Chapter 15-The first card
Crystal woke up very early the next morning. She smiled, stretched, and hopped out of bed. She landed on the cold stone floor. She tapped her pendant. *Remind me to get a few rugs.* The gem sparkled, but didn't reply.
Austin yawned loudly, and rose from his sock bed. "Hello, mistress! Beautiful day. What are we eating?" Crystal rolled her eyes. "And you're different from Kero how?" Austin puffed up his chest, and started to recite, but Crystal was already closing the door. "Save it, you've quoted it enough times!" Austin turned lavender, slightly upset.
Crystal picked several large flowers, making sure there was plenty of nectar in them. She tucked them behind her ear, and started for the orchard.
Crystal smiled at the cherry trees. She sighed, there weren't many left. *But Alex never was without cherries. I should remember that, too!* The pendant sparkled, but Crystal didn't notice.
Crystal came back with an arm full of various fruits. Austin looked hopefully at the flowers. "You wouldn't know, but like butterflies-" Crystal removed the flowers from her hair, smiling. "Actually, that is one of the first books Alex read to me-what butterflies eat."
Austin's cheeks turned a light blue. But Crystal didn't know all of his moods. It turned out he was confused!
*Well, Eli certainly is creative.* Anomalous' response was rather dry. That's one way of putting it. Crystal tapped the pendant. *You should be thanking him! Without him, you wouldn't be seeing me!* The gem sparkled, which Crystal thought might be mischievously. And that would be bad, how? Crystal reached to tap it again, but it moved, breaking the chain and floating away.
Crystal woke up very early the next morning. She smiled, stretched, and hopped out of bed. She landed on the cold stone floor. She tapped her pendant. *Remind me to get a few rugs.* The gem sparkled, but didn't reply.
Austin yawned loudly, and rose from his sock bed. "Hello, mistress! Beautiful day. What are we eating?" Crystal rolled her eyes. "And you're different from Kero how?" Austin puffed up his chest, and started to recite, but Crystal was already closing the door. "Save it, you've quoted it enough times!" Austin turned lavender, slightly upset.
Crystal picked several large flowers, making sure there was plenty of nectar in them. She tucked them behind her ear, and started for the orchard.
Crystal smiled at the cherry trees. She sighed, there weren't many left. *But Alex never was without cherries. I should remember that, too!* The pendant sparkled, but Crystal didn't notice.
Crystal came back with an arm full of various fruits. Austin looked hopefully at the flowers. "You wouldn't know, but like butterflies-" Crystal removed the flowers from her hair, smiling. "Actually, that is one of the first books Alex read to me-what butterflies eat."
Austin's cheeks turned a light blue. But Crystal didn't know all of his moods. It turned out he was confused!
*Well, Eli certainly is creative.* Anomalous' response was rather dry. That's one way of putting it. Crystal tapped the pendant. *You should be thanking him! Without him, you wouldn't be seeing me!* The gem sparkled, which Crystal thought might be mischievously. And that would be bad, how? Crystal reached to tap it again, but it moved, breaking the chain and floating away.