Poppy was high up in a tree in their front yard, spying on all the gates to the Artisan's Branch. Two fast moving figures were racing towards them.
Squinting, she focused on their faces. Arden and Paisley! She thought.
She waved from her position, and the sisters tentatively waved back.
She leaped down, coming to the gate to meet them. "Well, whats it like out there? Who are the invaders? How long until we're infiltrated?"
Arden looked uncomfortably at Paisley, who shuffled her feet in the fallen leaves.
"Er, let's go inside and talk about this." Arden said quietly, leading the younger girls inside.
Victoria rushed into the den where they were standing. "Well? Whats happening?!"
"Oh, well...Um, as far as I can tell they haven't reached the city yet. The Officials think they'll heading to the Lower Levels first, when they get here, that is."
Poppy looked annoyed, "But who is attacking?!" She demanded.
"The Armies of Norshire." Arden said, visibly wincing.
Victoria looked as if someone had kicked her in the gut. Poppy in sucked her breach, then exhaled sharply.
"But, that's impossible. Our...our homeland."
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