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you to go with Hoosun. I’ll be back soon.”
              His daughters nodded, with a worried look upon their faces, ones which Hoosun did not miss. He pulled the horse along, and turned a gear inside the entrance, causing the gates to close as he strode with the horse next to him. The twins looked around, and were amazed, yet left with a feeling of discomfort to their surroundings. This was a place they had never been before, and it did not make them feel at ease one bit, especially to be left with one who was a stranger to them, even if he knew their father from the past.
              While passing through the many walls, there were bridges going out from one, and into another. Many people were passing from them, carrying baskets of fruit, chasing one another in children’s games, or just taking peaceful strolls. Having reached what appeared to be the harvest grounds, Hoosun stopped the horse and brushed its head, speaking softly. “There, good boy. You’ve come a long way, haven’t you? You can rest, now. Don’t worry. I don’t think these children will be putting you to much work, now.”
              The twins smiled at the apparent care which the owl dealt to other living beings with. They dismounted their steed and looked at their surroundings. It was truly wondrous to behold. One of the twins began to pat the side of the horse’s long features, while the other stood surveying the tree which stood far above them. Brushing the horses head, the girl turned her head sideways, peering into the dark, brown eyes of the sturdy beast, while addressing the owl. “My name is Samana. It’s nice to meet you, Hoosun.”
              Hoosun held his arms in front of him, and surveyed the other twin, who appeared baffled at the great size of the tree. “Nice to meet you, Samana, is your sister usually this silent?”
              Samana looked at her twin, and tilted her head. She had five braids on the left side of her head done up. They hung down as she lolled them around, playfully, turning her head, as she called to her twin. “Daimana, come over here.”
              Daimana turned around. Her attention was removed from the vast surroundings, though she felt as if she was under a spell looking at the great tree, for it was a mesmerizing sight. Daimana’s hair was also in braids, she had two long braids hanging from the back of her head, down the front of her shoulders, and two small, shorter braids per side of her head, each with a green band tied at their ends.
              Daimana put her hood up, and gripped the feathery hands on the humane owl. “Hi. Sorry that I seem dazed. I just feel very off, right now. This place, and these walls, they’re a lot to take in. We’re not used to such grand places. We’re used to living in an open field, with the only structures being stacks of burning firewood, and tents.”
              Hoosun chuckled through his closed beak, amused at the youngster, and put a hand on each of the girl’s shoulders. “It is quite okay, young one. This place is quite a grand sight to see, and believe me…my head turned many a time when I first saw it, too!!!”
              The twins laughed together with Hoosun as he began to lead them into one of the wall housings, for shelter, as he looked up upon the sky. “It looks like it is going to storm, young ones. Let us head inside for shelter, and be warm. It looks to be a great, nasty storm coming at that.”
              As they went inside, the harvesters scattered the grounds too, all heading inside to avoid the coming moisture from above. The horses had found a wall bridge, which provided cover from the rain, and knelt on the smooth, grassy ground. It was time for them to get their well-deserved rest.
              The sky above began to face cruelly upon those below,