One glance, into the mirror. That was it.
His breaking point.
He
of
was tired tired
to feeling treak
• Know
* tired it. He tired ted
to find out
turned from
his perscription sunglasses onto his tace, hiding
rushed
reach, and practically flew out the door orke Lunch had been planned belween himselt,
his, siblings, and his mother for weeks. His father had also been nuited, but was unable to make it, not that he particufarfe
card.
He hod aiven him
reason after reason to after all. As he walked
Palike him when he was ugung
he recalled not onle
through the streets of Vison, Those memories, but also other
memories of his post.
tle smiled as he walked a
Funtain where he and sit and talk on, uhere
Lend saverce wald reglars
middle child, det into.
Their first af
Fights, where he
Raina once alemples
fish, despite being told there were no fish!
in the
where Ramaka had asked him for help with something , importani to theme He paused, real
memories he had with his two youngest Luces, wros death was quite a lew years,
just have to make more with them
As he entered the diner, he once again smiled not only at seeing his siblings and mother, butalso al his eldest daughter. Hana and her
Partrefles
Erin, who seen
the
red, to be on a date.
to
duo waved al him as
The table where people were waiting for
he walked
Not one to shu from that sort of
he took his serf.
иди, ре.
Rain.
spoke
"Altair, ils great to see ugu"
smiled, "And weah, I did."
''Aceline, his mother,
to see upu, bro! " Hamata Hi. Cadence waved
greeted.
to his
" Нец анетудое"
as she spoke.
"' 'Altair replied bere turning
mother,
Mom. I
-was wondering ahat me
eyes this morning. Do uu knaw anishing abrit them'"
T
can't tell upu what
Anco. All allowed
to sale
the tamily and to ag see
is that in has to do with pur hither s ate de pets if waire reade to kam.
Leigh, alumend Alices reche do wich I
tell you but.
• dont even knas the till abres
could
'She.
answered
Altair nodded as Kaila sooke up
"When ug
100, , con we come with wau
RUt could be after
sibline adventure.
ABi eventure and
we'd ael D help usu
That it was some
he needed to de on his don when he rend o his thoughts about memeries on his warg
othe
pinkfire." He decided, his three silblings staring. at hire you sure? 'Candence spoke "I knows Mous you gan get with stuff, he this".
Im sure.
"Altair replied
Cadence nodded as, the famille cha topics. Once the group had regieved neals, eaten them, and
- paid, Altair walked us
Hana and E nn were,
dill sittina, thana
ode up as he apprached.
She questioned, pulling
the
phone ayor from her ear
Caine on a little quest with
uncle so if ugu Peec anuthine, either call?
or Geb.I textina he othersto let
She nodded, "Dort hother with . burnen I'm an
the phone with them rant now." he granc pa mentioned was not his tither but
lather the man that he aucke tormed a tadher-son
like bond with when had Geb. for his mart is Alairs haariend,and
(rean, augus in his weithe
ids were
buick to wekome him as a second father Recareless. with that taken care off
Alar walked to meet back
up with his siblings, who bu this wint were al he fond
The gyartet walked to the house of
Alice Calm and
Leich, talking in pairs. Altair and ( edence chat ed about what
This Deant
for him while
Mainer and banara
made conversation about nature. When Theu anika,
Four made their ware to the stable
The rackuad.
I hen Knew it was plan for them to do his without of times in the paste
tremsels. Then willed in thee sus
had all done it plents
Cardiff their red arogan, a hath.
eggh guinea tens unson, and Bish nanam Alices white, drögen, were both lawing near eigh Leighs red draggn horns and wings werent suprising. see, as theu tendito be quite proud of them and keep
them in view, but the tearres
did stickout'
aainst
Leighs green hour and
brawn jacket.
ocused, not once
lookina up until theu were arreted.
Avitie Leich
" Kaica and. Altair, exclaimed, causing
Cadence and
Kamaka to both smile.
Leich wasnt their aunt, but rether their arach aunt,
05
there half-siblings with both Alice and alum,
TReu questioned. welng un, And Cadence and Kamala? What are usual coins
-told list wants itine uf about his eiges and Mon
Raina shared before anugne
else could speak beore
Leigh boked at the groun for a moment.
speaking
'Actualtu
Meat
Altair replied.
- Do yu knows angling
about
Betore
Leigh could reply, Edinburgh apole
suprising the Siblinas.
