Chapter 2, The Abby
Our story begins, when Taffia, a young Nun, is out in a field of wild flowers, singing to her heart's content, and picking dandelions. She puts the flowers in her hair, not having a care of what's going on in the world, when she suddenly, hears the bells, signaling that it's time for chapple. Realizing she's late, she rushes off to the church, scraping her knee on a rock on the way there, and getting caught on a tree branch, tearing her dress.
She arrives late, the choir has already begun singing. Taffia takes her place next to Bratanica, who is not amused by Taffia's tardiness, still though, Taffia picks up a hymnel, and joins in the singing. Her behavior continues like this for several days, causing Bratanica and her fellow Nuns, who called themselves the Salt Waters in private, to notice Taffia's child like behavior, and start making comments about it.
They would make comments about how her dress had a tear, how she was always late to things, except for every meal, and one of them even commented, how Taffia, made them laugh. Bratanica was confused, and how whenever she was with her, she did not know where she was. The Nuns would make comments about how Taffia was a deamond, a lamb, and Mother Lulu, the head of the Abby reminded them, that she's a girl. So then, the question was posed, how would they solve a problem like Taffia? Over time, Taffia overheard them talking about her behind her back, which made her realize, that maybe, just maybe, the Abby, wasn't the place for her. After all, she longed to be free, and to have adventures, so one day, when she was summoned to Mother Lulu's office, Taffia had a talk with her.
"Somehow, I don't feel I belong here." Said Taffia.
"It just so happens, that I agree, and maybe, a trip out into the real world, is just what you need, to mold your young mind, into the type of woman you should grow up to be." Said Mother Lulu.
"But where will I go?" Taffia asked with curiosity.
"Well, a widowed governor by the name of Governor Peter is looking for someone to care for seven minis." Said Mother Lulu.
"Minis? I've always been fascinated by minis, I'll take it." Said Taffia excitedly, looking forward to the challenge of being a babysitter to these, seven minis.
The next morning, Taffia awoke early, packed up her guitar and a bag of what few posessions she had, and left the Abby, in search of the castle of the Confederacy, where she was summoned to take on her new job. On the way there, she sang about how she longed for adventure, the ability, to be wild and free. But if this was the case, then what, was the matter with she?
"A governor with seven minis, what's so fearsome about that?" Taffia thought to herself, as she approached the street where the castle was located.
Then, Taffia realized, she needed to find some confidence. Perhaps she did lack some courage, and this journey, would allow her to find it, and grow, change, and flurrish, into a better person. She would face this new journey, head on, and search deep in herself, because she had confidence to do this job well.
She finally reached the gates of the castle, which she fumbled with the latch for a few seconds, till she finally, got it open, and headed off, towards her new destiny.
And this, ends chapter 2. How will it go when Taffia meets Governor Peter and the seven minis for the first time? We'll find out, in chapter 3.