After the three siblings closed the entrance of the cave with the mechanism the cave is shrouded in darkness.
Brother it's so dark Alex complained.
What does it matter we can see in the dark.
Yeah but i just don't like being in the dark.
Hmmm just wait i think i have seen something in the basement that you may like.
After 10 minutes Raven returned with a glass container with something shining inside it.
Brother what is it why is it so shiny? Asked Theo
It's a aluminous algae only found in the underwater city of Clamara famous for it's pretty clam shells and aluminous grass.
WOW brother you know a lot.! Alex exclaimed with surprise.
Shut up.🙄 and bring the bamboo poles here and let me teach you how to make a basket.
Brother what is a basket? Theo asked
It's a big container which would make it more convenient for us to carry thins in our back.
A container like the one carrying the aluminous grass. Theo asked.
Yes something like that but bigger in size and with straps to string it on our shoulder.
After explaining his little siblings what a basket is Raven started to cut the bamboo into long strips.
The bamboo strips are thin and flexible which is easy to bend and after about half an hour there are already a bunch of bamboo strips.
After the bamboo strips are ready Raven started to make the basket a within an hour a big basket is already made, it looked stiff and strong.
WOW it's so interesting i want to do it too
ok than try doing it like i did i will watch if you do something wrong than i will help you out.
After about two and half an hour both Alex and Theo has completed making their baskets Alex's basket looked a bit worn as he has to redo it multiple times before it's done correctly.
as for Theo his basket looked a little looser than Raven's but it's still better than the one made by Alex.
My Basket looks better than yours. Theo said with a smug face
No mine is better Alex rebuked.
Whatever you say.
you!
I will just practice more and than my basket will be better than yours.
Raven was a little surprised after al he thought that Theo is more of a silent and mature kid but turned out he can be a bit boyish too.
And just like that with Raven teaching the two little one new things like how to make the orc ash potion, how to grill meat, how to make soup with bamboo, and how to choose good bamboo to make different things.
And three day passed by with in Raven's lecture and Alex and Theo's banter.
In these three days when the outside world is in a turmoil three little ones are enjoying a rare leisure time with each other.
These three days has made the three little ones closer and they feel more at ease in with each other's presence.
Just as the sun of fourth day raised and the warmth of the sun covered the horizon the three little one emerged from their hideout.
every where was water puddles and the green grass is shining due to the reflection of sunlight.
After stretching for a while Raven and his three siblings started to scout the area around hem as they didn't have the time to do that before.
Now that they are in a safe environment and also have enough strength due to the orc ash formula they scouted the area.
The mountain the are in is connected to other mountains from North, South and East, the West side has a long rive which ends in the sea but the sea would be nearer if we crossed the river rather than following the river flow direction.
As there is a good base with a good foundation here lets leave here for a while we will think about exploring the outer region when we have more resources and time ok. Raven suggested.
Ok brother. Alex replied
Brother i think we haven't explored the house properly yet how about we explore and arrange it properly first than think about other things.
Ok you are right go and bring the brooms i made a few days ago and just like that the three siblings started their journey to clean their house They first collected all the orc ash available in all the caves and after that they started to sweep out all the dust with the help of the broom made out of foxtail plant.
after clearing out all the dust they brought out all the things from the under ground ware house the things in that ware house covered the two largest caves after doing that they also cleaned the ware house.
While Alex and Theo are cleaning the warehouse Raven went out side cut down a very large and thick bamboo tree and used it's inter nodes as buckets and after fetching at least 8 buckets of water the ware house is finally clean.
Raven doesn't what the ants used but the floor of the ware house seems water proof and there is a small part in the floor in a corner that absorbs water so with a good drainage system the cleaning of the big ware house and the eight cabins are done with in a day.
There are total of 15 aluminous algae lamps so one in all the cabins and an four in the ware house and another two near the entrance which open for the under ground river and the last one is in the cave they resides in.
After doing all these it's already 2o'clock in the afternoon which means time to eat for todays launch it's a meat soup with bamboo shoots.
After a filling lunch all three siblings were exhausted and dozed off.
When they woke up it's already 4 o'clock after waking up the three little bean spouts started to short the things out which they found in the ware house.
Most of them were books and a few shiny daggers and bows, there is also some colourful stones and the rest is dried herbs there are also 10 pots of liquids but Raven refused the two little one from opening it to see what is it.
And just like that the three little ones spent the 15th day after heir birth in cleaning their house.
Raven, Alex and Theo are enjoying their carefree time in this place. but the same can't be said for their parents.
In a darn room a women in ragged c;lothes was sitting there with a listless look just than the door of the room opened and the men with black hair and blue eyes entered the room and looked at the women for sometime.
After some time he said "Martha how can you be so cruel as to throw a little cubs in a river that too when they are your own cub"
The women in ragged cloths said "because i am not Martha but Scarlet her twin sister Martha died the day the three cubs were born."
"What do you mean by that?"
"All this time you were married to not one but two peoples and it's Martha who was pregnant with your cubs as for me i have never carried your child"
"That day after Oscar pushed you into the valley after poisoning you he came for Martha but she is already with your child so i took her place and mated with Oscar"
We thought we can keep doing this but got pregnant soon after that day when Martha gave birth i did too but unlike Martha i gave birth prematurely my cubs were born weak"
"But Martha's cubs are strong and healthy but she died soon after and afterwards i brought them back with me to my birthing chamber but i can't keep them so i left them at the shore of the river"
"Then why did you lie to my people that you threw threw them in the river"
"because they won't let me see my cubs and i was angry at you so i lied"
"but Scarlet Don't you love your sister a lot how can you leave your nephews to die just like that even though i only saw you when you were acting as Martha but i can feel it you are not a bad person so why?"
"Because i was angry when i looked at those three cub it reminded me that how we both fell for the same person but only Marth got to have your child .How they were born health but the child i gave birth to are weak."
" i was just angry"
After listening to all this the guy just stood there without saying anything. But after some time he said "You will regret it Scarlet"