Ennael stepped out into a cool breeze from the north. Even though it was bad news for electricity in Wyverley, it gave Ennael a feeling of home. She could feel the Charter stronger than usual and this comforted her. It gave her a taste of what she would soon be permanently feeling. Today was Ennael's last day on the south side of the wall. In a matter of hours she would join her cousin and set off for home. Ennael was caught in daydream unable to feel the small person tugging on her shirt.
"Ennael… Ennael… ENNAEL!!!" A small girl of seven released Ennael's shirt and began jumping up and down in front of the mindless body.
"What?" Ennael shook off the dream and looked down at the small girl. Her black locks which matched her own tied into pigtails bounced with the girl and her dark brown eyes gazed up at the older girl in an all too familiar stare. "Oh Miriam, sorry sweetie." Ennael bent down and hugged her cousin.
"Are you going away forever?" Miriam sniffed at her own suggestion.
Ennael released her from her embrace, "Oh course not. I'll come and visit when I can and in a couple years when you're old enough you can spend the summers with me."
Miriam flashed a smile and rung her arms around Ennael's neck, "Yay… I'll miss you though."
"I'll miss you too."
Ennael lifted her cousin up and swung her around twice then placed her back on the ground. They walked hand in hand back to the school. Ennael said the rest of her goodbyes. It was hard to leave friends, and teachers that she had known since she was five. Friends shed tears, and "good luck and good fortune's" were exchanged. The Headmistress soon found Ennael and helped her carry her things out to the bus, which was waiting outside the gates.
She thanked and hugged the Headmistress and climbed on the bus. After a half an hour they arrived in Bain. Passengers began to climb on the bus. The third passenger to climb on was a young man about the same age as Ennael with matching black hair and dark eyes. He spotted her and nodded. Ennael nodded back and stood up. The man dropped his bag and hugged Ennael.
"Great to see you again Ennael."
"You too Ligir." Ennael smiled at her cousin.
Ligir had grown several inches from the last time they had seen each other. They both sat in their seats and the bus ride continued. Luckily the northern wind had died down so the bus was able to make it to the wall. The bus ride seemed only a couple minutes to Ennael since she had someone to talk to. Both Ennael and Ligir exited the bus laughing about stories they shared with one another about school, collected their bags then passed the other tourists and headed straight for Army HQ.
The Colonel knew Ennael and Ligir from the previous year and let them pass with a quick glance at their papers. Soon enough they were on their way crossing the Wall with a small platoon of soldiers behind them. They spent their walk with the Colonel listening to stories of their relatives and the adventures they had. They soon waved good-bye and were on their way home to Belisaere.
