Chapter 40
VANESSA
Mary and I left the training ground, heading to the parking space. We were just going to grab lunch for ourselves and bring back Laria's. Unfortunately, Kendrick placed her on probation, as her performance seems to grow even poorer.
“Blood Lake's annual festival is around the corner Van, I bet you are going to love this year's, now that everything is a little different.” I smiled and nodded, tapping my feet on the grass surface as we walked.
“Yeah, it's going to be better, I won't be running around the elated gathering, trying to meet everyone's needs.”
“Life's tough Van.”
“But it's way tougher if you were forced into the life of slavery.” I rubbed my shoulder, feeling the chill of the winter afternoon. “I like the festivals, it's the one time of the year I get t
