We are in the Carriage all day picking up kid after kid. Many of the kids are sobbing silently or bawling loudly. I try my best to calm them down, reassure them with promises that everything will be ok (though I know they are empty and don't mean anything) and lull them to sleep. I am soon found in the midst of 4 sleeping children, in all there are 6 of us crammed in the Carriage.
“Wren?” Julie taps my shoulder, “are we going to be okay? I know I've been acting brave and confident but I've been scared to death.”
“You’re doing better than me, but yes we will be OK cause in the end at least we are together,” I say kindly.
“I know but I just can't shake the feeling that this is all my fault.”
“Well that's because it is your fault.”
“Hey! Doesn't make me feel better!”
“But I don't blame you. After all, I didn't stop you from convincing me to go to Torrboro.”
“I should have known better,” she says despairingly.
“You know in Annierain culture everyone in the royal family has roles dependent on when they were born, why don't we pretend we are annerian. Since I’m the oldest..” Julie interjects,“By 3 minutes!”
“Well by the rules of being twins I'm still older, so I would be the Throne Warden, in charge of keeping you, The High Queen, safe from others and Yourself. As well as keeping others safe from you.”
“That sounds like an awful job for You but really fun for me, and since I'm the queen I get to boss you around. Hey, what about Ki, what would he be?”
“Well since he's the youngest out of the three kids in our family he would be the Song Master. He would sing songs of Anniera, and be a master of the songs.”
“He does love music.”
Soon Julie has drifted off, I have never been able to sleep in moving vehicles, and I'm left wondering how Ki is doing. A week ago he was a happy rambunctious song-filled 6 year-old but then we left for Torrboro. We left a small note telling our mother and Ki where we were going and that we would be back soon. How did they respond to that? Is Ki missing us or thankful to have our mother to himself? At the time, I was angry at my mother for not letting me go out with friends and it didn't take much for Julie to convince me to go. Now I worry I will never see them again. After all, we are in the Black Carriage, and now I see I should have at least told Ki we were leaving in person.
When the sun starts to set, we reach Dugtown and ride into town. We reach the place to pick up the last few children and the fangs riding jump out. The fangs collect the children, a young girl, a teenage girl and a young boy, and start them toward the Carriage. I’m focused on the young girl who has tears streaming down her face when I hear a thump on top of the Carriage and then something comes down on the fangs, just missing the kids. The fangs fall backward and lose their grip on the fangs. A man has jumped down from the top of the Carriage and onto the fangs he now stands tall with a sword in hand. “Tis I the Florid Sword!”
He slashes his sword through the air and then quickly dusts the two fangs that were escorting the children. He walks toward us in the Carriage and opens the door. The Florid Sword addresses me and says, “I assume you are in charge.”
“I guess, but I don't know what to do with 4 little kids, not counting the ones over there.”
“Back to their house they can goeth but another matter these children are, I'm not sure what to doeth with them.”
“They can stay with me, I just need to get back to Glipwood, where my family is.”
“Best of Luck for you… what was your name?”
“Wren, like the bird.”
“Best of luck Wren, like the bird. I must go now! Best of nights for you!” With that he bounds away, somehow gets on the roof and runs away on the roof and out of sight.
I'm not sure what the title should be please give me suggestions my brother recommended The Wrenfeather Saga. please give me any suggestions, ideas or comments you may have. thank you!
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