Skyedive - Chapter 32, Her Prison, Her Fate

In today’s episode we read the chapter 32 – Her Prison, Her Fate – in which Farfalla finds herself in a predicament that forces her to ask for help from someone she thought she’d never see again.
This week's podcast partner is Cannelle: http://www.cannellemusic.comCannelle on Instagram: @cannelle.music

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FULL TRANSCRIPT:Things with Wings Productions presents: Chapter 32 of The Skylark Bell, Skyedive. I am your host, Melissa Oliveri.  In last week’s episode Farfalla tricked Ash into following her into the forest as part of her plan to gain revenge on Mayor Sandpiper.In today’s episode we read the chapter 32 – Her Prison, Her Fate – in which Farfalla finds herself in a predicament that forces her to ask for help from someone she thought she’d never see again.Today’s podcast partner is Cannelle Music. Full disclosure, Cannelle is my stagename. I write and record all the music you hear in the The Skylark Bell, most of which is available on major streaming platforms on the album Songs from The Skylark Bell. I also record other unrelated music which you can find on streaming services and bandcamp. Just check the show notes for links to my website and related social media accounts.Now, it’s time to settle in… grab a blanket, and a warm drink… and let’s get started.
I only meant to keep him with me for a few days, initially. Just long enough to give his father a scare and make him think about what he did to me, and probably to others before me. I wanted to ensure he wouldn’t do it to anyone else. As much as I have tried to harden my heart, my mother’s instinct has resurfaced, and I am finding joy in having Ash around. I bring him all the best things I can find. Toys, chocolate… He loves Ru, they take long walks through the forest. I eventually stopped fooling myself into thinking I would ever bring him back.We spend our days together, learning and laughing. I’ve taught him to read and write, to make elixirs and salves, to coax plants into growing, to commune with nature. I’ve taught him geography, told him stories of my time at Meadow Lane. I’ve told him about trains and automobiles, to his great delight. We have raced through the forest by moonlight. We’ve gone swimming in the ocean with the sea creatures and sea birds for company. We’ve danced in the fields beneath a stormy sky letting the rain soak through our clothes and spinning wildly as water whips off our wild hair. Not once has he asked for his parents. In fact, he never speaks of them at all. I was surprised by this initially, as his father did seem to care for him a great deal that day by the cliff. But I have come to understand, the rare times we’ve broached the subject, that the kindness his father showed him that day was all for show. Behind closed doors, their relationship was very different. I told myself I had saved him from a terrible fate. I didn’t know his terrible fate was me.~~~~~~