Above Ground
09.09.10
Keirit spent his sixteenth birthday doing what most boys did when they turned eight. His mother pleaded with him not to leave the Caves, but he was adamant.
“You can’t stop me any more, Mother. I have come of age now and no longer need your permission. You have forced me to stay underground for long enough.”
“But I have been keeping you safe. The visions -”
“I’ve heard enough about your visions. Eight winters ago you should have let me out, as all my friends’ mothers did for them. Instead you kept me here because of nothing more than a bad dream.” He shook her off and made his way towards the Silver Cavern, where his childhood friends had agreed to meet him. They were to escort him to the surface and help him get adjusted to life on the outside. It wouldn’t be long before winter came to an end and everyone would have to make their way back to the Caves, so Keirit didn’t want to waste any more time underground.
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