I left the house alone today as Merry preferred to go straight to the studio. When asked about her studies, she replied she would get perfect scores anyway, and I believed her. Even with the limitations of a sealed power, her enhanced mind and spirit still provided her with a superhuman learning ability. Academic studies posed no challenge.
'Hmm, it's been a while since I walked this path alone,' I pondered. Even with my memories recovered, it had been some months since Merry arrived, and the last time we didn't walk together was over a month ago.
Just when I thought I'd avoided the usual troublemaker, there it was. The neighborhood nuisance dog launched into its trademark barkfest as I passed by its domain. It reminded me of how Merry dealt with the last annoying dog we met, but when I flicked my finger, nothing happened no matter how I willed it.
