She forgives me

Gwen changes her posture from her hands at her sides to her arms crossed in front of her chest. Her expression is also softer. I am getting through to her. I just have to choose the right words, and we can be together. Like we were meant to.

I hold out my hand and say, “Come with me, Gwen. Samhain child or not, I will stick by you this time. If you want us to be homeless together, we will. If you want to leave this village, I will leave it with you. Whatever you want, we will do it together.”

At first Gwen turns away from me and rubs a few more tears out of her eyes. Then she looks back at me while pressing her lips together and asks, “Do you really mean that?”

“Of course, I do.” I reply. “Ever since the day we got separated I have been depressed. I quite simply can’t be happy without you. You may be my sister, Gwen, but you are also my soulmate. I need you.”

Gwen looks at the ground first. Then she tells me, “I want to leave. I don’t care where I go. Another village, the other side of this country, or even sail across the sea to another kingdom. I just don’t want to be here anymore.”

“Then we can both join the traveler clan when they leave and turn out back on this village forever.”

Having finally gotten through to Gwen, she walks over to the rope and steps over it so she stands on my side. She then takes my hand and says, “Then take me away, brother. Take me into the forest. Do with me as you want. Just promise that when the travelers leave, you and I will leave together with them.”

I take Gwen into a warm embrace. “Thank you for forgiving me, Gwen. With this, we will start our last days in this village.”

Then both of us turn towards the forest and walk into this Samhain night hand in hand.