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I told you I return to our main characters oh, some of our main characters now return to our heroes or protagonists, while they travel the road together a year past, so that's where we are a year past and we are ready. Can you turn back to our girl Scarlet and what she is up to?
so let's get things going I guess I don't know how boring this chapter will be or exciting. We'll see how this goes.
I woke with a start. Our wagon bumped a bit. We've been on the road now for at least three years a year. I can't remember at least a year three years is when my favorite person was born but it's been a year since we've been out on the road away from Ravenswood in this little wagon, traveling the world a Valencia, it's a great adventure but it's cramped inside this little wagon only there's Slushii howling being of our team of what puffs we could hear as we travel through restart from town to town building up the new railroads that's what my that's what father Julius was doing. I was just happy that we were on our way away from my awful brother.
I have no clue what he is up to. I don't care at the moment. Oh, my cares about traveling like we are from place to place. We now have separate rooms all four of us. It was nice when we slept now, even though I hated being in a separate room, I'm Helena says it's perfect. It's better this way, you can still check on him. She said I nodded but you're growing girl not even a woman yet but we need to keep the two of you separated. Why because of us both being male and female, she understood and I mean, I still don't love him. his big vaginas look at me by the wind with excitement just a year ago when he was just a little two-year-old child. Now he was three still small enough for me to sit him on my lap I didn't care to baby him.
to me, he'll always be a baby no matter how big he gets always care for him in this way I asked what town are you gonna stay at next? We haven't found one yet since Father Julius, we've been on the road for a long time now no sign of a town or civilization anywhere at the moment, Father Julius has been building the railroad centration the more convenient way to travel. We don't get to take those traveling paths though at least not right now.
he wanted to get down so I put him down for the moment so you want it down I said yes he said he'd been. Cavaleri has changed so much more talkative than he was when he was too he can speak more words now I am proud of him, even though they were small sentences, I was excited now I can talk to him and not feel lonely but road raining on us a little bit as we traveled from town to town in the next town we're gonna stop at for the night and it's not that far is Lyle said father Julius is it not that far away send mama Helena no only a few more miles there's an in there and that's where will stay
do you know that little small farming village Mama Helena yes, Father Julia sent it they also do some fishing there too. My face lit up when I heard fishing. I missed fishing with my dad. Well somewhat at least to be a place to stay. She said yes, we won't have to stay in our cramped camp cramped, wagon, and camp like we've been doing here and there before we got here, I don't know why it took so long to get to Lyle. I think it had to do with all the stopping and goings we had to do.
I said and played practicing my fire magic, making shadow castings young with her was happy. He was happy to see me use my powers with her with look at them curiously how he would ask how much I said.
Watch I said again insidious I said a small flame appeared on my hand dancing on the walls. Be careful with your magic scarlet Send Mama Helena don't burn it down please it's not that big of a flame, Mom, mama Havana I said it's a very small flame I can extinguish it very easily I said, as I extinguished the flame.
I was getting stronger my fire magic was getting stronger I was getting stronger for my age of eight. I was very complex about what I could do seven. I should say 08 I can't remember exactly how old I am now seven I am seven so seven my powers were extraordinary, I had no level of magic yet, but I was getting close with the right amount of practice in sparring. I might be able to get my powers up.
but I needed someone of my age to fight with it was difficult since the only child I knew, was my beloved, my sweet little Luther, and his little chubby hands he couldn't spar with me being only three, but he would watch when we were inside the inside our little house that we traveled in when we would stop for camping, I would demonstrate my magic for him and clap his hands in and smile and cheer for me and pick him up and throw him around afterward you're getting better. He said I was happy that he agreed maybe I won't need you to protect me, I said, no he said I still need to get him on the forehead and put him down in a toddler. He loves to run don't get too far. I said I don't want to chase you but that's the fun part he said catching me is half the fun Scarlet I laughed as I ran after him, it was good to stretch my legs inside the cramps are cramps little wagon. I asked Father Julius once after I caught my delight for a little kid but I like a little charge. I went back to him so father Julius how long are we going to ride in this thing? not for long he said only reason we are riding in this wagon is because it was the fastest way out of the town without making tracks, but it is the best way to ride. It's like a little house for us but I'm thinking about building something that will be faster I mean like the train I asked, no yes I am going to build a train but no that's not what I'm talking about. I'm not talking about trains.
