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"Nah, I'm good." She said as she watched the dark clouds maneuver in the distance.

"You're an adult, you can decide who you hang out with. Speaking of which, if you ever want to visit, I'm sure mother wouldn't mind you coming by." Audrey wiped dirt from the part on her dress she'd repaired on her own.

Henry ran up to Audrey and Vera shouting, "Save me he's gonna get me!"

Nathaniel was close behind and grabbed Henry, held him upside down and spun him around before laying him down. Nathaniel approached Audrey and Vera and said, "Hey sis, you just gonna watch them attack me and Will?"

"I'm watching you dirty your nice clothes and contemplating how angry mother's going to be." She smirked.

Henry shouted as he raised a stick above his head, "I got a sword dragon!"

"RAWR!" Nathaniel roared as he raised his hands over his head, impersonating a monster.

"Dragon? You know father doesn't like you giving him ideas like that."

"For using his imagination?"

"Are there dragons in your stories?"

"Maybe. Maybe not. It's my story, wait til its published."

"Dragon! Dragon!" Henry shouted as he ran back to the mob of children.

"Just don't let Father catch Henry saying those things."

"Henry! If you so much as mention the word 'Dragon' around father then a real dragon is going to come and eat you!" Nathaniel called to Henry who replied, "Noooo!"

Nathaniel had a playful grin on his face as he stared at Audrey. She had already learned how to imitate the face their mother would make when she wasn't pleased, but couldn't hold it for long before a smile crept across her face.