Part One: Kalyca
"The jungle?" Crane echoed.
"Yes, the jungle," Rosethorn answered with a smirk, "I'm assuming you do know what a jungle is?"
Crane looked around the green house exasperated, "Now tell me again Rosethorn, why exactly do you want to go to the jungle?"
"My dreams, I've been having dreams, the jungle, its calling me, I don't know why. I have to go there and seeing as you're a plant mage as well, I think you should come along. I'm trying to get Briar to come as well, but he wants to stay here and continue teaching Evvy who doesn't want to go," Rosethorn explained.
"Ah," Crane said and looked as though he was going to say more but then decided against it.
"Well, I'll let you think it over," Rosethorn said and turned around and walked out of the green house.
Crane sighed and clenched his fists.
She can be so god damn annoying sometimes, he thought to himself, she knows that of course I'm going to come. I've been having the same dreams and she knows that and uses that against me.
Shrugging he walked towards his workroom and entered it.
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"You can't make me come," Evvy said stubbornly. She and Briar were sitting up on the roof meditating. Or at least they had been meditating until Briar brought up the subject of going to the jungle.
"I'm your teacher," Briar argued back.
"Well then you'll have to teach me overseas or something then," she said and crossed her arms.
Briar rolled his eyes then gazed out at the road, Sandry had sent a letter saying she'd be back soon. Of Tris and Daja he did not know. He'd gotten a few letters telling of their doings but not much. For all he knew they'd be staying where they were for another couple of years.
"Okay, you know what, were staying then, I've already told Rosethorn," he glanced back at Evvy, "I hope you appreciate this, I'm missing out on a once in a lifetime opportunity because of you."
Evvy smiled and slipped down the roof into the window and back inside Discipline.
He sighed and continued watching the road.