he pulled out a little capsule thingy, how are we gonna travel in that mama Helena asked you'll see is magic from the human world he said With the push of a button a little camper-like RV appeared. It had more rooms in our little wagon. It had an engine and everything and he got it to match mine and my son's and our sons' eyes it was purple as the eyes yes I did. He said to attach the smooth surface compared to our wooden wagon that was about to fall apart soon we wouldn't be able to ride in that thing for much longer and it was slow, so let's move our things into it. He said the RV will be faster than the wooden carriage anyway and what about the wolf pups? Ask Mama Helena are we just gonna let them go no he said he pushed the button or not he attached our old wagon after it was cleaned out and set up will make it the dog house. He said the wolf pup house.
Will breed them and will sell them and will make more gold. He said sounds good that sounds like fun. Yes it would be and that's what we decided to do transform the little wagon that we used to ride into a little dog house for the wolf pups to live in the bedrooms were bedrooms for the dogs and the kitchen was now a kitchen for the dog food. The driving area was no longer driving area anymore. It was a hitch to a trailer on the back of our little ride. It was nicer inside our new camper, though our RV, and it had a human engine for a human vehicle.
it looks like Father Julius did an outstanding job I said yes sending Mama Helena with her clapping his hands as he washed the trailer hitch onto the back and they hooked the new doghouse to the back of it. We get to live in a new house he said, yes, I said a new house that travels I said bigger rooms. Yay, he said bigger house and hugged my legs and I ruffled his hair. I love you. You're so much fun to be around. I said egging him close to me. Let's go inside and see I said I walked inside the earth is O'Brien. his room was cute then up in the cutest scientific way it adorably looked like a mini lab even though he couldn't do many experiments yet, but my room was the best. I thought I ran my hands across the bedsheets like they were in my other room, but they were in the little wagon but this time the bed was better the bed is better.
I agree send Mama Helena we get to travel a little more in style now traveling will be so much faster and a lot more fun. This way she said yes he said it'll be faster to get to Lyle this way as well. faster without the team, Helena asked, yes, or fun without I mean not more fun, but faster much faster you'll have an engine instead.
but don't worry I will still have the dogs will breed them and then what are we gonna do with them and then sell the puppies? He said we can make a little extra gold as we travel. He said what do you think Scarlet he asked me well, Father Helena I agree, Father Julia, sorry and I Helena I agree we should sell the puppies besides look up such a great one I've always wanted one when you get older send mama Helena will try to get you one for the blind house that you can get me on that long waiting list she said yes I think it'll make things easy for you, I know you have your Cincy radius but you need something just in case it fails. I thought you were thinking about getting me a cane. I'm ability cane we were there we're gonna try and find those libraries and we're gonna try and get you enrolled in one of their schooling programs she said what do you think Julius while we're in town? It'll be difficult to have her go to one school and then at the transfer we can stay a year or so in one town at a time that way they could complete school for a year and then and then travel some more but the more we move the more I know but I think if we stay in one town at a time for a year or two, it might help especially if we're near where there's a school or there's a library for the blind in their schooling programs it'll be good for Scarlet and Luther to as in well it'll help with education. Both the two of them give them both education she said.
it'll also make us feel like a normal family. She said educating our children. Homeschooling them on the road is not gonna be good for them. Will it be hard to get Scarlet back into a school? She's been out for a while. Yes, I know. She's been out at least three years said Helena but we will try her best. If we can get her to a special school she could maybe even take her work with her, I heard that the library can do a lot, but the libraries can do a lot of line school education at least for the blind not for her magic, but it can for her education and will make it easier and faster to get her on the wolf pup for the blind program she said
I also think it'll be great for Scarlet to meet friends that are like her other blind people like her but she has I know, but I don't want my children to be sociable. She said when they feel awkward, about not going to the same school together it wouldn't matter for a while, one would be in preschool and the other one would be in elementary school. I thought we were behind each other for four years at a time I know that but I think it'll be good for both of them besides, they can make new friends. What if I don't think Claire would be at the same school as Scarlet know that wouldn't be she said I was hoping that Claire would be at the same school, but I forgot Claire isn't blind Send Mama Helena well Father Julia said looking at her all right will enroll them into a school. If there's one I will stay a few years in a place at a time it might help out a bit.
