Portals of Infinity: Book Four: The Sea of Grass by John Van Stry Page B
Authors: John Van Stry
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with Goth.
Goth blushed and looked embarrassed and a little worried; I guess she thought I was going to yell at her. I handed Suisan back to Rachel and grabbed Goth's hand and pulled her into a hug.
"Sit," I told her and motioned to the couch, Baron was starting to run down on things to talk about, so I pulled him up onto my lap and gave him a hug. I knew after about a minute he'd start to squirm and want to run around again, sitting still wasn't his best skill.
"So, tell me what you've been up to," I said to Goth smiling at her.
"Y... you're not mad?"
"I'm a little upset that you made Jeeza, Sara, and Mara worry when you ran away."
"I, I wanted to see you," Goth said, her eye's starting to tear up.
I nodded, "I understand, I do. But I only got back a few minutes ago, so there really was no rush. I'm sure Jeeza would have told you when I was back. You could have asked to see me then, if I hadn't come down right away."
"But, but what if they, they told me that I couldn't?" Goth sniffed, trying not to cry.
"If I'm here, unless I have to do something for Feliogustus, or the queen, then I will make the time to see you, okay? I'm not going to abandon you, Goth, don't worry about that." Baron started to squirm, so I set him down and he ran over to his toys and started to play with them.
"Come here," I said, and she got up and came over. I pulled her onto my lap and gave her another hug. "I care about you, Goth, and I want to know what you did while I was gone, and how things are going for you. But you have to understand that I have important work to do, so I can't be here all the time. But that doesn't mean I don't care, and it doesn't mean that Jezza's family doesn't care either.
"So, tell me what I missed while I was gone?"
Goth started off slowly at first, but it wasn't long until she was about as enthusiastic as Baron had been, just with a better vocabulary, and more focus.
She did like Sara, Mara, and Mara's younger sister Val. She was a little afraid of Jezza, because he was a pretty big male, and I think his slightly gruff manner maybe reminded her of her time back at that inn. But she liked him too.
She was learning how to read, she was learning the history of Hiland, and she was learning how to cook. She had chores to do around the house, but so did everyone else, and once a week Jeeza and Mara would take them all out for treats, and she liked that a lot too.
I think it took her an hour to run down, maybe two. I asked her questions, and asked about how she felt about everything that had happened since I saw her last.
"So, if I take you back to Jezza's house, will you stay there this time?"
"I, I missed you, Will."
I nodded, "I missed you, and I'll visit, but I'm only going to be here a week, I have to do some things for Rachel and Feliogustus again."
"It's not fair," she grumbled.
I laughed; I wondered how many times I'd tortured my own parents with that logic.
"It's very fair, Goth, you have people who care for you, and who like you."
"But why do you have to go away so soon? You just got back!"
"Because I have a job to do, and that job is important. People count on me doing that job; it keeps them safe and secure. And right now, I have to travel far away to help people who need my help, and protect us from our enemies. Okay?"
Goth sighed, "Okay."
"Good girl," and I gave her a kiss on the forehead. "Now how about I take you back to Jezza's house.
Goth sighed, but nodded. "Okay."
I gave her a hug and set her on her feet and got up. Rachel wasn't in the room anymore; she had gotten up after listening to Goth for about a half hour.
I grabbed one of the maids, "Tell Rachel that I'll be back in a little while, I'm just taking Goth home."
The maid nodded and I took Goth's hand. "Okay, let's get you home."
"So how did it go?" Rachel asked when I returned home and proceeded to drag her off to the bedroom.
"Well, I made her apologize of course, and they were very understanding. They know she has
Goth blushed and looked embarrassed and a little worried; I guess she thought I was going to yell at her. I handed Suisan back to Rachel and grabbed Goth's hand and pulled her into a hug.
"Sit," I told her and motioned to the couch, Baron was starting to run down on things to talk about, so I pulled him up onto my lap and gave him a hug. I knew after about a minute he'd start to squirm and want to run around again, sitting still wasn't his best skill.
"So, tell me what you've been up to," I said to Goth smiling at her.
"Y... you're not mad?"
"I'm a little upset that you made Jeeza, Sara, and Mara worry when you ran away."
"I, I wanted to see you," Goth said, her eye's starting to tear up.
I nodded, "I understand, I do. But I only got back a few minutes ago, so there really was no rush. I'm sure Jeeza would have told you when I was back. You could have asked to see me then, if I hadn't come down right away."
"But, but what if they, they told me that I couldn't?" Goth sniffed, trying not to cry.
"If I'm here, unless I have to do something for Feliogustus, or the queen, then I will make the time to see you, okay? I'm not going to abandon you, Goth, don't worry about that." Baron started to squirm, so I set him down and he ran over to his toys and started to play with them.
"Come here," I said, and she got up and came over. I pulled her onto my lap and gave her another hug. "I care about you, Goth, and I want to know what you did while I was gone, and how things are going for you. But you have to understand that I have important work to do, so I can't be here all the time. But that doesn't mean I don't care, and it doesn't mean that Jezza's family doesn't care either.
"So, tell me what I missed while I was gone?"
Goth started off slowly at first, but it wasn't long until she was about as enthusiastic as Baron had been, just with a better vocabulary, and more focus.
She did like Sara, Mara, and Mara's younger sister Val. She was a little afraid of Jezza, because he was a pretty big male, and I think his slightly gruff manner maybe reminded her of her time back at that inn. But she liked him too.
She was learning how to read, she was learning the history of Hiland, and she was learning how to cook. She had chores to do around the house, but so did everyone else, and once a week Jeeza and Mara would take them all out for treats, and she liked that a lot too.
I think it took her an hour to run down, maybe two. I asked her questions, and asked about how she felt about everything that had happened since I saw her last.
"So, if I take you back to Jezza's house, will you stay there this time?"
"I, I missed you, Will."
I nodded, "I missed you, and I'll visit, but I'm only going to be here a week, I have to do some things for Rachel and Feliogustus again."
"It's not fair," she grumbled.
I laughed; I wondered how many times I'd tortured my own parents with that logic.
"It's very fair, Goth, you have people who care for you, and who like you."
"But why do you have to go away so soon? You just got back!"
"Because I have a job to do, and that job is important. People count on me doing that job; it keeps them safe and secure. And right now, I have to travel far away to help people who need my help, and protect us from our enemies. Okay?"
Goth sighed, "Okay."
"Good girl," and I gave her a kiss on the forehead. "Now how about I take you back to Jezza's house.
Goth sighed, but nodded. "Okay."
I gave her a hug and set her on her feet and got up. Rachel wasn't in the room anymore; she had gotten up after listening to Goth for about a half hour.
I grabbed one of the maids, "Tell Rachel that I'll be back in a little while, I'm just taking Goth home."
The maid nodded and I took Goth's hand. "Okay, let's get you home."
"So how did it go?" Rachel asked when I returned home and proceeded to drag her off to the bedroom.
"Well, I made her apologize of course, and they were very understanding. They know she has
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