Chapter three

(( this in the third installment from the holi tree the other two installments fallow below please read them first))

Ehrick Hesmud was the most likely to pass. He was handsome, smart and self-assured. His joining of the ceremony had already been confirmed to his father. But now Ehrick had broken all the rules. He had eaten that which his attendants had given him, and he had sneaked out of his closet. Yet Elhor, Storack, and Maydar were passing with flying colours they all sat in the farthest corner, closed their eyes, crossed their arms, and all hummed the same tune. It was obvious now that they were all brothers.

Elhor tired to concentrate on his humming and his telepathy, but for one so learned at it, he found it hard. He could hear his brothers arguing in the back of his consciousness. 'No Maydar, Ehrick must not pass. He is a hindrance to our fathers' plan."
"As would I be had I not agreed to marry, brother Storack."
Elhor stopped humming, he could not listen to his brothers any longer, and though they were older they were definitely more stupid than he was. The only hope for the tree to live was that one of them, hopefully two, would marry for love. Elhor stood, he walked over to the door. Elhor bellowed. 
" Chatvek, you had better let us out now it has been three days and the ceremony is tonight, we have passed the test. Let us out."
 He heard a deep rumbling and the door to his closet opened with a swift breeze of air, fresh air.

Elhor tried not to squint in the bright light, but he found it nearly impossible, when his eyes adjusted, he could see Chatvek twitching nervously. 
" Well you three all passed, it is a strange occurrence for siblings to pass together."
Elhor spoke smoothly
"Not if we were raised the same way, with the same integrity's. "
Elhor was not surprise that Chatvek knew of Storack and Maydar being his brothers, he was more embarrassed. 
" And it is not very often at all, that you see any man using telepathy to ward off insanity."
"Yes, isn't it? My brothers and I are all telepathic. Strange that it should be between brothers? My father is the famous for his telepathy. It runs in the family."
 With that Elhor strode past Chatvek into the dining room. Chatvek stood dumbfounded, surly these were not the sons of Heeltar the mind reader. Surly not
" Aren't you amazingly perceptive today Chatvek. Let's see if you can guess the rest."
 Elhor walked into the room eating a jiater fruit. 
" Yes Elhor let us see." His brothers walked in unison into the room.
Elhor scowled at his brothers, they were playing the part extremely well. The only way Elhor knew they were lying was because he could read their minds, Not they, his. Soon though they would have Chatvek willingly on their side, soon very soon.