The two of them watch the display. Do you have such a great time playing around with one another just the two of us it wasn't fair though he was faster than me you won. I was gonna let you win. He said well I didn't work you're faster than me.
it's not fair that you're she can see you and I can't. I can't see where I'm going and you win I don't judge you for it. He's just tiny little hands up at least one and grabbed mine and we ran together instead I just like running without having to be put in that stroller, he said, I know I'd be put back in it soon not necessarily yes I knew that. I know that you will be put in the stroller for most things. One day you won't have to ride in that thing I said and you'll be able to run and play more it's just because you're so small and you're young, you're still a toddler I said Mama, Helen, and father Julius don't want to lose you. I don't wanna lose you you smell that smiled up at me you're not gonna lose me he said ever.
come children I heard Mama Helena calling for us coming Mom. He said he grabbed my head and made me run. He ran to our new home on wheels or carriage our little carriage that we wrote was not made up as a beautiful doghouse for the wolf pups that we were traveling with us. we were into our new home our new RV I walked in and saw my new room or felt it. At least I was surprised it was bigger than the room in our little cabin, or in our little wagon that we rode in it had a small kitchen bathroom, three bedrooms, a master bedroom for mom and dad, mom and daddy, Helena and Julius and two bedrooms one for me, and one for him you were happy that we were now together as a family in a bigger house the traveling instead of just a little wagon, and it was faster with an engine, and we could pull the wagon with the wolf puffs inside it was less bouncy than the nice wagon. It was smooth on the roads.
explore in my new home our new home that will be traveling for the next several years. We don't know if we'll ever settle down in another town. I will be settling down here at a time in a different town this time we're headed to Lyle Salzman, a small farming village, I can't move. That's why we're where we're going, but we were going there for now. are we gonna stay in here while we're in town? I asked no no we only stay in here when we're camping she said mama Helena said to us. We are not gonna stay in the camper while we're in town. We're gonna stay in an end. it's gonna be staying here more than a year. I thought you said there was a house there is gonna be staying here for more years than we thought it would probably stay in a little house. She said it'll probably be better for us actually and then wouldn't be able to Fruitvale stay in there long I think that'll be best.
or rent a house for a couple of years it'll keep things down a bit. It was nice to stay in an actual house and not inside a wagon or this camper I thought oh hell and I thought so too because it was nice for us to be in an actual house in a town even though it was small, I found a little three-bedroom house. I was just enough for the three of us the four of us.
it reminded me of the house we stayed in or lived in Ravenswood away from my evil awful brother, which was nice because I didn't want to see him which was good and I got to be with the favorite, my favorite little person. We had a little yard that we could play in with the wolf pups it was nice.
and there were other children in the village that we could play with when they weren't doing chores. We had work to do to take care of the wolf pups and other things to get herself settled for a few days. We're gonna be here for at least a couple of years maybe three we don't know exactly how many years we were going to be here, but it was nice to be in a town similar to Ravenswood.
and the biggest advantage my brother wasn't here. I didn't make new friends that nerd met me a little too. Claire hadn't in this town my best friend since I was a baby well not a baby ever since I was 23 years old maybe three I had to make new friends in the village.
but then I was worried that no one would like me because of being blind. I guess I took a deep breath and stepped out of our little home gym. Father Julie parked it behind our new house unpacked it and set up a new home for the next couple of years, this is where we're going to be staying for the next two years I thought at least it wouldn't be lonely. It would've been worse if we were here a few years ago three years ago. It would've been a lot harder if we came here and Mama Helena was pregnant, and she gave birth here instead of in Ravenswood.
