To Make Me Happy
Ch.17: The Plan
Catspaw read the letter over again and smiled. Miranda's plan was wonderful. He was almost positive it would work. She had made the simple suggestion of taking Arianna on a weekly trip aboveground. Just small trips. It would give her a chance to see the trees and stars and nature again, and give him a chance to draw closer. And he just had a feeling that this was going to work.
So Catspaw set to work. The first trip would be planned for the next day. He was more than eager to get his life back on track. He called servants in and had them start planning for a picnic. He told them all the supplies he would need. He then set about reading over the old texts so he could make sure he got this right.
He needed to able to remove the spell that bared his wife from going outside. He found the spell and set about his task. This was going wonderful.
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Miranda giggled as Emily told her stories of how some of the children used to behave when she took care of them. She couldn't believe some of them used to be such a nuisance. She often sat with Emily and waited for Dentwood to be off duty. She had told Emily of her the plan she had devised to help Catspaw and Arianna grow closer. And Emily had agreed that it was a good plan.
They sat and talked for a little while longer until there was a knock on the door. Miranda grinned as Dentwood walked into the room. He smiled back and kissed her softly on the cheek before giving his mother a hug.
"Hi mom. Have you been taking good care of Miranda for me?" Both women laughed right as Seylin walked in the room.
He smiled before giving his wife and daughter-in-law a kiss on the cheek and patting his sons back. Emily took hold of his hand as he sat down next to her. "How was work today?" she asked him.
He sighed. "Not bad. Catspaws making plans right now. I hear it has something to do with you." he said, pointing his gaze at Miranda.
She blushed. "I just gave him a suggestion. Something I hope will bring Arianna closer to him and help him to get rid of all his bitterness."
Seylin smiled. "Well," he replied, "I think it's going to work. He's already got most of it planned." Miranda grinned. After a few more moments, she and her husband left the room and made their way to their own quarters.
Miranda smiled the whole way back. She could never remember being so happy in her whole entire life. She had a mother and father-in-law that treated her as their own. She had never received love from her mother or father.
And she had a husband that loved her beyond all belief. She was going to be a mother and everything was all around good. She sighed in contentment. Could it get any better?
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Catspaw had a huge smile on his face. A guard was currently brining Arianna in to him so he could remove the spell. He knew she was going to be very reluctant at first, so he only hoped he could keep her calm long enough to perform the spell correctly.
He had to admit to himself, he was quiet nervous about all this. He and his wife had only ever had one civilized conversation that he could recall. And it wasn't even a true conversation. He had done all the talking and he just listened. So he waited with bated breath for the guard to return.
Finally, there was a knock on the door. He yelled enter and in stepped a guard, half dragging, half carrying Arianna.
He sighed. This was going to be harder than he imagined.
END CHAPTER
Happy late holidays! Descriptions of how the plan goes in the next chapter. Sorry this chapter is so short but I wanted to get something out.