Meet The Fox, Red; destined for greatness by the hand of fate to become a beast of legend. But how he uses his power is up to him. Follow Red as he's thrust into a world he never knew existed and learns the ins and outs of his destiny.
"Madam Odette, this is hard for me to say but... I think it's time I leave."
It hurts to say. It hurts me to see her try and be professional in the face of this decision. She keeps her composure even with just the two of us, "I want to know what motivated this decision."
That is the question I was afraid of but knew it was coming... It took a few days to make this decision myself. I didn't make this decision with a light heart. All because of that one letter. It arrived a week ago. It was unusual. Anne brought it to me stating that I had received mail. It was just a plain white letter with no return address but it had my information on it. It struck me as odd the moment I took it in my paw, almost as though there was malice dripping off of it.
I should have trusted that instinct and ignored it. At the same time, if I had done what I could to protect my peace of mind, I might have done more damage later. The handwriting was unfamiliar to me but it was written with haste. The further into it got, the more I learned that it was written in a rage.
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The signature was almost illegible but I could tell who it was from by the tone. My late Uncle Thomas's son Reed wrote this. He's spent his whole life believing and being praised for being the next nine-tailed fox. Like his father, when that changed, things changed. His father cut back but kept pushing his narrative. Reed just shut down. The only characteristic that he believed that he had was taken from him and his life crumbled in an instant.
I'm not surprised that this is the result of that. His father knew where I was. He probably brought Reed out here a couple of times to meet with Madam Odette to get him introduced to her. It was a subject I wanted to ask her about but thought it wouldn't be right. Plus, I imagine that her answer would be something along the lines of "You shouldn't worry about that" or "You need to focus on yourself." Well, after what happened with Uncle Thomas, I can't ignore this. I've seen what their family is capable of.
It took me days to get to this point with this decision. It was even harder to bring this to Madam Odette. She gave so much of herself to get me to where I am. I wonder how I will be able to pay her back for this. She told me that it was a family obligation to ensure my growth. Still, she went out of her way to make sure that it happened.
Back to the matter that demands my attention! Madam Odette needs an answer. Again, I knew this question was going to come. I couldn't tell her about the letter, I knew what she would do. She would buff security, have me under 24-hour watch, and probably go after Reed herself if given the chance.
So much planning went into this. Far more than I probably should have. But I had to lie to her. And I had to make it believable. "I am choosing to leave because while the resources here are plentiful, there are things you cannot learn in books. I need to interact with magic instead of just studying theories."
I spent hours playing this out in my head preparing for anything that she could have thrown at me. I knew that she was going to question me on this or offer some form of enticement to keep me here. But I can't. I can't bring this danger to her. "OK Red, I can see where you're coming from. But if it's knowledge or experience you're after, I can call those with the experience to share with you."
