"And... Daddy!"

Parting was already emotional. However, hearing Orion say that made it feel as though someone was carving into Nina and Nash's hearts with a sharp knife, one slow cut at a time. "We will. We'll come back together to get you," they promised in unison.

Their voices were thick with emotion, as if something was lodged in their throats, making it impossible to swallow the pain. But they had no choice. They could only keep moving forward without looking back. Orion watched them leave, not shedding a single tear.

Pharaoh knelt beside Orion, speaking to him with patience. "What do you want to do, grandson? Do you want to go out and play, or would you like to start school?"

At five years old, children in the Yaren Tribe were usually finishing their last year of kindergarten and preparing to enter the first grade. But because of his health, Orion had not had the chance to attend school. Like most kids, he longed for playmates and the experience of school.

Looking up at Pharaoh with hopeful eyes, Orion answered, "Grandpa, I want... to go... to school."

last two words came out slowly, but

was eager to fulfill Orion's request. He immediately thought of Micah, who had once taught in the northern part of the tribe. Taking Orion to Micah seemed like the

no time, Pharaoh set

to start school and immediately began preparing to teach him. But when Pharaoh heard that Micah intended to tutor Orion

the point of bringing him to

understanding Pharaoh's concern, explained, "I just thought it might be better to introduce him to school slowly, to help him adjust first." "Adjust to what?" Pharaoh interrupted sharply. "My grandson

but Micah had a point.

major surgery and was not fully recovered. He had been isolated under Dominic's strict watch, with little contact with other children, which might

"Fine. Let's start by having a few kids come over here so he can get used to being around others. If he handles that

different environments, and Pharaoh knew that if they were going to send Orion to school, they needed to prepare him

Micah agreed,

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