Now, out of the forest, with "The Book of Dreams" in my possession I set off to Astroa. The place I haven't visited in years since that day, a day I can never find myself to forget as memories flow back to me bringing back old tears upon my face as I head back with my teeth clenched, to where this nightmare began.
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"Oh, Suloph my dear cub.. time to wake up." I awoke to hearing my mother's gentle voice beside my ears as I lay on my hay bed "Its a nice day, maybe you should go out and talk with your friends." I tilt my head slowly still feeling bit tired, my eyes only slightly open "I won't mind if you do, because I think its whats best for you." my mother put on a cheerful smile. I tried to get up on my hind legs to impress my mother but instead I clumsily tumble onto the wooden planks of the house not even getting to stand up on my hind legs, it must've appeared cute to my mother by saying "Trying to walk just like your mother and father still huh?" she giggled a little, I wanted to try once more but my mother poked my nose before I could only saying "Not until later." I didn't understand what she meant by that but, I decided upon what I listened to a bit earlier from my mother about seeing my friends the one only friend that means most to me is, Darai. This thought brought me outside to go walk from my home that is built out of these varying stones, some with more shine than the others, the houses along side mine and many others are rather similar to one another. I walk along the smooth dirt path that is populated with many others like me talking about things I didn't understand like, "Love" or "Trading" neither of the two things meant much to me but they too are standing up on their hind legs like my mother and father while unlike me who walks on all four of my legs they just tend to tell me "I'm too young to stand yet." always making me wonder if only being older means being able to walk on my hind leg's then I will wait till that glorious day. I've walked for bit until ahead of me lay my best friend laying down beside a tree on top of a grassy hill across from the dirt path I'm on, I go off of the dirt path and move up the grassy hill with no troubles and give him my greeting after sitting down right next to him on top of the soft grass "Hey, Darai." he and I always get along being the same age as well both of us walking on four legs, we commonly talk around this tree that lays a couple of houses away from mine and his. "So, Soluph have you ever wondered whats out there?" Darai looked up at the cloudless sky almost as if it was going to give him an answer, Darai gently turned his head so our eyes would meet together at the same time "Soluph? Have you wondered too?" I was a bit hesitant about my response, its the first time I heard something odd like that asked to me, all I managed to say "The outside world never crosses my mind." I sigh and quickly look back to the calm looking grass immediately after from answering the odd question. "Oh, okay." he pauses for a moment, "Soluph?" I chose to look back at Darai, he then immediately continued talking "Well, about the outside world... I know as much about it as you do. But, exploring new places!? That'd be so much fun! Right, Suloph?" he smiled at me as I give him a smile back nodding in response. We talked for awhile about how amazing it might be if this "Outside world" could be visited when we grow up in the future, eventually we decided it was best to go back to our homes since alot of time has passed with our imagination bringing us smiles and laughter together. The once risen sun is now setting, I walked home along the dirt path that I came along on to see Darai which is now empty baring nobody to be seen. Once I eventually reach my home I notice something off in the distance that's bare's many dots of red, maybe a group of the "outside world" giving my town a friendly greeting I don't know. There was a pair of hands that grabbed me and brought me inside of my home to only find out it was my mother who picked me up off the ground with tears in her eye's telling me "You have to leave. Don't forget about me always being your mother." she leaned her head onto mine "Never, forget me okay?" I was confused about why my mom was crying and what the red dots outside are "But-!" my mother interrupted me "No "buts" you have to go.. I'm sorry.." The memories stop flowing through my head...
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I Finally reach the ruins of Astroa with sight of an old familiar face, "D-D..!" I stuttered as he stared at me blankly appearing very similar to how I look minus a scar across his left eye. "Suloph..? That is you right...?" he paused for a moment then continued to speak his face now baring a smile "Been awhile my old friend." tears begin to run across my face, I run up to him almost involuntarily giving him a hug that was deserved for an earlier date when nothing was meant to gone wrong.
