Chapter 127

"No, it isn't," Master Kein said from my side.

A new symbol appeared on the board and it looked familiar. It was on the outside of the shop they bought my ornamentation in. He was right, I knew this one, too.

"This part," Master Kein pointed out, "is the symbol for Fredrick's family."

He divided the symbol into it's different parts. The second part referred to what the shop sold and the last part referred to where the shop was located. Anyone that saw this symbol would know who the owners were, what they sold, and what part of the village it was in.

We spent all night with Master Kein teaching me to read. The dream eventually took us back to the place in the Child Keepers where they had learned language. We sat at the benches as Master Kein slowly taught me to decipher the symbols.

I woke feeling refreshed looking into Evan's bright eyes.

"That was boring, Ciara," he said simply pulling me up. "I already know how to read and I didn't like sit