Do Either of wan remember where she put
That scrol
Don Beg when could they talker: Hamala exclaimat
-Causine
Them to be on the recieving end of disbeliet.
Edinousan
don't kraus, ask Cardife. "Buckingham replied to
Bah, Check the third drawer behind the brushes.
think.
Alice put the
scrol there
Give that to Alter
Cardiff spoke. Pontnal Sirana!
the scroll. They handed
Leigh did as was, ested and quickle fund
4 belore getting
back, a baghungs.
open this,
question the question directed.
towards Cadence.
assume so. " She replied hope
After
Altair started to
Their hand
lunravel
peer their mouth, realizing that!
2 spline out won some I dicit mean
Ho come off like a jerke." andonizede
kas you ddnt.
mean it like the
• Taic
Raina anu
Altair hocked
"'each, its completels fine. Rami
to the scroll,
There's two parts. he finst part is abelled hint and just
Freodom, incerence, liberts. Ihe
sties part abdike neut and saus to the torest and start searching but disne one for upheate
"Altair replied.
Wend. Cadence commented.
Ramala and
Laina nocked in acreement aube we figure it out when were
there.
Lets 90. "Abir smoke
The four saud their apochues before swing and walking towards the lores.
know about upu ques, an I m. Leich did as was asked and quickle found
The scroll. There
hanced
H b
Atair before gettin
back, a hahings.
onen this, right? Aker.
question the question directed.
towards Cadence.
a ardume so. " She replied hope
After à moment, while saried to
unravel the scroll, Kamala slapped their hand over their mouth, realizina that they sunded to come off like a erk."
Asthere out get reces
some didit mean
We all crows you didnt mean it like na
Raina
Imea
said ham
im sune air knows egu dicht
anu
Altair hocked,
". ' each, its completely fine Raan,
to the scrolle
There's two parts. The first part kellod hint and
USt
other part
saus treadom, nderence, liberty. The is bbsled neut and saus to ão ou p the forest and stunt searching, butt dint sale
Cadence' commented
Hamala and
Laina nodded babe we
there. Lets ao. "Abir spoke
Figure it auf
acreementi when were
Their apedhues before lenning
and walkin towards.
dit know about ugu gengs, but I m. and Alice wasnt the one in there She. would iSe probable started uglinß at me of
me for no reason.
Then were a decent lencah aware.
Kai, uou dont aerie
She makes her taroritisn
towards usu really
Saure ad
whee woure her worite bacuse unre malles
(Derseni
being prim and proper, which is quite the opposite at Kaina sthrusaed, The sbalings arthred
roha
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search For who knaws what Ailer abered half an hour, black starked to dhp from Albirs he sar chi Coderce called abter nim. Mier no bettira a resporse as he continue rumina ever bice he was out of sigh she turned towards
Haiya
and Bamaka before spating
"Come on geesebère
to op find Main I, m Someda The die turned
To stare at eich other before
decidina to Follow Cadence sitentlesThe
The two had
never seen her so
Tense. The too
b tew minides, velina
Amiss name begre!
a terrified scream
Ind def ritel belonged 5 him tears
a moment o hesitation Codena
S ad one at Raise and
Ramakas wrists into death rumina towards the secan
grips and started
heart
in he chest, worry for her twin Sensina her sisters work being unsure how much
, and Krawing his sente
fester
than her sister Rama started rumine, pulling of her
dearina
he screamed.
Standing across f
hot just ans
him.
This
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tar
Fran a him
same black coop
that had dripped from
"Altair's eues. His hair wes
frozeled and
entire
Face was d pules sacker east end
non side at h bone his cue
missina.
The other side was heavill bleeding
treen the
ee Sodel, where,
his.
eur canaled, hell
Thread, Blood aho pawed
his rese
and mouch, drippine into a sucde
His Decle urs
unnaturalle
Ferned his backside being nine want
This face His doles were altered
gelence had to turp aoly knowing, she worle
she stared ane ontinue on This quest ahe his is ho use shal
• he
Faux Albir.
spore in a deep vase and a
tone.
Bia and Ramaka put tail!
statement no avina t the ostion of beina
Cale
Atair however, Belizued otherwise
"Saire
'It was a simple statement: but
got
The
Figure trached forward.
as Caderes tumed
back around heepina her eves on her twin wns boked strangele peaceful, an iven the situation.
"'Youre lingi
. Ple spoke again,
Lore much closer
to beine a represenation of how I
Feel now, not kergsie, than I will be once I know
The fiaure in front of him started to melt into açop, 58 Altair Paire a trau
"'Youre nothine.
