Whenever I talk about family history software, I like to mention the fact that stories are one of the best familial and ancestral artifacts to be passed from one generation to the next. It is great when such programs can support such stories, whether it be family tree software or even in family tree diagram. In my previous post, I introduced the start of a story written by my adolescent son. It is a story that his children and grandchildren will be most interested in reading when he is old or passed on. Below continues his story in part 2.
The werewolf pack leader leaped and took Gavin down with both paws. The werewolf pinned Gavin down and howled victoriously. Gavin heard Freeze yell out in pain and suddenly Gavin felt angry. Gavin’s eyes glowed bright green and he shouted out as he thrust his staff forward with his free hand. A jet of energy light shot out into the werewolf’s chest and the werewolf flew backward into a tree, paralyzed. Gavin jumped up and shot energy from his staff plowing through the werewolves. The rest of the pack realized they didn’t stand a chance and ran off defeated. Gavin fell to the ground exhausted and awed by his new power. He had never done magic as powerful and refined as this! Gavin walked over to Freeze and knelt down. He reached for his pack and rummaged through it looking for a medical healing pack. He remembered he left it at home. Gavin slapped his fore head, he needed help fast, but he couldn’t leave his hurt dragon here. The werewolves might come back or some other creatures. That’s when the wizard stepped out of the shadows. “You have great magical power”, the Wizard said slowly. He knelt down to Freeze and pulled a red cloth out of his cloak and put it against the dragon’s wounds.
Gavin still remembered that memory as clear as day from a few weeks ago. Gavin was twelve years old with red hair and blue eyes. He was average height and a fast runner. They reached the Wizards tower and Freeze dropped to the ground softly a few feet away from the door. Gavin walked up to the door and knocked softly. No answer but Gavin remembered from his last visit that the Wizard hated people knocking more than once. They waited for about thirty minutes before Gavin realized the door was unlocked. He opened the door slowly and peered inside. It was unusually quiet inside his tower. Last time Gavin came it was full of the sound of magic at work. Here it was very quiet and he couldn’t see any lights on. Gavin stepped inside and saw something lying on a table.
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