Chapter 68

Shirley stared at the words on the board and realized that Damian could actually write, something which she just found out now. Damian was only four years old and hadn't even learned to speak yet. So, Shirley hadn't expected that he could write. Previously, she had written a few simple words in Cesturian for him to read, but he appeared not to know the words. It only hit her now that he didn't know Cesturian, but he knew Newlandian. Arthur was no less shocked than Shirley. For the past six months, he didn't know that Damian could actually write. In fact, this was the first time Damian initiated communication with others through writing since he arrived in Elderstone. Shirley stared at the words and smiled at Damian. "I'm not leaving." Then, he wrote, "Never go." He didn't want her to ever leave. Shirley furrowed her brows at these words. "Did someone tell you something?" "Dad," he wrote. He meant Benjamin. "What did he tell you?" she implored. "Don't go. I'll be obedient." Shi