I like playfully into my little friend's eyes. He smiled back at me even though I couldn't see him he could see me. He was happy and free the moment I played in the backyard with the wolf pups for a moment luck with the house we had a yard with a fence which helped him keep the dogs in, we Wimbledon played with them for a bit like any other children and he was just happy. He would have to be in the stroller for a while just like any other little boy his age.
but I knew he was ordinary I could sense it seemed wiser for his age of three too and I knew he was special. I knew since he was born but now that he's older just a bit I can tell it and then we can be free to play not worried about being on the run at the moment, and no soul to bother us, my brother cannot bother us. I thought happily not to ruin our fun and for a moment, I felt safe and secure with Mama, Helen, Father Julius, and Loser, and we sat there for a moment together, sitting on the porch of our new house for the next two years with this be strange, moving from home to home for two years at a time I said no, he said I Saul I knew as the road he said I know I have two mostly except when I lived in Ravenswood I said I know you don't remember because it was your birthplace and you only spent two years there he nodded. I don't remember much he
weirdly, I can have a full conversation with a toddler. I had them close to me. And for a moment I was happy happy with my new family someone to protect and someone to protect me plus mom and daddy mama and father. Hollyn and Julius were sitting on the porch when I heard Mama Helena calling for us to go inside.
we both laughed and giggled as we walked inside. I took myself upstairs and got with him upstairs as well to our new rooms. I relaxed on my new bed, knowing that he was just next door made me feel better, and laid on my bed with my new purple blankets and sheets, I decided to take a nap. I knew we were going to eat dinner soon, but I needed to sleep. The long road trip was getting to me and to sleep in a real bed in a house not an end not in our little camper thing, but in a real bed and a house let me feel better, I missed it. I saw my account of the Muffy song to myself as I fell asleep it was time for a nap.
as I tried to sleep, I heard a noise coming from the room next to me. I woke up with a start in the middle of my nap I rushed next door. What is wrong? I picked up the crying child. Hush, I said, quietly comforting him as best as I could, he's not crying and looked up at me with those violet eyes it's OK I said I know we both needed naps but then you woke up. Are you OK?
he shook his head. No, no no, no something wrong I felt I put my hand on his head as he shook it back and forth. Usually, mama Helena comes in and checks on him but I had to this time. What do we need to leave? He just kept crying. I've never seen him so upset, do you need me to sing to you? I asked no he said are you sure I will sing to you the lullaby I said it will help you fall asleep. No, I saw him on his little bed nightmares again I asked don't worry I got them to his eyes were big and bright I knew was because I could feel them, I know I never really touched someone's eyes, but I did around at least the shape. They were his biggest saucers, like big pieces of amethyst glaring back at me, but not in a bad way his eyes were filled with tears like he was heard about something.
I just held onto him letting the tears fall just cry. I am crying feel better. I said it'll make you feel better. Once you cry it all out he grabbed onto me and cried. I'm off with him back and forth like I did when he was just a baby but now I was just a child of three still needing this loser I said quietly loser it's OK touching his little face is wet with tears. Are you dreaming about losing me again? He nodded his head and I crushed and tighter I'm not going I'm not gonna die I said I neither are you know we need to stop having these kinds of dreams I know I have them too, you snuggled up closer to me. I can't stay in here and sleep with you even though you're only three he made a whimpering sound. How about I took you back into bed I said, and maybe I can get one of my textile braille books and read to you one of my textile Brown's homes. How does that sound?
he looks happier. Once I mentioned that I would read to him OK can you stay here and I'll go get the book I will get the time that we're going to read together I said.
I got up and went to my bedroom and retrieved the time I tried to find one that was more of an Elysian fairytale-type story that he might enjoy. Nothing more child-appropriate I know I had plenty because I was a kid myself.
It's important that he likes to learn things about our culture course. We all grew up in one Sia. I found something, even though I would enjoy no nap, if it sleeps that'll be better for me, I'll sit by him as he sleeps and keep an on him, I heard him call my name I'm hurrying Scarlet. He said I'm coming I said just let me find the best book. Best story for us I said.
