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Chapter 3

"Grandfather, can we play with the go carts?" asked Tinker.

"Yes, but you, Blue Sky and Orwell need to be careful." He hollowed.

"I don't know why he insists on calling me Orwell? He knows that I hate it." Oilcan complained.

"I don't know, he seems strange at times." Blue Sky replied.

"Stop your chatter, you guys. Let's race!" Tinker leapt into action.

"Oilcan, you need to keep your eyes on the river." Blue Sky instructed to a now wet Oilcan.

"Yeah, I know." Oilcan huffed.

"What are we going to do now?" Tinker asked. "Oh, I know. I found out that I could do this really cool trick. Want to see?"

"Okay!" Blue Sky replied and they raced off into the hotel.

"True Flame, why are you dragging me along on this?" Windwolf asked. "It was Red Knife that terrified the child."

"Yeah, but Stormsong bonded with the child. You are also great with humans and children." True Flame countered.

"Huh…"Windwolf sighed. His hand did not look amused.

As they approached the hotel, they saw three children playing on the parking lot.

"Someone raises a child here?" True Flame asked. "This is a giant hazard! They could get eaten by fish or sharks in the river."

"You are talking about someone who let a small child walk across the city by herself." Windwolf reminded herself. "Wait a minute, is that child calling a stone clan shield?"

They both looked at the children again. The smallest one was calling a black shimmering shield. The children watch the other with amazement. The shield around the child fell away.

"She is." True Flame gasped. "But humans can't call on the spell stones."

"That's so cool, Tinker! It is like a shield around you." Oilcan shrieked. "I want to try."

"How did you learn how to do it, Tinker?" Blue Sky asked.

"I was looking at an old family book and it showed how." Tinker answered as she showed Oilcan the moves. "I'm sorry Blue Sky, but I don't think you will be able to do it either."

"Yeah, that's okay." Blue Sky replied. "I know, my family did not come from the domana caste. Hey, who are they?" Blue Sky pointed a group of elves.

"I meet Red Knife and Stormsong yesterday." Tinker replied. "He is scary."

"I'll protect you, Tinker" Blue Sky stepped in front of them.