*Eleanor*
Thora and I stand to the side, holding our babies as we watch the men load the boats, readying us to leave this land. I packed what was important and a few things we wanted, but I was careful to leave room in the boats for everyone else’s things. We asked them to join us, and it won’t do to not leave room for them.
The goats are to the side, tied to a tree. The kid bleats repeatedly, causing me to sigh. It is going to be a long journey.
“An adventure,” Catherine says as she walks up to stand beside me.
“Yes,” I say, the sound of the little goat loud in our ears. “A great one.”
“So, I will not be on the boat with you guys?” Catherine asks me.
I shake my head at her sadly. “Erik thought it best to keep the children together, and we must have the goats, too. But we will
