The Lady Who Stay

The

ay, there lived a place

e. They were too much consumed with haste to build it and set the rules in motion. In every con

seriously. If one would inspect them, they weren't even complicated at all.

The Town aside

city in any way whatsoever and the children of the Town gr

a horse at all. They could talk and see one another even when the other person was not in the same vicinity as them. They could do t

er whether or not to form alliances with the other towns, but they would always go ba

t half of the entire continent in the west. The very few people who knew of the Town's existence would not dare distract the Town. N

hey fall with it. And everyone left them alone untouched, peaceful as ever, forever living the history that had long been forgotte

on the side of dim. Businesses thrived. Livestock were kept on the other side of town as well as the farms with their own holes to provide sun to their crops. As a matter of fact,

k in its goodness in the many parks their founders had built. Such parks were built with perfect holes hundreds of feet above the ground, giving them natural light and ventilation. These holes were the only access to the other towns and they were surrounded by tall walls shaped like a

d to the public though ideas that ranged from possible to insane circulated that the story soon became a myth and the trespasser was named Mr. Jones. Some stories said that Mr. Jo

Town, but it didn't stop the children, even those in adulthood, to speak of him as if he was

the fall?" she wondered aloud,

on a softer ground-or someone looking up at the hole like you are doin

. "You're not even takin

m n

ever

g to waste our time t

ling at the heat of the sun above them. If there was anythi

Your father will b

little while long

if you do something strange t

mpanion, her heavy dress rustling as she shifted on t

Cressy. You don't have to say anything for me to realize you are planning someth

the lifetime, I know

is an old man and ten times your size, yes it is. But he is not.

all our lives. I know, this

nd slowly stood up. "I

above her. She thought she saw something fly by, maybe a bird of some sort. Then her brow

r been to the parks nea

have to go. It

you know it's time?" she asked with i

iting carriage. As she took the careful steps away from the park, Cressi

in a month's time because Lady

y out of the Tow