- A
- red
- planet
- was
- added
- between
- the
- second
- and
- third
- of
- a
- small
- system.
- The
- addition
- destroyed
- most
- of
- the
- people
- on
- the
- second
- planet.
- A
- family
- survived
- in
- the
- North
- valley.
- The
- weather
- became
- colder.
- The
- father
- moves
- his
- sons
- and
- their
- families
- now
- or
- perish.
- Crossing
- the
- mountains,
- they
- find
- warmth
- and
- good
- soil.
- Six
- generations
- return
- to
- the
- soil
- and
- their
- valley
- is
- full.
They
- search
- their
- ancient
- father’s
- records.
- They
- find
- a
- plan
- to
- expand
- and
- grow
- from
- where
- they
- currently
- are.
- A
- Royal
- meeting
- of
- the
- robed
- Elders
- prepare
- for
- the
- expansion,
- rest
- the
- land,
- and
- mix
- their
- blood.
- It
- requires
- 50
- seasons
- to
- complete
- the
- move,
- a
- short
- time
- as
- they
- count
- generations.
A
- head
- strong
- female
- wishes
- adventure
- and
- is
- a
- direct
- descendant
- from
- the
- North
- valley.
- In
- her
- schooling
- she
- finds
- an
- ancient
- scroll
- before
- the
- red
- planet
- was
- added
- to
- their
- system.
- After
- much
- study
- she
- decides
- to
- try
- and
- find
- the
- lands
- mentioned
- in
- the
- scroll.
She
- rides
- a
- horse
- better
- than
- most
- men
- and
- have
- little
- use
- for
- any
- man.
- She
- is
- impossible
- to
- find
- no
- less
- court.
- Her
- attitude
- is
- “If
- they
- can
- catch
- me,
- they
- may
- court
- me.”
- A
- stranger
- arrives
- at
- her
- home
- after
- she
- has
- left.
- The
- father
- provides
- horses
- and
- help
- to
- the
- stranger
- to
- overtake
- his
- daughter
- on
- her
- adventure.
They
- meet
- at
- the
- harbor
- and
- she
- wishes
- nothing
- to
- do
- with
- him.
- However,
- he
- has
- purchased
- the
- animals
- and
- supplies
- she
- needs.
- It
- is
- either
- take
- him
- and
- the
- animals
- or
- not
- go.
- They
- sail
- the
- Mother
- of
- all
- Waters
- for
- many
- orbs
- and
- are
- left
- at
- the
- mouth
- of
- a
- huge
- river.They
- explore
- the
- smaller
- rivers
- and
- he
- insists
- they
- bury
- supplies
- so
- their
- return
- will
- be
- easier.
- They
- continue
- to
- disagree
- on
- every
- item,
- and
- she
- falls
- in
- the
- river
- trying
- to
- help
- him
- catch
- fish
- to
- dry.
- She
- considers
- him
- a
- crude,
- rude,
- fish
- eater.
- He
- insists
- fish
- meal
- be
- added
- to
- everything
- to
- stretch
- their
- supplies.
His
- remarks
- that
- she
- needs
- to
- lose
- weight
- to
- help
- her
- horse
- results
- in
- dishes
- being
- thrown.
They
- find
- in
- a
- huge
- valley
- many
- mounds
- grown
- over
- with
- tress.
- One
- building
- has
- observation
- slits
- and
- the
- sights
- still
- usable.
- He
- makes
- many
- readings
- and
- predicts
- where
- and
- when
- many
- stars
- will
- appear.
- All
- except
- one,
- the
- one
- they
- sail
- by?
She
- digs
- the
- largest
- mound
- but
- finds
- the
- door
- and
- wall
- at
- ground
- level
- are
- now
- at
- the
- top
- of
- the
- not
- so
- small
- hill.
- They
- clear
- the
- top
- and
- find
- in
- a
- stone
- chest
- a
- leather
- scroll
- written
- in
- an
- incredibly
- old
- language
- like
- the
- one
- at
- school.
- She
- takes
- the
- scroll
- from
- him.
They
- have
- been
- gone
- many,
- many
- cycles
- of
- the
- lessor
- orb,
- and
- their
- supplies
- are
- gone.
- They
- ride
- back
- to
- the
- waters,
- digging
- and
- eating
- nothing
- but
- fish.
- They
- are
- found
- by
- a
- boat
- going
- to
- port
- before
- the
- stormy
- season
- starts.Back
- in
- the
- city
- it
- is
- the
- Joining
- time
- and
- the
- city
- is
- full
- of
- people
- being
- Joined.
- He
- tries
- to
- find
- a
- room
- but
- there
- are
- none.
- He
- happens
- to
- find
- a
- room
- when
- a
- couple
- leaves
- early.
- He
- finds
- the
- man
- hater
- and
- they
- go
- to
- the
- room.
- She
- is
- happy
- then
- furious.
- The
- room
- is
- the
- largest,
- most
- spoken
- of
- all
- Joining
- rooms.
- Famous
- blood
- lines
- all
- started
- here.
He
- brings
- planks,
- ropes,
- and
- blankets
- to
- divide
- the
- room.
- He
- is
- fast
- asleep
- which
- makes
- her
- only
- madder.
- In
- the
- morning,
- most
- things
- are
- broken,
- widows
- nailed
- shut,
- blanket
- torn
- apart.
- She
- throws
- his
- boots
- out
- the
- widow,
- he
- tosses
- her
- best
- riding
- britches
- out
- and
- climbs
- down
- the
- wall
- to
- leave.
- They
- meet
- on
- the
- street
- and
- he
- orders
- her
- to
- pay
- for
- the
- room
- next
- year.
- She
- does,
- expecting
- him
- to
- return
- her
- britches.
- But
- he
- does
- not.
- They
- will
- stay
- for
- a
- season
- in
- the
- middle
- of
- the
- road,
- protected
- by
- a
- shelter,
- and
- waiting
- for
- the
- next
- Joining
- period.
He
- returns
- to
- the
- North
- valley;
- she
- studies
- the
- ancient
- scroll.
- Soon
- she
- can
- make
- better
- metal
- than
- any
- factory.
- Then
- using
- the
- extra
- heat,
- she
- makes
- bricks
- stronger
- than
- anyone.
Time
- rolls
- on
- and
- it
- is
- time
- for
- the
- Joining
- to
- start.
- Her
- britches
- are
- still
- on
- the
- street
- in
- a
- small
- enclosure
- to
- protect
- them.
- Will
- this
- Joining
- take
- and
- what
- will
- their
- future
- generations
- accomplish?
And
- what
- of
- the
- stronger bricks?
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