Twenty Four

HE'S NOT HERE

Hoots POV

I turn on the right path. We do not make use of the left path because of the dangers ahead. With my speed I should meet him on the way.

I think back to when i first got here. Some of us here at Blessingstoke have one story or the other to tell. Some were saved, somr were brought here, some came here on their own.

It wasn't easy for the people in the palace to trust me at first. The people of Blessingstoke had been attacked in time past so they were always weary of new people among them.

The guards in the castle were all acting strange. After a month, they accepted me as someone who had come to stay.

It didn't take them long because cold Nicholas was behaving normal now. He smiled at everyone one and did well. However these past few years hsve been lonely for me.

Having been on the run almost all my life,i had no place to call home. This place has become my home,my shelter. I was getting older with each passing year.

I had given up on ever getting married or lik