Chapter 62

She'd aged quickly, these past several years.

"Oh, I'm fine... just caught a little cold, that's all." Seeing their return, Helen's face lit up with a smile.

"Grand-aunt, we're back!" Like an energetic little bunny, Hailey bounded over to her bedside, smiling sweetly.

"Ah, so I see! Here, let me have a look at you... ooh, what a pretty girl you are!" Helen's eyes shone with love, and she chuckled gently as she held Hailey's soft, round face in both hands. "Hello, grand-aunt," Julian said, coming up to her as well.

"Grand-aunt," Tristan echoed.

"We're here, grand-aunt!" Lilith chimed, squeezing her way to the front.

Helen was grinning from ear-to-ear, now. "Oh, everyone's here! Good, good... I've got a whole bunch of candy for you kids. I'll just go get it now..."

She pulled aside her blanket and got out of bed, then headed over to the old wooden cabinet to retrieve a handful of small red candies, which she distributed amongst the four children.

It was common for the villagers to exchange these candies whenever times were good. Helen had saved them all up to give to the children, whenever they came back.

gobbled up the candy happily, their smiles

all said

"Why, it's nothing!

the four children

welled up in her eyes, drowning

about their age, when Helen lost

happened, she would be... how

believe Yvette is in a better place now, somewhere out there, her soul at peace." Helen swallowed hard,

falter, her own eyes stung by bitter

a mother herself, she felt she could understand what

she shared every moment of Helen's torment, every ounce of

wiped away her own tears, and then steadied herself. "Let's tidy up a little, then

place was in the

one else in sight. You had to follow a path out of the village to even find the

was a narrow

easily along this path, leading the way for the

of spirit, Lara walked on her own. Helen, meanwhile,

they arrived at the

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