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Relena closed her eyes and began to concentrate. This explained why Brom was so persistent on meditating and yoga when they had free time. She felt the tightness in her chest and took a deep breath as she slow released it.

Brom watched Relena and Wanda closely. One wrong step and he would have to perfrom Waíse heill on the girls. The majority of the time Skölir first timers did not end well but he long preped the girls.

"They are prepared for this...as long as they don't rush it."

Relena winced a bit as a small pain hit her ribs and she stopped pushing, concentrating harder. Once the pain stopped she release the tension out once more.

Brom watched slowly as a distort shield slowly formed around Relena body and began to take the form of a sphere and solitify. Brom smiled, "Good, she is taking her time...looks like she been doing her homework." Brom turned to Wanda to see her progress as Relena finished the last touches on her sheid.

Brom laughed, "Don't worry that is it for the day. Take the rest of the day off."

Relena couldn't have been happier with that comment. She offered her hand to Wanda to help her up, "Alright...see you tomorrow."

Relana walked over to her steed and pulled herself into the saddle. She was really hoping the herb shop was still open. The toll magic that did kill you sure gave you ache.

"Wanda are heading back home? I am going to go into Carvahall get a few things kay."

Brom looked at Wanda and smiled, "Wanda you did very well for a first timer. Remember spells take time. You will do better tomorrow."

Relena placed her hand on Wanda shoulder and gave her smile, "Remember Draumr the earth spell...if it wasn't for Brom the crops would not have been harvest this spring." Relena grinned innocently. She found out that day that earth could be tempermental....very tempermental.

She put her horse into a gallop before Brom could criticise her about performing spells without his supervision. In about hour they entered Carvahall. Relena dismounted and lead her horse in by the reins. She could smell the herb shop, so she tied the horse reins to the post outside and enter.

"Hello again...the usual!"

Relena and Wanda had been the shop best costumers for the past two months. Dragons, magic, and Brom could be very straining.

Relena graciously accepted the bag of herbs and paid the old women, "Thank you."

She walked pasted Wanda and out the store, deciding to let her sister look around. "Hey...Fran," echo pasted the varden of the herb shop. Relena grimanced at the nickname that the blacksmith had given her because she was a farmer. She spunned around and gave a smile when secretly planning to get revenge, "Hogart!"

The giant of man walked around the wooden varden, his foot making loud thumps as he stop infront her, "Well...?" Hogart placed his arms around his chest and looked like he was about to pout quickly.

Relena set down the bag and leaped. She locked her arms around the blacksmith neck and gave him a strongest hug she could muster, which currently wasn't much courtesy of Brom. Hogart had been like a second dad to her and her sister and see couldn't help but revert to a three year old around the old softy. She realised and gave a smiled that quickly turn to a frowned, "Happy now....you lucky that I didn't trampled you after calling me by that name that I hate with a passion!!!!!!"

Hogart grinned widely, "Oh please...you love it and you know it! Oh..where is that sister of yours....you two are always around brom right?"

Relena nodded and pointed at the store she had been previously. How did the subject sudden involve Brom? Hogart nodded, "Well go get your sibling and meet at the shop you hear!" Relena nodded and watched him walked off still confused but she obeyed none the less, "Wanda, Hogart want to see us at his blacksmith shop. Something about Brom..."

Hogart lifted his head up to see Wanda enter his shop and smiled, "Come here you..."

Relena stepped in, following Wanda after saying goodbye to the herb store owner. She nearly doubled over at what she saw. Their was Hogart giving Wanda an Indian Hair Cut. Wanda was not to assumed by this and was currently squirmed like a fish out of water to free herself from Hogart arm that was wrapped around her neck while she still had scalp lefted. Relena bit her tongue to keep from laughing, "um...Hogart...about Brom?"

Hogart immediately ceased his movement, "Oh...right." He release Wanda and walked into the storage room leaving the girls alone for a bit. Relena down at a Wanda, "Hey don't look at me...you did after all put a prank bomb in his cooling hot metal water after all last week!" Relena grinned after she finished. She loved it when Wanda pulled her pranks and tricks...as long as they were not her...! Actually those little hobbies of her had been very useful in many occasions.

Relena nodded her head virgously, "Yes but there is no foul is watching!"

Relena was about to dodge a flying hammar when Hogart walked back in. Both girls suddenly straighten and acted like nothing happen making Hogart looked at them suspiciously, "Hm....well here it is. I need you to deliever this to Brom for me. I would but I too busy at the moment."

Hogart set down two leather bound items infront them on his desk. Relena couldn't tell what they were because the leather obscured her view, "What are they?"

Hogart shook his head, "Sorry, ye have to ask Brom. He told me to keep it a secret so I am trusting you girls....no peking...if Brom want ye to know he will tell ya!" Hogart picked up a large bag and placed the items in it, "Here ya go...now off with you unless wish catch up some certain things." Hogart put alot into the word "Certain" and Relena knew what he meant. He still had a few Wanda Pranks to catch up on.

Relena smiled and took the bad, "Nan...I think we should head out. What say you Wanda." Relena nudged her sister stomach with a smile.

Hogart roaring laughter could be heard behind Relena as her sister literally dragged across ground, "Just how many of your bag of tricks did you use on him?!"

Relena snatched back her arm, fearing it would be yanked off when they reached the horses. She tied the bag to her saddle and pulled herself up into it.

Relena stared at her sister back as she trotted off, "alot huh...ohoy..."

She kneed her horse into a gallop to catch up. Relena rode along her sister as she began to talk about her new ideas for tricks that she had come with lately. Relena also did a mental note on everything she said. She did not wish to be on the recieving end one of them so she paid close attention to description and what they would possibly do.

Both failed to noticing the marching until aloud and angry holler sounded off, "Halt!" The horse immediately halted in their tracks, jerking the girls attention to new levels, startled at the out burst. Relena shook the daze from her head at the sudden movement and looked infront her. She wished she hadn't....

Before her stood, from what she could guess, at least 200 men of the king's army. All in four long lines of their commander that was currently eyeing the women before them. "You are you, are you from Carvahall, were do you live, what are you doing," and it continue on from the Commander of the army.

Relena smiled sweetly at him knowing that one wrong word or action could get both of them killed, "My name is Relena, yes we are from Carvahall. We live on a small farm just on the outskirts of Carvahall and we are return to it after getting a few small items from Carvahall shops. We were on a way home..."