I need to find something that could help me prevent this family fate, and mine as well.
The problem was I had no skills that would be effective in this time, and no idea when the famine was going to happen.
The only reference was after the Prince was crowned. However no one knows that damn prince, so no idea when he was going to be crowned. No wonder he had no supporters since he never bothered to make himself present in society.
Anyways.... Saving this family is priority one.
Making jams for the family wouldn't work, since we were missing a few items like sugar ... Yeah even though sugar is like a normal item in every house in the modern times, in old times that was a luxury item, even rich people would need to be well off to have such thing at home.
Zack and Zoe wanted to come fruit picking with me, we went further inside of the woods than normal, we reached a house, in the middle of the woods.
The logic until now in my head was the furthest you are from the center the poorest you were, right?.... However the house looked very ... Well off... Despite of its old appearance. It was like a small castle. I could hear chickens.
Maybe we can trade some fruits for eggs, if the person is nice enough. Well too nice I might add or maybe if the house is empty, we can "borrow" some eggs. And we can make a cake with the fruit.
I looked around... There's was noone to be seen.
I step forward, Zack and Zoe look a little bit freightned.
"Big sister maybe is not..." The chicken clucked loud. They screamed in fear.
"Don't be scared..." I laughed. " Is just a chicken."
"I am not scared at all..a knight is never scared." I could see Zack's stick legs trembling, while he said that.
He was definitely scared.
"Why are you trying to enter that house?" I could barely recognise the voice speaking from behind me. My head instinctly went up on the trees.
"Why are you looking up, are you looking for a monkey?" I looked down ... Ahh ... There he was... What was his name again.
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Damion!!!!! Yes that's right .Why I am excited about that. I felt too excited to know that.
"Shoo go home, this is not place for you."
"Who do you think you are? "
"Big sister this place ...."
"Don't worry we will ask for little trade."
I step forward inside the garden, I step forward as I clap my hands to call for attention, but noone comes out.
I walk to the door, it was open, I looked behind me all the 3 were following me, Zack and Zoe were scared out of their wits, they were holding by dress really tight.
Damion looks like a little boy, I just want to pet his head, but he still was spotting a mean expression.
"Don't be scared I will protect you."
"I don't need you to protect me I am old enough to protect myself."
"Very good..." I was about pet his head but he did gave me a side eye that I regretted almost immediately.
I kept going inside, the place was dark and cold it seemed that noone was truly living there.
I walk around, there was some old things but nothing of great value.
"Should we go upstairs?" I asked half joking all the three of them shook their heads. I wanted to laugh but I held it in.
To the right, there was a door it looked like it would lead to some room, I couldn't see what it was inside. To the left, looked a like a living room, the door was wide open you could see inside of the room. To the front, next to the stairs there was another hallway it lead to the back of the house.
I decided to go straight ahead since I was looking for the kitchen.
The cluck from the chickens could be heard and it seemed closer and closer. As we walked through the hallway there was another few doors. I opened one it was like a dream for me, a library, right there opposite to that door, there was the kitchen.
The kids ran inside, I followed right behind.
"Do go running just like that"
"Look big sister the Chicken are over there outside." Zack was very excited about it. Through the kitchen you had the backyard door.
The kids ran outside and Damion and me stayed inside looking around.
Everything seem like the house was still being used but, at same time it was not.
I peeked outside the little ones were chasing the chickens, they looked like they were having fun.
"I am going to check the library just across the room, scream if you need me. "
"Tsk, keep dreaming." Damion looked kind of frustrated but he looked very cute angry like that, like a small angry kitten.
"Don't go eating things around or you will be stuck in the house like Hansel and Gretel." He looked confused, I just laughed and left.
In the library there were a lot of books, even though the room was avarage in length the beauty was in how high the room was.
You could barely see the cealing.
"What a gorgeous view." I was rotating myself I could not grasp the complete beauty of the room, in one turn.
I can only imagine the quantities of books.
Maybe I'll find some vintage clichés. Ohhhhh I can already imagine myself living here.
I took a book, as I sat in armchair I could feel how comfortable it was.
I could die here and I wouldn't care. I opened the book, and an idea came to mind that this character couldn't read so, maybe I would not be able to read as well. That would be so sad.
I embraced myself for the revelation, as I looked in the book the letters ... I could recognise... I almost cried.
"I CAN READ.... YEAHHHHHHH!"
I started reading so happy, at least I brought something useful with me from the other world.
"What is wrong with you why are you screaming." The three of them came running inside as I was kissing the book.
"You know that's not how you use that." Damion said in a sarcastic tone.
"Don't push my bottoms ! " I say as I sit down to read the book I had picked earlier.
"Does your sister always says wierd things."
The two of them nodded.
I ignored them because I could finally do something I was good at.
"Do you know how to read?" Damion looked at me very shocked, maybe because I am a commoner is normal to not know to how to read.
"Don't you know knowledge is power? How can you do anything if you don't know anything." I guess a little of wisdom to shake his core a little bit. Ehehhe.
"And it's in books that you find new worlds that can open your mind."
The three of them looked at me like I had grown a second head. I guess I pushed too far.
"Big sister knows how read, you are so smart." Zoe was very happy.
"How did big sister learn how to read?"
"Indeed how did you learn how to read?" A unfamiliar voice came out behind a moving shelf that worked like a hidden door.
We all jumped out scared. Even me who thought I was brave enough, I couldn't help but to be scared.
"Could you step forward we can only see your
silhouette." I had to be brave for Zoe and Zack, they had hidden behind me as for Damion stayed next to me.
He was actually a step in front of me, like he was trying to protect me, so cute, just want to hug this little guy.
"No need to be afraid. I don't bite." The silhouette stepped forward, we could finally see, an old lady, she looked very.... Very old.
Kind felt bad to be scared of such old lady. She smiled and had no teeth.
She sat on the chair in front of the one where I was sitted. " So what brings you here to my humble home."
" We are very sorry for trespassing. We were passing by and saw the house and heard the chickens Cluck, so .." she was rocking back and forth on the chair.
"You seem to be very well spoken for a commoner girl." The old woman said.
Upss..
"I am just curious about things that's why."
She looked at me with a intense gaze, I could swear she could see me for who I really am. After a little while she started to laugh.
" I see, I see."
"We have some fruit with us, we would love to exchange for some eggs."
"Hmmm eggs?? With fruits.. ahahahah. What do you take me for. That's like exchange diamonds for stones."
I knew the trade was a little bit unfair and I was being far too optimistic but still.
I was really hoping to bring something home, a little different from our usual.
"I can't eat without my teeth, I am only able to eat soft things." She sighted.
Hmmm ... I know...
" I can make some Jam... With the fruit and some pancakes."
"Pancakes what is that? " Damion asked curious.
"Yes big sister what is that?"
The old lady also looked curious. " I can make some... And I guarantee that you won't need your teeth at all. "
"Ohhh that I want to see that."