 Mom says I have no sense of direction, so I packed my bags and right.
MEANWHILE... As a First Year Hufflepuff Student Taliesin had no pressing responsibilities. Why would he he was Eleven Years Old and no one had given him any kind of Homework yet. What he was responsible for was Castamere, the Silvery Grey Half-Kneazle that decided that he was too boring and left the Hufflepuff Common Room mid-pets and scratches.
Dejected by the Dane Triplet's pet's dissatisfaction of his pampering. Taliesin got up and followed behind him. Curious at least to see if Castamere was going to ditch him for one of his sisters.
Along the way Tal lost sight of Castamere and tried his best to relocate the cat. He found himself outside and following what he assumed to be Kneazle tracks along a pathway. Were these Kneazle Tracks? He had no clue. His head was down and he was not paying attention to where he was walking. The Bad Place. The Place that Dad said was off limits to him even before the warning at the Feast that the Forest was off limits. Taliesin recalls the terrifying tale that Dad had said what had happened to him and a friend in the Forest. Taliesin believes Dad embellished the story a bit to give him and his sisters a real fright to avoid it. In Taliesin's case though. It worked even if he knew dear ol' Dad added some extra scary details about the Centaurs of the Forest.
Yup, he had no clue he was headed that way at all.
His head jerked up as he heard the sounds of leaves crunching in front of him. "Castamere?!" The Young Badger called out. Huh...no it was just some girl who was just a few feet in front of him. Thank Merlin he heard the sound of those leave else he would have walked right into her. "Sorry, um...you're not a Cat." He said not even trying to hush his own voice. definitely revealing himself behind the two staff directly in front of them at the Gate of the Bad Place?!
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