"May I sit?"
"Just be careful. This bench may not be genuine and fall beneath your weight."
"Abby, don't be like that. You're sitting on it and have not fallen."
"....For now!!!"
"Scooch over at least.
Thank you."
"Ambrielle, if you are here to scold me then….."
"It's just that that is what you get when you decide to draw outside the lines."
"So now it's my fault?"
"That's not what I meant. What I meant was…"
"Just leave it."
"But."
"I said drop it. You scolded me so now leave. That's what we Brothers and Sisters do, isn't it? We look at someone, scold them, and then leave onto the next. So now that you're done scolding and not going to help, then leave.
Yes, I know I shouldn't have but now that I have….well, now I have no choice. It's either I tarnish my name or Wolf tarnishes his. So, if I am going to tarnish, then…"
"No."
"You gonna stop me?"
"No, but.."
"That's what I thought."
"I'm saying that if your parents told you not to go swimming in the pool without their consent or oversight, would you?"
"...And all I'm saying is that if I were to find myself in the swimming pool area while they were asleep, and I already had my feet dangling in the pool once I realized my mistake, what should I do? Realizing that they will be mad at me, why not enjoy my time and go ahead?"
"Because your parents said so. I'm sure they would forgive you if you ran to them the moment you realized your mistake. Jesus says sin is sin from the largest to the smallest, but that He will forgive regardless as long as it is from a heart of humility."
"True, true. Let's say another scenario then. Now that we know that it is a 'sin' to go into the pool but not to go into the area of the pool since Jesus also says be a part of the world but don't associate yourself with it; say I walk by the pool windows and see a man drowning within? Now, there is no lifeguard on duty and I can't see the receptionist anywhere? Wouldn't you…save them?"
".....Still doesn't make it right."
"I didn't ask if it did. All I asked was `` would you?"
"It's still not right. I'm sorry, it's just that the way.."
"You know what? Nevermind. Can't you for one second…just one…..think to yourself that not everybody clones like you do?"
"Wait, hold on a minute there. I do care for you. I ca…"
"No, you don't. I'm trying to say that although I know it's wrong, right now, I have no choice; so instead of looking to you for scolding me of the past, I was hoping you would help me figure out what to do of the now. Cept all I find is your teaching. I don't need your mouth. I need your hands."
"...You're right. You're right. You're right. I'm sorry. It's just what we do. I'm sorry. Please sit back down and tell me what you need."
".....I need a kiss."
"Oh, Abby, gosh…I'm flattered, but I am far too old. I may have kissed you, your brothers, and your sisters when you were babies but that compares not to the kiss you seek. My lips are not what they used to be."
"...Ambrielle, as much as none can fathom your beauty nor come close, I'm sorry but I have to refrain your kiss."
"..There's the smile I know.
I can't give you lots, but what I can give is my knowledge."
"That's all I seek. Please, nothing you say can daunt me."
"Okay. We'll start off easy. Love….Love....umm….Love….Love is not a one night stand like you youngings make it out to believe.
Why uhh….why is your face in pure shock. It's like I just shot you, but I carry no bullets."
"..You call that easy? Do you…umm…do you have any more advice and tips?"
"No…no…that's….that's it.
Your eyes are circling. Are you ok?"
"....My world just shattered, so no. I mean…I know that love is not a one night stand, nor a weekend getaway, but….."
"The fact that a one night stand is way different then eternal love? That's why you can't comprehend?"
"It's…it's....it's not just me. We can't know one love let alone a year around love. It used to be that when one got divorced, their friends would feel heartbroken for them and continue to chase them with love in hopes of getting the two back together. Now words are said behind closed doors all the time so that when one does get a divorce, their friends congratulate the other, say good for you, and then confess that they didn't believe the person's relationship was whole, but they felt it 'not their place to intervene.' There is no love when people rise, and there is none when they fall."
"Really that bad? Maybe I should have gone down there with you then, huh?"
"Oh…oh noo. No. I wouldn't want to wish that ill upon you. It best that you have grown up and lived here. Wolf talked of a girl whose love was so strong, that alone was enough to sway the enemy. Her name was Adalyn. Why can't we all be like her?"
