Chapter Three: Walk
Downstairs, Lark heard a knock on the door. She stood up and went to open it. Outside stood a smiling boy.
Hello Pasco! Sandry's around here somewhere, I'll go look for her. You make yourself comfortable." Lark said
"Thanks." Said Pasco, as Lark went in search of Sandry.
"Lark! Have you seen Briar?" Said a voice from the kitchen.
"Um, uh, Lark's not here right now..." Pasco answered uncertainly.
Evvy walked into the room, "Who are you?" She asked.
"I'm Pasco," he replied.
"Oh, I'm Evvy. Nice to meet you. What are you doing here?"
"I'm looking for Sandry."
"Oh." She said, he voice suddenly stony.
"What are you doing here?" Pasco asked warily.
"I'm Briar's student." She said proudly, "he's teaching me to be a stone mage."
"Really? Sandry's teaching me to be the first ever dance mage."
I've never heard of a dance mage." Evvy said suspiciously.
There as a sound of footsteps. Down came Lark with Sandry and Briar in tow, both looking very red.
"Pasco!" Sandry said, "Meet Briar. Briar this is Pasco, my student."
"Hello!" Briar said.
"Hi." Pasco replied, "I've heard a lot about you."
They separated off to have their daily lessons and magical exercises, Sandry with Pasco and Briar with Evvy.
However, none of them could concentrate.
Sandry was overwhelmed with confusion; Pasco's mind kept drifting towards Evvy; Briar was burdened with a secret; and Evvy now had a plan forming in her mind, she was incredibly happy about it.
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Dinner was a very quiet affair that night.
Everyone had something on their minds, and those who didn't kept quiet so as not to disturb their train of thought.
Briar decided to have an evening walk with Sandry, leaving behind a very agitated Evvy. They walked in silence for a while before Briar spoke.
"Sandry,"
"Yes?" She replied, stopping suddenly.
"I –" He hesitated, "never mind, lets keep walking." He said hurriedly.
Sandry didn't press him for an answer. She knew that he would tell her when he was ready.
The night air got colder as they were starting to head back.
Sandry shivered, wishing she had brought something warmer. Briar, noticing her discomfort, took off his jacket and wrapped it around her. Sandry snuggled into it.
"Thanks." She said.
"It's okay."
They arrived at the door. Sandry smiled up at him, she looked in his eyes and felt her heartbeat increase.
She leaned up and kissed him on the cheek.
"Goodnight Briar." She whispered softly in his ear, before walking through the door.
"Goodnight." Briar said, even though his words never reached her ears.
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The chapters are getting shorter and shorter aren't they? Sorry. I'll try to write more next time :)
Downstairs, Lark heard a knock on the door. She stood up and went to open it. Outside stood a smiling boy.
Hello Pasco! Sandry's around here somewhere, I'll go look for her. You make yourself comfortable." Lark said
"Thanks." Said Pasco, as Lark went in search of Sandry.
"Lark! Have you seen Briar?" Said a voice from the kitchen.
"Um, uh, Lark's not here right now..." Pasco answered uncertainly.
Evvy walked into the room, "Who are you?" She asked.
"I'm Pasco," he replied.
"Oh, I'm Evvy. Nice to meet you. What are you doing here?"
"I'm looking for Sandry."
"Oh." She said, he voice suddenly stony.
"What are you doing here?" Pasco asked warily.
"I'm Briar's student." She said proudly, "he's teaching me to be a stone mage."
"Really? Sandry's teaching me to be the first ever dance mage."
I've never heard of a dance mage." Evvy said suspiciously.
There as a sound of footsteps. Down came Lark with Sandry and Briar in tow, both looking very red.
"Pasco!" Sandry said, "Meet Briar. Briar this is Pasco, my student."
"Hello!" Briar said.
"Hi." Pasco replied, "I've heard a lot about you."
They separated off to have their daily lessons and magical exercises, Sandry with Pasco and Briar with Evvy.
However, none of them could concentrate.
Sandry was overwhelmed with confusion; Pasco's mind kept drifting towards Evvy; Briar was burdened with a secret; and Evvy now had a plan forming in her mind, she was incredibly happy about it.
---
Dinner was a very quiet affair that night.
Everyone had something on their minds, and those who didn't kept quiet so as not to disturb their train of thought.
Briar decided to have an evening walk with Sandry, leaving behind a very agitated Evvy. They walked in silence for a while before Briar spoke.
"Sandry,"
"Yes?" She replied, stopping suddenly.
"I –" He hesitated, "never mind, lets keep walking." He said hurriedly.
Sandry didn't press him for an answer. She knew that he would tell her when he was ready.
The night air got colder as they were starting to head back.
Sandry shivered, wishing she had brought something warmer. Briar, noticing her discomfort, took off his jacket and wrapped it around her. Sandry snuggled into it.
"Thanks." She said.
"It's okay."
They arrived at the door. Sandry smiled up at him, she looked in his eyes and felt her heartbeat increase.
She leaned up and kissed him on the cheek.
"Goodnight Briar." She whispered softly in his ear, before walking through the door.
"Goodnight." Briar said, even though his words never reached her ears.
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The chapters are getting shorter and shorter aren't they? Sorry. I'll try to write more next time :)