"Hey, Charlie, guess where we are travelling," Deryn addressed her young son.
The three-year-old boy looked up at his mother, "Umm, is it the Palace?" He questioned.
Deryn saw Alek smile from the other side of the table, and laughed silently to herself. "Well, yes and no. We are going to a palace, but not one that you'll recognize."
The Hohenburg's six-year-old daughter walked into the kitchen, dragging her doll behind her. She walked up to her mother and held out the doll.
"My doll is broke," she said sadly. "And is it Konopischt?"
"Broken. Your doll is broken," Alek corrected Maria, while Deryn was contemplating how she would amend the detached head of the old doll that belonged to her mother when she was a little girl. Deryn smiled, remembering that she had done the same thing, many years ago.
"Broken," Maria repeated.
"But yes, you are correct. We are going Konopischt, for about a month," Deryn added.
"Where is Kopenoshist?" Charlie asked excitedly.
Deryn smiled at the boy's pronunciation of the word. She noticed Alek getting ready to rebuke his son but she just laid a hand on his shoulder and shook her head.
"It's the place your father is from, Charlie," Deryn answered. She went back to the old doll.
"Oh."
"When are we going to go, máthair?" Maria asked.
"We're leaving in three days, so go pack!" Alek commanded kindly.
Maria and Charlie ran upstairs as fast as a pair of cheetahs on caffeine cheering happily as they went. Deryn meandered over to where Alek was standing, and took his hands.
"Darling, what are we doing in Konopischt? Is it business for the Society?"
"Liebe, can't I just visit my family and friends without having a reason to go?"
Deryn thought for a moment before answering, "no, because I know you, and you don't do things spur of the moment. You always have a reason for everything you do."
Alek huffed; "I do not!" he interjected while crossing his arms.
She just raised her eyebrows and put her hand on her hips.
"Fine, I have a reason, but I can't tell you. Just trust me, everything will be alright. I promise."
Well, I said that I would be able to type more…or I think I did…but I got my computer back, so now I actually can finish something quickly! :D
Umm, there will be more to this story, I just have to think of it…well, make the rest of the plot in my head, and I know what I'm going to do with it, just don't know how I'm going to phrase it all. Umm, when I can actually write the next chapter, I'm not sure…heh.
I really need to write a lot, I have so many ideas just sitting in my notebook that are screaming to be read. Well not literally, but you get the idea…maybe I'm going a little crazy.
