The Light of Tomorrow

Present day the wastelands

Acacia: Good Morning father we got our rations for today

James: Do you think it's enough

Acacia: Yes I think it would be just enough to get by

James: Well then you better get going to do your chores

Acacia: Who drops the rations off father?

James: Soldiers, why do you ask such things Acacia?

Acacia: Just asking, I must go I have chores these wastelands don't run themselves

James: Are you sure you have nothing else to ask

Acacia: I want to hear the story you used to tell me as a kid

James: Another nightmare

Acacia: Yeah I think it was after you sung that song

James: The one about Lake Silvermoon

Acacia: Yeah and I saw Lilith and I think the story might be connected to my nightmare some how

James: You're quite the detective Acacia
Acacia smiles and sits in a hand built wooden chair it looks a bit old but, it doesn't look as if it's going to fall apart

James: Some say that Queen Lilith was ugly but wanted revenge on everyone that treated her as such so she started a fire at the Starheaven Pageant they have every year and was consumed by the flames. An old man named Osmond came to rescue her and was burned in the process and never saw Ashley. They extinguished the fire, but only saw his half-sister Paisley, who was no longer beautiful and Old Osmond fainted with 2nd degree burns; after this he could barely walk. Every other person who hurt her was there, too, but she was nowhere. There were no remnants, no ashes, none of it was there. Some say she is now Queen Lilith and has banished anyone she finds ugly because it reminds her of herself when she was not considered beautiful.

Acacia(POV): Osmond is my last name but lots of people are named Osmond and father would never lie to me

James: I'm sure you won't have any other questions

James: ...

Acacia: Right?
The room fills with silence

Valentina: Acacia hurry up

James: Bye my love

Acacia: Bye father
Acacia leaves questioning her fathers silence

Acacia: You're up early

Valentina: Are you ready let's go up to the ridge near the kingdom

Acacia: I have everything I also snuck some rations but, why are you so early

Valentina: I had to find the lotion that covers up the scar on your face so you can go down the ridge

Acacia: My father would not approve of such a thing

Valentina: Would he approve of you going to the ridge at all?

Acacia: No, but that doesn't nearly compare to the amount of trouble I'd be in if I actually left the Wastelands

Valentina: Well he'll never know

Moxie: Know what

Acacia: Moxie don't you have other people to bother

Moxie: Maybe but I have more joy bothering you

Esme: Moxie scram

Acacia: Esme

Esme: Acacia

Valentina: Finally you're here

Esme: You're up early

Moxie: I don't wanna hear you chit-chat so I'll be off

Esme: Now let's get a move on Valentina speaking of on time put a pep in that step of yours

Valentina: Whatever
Esme laughs and turns to Acacia

Esme: Hey, Acacia are you going down the ridge I made a dress out of silk so you would go

Acacia: Okay I'll go but no one can know about this any of it and you have to do my chores all 89 of them along with your own

Esme and Valentina: No problem