"Do I have to again remind you of Wolf's words?"
"No…I'm good. Really. His spirit is still now echoing those words to me."
"Abby, if you want my advice then you need to know that you can't just *poof* and Wolf will reappear. I can recount stories of Sixth Star and Swift, how their love had to be so strong to release Shadow. Or I could recount Marcus and his wife and how their love lasted them more than half their marriage and two daughters before Marcus was able to free the Dragon from his wife. Just have patience."
"I don't….haaaaau….
It's just that we all amped up and waited in expectation for Wolf to reappear. Our minds thought he would destroy the wicked and bring peace to the lowly. Instead, he shows up for less than three months, and instead of showing his hands like Shadow did, he showed his love. After repairing his family….and mine…..he does one final act signifying that we are indeed his family and not his old. Then he dies. I don't know. I was just expecting..."
"More?"
"Yeah."
"Welp…"
"Ouch. Don't slap my knee too hard. It still hurts."
"Abby, you're a healer; how can you hurt?"
"I…I…..I may be different, but that doesn't make me less human. Wait, why are you now smiling?"
"Come on. Up on your feet. You cried as a baby but now you're a lady. I will have none of it. I still remember that you would cry rivers for people whenever they were in dire despair physically, because you yourself could not understand their pain. Although young, you did your best to solve any situation regardless if you lost energy since you were just a wee little thing. You know what I said to you back then?"
".....You may never understand their pain or their joy, but a hand that helps is a hand that melts."
"...Huh? That's not what I said at all. I'm pretty sure I….oh forget it. So, who can I matchmake you with today? Maybe Valentine."
"...She wouldn't do. I mean, she is close and all to Wolf, but she said so herself. She only sees Wolf as a good shepherd and not as a herder."
"What about the other Deadroses? They could still…"
"Not after they saw the might of Wolf. Now, they will have to love an even stronger wolf? I don't see that at…"
"Well, there has to be someone. I mean, most if not everybody here has seen Wolf and the good deeds he has done. Maybe if they see yours then…."
"No."
"No?"
"I don't want fake love."
"It won't be fake."
"How can you be sure? If I preach that if all you must do is love me then your friendly neighborhood Wolf can come back, then they will do anything in their power to love me, not because of want of me, but because of the reward of having Wolf come back. No. We need someone who has never heard or seen of Wolf. Someone like…."
"Scarlett!!!!"
"Wha,...no. She is a fox and wolf a…well…."
"Listen? Opposites attract, do they not?"
"Yes, but."
"And she has already seen both you and Wolf at your lowest and most hated? Yet, she still loved you both."
"Yes, but."
"She was willing to give her life. I don't care what fabrication of love the world can come up with; Jesus says, the one who is willing to give up there life for the sake of another, especially one they know little of, is the best demonstration of love that you can see me as a Father."
"Yes, but.."
"But what!! I lifted your butt up off of the bench, so what is it still tied down to? Is there gum still stuck on your….here let me see."
"No. No. You don't need to see. That's totally fine. I can assure you it is not that. I just don't know anything about her. Yes, we looked, but.."
"What?"
"....She could be dead for all we know. Tyran sent her off to warn the others but there is no way a fox can out race an army of Beasts. Maybe she…maybe…idk. Maybe she…"
"Goooo!!!
I'll hold down the fort, you know it."
"....You lost Keegan."
"Now's not the time to uhh….I was going to tell you about that? Honest."
"It's okay. We each have a past, but it's what we do with the circumstances that matter. If you promise to keep the land, then I…..I'll see with Scarlett."
..Then I'll see you?"
"It appears that way. I want to waste no time."
"Should I at least find one to accompany you? You have a lot to clean up."
"I won't be alone.
ADIRNA…..VIOLET!!!!"
"Here!!! You called for us."
"Yes I did. I will have to go away for a while and I entrust that…"
"You'll take me with you?"
"I'm sorry Violet, but someone has to stay here and help Ambrielle. She can't do it alone."
