“You do,” I assured him quite calmly. “That is why I am here.”407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnjSLWbBffr
“How are you acquainted with any of them?” He asked quite seriously, and only407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeswR18kwK6
then did his eyes seem to notice my hair, which was blue all over except for its still407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxRFRlGiWXa
black tips. “You’re quite the odd one.” He admitted, while he was far from what anyone407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbpb7hmzUka
would deem as ´normal´. “And I do not need my bigger glasses to see that.”407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNtUQmF1tcK
“Here. This is for you,” I tried to hand him my big notebook, the one that had been407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Phvyz5Adv
resting safely beside me. Almost falling out of it was a whole compendium of drawings407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8WmgU2Lpkp
and other poorly attached notes. “Father wanted you to have it.” I nudged it towards407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYTc8PDWvfP
him. “He also wanted me to go with you.”407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡry8lLGdvHX
“Father, you say?” He cautiously asked as he refused the offer, “I am afraid I will have407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJQN8Q76O2q
to doubt that. You see little one, I am not one with many friends, let alone associates.”407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqNNCbrcL7h
He then took a few steps back “No, you must be mistaken. But fret not, you may407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZLDYvLq59x
accompany me back to my place, if you so wish of course. After all, it is not proper to407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ606KEOAqpa
leave one so small and meek behind, especially in a place like this. Old Gorliochi over407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyyVo4AzfXo
there,” His eyes went straight towards that beast; this one was completely relaxed even407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCKXNge2W6n
if its jaws kept finding one thing or another to chew on, “he can easily carry the both407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkVp3LVNTUR
of us for as long as necessary. He has been with me for many seasons now, lending a407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJXMwJlrFva
hand in the carrying of all sorts of things.”407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd8FKTlUtfZ
He smiled, but it was a ruse that could not hope to work on the likes of one such as407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbulcwQUUGh
me. “Like all sorts of flowers and fungi that I so often like to come and find in these407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvk9QEUWsT8
parts... Or even -”407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRT7TgcuWWU
“You are no mere flower picker or mushroom gatherer.” I said as I kept forcing that407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSD39jQoBHR
notebook onto him. “Go on, take it. You are the Thinker-Tinker, and you are meant407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJWsq9FML9y
to read it.”407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7FVDK4TWWQ
A short silence stood between the two of us ...407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoozfszCcbp
“Your father, who is he then?” He eventually asked, even if his interests appeared407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXAx81nJ68d
to be dwindling the more he was going through those notes and drawings, “I know407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvtRty7KrVU
many of the names inscribed here.” He kept confessing, as he tipped his glasses just407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu8nQCKXdkb
in time to prevent them from falling off his curved nose; and then he looked at me407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdXOUMhmdQz
with refulgent eyes: “Some of these people, they are in these drawings of yours as well!407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKgRtKSp88M
And this man here; a Kharn. He is my friend. A dear one.”407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWVX9f84dpr
“That is Father,” I said to his amazement ...407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMMP0qOFdg7
A long pause took over his person.407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0TGRv3Ci3K
Many of his past fears but also promises came to haunt him, and without a407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfkbgPpv8Te
moment’s notice, his head became occupied with all sorts of questions and possibilities.407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxMJhuuAhVx
There were so many ´If ’s´ and ´Buts´ and ´What’s´ swirling in his mind - and in407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡchuGsvGpbD
the end all I heard him think to himself was: “This is likely to bring me quite the407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1b0roJbE9p
unwanted trouble, but if there is any chance of truth to it, at all; of a real connection407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7fqKFo3SVo
between this little one and that ol’ fool... What choice do I have?”407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3JxlqSuGYL
“Who are you girl?” his eyes swelled up as he confronted me again, “and how did407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRux9C1m330
you get your hands on all this?”407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ51rQf3hFUz
“As I said, all of it was wrought by my hand.”407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH2WHpZJ9Sx
“You wrote...” His eyes travelled between note and drawing alike “all this?407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhA5Auz8SKC
What made you do such a thing?” He asked with his eyes now trembling with407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdQnH6LySuP
restlessness.407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVlmP2LHe09
“And then you will read it?”407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl8CkLNgWUh
“Oh, I most definitely will. The spark of curiosity has already been lit inside me.”407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi8nGn5e4Hk
He then reassured me further, “My interest has already peaked way past the point of407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjK0HNPbfwR
arousal, don’t you worry.” And after he weighed all of it with both hands; “But I will407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1LjidPpemY
have to do so back at my place. You understand that this is quite a lot to go through?”407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwbIoWRMpUv
“Quite,” I replied after I added a few extra notes I had on my person.407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtSmuvNNAhO
“Besides, I don’t have my reading glasses on me.” He added somewhat flippantly407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoYhm3gIUqA
“I mean why would I bring them; you know? It’s not like I get to meet little girls407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq8ZZXZTINP
carrying tomes for me regularly.”407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvAgz27sNHZ
I nodded in concordance, and then he suggested we should make haste. Insisting, as407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY5uHHe5xka
we made our way to that beast, that I should tell him, or rather prepare him, for what407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgrzaE3t95q
could be in store inside that notebook.407Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5X1y9Ia6Vn
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