This is a story is about a small family who runs away from their old town to a new one to begin a new life. Little do they know what the future has in store for them.
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I enter a room made of carved wood furnishings. The smell of roasting chestnuts fill the air with hints of nutmeg and warm vanilla sugar. I walk up to the counter where a girl sat reading a newspaper on a small stool with her legs one over the other smoking a long pipe.
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"Sadieee ! how are you, looking gorgeous as ever" She folds her newspaper, pipe in hand and meets my eyes with an uninterested expression. She ignores my compliment " Alex is upstairs" I roll my eyes after I pass her imitating her voice "aLeX Is UpStAiRs" I say under my breath. It wasn't unexpected though Sadie was never interested in small chatter she wanted in on the bigger talk. Plus, she got all the gossip she needed being the Collectors daughter and all.
"Elijah" I look up from where the voice was coming from, On top of the stairwell stood a tall boy with a tailored suit looking down. "Alex" I say, "Il be down in a minute you can head into my office and don't touch anything"I nod "Alright" I walk up a few more steps and take a right and wait inside the office. It's piled with long stacks of paper that looks like it's about to topple over. I take a seat in a rounded leather chair. I make sure to check my hair and posture before Alex enters one strand out of place could mean a ticket for a good old public lashing.
"Ahh Elijah long time no see I hope you've come to pay your taxes". "Alex good to see you straight to the point as usual" Alex was a cannibal in disguise of a hare you can never be too sure of what would happen next. He treats people with a warm hand but gives them a cold knife in the chest for entertainment. "Well, you wouldn't want to end up homeless I presume" I give him a cold smile "How much is it this time" I say pulling out a small, embroidered bag Adeli made for me. "It's going to be about 50 Allied credits" I fish out 5 coins from the bag and lay them on the table. He grins a smile only the devil could bless. "Now that's done I have an offer for you" "If it's got anything to do with doing your dirty work, I'm out Alex you know I'm not one for blood" Did he really think I was going to be an assassin. Alex was known for killing off his competition. "I know your too soft for that Elijah maybe I should offer it to Issaac instead since he's got the military skill and all"-A "Don't get my family involved with our dealings" I say through gritted teeth. "Anyway that wasn't my proposal I need to get a few messages passes on discreetly to my friend over the border" "You don't mean the border near Cresendren Its impossible to get through" "Oh I don't need you to get through all you need to do is go behind the bell tower and place a letter between the sliding window frame and skedaddle back""hmnnnmm""Il pay you 150 credits plus you get to keep your farm and house" I frown "All this for a few letters" "Yes" I don't like this feeling something bad was going to happen and I just knew it. "Il do it but I want the farm the house and an IOU you can keep the credits " "Agreed" he stands up and shakes my hand and hands me a few papers with the collector's seal "house and farm just like you wanted you can meet me at the docks tomorrow night for your first letter"
