Huntik: Legacy of the Casterwill

Sins of a Father: Episode 54 Part 1

Lambert House - County Kerry, Ireland

One could argue that western Ireland was just the same as the rest of Ireland, but that isn't true. For starters, County Kerry is the ancestral home of the Lamberts.

Eathon and Sandra Lambert had their two children, Cathy and Lok Lambert, in their house in the County, and the four of them lived there happily until the mysterious disappearance of Eathon. A few years later, Cathy started attending College in Dublin and Lok went for Venice to study, while Sandra was alone at home most of the year, except the time of holidays when the three of them reunited to celebrate. Last Christmas, however, Lok brought Den and Harrison with him. Sandra looked at them as her own children or, more accurately, grandchildren, while Cathy kept looking at them as some sort of uncommon type of cousins-brothers-nephews. But, no matter how unnatural that family looked like, it was functional. And, even if in Christmas eve Lok was busy attending to Casterwill festivities as the Champion of the family, at December 25th he and Sophie landed on County Kerry in their Foundation plane, ready to celebrate.

Cathy and Sandra knew why they invited Sophie, even if Lok seemed to be unaware of it. In fact, Lok was unaware of most things. How Den and Harrison started seeing him as a father figure, how Sophie kept getting emotionally closer to him, and how his family was perfectly on-board with those new and exciting additions to the household.

The other time of year the Lamberts and friends reunited in County Kerry was the Summer. Although not near as hot as Venice was, the Irish coast was able to deliver acceptable weather for its guests, even if the guests are only Cathy.

Used to a little more cold and a lot less rain back in Dublin, Cathy felt at home in the Lambert's house, particularly in the days she slept until late, forgetting the passage of time as if she could sleep forever in her childhood bed and return to the active life whenever her batteries were fully recharged.

Lying on her bed, Cathy was still asleep, recovering from the tiresome nights of study she had on the past few months. Her decision to exile herself was one of her best ones yet, getting her time to relax and recover her strength.

As Cathy's uncombed blond hair covered her face, she woke up with an itchy nose. It was no good to get back to sleep now, the better she could do was to go downstairs and help her mother.

Putting on her slippers and wearing her robe, Cathy started going down the old wooden steps of the house. Thinking it was still very early in the morning, she made her best to remain as silent as she could to not wake her mother. However, in no time she heard the radio playing a song and the announcer giving his comments on the music.

"Good afternoon, sweaty." said her mom with a grin.

"Aftern-" she began, before understanding the meaning of the word "Oh..."

"Yeah, you did sleep like a baby tonight." continued Sandra, mocking her child a little longer while washing the dished from last night's meal "I saved you some breakfast, or we could just go right into lunch if you want."

"Nah, I'll have the breakfast, thank you." and she opened the door of the fridge, fetching a carton of juice, bacon, eggs and butter to make her toast. Warming his bacon and eggs while the toast was still in the making, Cathy noticed her mother leave the kitchen and unlocking the door to her father's old office. As she entered, the toast popped out of the toaster and the bacon was medium rare, as she liked it. Managing her breakfast, when Cathy looked back her mum was already outside the office, coming back to the kitchen. However, Cathy could swear the door was left unlocked, which left her wondering why was it locked in the first place.

"So." reintroduced Sandra "What are you up to today?"

Her thoughts were interrupted by her mother's question. She took a few moments to remind herself of where she was and what the question was about, but once it was done she answered.