"Ready, Sir?"
"Trips off. Get the Kids back on the bus."
"Sir?"
"I thought about investing in this School, but it's not worth taking over an active Volcano."
"Sir?"
"I SAID ON THE BUS.
The more we stay, the more we'll get sucked in."
"What the?
River, what's King Laphate doing here with all his Kids?"
"Come on. Come on. Load up."
"Sir, we forgot a few of the books."
"It's okay. It'll remind them of what they can't."
"Excuse me. King Laphate, what are you….
*Vrrr….vrrr…..vrooooooooooom*
Awwccckkhhhh….awwwwcckkhhh....awwcckkhhhhh.
What was that all abo…."
"HEY, FATHER. YOU FORGOT TO TAKE YOUR TRASHY BOOKS WITH YOU. HERE...CATCH."
*Phueeem*
".....Whatever it was couldn't have been good.
..Hey, Kain. What was your dad doing here?"
"....Leaving."
"But you can't leave without first coming.
Kain, wait up. Don't walk away from me. Why are you...taking those books off the shelves and throwing them on the floor?
We need a few of his books. Elwin wants heritage from all the Kingdoms. Gathered together to….."
"He's no longer one of our Kingdoms, so I don't want our Kids reading about the enemy."
"The enemy? You mean your father? What….what...what can I do?"
"If you sense something is off, then it is. Most likely a book from my…..Laphates Kingdom."
"Elwin didn't say that books could start to be brought in."
"No. No she didn't."
"But your dad did anyways?
...Thought that if he was here first; he could supply the most so that we would all become him in one mind? But then...?"
"He didn't think it was worth all his effort.
'No point taking over an active Volcano' or whatever. Like I care."
*Phueeem.*
..*Phueeemmm*
*Phueeemm*
"He sure had a lot of books? I mean…..'Advanced Algebra'...'101 Physics'......Poets from Leo the great and….'
"Burn them all."
"What?
But these are some great books, Kain. Your people must be receiving top knotch. I mean, I've been to your Palace, and it is..."
"Not mine anymore. Never was. Never is, and never will ever be again."
".....Your Father disowned you?"
"What? No. He...…."
"Kain, I might not be able to personally understand what that means; or even to someone like you, so I am not even going to try. I am just....I am...…just going to let River take over.
One touch, and….."
"I know. 'She turns frowns upside down. Takes all your worries away, and makes you forget even the most daunting of fears. The harshest of conditions, and helps you forgive even the meanest of people that have done you wrong."
"Welll?"
"....My Father doesn't need forgiveness. I don't know what he needs; but it definitely is not a son."
"Where are you going? Are you starting to cry? I can….."
"Just dusty from cleaning that bookshelf in search of books.
I am going to go wash up in the Bathroom. If you find any more, then…."
"I know. Tell you."
"No, you don't need my permission. Feel free to burn it on the spot."
"You don't think that since King Laphate knows that he can't get the school; he will try to get something else, do you?"
"Darius, stay right there."
"But Dentist, I need to…"
"I said stay."
"I was just thinking out loud."