The cop
sunk into the around, revealing a second auralle Altair was quick to agah it and start
To unavel
it. Once he unraveled it he reach it alaud
1 aniven he all hree while the
nest part sig ty keep searching
dor spider
rocke
He shared
"Maube we can find their sone on in
Ramalie goled three.
auched. but )
shared
Is hide
at Kamalia worriedle, knowsine thai her leas behind their humor is the Haina noticed how
Ranala
Trailed in the back.
silent. After a bit, she deeded
to ses what we up.
"hat's wrone
1"'She agestionede
Is
Perlier. It tell like muderAnd Im magine to
Поло
do something that goes, against everything I
belieiR
по we.
Kaigg archaimed, " Wed all
happened, happen a million times
over before won had to go something agginst ger
morals.
saure that worried, ish the siver?
tWO.
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sodded and, listening to Raiga, went and, asked the other two
"I won't have to ob anything that ages against Perlied.
"Maka, Id literalis rather not ince than make ugu do somethin like.
that
Was Altaic's
responal
Before Bamalla could.
real, Baina welled "Watch
outht
05. she fell to the around, hittina on a cock.
Looking at her knee, Raina smiled as she saw spiders.
crawlina.
Clansire at.
the rock the siblings
figured out what spider rack urs.
No herès the scrollin
Altair wandered.
abuda
Let me just.
..' Raises, started, and beine the
one who wash made herois.
spiders, lifted
the rock. Surche enough,
Altair gabbed
began to read.it
Three - thive of
Father Then, instead a
then it saus ostiAne to tina we need
Alice and
reinghaise we should,
Farren" and
Lack
there
Krow where
back
Then are
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manorie
The siblings, proclicall ran back,
Dina stable
Dad and
TI- bolieve Alice somehhine about going +3
central.
tauntain.
'"'Ruelanaham rentied
both she and Farren dan
Cardift contireade
"Thank you both, so
The Do
much
"Cadence exchined as
siblinas.
rushed to the fountaine they arrived,
They saw Alice and Farren talking, "Нец, идит
Altair guestioned.
" gou ties, why are my exes like this""
Farren moved to speak but Alice stapped
Ther, Sauve got
exchimed.
to prove ugurselves to find aul!"Alice
' Quest
I'm sitting out. "Bamaka spoke,"
m
worned abord delvina into
Altair gave them.
ThumBs, up,
"Rai, Thinkeria
can deal with Alice?.
Its probabli more likele
stave civil
"'Pure. You and Bence get Dad then' Reinca linguicedal
"Cadençe replied,
The
Trio split, aging to their repartive opponent a if.
have to, Im willine to held
usu again richton
Hour spoke.
Farren nodded as he and
Raing, spoke in suf
their wards were drected
Snares ditteres
people
although, De one have a light at all unters you resting
the need to.
клосо.
dear, for somone who isilt even his, him." Alice spoke.
Farren and Raja gueshioned, everignes
heads swiveling towards.
quess your wite can keep a sarchithen." Alice smiced, Bajgis not ugur kid, Eutren, ahes mine."
Rama
Farren lunged toward his
mother and arabbed the last swoll before she could do anishing te tossed it to Albir, who quickeles.
, unravel it
" Its sauna perfect child upu both shauktbe"' Albir shargh.
in fall
libertu, soul
child
three.
Lee phon independen a her as tech.
wai both should be?" Kamala asked
'Bhat does that eyen.
, теал?
Cadence
questigged tuning buards
Farren
is as coed as.
mine. Mom never
tels mo anuthing:" Farren replied.
Abir and Odence didnt necessarile trust the man's statement, but went alone with it itter a few minutes, Raina came back to zein the aseus and Alice, ran.
Think I have the second halt." Farren spade,
"I think its referina to how Mom could
Perallu wold
to agetel me completeles" hink the fired, part
is banall
saying that mu eves are a side elles
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haperina
because my soul was to nenenzen
as refine agere right Gand word Farren med at him noir stared at the man in shock Not once had he
been prosed hm
betore
Farren so she ended if
stumbled, unsure what to call Tarpine him to get his alterton.
She
"Cague just pretend trait what just happened. dan?
asked.
that's what
Cadence handed sulled Obion
- Aleur a minor, and
want " Faren replied.
as he
Freak bast rather whole.
his sunglesses, he no longer felt like a