The sound of laughter echoed through the warm afternoon air. Six of them, older children, all around nine years old, had claimed the center of the wonderful courtyard that looked like a classical garden. They turned the space into a chaotic playground for an improvised game that shifted rules every few minutes according to their needs or selfishness.
One moment, they were racing between trees, and the next, they were pretending to be heroes chasing bandits or warriors striking down wild beasts.
With them were also two toddlers following them around wherever they went.
They were clad in beautiful white robes, and what appeared to be nine tails sprouted from their back, but didn't elongate long to a full tail. One of them possessed heterochromia eyes, one sapphire and the other golden, while the other was both golden.