"Neither can you.
Here I have to help rebuild a few homes!! With you, you have to stop Hopper from destroying Aaron, the beasts, reclaiming all of your family's planets since they're dead, reclaiming Wolfs since he can't do it, rescuing Keegan from Swift, killing Swift; and not to mention all the battles you'll have to face in order to keep the peace. You'll need someone like me. I can…"
"No. If Aaron truly is killing all the Breeds both weak to strong, then that means the only ones left on any planets will be the Untamed and Wilds. The ones where when born, they had no healer to help transform them back. I may not be the only healer, but I am between us."
"YOU COMING?"
"I'LL BE RIGHT THERE, ADIRNA!!
Violet, listen. I don't want to be the one to say what you can and can't do, or where you can go and can't, but please understand. Do you know the story of the Ten Talents?"
"...Yes."
"Then you also know that there is no higher calling than to be a servant. Violet, I'm entrusting you with a little, and then when I get back and see that you can take care of what I gave, then I'll entrust you too a lot."
"How long will you be gone?"
"It's too soon to say but don't worry. You'll probably be so busy running second in command that I'll be back before you know it. I could never forget you."
"Here."
"...What…what's this for? I love it."
"Ambrielle, helped capture the memory and I provided the healing."
"Healing? Besides hearts, what could this picture heal? I see me, Genie, Autumn, Sofia, Wolf, Shadow, Nightmaster, and Dragon; all when we were just little guys. How did you…"
"Do you see the wheel? All of you have your own panels as you spin it, but then in the middle circle, if you pull the tab then underneath is all of you standing together."
"I do see that but how….."
"Well, Abby, you said that I have the power to transform anything on wheels to a healer. What you didn't say is what type of wheels. Lastly, I dipped the outer…well…trimmings into a splash of Laura's tea and then bled it all down the side. Then I infused it with my healing. Now, you personally get weak everytime you heal, but cars don't. As long as you have faith then the healing will last forever. So, whenever you get down and feel lost and alone, just look at this picture, and you'll never forget us nor why you are who you are. You may grow weak, but keep the faith and in whatever dire status you are, as long as you keep the faith, you'll never lose the healing."
"Why thank you. I love it. I love it. I love it. Bring it in."
"Wait, I'm not a…"
"Oof!!!
ABBY!!!"
"I HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE IN YOU. IN YOU BOTH. VIOLET, THE DAYS I SPENT WITH YOU HAVE SHOWN ME ENOUGH OF WHO YOU ARE. AMBRIELLE, IF YOU COULD BE STRONG ENOUGH TO DEAL WITH ALL OF OUR MUFFLINGS AND TORUBLES, THEN A KINGDOM SHOULD BE NO PROBLEM. TAKE CARE OF VIOLET AND LISTEN TO HER. ONE DAY…SHE MAY SIT WHERE YOU NOW LEAD!!"
"Where to, my Queen?"
"Adirna, Wolf has taken well care of my family and has shown that we are not all different as it appears. Now, let's take care of his. Take me home."
*Striaaaazooom*
"I LEAVE YOU ALL AS A QUEEN, BUT I SHALL COME BACK AN EMPRESS!!!!"
(Thus marks the end of this section. As it stands, we are only on page 322 which would make this my shortest book in the series, or I could once again figure out a way to write another 50 pages. That would bring my total to 372 pages. Anyways, back to the story
With Tyran dead, he came to create a mess, and he died creating an even bigger disarray. Because of him, now Abby has to either tarnish herself, or tarnish wolf. There is no way she can work around it. Leaving family and home, she must now search for Scarlett as well as contain the peace throughout all. Thing is, if a fox couldn't stop Aaron's onslaught, how is a Healer? Abby did say that she is not the only healer but if only Untamed and Wilds live forth, then we have nothing else to question but say, "Where are these Healers? They couldn't stop him, and Hopper is trying his best, but what if she is too late? What if they can't be stopped?) -Book 4#6 eBook is live and published. By the time you see this it should be live. Right now it is under the 'in review'