Chapter Ten: Time to go home
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She paused at a nearby inn to change in to her normal traveling clothes. She had absolutely no desire to wander around Atlas City in her pajamas. As soon as she was securely dressed in regular clothes, she set out crisply. When she was a good distance from the city, she paused to rest for a moment. She debated with herself over what she should do now, and concluded that it would be best if she resumed the quest she had originally undertook. She took one of the blue jewels she wore off her ear, and let it dangle from her hand. It quivered as she chanted, and began to glow a deathly green color. She swung her arm slowly around herself in a circle. She completed the circle, and the jewel lost its glow, becoming dark blue again. She fastened it to her ear again.
"That way." She murmured to herself, pointing towards the east. "The next crater is in that direction."
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For the next month or so, Babbit traveled. It was the longest time in her life that she had ever been alone. She sat there in the forest, near a fire she had roasted dinner over, staring up at the darkening sky. She thought of many things. She remembered her home, and thought of her family. She could imagine them, eating dinner together. Froy spilled soup on his lap, and had cooled it down with a Freeze Arrow. Her little sister, Mari, had lost a tooth and nearly swallowed it. She imagined them going through their normal bedtime routine, brushing their teeth and reading bedtime stories. She imagined her mother leaning close to her father and whispering. "How do you think Babbit's doing?" as they drank one final cup of tea before bed. Gradually, the scene changed. She saw herself sitting in a grassy glade, wearing a flowing white dress. Then Rezo appeared.
"Dear one..." He said, and extended his arms towards her. She reached for him, and then...
She woke up. For a moment, she thought she saw Rezo standing beside her, but he quickly disappeared, and she wondered if it was a piece of the dream that remained. She thought for a moment. Perhaps he had found a hole in Slipper's spell. She shook her head. She didn't want to get her hopes up. She glanced to the sky and was surprised to see that the sky was brightening with the first rays of dawn. She rubbed her eyes, and yawned. She must have fallen asleep. Yes, that was all a dream. But it made her feel a deep longing to return home. She stood up and watched the sky as it changed from dark purple to the pale blue of a new day. Yes, it was time to go home.
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Go that way, Babbit-chan! Your family is waiting! So, reader, what do you think? R&R, please!