Open The Doors, And A Story Ends

[spqrSancus 175]

     Turri sits at the docks of Abresi, tears slowly falling from the corners of her eyes. She had already lost Arthal, and now... Sam... Their good friend. Gone. She clasps her hands, praying, praying.

 

     Jessica stands behind her, on the stairs. She had never known her father. Arthal Lowedge was but a distant memory to her. All she could remember was a tired, kind, weathered and scarred face smiling down kindly on her.

 

     Turri begins to sing a song. Heart heavy, she stands. She turns, and sees Jessica. Her eyes look at her sadly. "Come, daughter."

 

            

 

     "Where are we going, mother?" she asks, confused, and scared.

 

     "To your mother's birthplace."

 

     And so they walked on towards Malinor, home of the elves. And there, at the entrance, Turri looked at her daughter... So young... But as it was often, now, the young raised themselves. She kneels down and hugs her, crying. "I'm sorry, Jessie... But you have to find your own path now. Stay safe. Find a strong man. A good man. One of peace."

 

    And as she takes a step back, a heavy branch falls from the sky, and Jessica could only watch as her mother was crushed. And she ran from there, never looking back. 

 

    And as she left, her mother, smiled one last time, not really seeing, nor hearing, nor feeling. As blood trickles from her mouth, she moves her jaws once more, mouthing the words, "See you soon, Arthal." And then, she is still.

 

   And thus ends the story of Arthal and Turri, Sam and Megan. 

[~≈Panda≈~ 290]

Mayumi looks up, then down at the crushed woman.

"Well, it does seem like she planned for that to happen. "

Mayumi waves at the small children who were forced to witness that, and then happily skips off like nothing happened.

[spqrSancus 175]

Jessica ran, not looking back, until she found that old place. The place where her mother had once kept and hidden many of her treasures, buried under a tree. And as she looked through them, she found things that had been precious to her mother. A necklace, from her mother's mother, a dress from her mother's sister... She looked through them, finding things she needed, then left, leaving it open. In it there was a single note. Her mother's will. And she took it and the rest of those objects, and left. Perhaps the Geminines'... She left to make her way there.