minutes pass, Finger nails are red, blood colored, her hands are starting to get big. The skin from her fingers are starting to peel. Haykel screams "I'M NOT DUMB" She keeps hitting the tree. The tree is getting crimson colored, the hits are putting blood in the tree.

  An hour passes. Kailos appears from behind and grabs Haykel arm. Haykel stops hitting. "You are done."

  Haykel is trembling in pain. Her eyes are watery. Haykel cant put her hands in any place. The pain is intense. She cannot speak.

  Kailos looks at Haykel hand "Good courage you have there, 1 hour hitting at max strength? You are doing better than me when I was young."

  Kailos point to a water bucket "Put your hands there. It will hurt, but later you will be a lot better."

  Haykel trembles on pain, she walks slowly to the bucket he screams "DIE". Haykel submerges her hands into the bucket "AAAGHH" she screams in pain. The water is cold, refreshing, but Haykel cannot think on that.

  Kailos sits "It's a mixture of water, alcohol, and medicinal herbs for inflammation." The water of the bucket turns slightly red. Haykel is forced to sit near the bucket, The pain is too intense.

  Kailos looks at Haykel in pain "You training would be every day 20 minutes of hitting the tree every day, 30 minutes of jogging and a spar with me, every day. Got it?"

  Haykel, crying on pain looks at Kailos and assert with her head.

  Kailos stands "You got the spirit girl. Don't disappoint me"

  Haykel is on top of her bed, she skipped dinner, she screams from her room "MOM"

  Abigail appears "What? what is wrong?"

  Haykel ask "Can you put food on my mouth?" She whimpers with her eyes.

  Abigail looks at the fingers of Haykel, they are red, inflamed slightly "You asked for this. Is your problem now, you are an adult"

  Abigail walks away. Haykel looks at the ceiling "Dammit"

  Abigail appears and put a full piece of bread into Haykel mouths.

  Haykel tries to speaks "Mmphmphmh!"

  She walks away from the room.

  Haykel tries to sleep. Even if the pain is there. She smiles.