Crow town

Everything that happened in the living room was observed and heard by a shadow on the wall. It was well hidden that no one noticed.

Mary took Denis up the stairs to see his arranged room. Levi took swift steps away from them as Denis reached near him. All in all, Denis was not satisfied with everything that was happening. At the end of the stairs, there was a huge hall with rooms on each side. The dark hall gave him an ominous feeling. Like he was being watched. He turned to looked at the places he felt presence but he could see nothing

" Hey Mary. Do you feel like someone is watching us from the walls" Denis could not keep the feeling down

Mary looked surprised and looked at the writings on the wall.

" You must be very powerful to sense the presence of family protectors." She said looking at Denis for the second time. 'He is stronger than I thought' she said to herself walking ahead

" What do you mean family protectors" Denis asked. From the moment he met Mary, he felt a certain connection but he didn't know how it came about. But he was very comfortable around her

"Well, we are protectors. Born with special powers to ensure this world is safe and dark forces does not cross over to the next world." Mary started explaining looking at the focused Denis waiting for more. "If we are destroyed then everything is over. The world would end. Those writing engraved on the wall was left by the ancestors.

The engravement on the wall in enchanted and can detect the enemy releasing a protective mechanism to trap the intruder as well as attack." She continued to explain to her cousin. Denis was immersed listening to her that he did not notice the dark shadow following right behind them.

The interior on the hall was ancient with the stones roughly cut. The scent on the wall assaulted his nostrils making him distraught his face. He didn't like the smell of herbs all over the house. They left the first room along the hall and stopped at the second room on the line. Mary stopped on the second room and looked at him. "This will be your room from now on." She said smiling. She looked carefree like a little girl

"Thank you." Denis smiled at her being grateful. He needed to rest and plan what next he had to do. Before that he needed to understand how Giriama country worked.

"No worries. I just liked how you treated Levi. I could not have the privilege to do that." Mary joked. She looked zoned out and smiling evilly at the same time. Denis shook his head and entered the room. Mary went back downstairs jumping up and down

Denis entered the room and he was surprised how well it was furnished. The bed was not big but well made. The bed was placed at the right side of the room from the door. There was a cabinet in the room which he believed to be hi storage area. There was a working table and an old stool set aside at the left side from the door. The middle area off the room was empty but spacious. Still on the left side, there was a door that led to the bathroom. He opened and found an old bathtub that was filled with water. Looking at the room, there was tap but with no water.

"How did they fill the water here?" He asked himself before going back to the room. There was a small window in the room which could not bring enough light. Even so, the light in the room was dim.

"How do this people live with the dark clouds" He asked opening the cabinet. There were three pairs of set clothes on the cabinet. They were all made of the same design. There were two pairs of black trouser, t-shirt and a well-made heavy jacket that is made with a rough texture. The other one was made of the same design but jungle green in color.

He took one of the black pair and placed on the bed before going to take a bath. He really needed one

4 hours later he woke up from his nap.

Earlier, he had bathed and went in for a nap. He sat on his new bed and rubbed his eyes. He felt his body more relaxed and he could think clearer. He was in a new environment. He was not sure who was a foe or friend in the family. from the little conversation he had with his grandma, someone a midst them was cooperating with the enemy

"I need to be careful. But first things first, I have to know my way here." He stood and took his new jacket from the bed and wore it. He was surprised at how long it was. It was more of am over coat. The design made it overlap each other when you wear it. As he turned to go, he felt a presence at the window. He saw a fleeing figure when he reached the window. Though it was just a glimpse of the figure, it told a lot about his safety

He walked out of the room and locked behind him. Taking few steps. He saw a figure moving along the wall and entered the third room from the left. It seemed to be the figure he saw when he looked outside his room's window

There was no one downstairs except Grandma Mildred. She was in the open space in the living room and it seemed to be medicinal area. She was pounding herbs on a big mortar.

"Grandma."

"Yes child?"

"What village is this?"

"We are in Crow town. We leave at the end of town nearing the border of the Giriama country and Salem Country"

"Okay. I would like to know more of the Giriama country"

"Sure. I will tell you all about it when am done here. You need to know more and…" before grandma could finish her statement, both her and Denis turned their heads upwards and their eyes turned white.... Veins could be seen popping on Denis' neck. He seemed he would explode in the net moment