Switch
They awoke before dawn, and where out the door without a word from mother. It was late noon when they reached the opening of the mountain.
Rhine lead the carefully in, Cassara following closely behind.
"How did you even find this place Rhine." Cassara was a bit timid in voice.
"By chance I suppose..." Rhine nudged her. "Cheer up."
Cassara sighed. "That is easier for you to say. You're thinner and on two legs. I thicker, and on for legs."
Rhine chuckled. "I was a lot bigger than you when I was your age."
They entered a large cavern filled with lots of broken pots, and plates.
"You expect to find treasure in this mess?" Cassara was a bit socked.
Rhine started to turn things over. "You didn't have to come you know..."
Cassara didn't say another word, but starting turning things over as well.
Thirty minutes of turning up the place Cassara had found a shiny object. "Rhine..." Her voice was muffled as she held it in her mouth.
Rhine who was taking a break looked up. "What you go there?"
Cassara pranced over to him dropping it into his hand.
The object was a ball of gold no bigger than a grape. It had a simple design with something written into the design.
"We'll it is something..." Rhine said with a sigh. "But, probably not what you were hoping for."
"It is still pretty. Can you read it?" Cassara smiled, and nudged him trying to make her brother feel better. After all, he had just been trying to do something nice for her, he didn't know it would turn up a dud.
"It isn't in human or dragon... But yeah I can try."
Several attempts later, the two of the felt funny. Rhine had managed to read a spell aloud that caused them to switch bodies.
"Not a word of this to mom..." Rhine in Cassara's body said as he shot Cassara in his body a look.
Cassara nodded softly. "Can we still keep the shiny thing?"
"I suppose to, but no reading it aloud again." Rhine sighed, as he streatched out in her body.
Cassara nodded pocketing it.