Chapter 1311

Baby, with her hair in two playful pigtails, sat nestled between Tracey and Elysia,

carefully sorting through the fresh herbs they'd gathered that morning.

She didn't really understand what the two adults were talking about, but she could

tell from their worried faces that something was up. In her sweet, high-pitched

voice, she piped up to cheer them on:

"Great-Gran, Mommy, don't be sad! Baby's super strong, Baby can carry the flag!"

Tracey turned to look at Baby, and immediately a smile softened her features.

This kid's got spunk!

"Our Baby is the best!" Tracey beamed, giving Baby a gentle poke.

After a bit of playful teasing, Tracey turned to Elysia, her tone more serious.

"Elysia, I know medicine isn't really your thing, but Baby's still so young..."

"For Baby's future, and for the future of medicine in general, you really should

learn from Grandma. Really dig deep."

"If, God forbid, Grandma's not around someday, at least you'll be able to carry

on."

"Grandma..." Elysia's heart twisted-not because she didn't want to learn, but

because Grandma was talking about not being there anymore.

But Tracey just shrugged, matter-of-fact.

"Birth, aging, sickness, and death. It's the way of life, honey. Grandma's been

around a long time-I'm not afraid of dying."

me is leaving and having nobody to take

in the medical world ready to

right now, someone has to

her, full of affection. Grandma should've been

still worrying about

heroine-tough as any

worry, Grandma. Teach

in Quincy's cozy cabin, Quincy was

ink and write a

paper:

"Peace and Prosperity"

and lively, almost

nodded. "If you want to study ancient aesthetics, Emmett, you have

with the language. The beauty of

their clothes, their

they built them."

"Fashion is like fireworks-beautiful

But the beauty

That lasts for

years. Never turn

seriously. "I'll remember everything you

smiled. "Now close

out a bottle of perfume and sprayed a fine mist into the

settle.

"What do you smell?"

eyes shut, inhaling

a bubbling brook... camellias...

hint of whiskey... fresh

opened his eyes in

this a new

on, I'll show

scents!"

***

Howard's cabin, Elliot and Elijah

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