"The World Out There" Part 1
Lucinda took Aideen far from her parents, over mountains, through rivers, past forests, until at last she came to small cottage on the far edge of Kyrria.
It had once been a wood cutters cottage, and was deep in the woods by a beautiful river.
As the fairies said she would Aideen grew in beauty, grace, song and wisdom.
If you ever saw her you would think that she was the most beautiful child, and as she grew older she only became more beautiful with eyes warm
and dark as a summers night, skin the color of spiced coffee, hair as black and blue as midnight, with the voice and wisdom of an angel.
Today was a very important day: it was Aideen's sixteenth birthday.
As Dawn's first light came in to the small cottage, a pair of small, fairy like feet crossed to wake an old, sleeping fairy.
"Good morning, Auntie. Do you remember what day it is?" Aideen asked as she stood above Lucinda.
"What? Child, do you know what time it is?" Lucinda asked her.
"Yes, it is just after dawn, let me go get your breakfast." Aideen said to the woman who had raised her.
"There wouldn't be any reason you are waking me up this morning?" Lucinda asked with a sly smile.
"There might be!" Aideen answered sweetly as she left the room.
"Could it be your birthday, Miss Aideen?" Lucinda said to the child she raised. She then thought to herself 'just one more year and you are no longer mine.
No, don't think about that, just think of the year ahead, even though it hurts.' Lucinda walked into the main room to where Aideen was preparing breakfast.
"Oh.. is it my birthday? I had forgotten." Aideen said Mischievously as she placed a small meal of strawberries and fresh cream,
dark bread with lots of nuts and raisins, and spiced coffee with vanilla sugar on the table.
"Looks like you have been up for a few hours." Lucinda remarked as she saw the small feast on her kitchen table.
"Only two. I have already milked the cow, gathered the eggs, picked berries, fetched water, baked bread, fed the horse, washed the dishes...
and... gone through one pot of coffee." Aideen said, about to bounce off the walls.
"No more coffee for you." Lucinda said as she sat down at the table. "So why have you been so busy?" She asked as Aideen sat down across from her.
"It could not be because I plan to go to town today." Lucinda said as she sipped her coffee.
"You are, Auntie?" Aideen said, trying to sound surprised, but not fooling Lucinda.
"Do you wish to come, Aideen?" Lucinda asked with a smile.
"I would love to Auntie!" Aideen said as jumped up to give her a hug
Lucinda took Aideen far from her parents, over mountains, through rivers, past forests, until at last she came to small cottage on the far edge of Kyrria.
It had once been a wood cutters cottage, and was deep in the woods by a beautiful river.
As the fairies said she would Aideen grew in beauty, grace, song and wisdom.
If you ever saw her you would think that she was the most beautiful child, and as she grew older she only became more beautiful with eyes warm
and dark as a summers night, skin the color of spiced coffee, hair as black and blue as midnight, with the voice and wisdom of an angel.
Today was a very important day: it was Aideen's sixteenth birthday.
As Dawn's first light came in to the small cottage, a pair of small, fairy like feet crossed to wake an old, sleeping fairy.
"Good morning, Auntie. Do you remember what day it is?" Aideen asked as she stood above Lucinda.
"What? Child, do you know what time it is?" Lucinda asked her.
"Yes, it is just after dawn, let me go get your breakfast." Aideen said to the woman who had raised her.
"There wouldn't be any reason you are waking me up this morning?" Lucinda asked with a sly smile.
"There might be!" Aideen answered sweetly as she left the room.
"Could it be your birthday, Miss Aideen?" Lucinda said to the child she raised. She then thought to herself 'just one more year and you are no longer mine.
No, don't think about that, just think of the year ahead, even though it hurts.' Lucinda walked into the main room to where Aideen was preparing breakfast.
"Oh.. is it my birthday? I had forgotten." Aideen said Mischievously as she placed a small meal of strawberries and fresh cream,
dark bread with lots of nuts and raisins, and spiced coffee with vanilla sugar on the table.
"Looks like you have been up for a few hours." Lucinda remarked as she saw the small feast on her kitchen table.
"Only two. I have already milked the cow, gathered the eggs, picked berries, fetched water, baked bread, fed the horse, washed the dishes...
and... gone through one pot of coffee." Aideen said, about to bounce off the walls.
"No more coffee for you." Lucinda said as she sat down at the table. "So why have you been so busy?" She asked as Aideen sat down across from her.
"It could not be because I plan to go to town today." Lucinda said as she sipped her coffee.
"You are, Auntie?" Aideen said, trying to sound surprised, but not fooling Lucinda.
"Do you wish to come, Aideen?" Lucinda asked with a smile.
"I would love to Auntie!" Aideen said as jumped up to give her a hug
