Saffron Field
Ike kept his hand firm behind Soren's back as the two walked into the mysterious forest. Soren had heard a suspicious sound from their darling house which Ike had built with his own two hands, and had convinced Ike to help him investigate. Twenty feet from the edge of the forest, there was a baby. There was no evidence of the baby's parents. Ike shouted, "Hello? Hello?"
There was no response.
"Anyone? Did anyone lose her baby?" he asked.
Again, there was no response.
"Typical," Soren said, under his breath.
Ike picked up the baby and showed his face to Soren. "Isn't he cute?"
"Oh…" Soren said, "Ike, we HAVE to take him home. We just HAVE to!"
"If we don't… who knows what could happen to him?" Ike asked.
"I know what could happen to him…" Soren said, "No one should have to go through that."
"I don't know how to be a good father, but I can try," Ike said confidently.
"I have faith in you," Soren said, taking the baby from Ike. "What should we call him?"
"I like the name Josh," Ike said, "We should call him Josh."
"Josh it is," Soren said, looking the infant in the eyes.
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"Kieran," Marcia cried out, "Our baby has gone missing! YOU were supposed to be watching him."
"I WAS watching him, but I thought you had him."
"This is the worst vacation ever!" Marcia shouted, "I trusted you with the baby and you didn't watch him! Now we'll probably never see him again!"
"Hey, hey, don't yell at me!" Kieran shouted, "If anyone lost the baby it was you!"
"He's probably DEAD now, Kieran!!" Marcia hissed, putting her lance to the paladin's throat, "And it's all your fault because of your lousy attention span!"
Marcia spent the next hour crying. Kieran didn't show his tears, but he was crying as well.