Ochana never asked to get involved with the secret Mission, it just happened. So, for a while she took rather easy on the task, and spent some time with the babies, Paula and Pivian. She tought it might be hard to pick a Main Heir and a Second Heir from the four.
Paula and Pivian grew up, and started school like their sisters, Edith and Miranda. Four kids in the house! Phew!
Paula needed a hug, and Chad lined up hoping for the next...
- Pst, over here, you hugger! he whispered.
- I'm a fragile tree, don't cut me down!
- I love hugging trees, Ochana smiled. - Epecially trees named Chad!
- Are you happy with the four, or shall we move on with another try while we are still pretty young?
- Oh no, Ochana protested. - I'm fine with four, very fine, in fact...
The Rules and Directions stated that she had to give birth to minimum 3 kids, so there was already one extra.
Few days later Ochana was ut tending the garden while neighbour Agaton Oaksdale walked by. He stopped to inspect her plants.
- You still water them too much, he said. Being a farmer, he should know the subject pretty well.
- Better than you used to, though, he continued.
- So, how can I get a better all over result, Agaton? Ochana asked.
- Well, you should pick your best plants, just a few, and then evolve and raise the quality. Then you can contact me again when you got some good quality going...
- Well, you are the expert around here, Ochana cheered. - Don't you ever wonder what your farm looked like generations ago? I heard the Willow Farm was much bigger than today.
- Sure, it was bigger and better, and lots of workers from Muggerdale hood walked up here to help. I couldn't have done all that work alone anyway, so today's size is fine with me.
Meanwhile Pivian was watching Chad exercising on the treadmill upstairs.
- Dad, do you plan to escape?
- No son, why?
- Why else would anyone run on that machin every day?
Chad was glad that at least one of the kids was a boy. Not that it mattered a lot, but he felt a little more involved. And Ochana was happy with 3 girls, although she kept wondering why none of them got Chad's hair colour.
Ochana had some problems with the frying pan back there, but it all turned out well. Agaton Oaksdale had accepted to stop for dinner, and it would be bad if the food was burnt.
Right after dinner Ochana headed upstairs. She had decided to kmove on with her Mission. Four more poisons waited on the shelf...
Next in line was a toast to Focus. She knew what it meant. She was done with reproducing, and had to aim her attention towards the old books. She had to study what Aileen Gleeson had written.
She grabbed the poison and emptied the cup in one go!
Then she picked up a book, and started to read.
She read about Aileen's findings, how Flock should be helped, and that he - it was a HE, suffered injustice.
- Oh you silly woman, why couldn't you just write down HOW he suffered injustice? I still don't know who to ask!
Then she read something intriguing, it seemed like the Willow Farm owner had forced Flock to escape? What? Was Agaton Oaksdale's ancestors guilty?
Ochana walked downstairs, and she noticed Agaton was still there, but about to leave.
- Wait, Agaton! I need to ask you something!
- What?
- Well, I need to know if the name Flock means anything to you? I know you didn't grow up here, but your grandparents stayed here, right?
- Flock? No, I don't want to get into that!
Then Agaton, the normally so kind neighbour, ran off.
I loved Pivian's question to Chad about escaping! LOL!
ReplyDeleteHehe, kids are kids ;) Soon Chad might be swimming instead, pools are coming, yay!
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