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[Skylar]

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Skylar rose weakly from the chair that had become worn and comfy. Looking towards her husband, she spoke quietly. “M’love, I think it is time for our return to Sosaria, things have not been well here for some time and this climate and change of scenery has not improved my condition as we would have thought. I see it in your eyes daily…you long for the friends and the familiar site of Yew trees… these lands have become stressful and lonely for us. Taking you away from Sosaria was probably the worst we could have done… and all for the hope of treatment.”

Kain looked deep in thought and Skylar wondered if his mind had wandered away again until he spoke. “A return to Sosaria…” Kain said with much deliberation in his voice, “returning would be uprooting life again, settling, learning the new ways that have reached Sosaria in our absence, but mostly it would mean a long journey and in your condition...”

Skylar put her hands on her hip and stared Kain directly in his deep brown eyes. “I know you worry, I love that you worry so much about me…but I do think it could help me as well. This place hasn’t helped, I feel honestly that I have gotten worse by being in strange surroundings and people. A trip to our true home would be good for us. Dayn will be the hardest to convince but wherever there are hunting lands and taverns, he will be happy I suppose.” After speaking her son’s name, Skylar paused for a long moment thinking about the son that she birthed and raised that has since all but disappeared. She thought about the smile of her young son…replaced by the grimace every time she mentioned his safety while hunting or visiting his parents. Smiling to herself she thought about the young boy Kain used to be and how much Dayn reminded her of that headstrong boy that knew no fear…

“Yes, m’love he will be hard to convince, but we’ll just remind him it is a new adventure!” Kain’s voice startled Skylar who had become caught up in her memories. This seemed to be happening a lot, which convinced her Sosaria was the place to settle down in…for good.

“Darling, we will need to inform Isabella. We are the only family the young lady has ever known and our return to Sosaria will probably brighten her day some. She hasn’t seemed very happy with our new home.” Skylar’s mind wandered back to the day that she and Kain had stumbled upon Isabella. She was wearing tattered clothes on her own back, but selling wonderfully crafted items to the locals in Britain. That day, Kain had brought Isabella home and the Elderan’s had fed her and supplied her with a steady satchel of gold for her services. The precocious child had taken Skylar back to the nurturing instinct from the days of raising Dayn and the wonderful dresses she was supplied in kept their chests overflowing.
Skylar packed lightly as her worldly possessions here would not be much good in the lands of Sosaria. Her wardrobe, as always, was packed neatly and she dressed in a red dress and matching hat for the journey. Kain was beside her packing as well, most of his clothes, still the color of Yew green, reminded her of their days living and working within the quaint town.

Once they were packed, they stood in the doorway of the small cabin that had become their home in recent years and turned away into the night. The journey would consist of visiting a powerful wizard who could open a portal to the border of Sosaria as Kain’s magic had not worked since crossing over into these new lands. Dayn and Isabella would join later…after they told their friends goodbye and gathered their belongings. Dayn had agreed that the trip was just the ‘new’ adventure he needed and traveling with only Isabella was the bargaining chip needed to finally get him to agree. Skylar smiled to herself when she thought of Dayn feeling as if he were Isabella’s protector all these years. She had never been able to give Dayn a sibling so he had began to think of Isabella as the little sister he needed to protect. She loved that about him. His caring heart and need to protect everyone he loved. Albeit he was completely stubborn like his father, she felt that she and Kain had raised a decent young man.

Stepping through the massive portal to Sosaria, Skylar breathed in a sigh of relief. Already, the feeling of home was overwhelming and the smell of the Yew trees was a welcome change from the stench of their last home.

Kain and Skylar rode through the woods to find Empath Abby. The familiar landscape seemed unchanged and their sense of direction was still intact, thankfully. Opening the doors to the abby, the memories flooded Skylar emotions and tears filled her eyes. Kain, worried that the trip was too much for Skylar, looked concerned. “M’love, are you OK?” he asked. “Yes, dear just happy to be…home again.”

As they walked down the hall, Kain readied his gold for the innkeeper and secured a room for the evening. “M’love, this is going to have to do for tonight, you need to rest and we will have to seek out a new home. I am going to run these packhorses to the stables and come right back. Please settle in and rest…you need it.” He hugged her tightly and threw back the blankets on the bed. “Climb in and I will return shortly.”
Remembering very little after climbing into bed, Skylar awoke with the sun and looked over at the empty space beside her. “Where is he at this hour,” she wondered. Just as she could get her thoughts straight the door opened and Kain came in with a plate full of fruit and bread. Skylar smiled to her husband and sat up, knowing that protesting to breakfast would be wasted oxygen.

“M’love, after a full night’s sleep it is safe to say I am OK for now. We should venture out today and see what and who we can find. I am anxious to find some old friends…and we should probably make arrangements for seeing about a house before Dayn and Isabella arrive,” Skylar commented between mouthfuls.

After eating an ‘appropriate’ amount, Skylar jumped out of bed feeling more renewed than she had in a long time. Even the fruit was sweeter and the beds softer here she thought to herself.
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