Mackenzie was humming to herself in the kitchen while washing potatoes. The potatoes were given to her and her father by the caring neighbors as a gift.
Many of the neighbors had farms so it was not rare in Noose Hage village to exchange farm harvests.
As Mackenzie enjoyed the feel of the cold tap water as she poured the impurities of the potatoes into the sink, she heard panicked voices outside.
Curious as to what could be causing all the ruckus, she rinsed her hands and dried them with the washcloth before opening the door and looking outside. However, what she saw next was not what she was expecting.
"Father!" She shouted, watching with shaky eyes as her father was being carried by two hardy men with a trail of blood gushing from his right leg behind them.
"Mackenzie," Maverick said with an exasperated expression.
"Uncle Maverick, Teddy!" She cried as she raced towards them, her eyes glued to her father's bloody foot. "What happened?"