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    After one hour of running, thirty five minutes of meditating under the rising sun and one bath, Scarlet felt as fresh as a daisy and she was ready to conquer the day. There was much to do because they were expecting new immigrants, this would bring more life to the small poption of the blue star. So many things had been delivered in advance ahead of their arrival, like the transformable tents which provided shelter in the wild. Esong had acquired thousands of them at a discount from the mecha warriors sales department because they were mostly used by soldiers and mecha warriors. Those who did not want to sleep in tents would live and sleep in their mechas until the houses were ready for moving in.


    She had also been contacted by apany that wanted to sign her as an official live broadcaster for theirwork and in one or two hours they would be arriving. The fact that she had only been contacted by only onepany puzzled her because she was awesome at it and she had been expecting them toe knocking by the dozen but it seemed as if her content was either not attractive to them or they didn''t think she would aplish much with it. Perhaps they considered it to be a fad that would soon pass.


    As she walked through the house with materials of silk and cotton she contemted upon many things.


    "You have one new message." Her bracelet alerted her. This was a newer bracelet that Esong had formatted and tossed her way before they went in different directions.This one came with a virtual assistant, hologram projections and an AI that could speak to her through a very small wire device of sorts attached to her ear. The RGB officers that came to pick up the maids had such small devices connected to their ears but she had not known what they were.


    "Read it." She said.


    "Greetings Scarlet this is Cecily Wu, Esong''s grandmother. I am contacting you because I have some things I need to discuss with you, please don''t be scared off for Ie in good faith.I hope to hear from you soon"


    "Text over."


    Esong''s grandmother wanted to talk! What was it about? She looked for memories of the woman in her mind and she remembered the stern looking but kind elder who even though she disapproved of Scarlet had dotted on Justin and would say  word or two to her about how to raise a child. She had not been so terrible to her andmunicating with her could be good for Justin.


    "Good morning  sister." She run into Beord as she was leaving the house.


    "Goodmorning second brother." She replied.


    He took the clothing materials out of her hands and indicated with his head that she lead the way.


    "You did not sleep at homest night. " hemented.


    "I did not." She acknowledged.


    "Did you spend the night with your husband?"


    "I did."


    "Was he unkind to you?" Beord asked after ten seconds of silence. <novelsnext></novelsnext>


    "I would havee running to you or Adler just as I used to do as a child if he dared to do harm me. You my brother are my gentle giant, one of my biggest protectors and one of the best men I have ever met. I know you would not hesitate to crush him for me." She saw him face turning slightly red and sheughed. Without hesitating, she pushed her hand through his and they walked at the same slow pace.


    "Is this going to be a regr thing? You spending time alone with him?" Beord asked her.


    "It''s good for Justin if his parents get along." She answered.


    "What about you little sister, what is good for you?" He asked with a frown. He noticed that she did not mention herself but rather her son. Would she allow herself to be unhappy for the rest of her life for his sake? If she wanted a divorce like she said once before he would support her.


    "I am a mother Beord." She said with a sigh. "When you have a child you stop thinking about yourself and you think about your child. I need to undo all the four years worth of emotional damage that I inflicted on him. I need him and his father to be on good terms which means I have to be on good terms with Esong too. I can''t divorce him and unless I n to murder him I am stuck with him forever. I am doing my best with what fate has handed to me." She smiled and looked up at him. "What about you second brother is there anyone special in your life?"


    "Hmph." He said and grunted. "Women fear me because of my size, I say ''hi'' and they go running as if I am about to pounce on them."


    "That''s because they are the wrong women. What would you do with a cowardly woman anyway? You need someone with a character like our mother''s." She told him. "You need a tamer of giants. I am sure she ising, destiny will send her your way."


    "You really believe in this fate and destiny thing." He said softly but highly disapproving and extremely doubtful.


    "Hey, I do not force anyone to belive what I believe, faith cannot be forced. Just like the temples I want built I will not force anyone to go and worship or make some desperate prayer before any deity. My faith is my own and yours is your own. We have free will after all."


    "If any reporter contacts you and asks for a quote that is exactly what you should say." He told her.


    "Noted." She replied. He used to work inmunications so he knew about these things better than she did. "This is it." She pointed at the veryrge tent where a shoddy wooden posterbeled clothes manufacturing department had been set up. "Today its a steel tent but someday it will berge beautiful buildings." She had a vision and one day that vision wille pass.


    "I believe you." He told her. "I was a small worker drone in amunications department of apany and today I am the Head ofmunications for an entire, dreamse true." He said andughed. She realised that he actually had a dimple in his right side cheek that made him look extremely adorable. Women should not be running from him, they should be running to him.


    Sheughed along with him and then bumped her arm against hisrge frame. "I will see youter brother."


    "I am waiting for oat porridge sister, hurry up."