MortalLearner

“Do you still have my coin?” Asked Edmond in a low voice. 
 
Finch nodded. “It’s here.” She lifted her free hand and opened her fist, showing Edmond the coin that he gave her last night. The coin that she used as her marker during the game. 

“You have to keep it. We’ll play again soon.” Edmond promised. 

Finch nodded happily. Her smile broadened as she heard Edmond’s promise. “I’ll be waiting for you Edmond.” 

“I’ll come back for you.” He vowed.

In the land of Easton, a few boys from the village started to visit the forest, after being encountered with a girl whose whole life was spent inside the forest. As they built friendship between them, the forest had turned into nothing but their new playground. Curiosity led to dangerous exploration, revealing the hidden secrets that were almost forgotten. 

When the news about the girl in the forest was heard by the Mayor, a hunt began.

There was one thing that the girl was forbidden to do: never stepping out of the forest. As people started to look for her, would she be able to escape from them? Above of all, would she be able to save her dear friends?

Who knew that the action of those innocent children would cause so many deaths in the land.

Birth of The Free Bird

Chirping was all Finch could do since she turned into a bird. She had never thought that a chirping sound of her speech would turn out to be a normal voice of a human — the voice she used to have as a girl. 


It had been a few days since the day she came to the capital. Edmond, Neil and their cousin, Shelley, had agreed  to never tell their parents about Finch's ability to speak normal again. Finch had been told not to utter a single word in the present of their parents or somebody else. It was now their little secret. 


On the other hand, Edmond had not been able to restrain himself from having conversation with Finch here and there. He would always ask her questions in front of others and literally expect her to verbally answer him. Finch, as best as she could, only gave him a nod or a shaking head, just so the boy could get what he wanted. 


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