His Gift

I brought a lot of delicious food from Costsley to share with Granny Luisa. I wanted to listen to the story of Queen Luisa as in my childhood. However... It was impossible now. On the night before my departure to Costsley, Granny Luisa bad me not to forget myself or mess with the powerful in the city.  Back then, I thought that she tried to keep me out of trouble with the advice. Recalling it, I realized that was the advice from her life experience.  Back in the woodshed, I was in a daze. Tears kept flowing down my eyes.  Carroll left me on the bed. "Do you want some sleep? Or food?" Crying, I could say nothing.  Sympathizing me, Carroll lay beside me and embraced me tightly.  "Just cry out if it makes you feel better." In Carroll's arm, I cried on and on till I fell asleep with exhaustion.  In my dream, Granny Luisa woke me up through the crack of the woodshed and gave me the bread she had made. When I extended my hand for the bread, Granny Luisa disappeared as a wisp of smoke. "Grann