I had to have some thing something that wouldn't scare him how scary are your stories especially beautiful, scary fairytales but I didn't want to give him something too scary I wanted to go and asked Father Julius if we had anything no he said I don't think so. What is it you want dear a good story I said what can you not sleep I was trying to take a nap but then Luther woke me up. Luther woke me up and I couldn't go back to sleep now he wanted a story of course so Julius's father Julius went to look for something to you gotta have something, oh my stories are scary. No not much for me, but I'm worried it might scare him too much.
how do you know this is mom, your mama Helen, his job to do this I know, but I guess he doesn't want Mama Helena to read to him or seem to him or anything he just wants me to do everything you're only a kid yourself father Julia said I know no it's me to have to take care of him and keep him safe and protected. Why?
I don't know, but all this shouldn't be on your shoulders Scarlet I knew that taking care of him wasn't gonna be easy. I had enough to worry about my brother chasing after me and trying to kill me rather than having to take care of a three-year-old three-year-olds were a handful, but I adored my little three-year-old.
I do anything for him, taking care of him I think I hope you find something. He said we looked through my books my Tomes I had nothing appropriate why do you have such scary things Scarlet every child knows this poem I said picking up the good man, we shouldn't read that to him. I shook my head. No, that would frighten him, you shouldn't be reading it either Scarlet why not I am old enough to read this. I said I just don't think it's appropriate. I like reading it in my spare time it's sad most of it I said, but it's also a poem I mean, what's the harm of a poem it's not how did you get it? Mama Helena had it I think it was hers I said I had to talk with Helena. He said I don't think you should be reading these things you're not gonna tear it up are you know but I am going to give it back to you to Helena so she won't have to give it back to you, you and Luther should not be reading these things I noted, but this one is in braille the real tax rolls. I said, then this one must not have been hers. She gave you a copy. I'm on my head. Yes, I want to learn more about our heritage I said, especially when you're not mine per se but Mama Helen is at least you don't need to know anything Father Julia said, I don't want you getting hurt. He had a point OK I said how about a down and hide it away?
I think I found something that's appropriate that you have. He said pulling out at home a magic tone. How do I get the wind profit? I have fire wants to. I have every element I said I don't wanna learn all these elements. There's no way fire is my strongest element, earth is well all right the four basic elements are something he would enjoy anyway, it seems like more than a fairytale. I said I got it because it was one of my textbooks because I was learning about the elements even though I already had one I wanted to learn about others addition as fire wind, earth, and water. There is an allusion to light and dark and lightning. It was interesting, though learning about the different elements that we could learn healing was not an element.
our little genius would love this better than Father Julius I took the time with me to my room, and I sat down and opened it to start to read his face lit up as I started to read the time about the elements he asked me questions about the different elements, which was odd for three-year-old to ask and he asked me what my element was fire I said I already have a magic fat power. My element is fire and Cindy Atas is my spells I said, do you want to see he nodded and Cindy and Thomas I said as a small flame appeared on my hand. I can't show anything bigger because I might burn down the house I said, but maybe when we go outside and play another time, I can show you he looked happy his face lit up, he never got to see me practice magic and I always did it on my own OK all right if you promise to be a good little boy and go to sleep, I will read you about the elements and how to get them and how to get your powers, if you are tune to magic, I said he looked very interested. OK, I will teach you, but you're I don't know if you can learn magic this young and not have to wait on what element you could be drawn to do have magic potential though.
he looked very excited XM one and gave him the map of the universe like the world of magic was open to his fingertips. He was excited to see me cast magic tomorrow or later today. Now you got a finish your nap I said he said he nodded and said yes good because I am too I hugged him and went back to my bed
have a good nap I took my dog with me, but for my toe and back with me to my room, I need right down to go to sleep. I was happy he was happy.
I smile to close my eyes to finish up that nap. I needed to have a good aura before I could go out and practice my magic later or I needed to be full and to sleep I needed perfect sleep to get perfect Dora.
The end of this chapter next chapter of all about practicing Scarlet's magic. I hope you check it out. Check out this one too.
