Chapter-9
[It was the day before Blake's 11th birthday, so Scott and Jane stayed in Blake's house.]
Blake: My father told me he will give me something significant in my life as a gift. I am waiting for tomorrow.
Jane: 'Scott, we should wish Blake at 12:00.'
Scott: 'Ok, but who will wake us up?'
Jane: 'I will stay awake.'
Scott: 'Fine, wake me up.'
[At midnight]
Jane: 'Scott, wake up.'
[Jane shaking Scott.]
Scott: "Haa."
[Jane slaps Scott, points at Blake.]
Jane: "Shut up, he is sleeping."
[They go to Blake, wake him up and shout.]
Jane & Blake: "Happy Birthday"
[Blake falls asleep again. Next day morning.]
Kael: "Happy Birthday, Blake."
Blake: "Thanks."
Kael: "Get ready, and come to have breakfast after that, I will give you the present."
Blake: "Ok."
[After Blake gets read, Scott comes to him.]
Scott: "You idiot, yesterday night we were awake until 12:00 and we wished you and you just slept off again."
Blake: "What else can I do? I thought that was a dream."
[Both of them went down to eat breakfast, and here Jane was standing, dressed beautifully, and the table was arranged with a variety of dishes.]
Jane: "Happy birthday."
Blake: "Thanks."
Kael: "She made all these."
Blake: "Thanks."
[All of them complete their breakfast.]
Blake: "Father, my gift."
[Kael went into his room and got a wrapped book.]
Ronald: "Take."
[Ronald gives the book to Blake, and Blake unwraps it curiously and sees a leather-bound book. He runs into his room. After an hour.]
Blake: These are very tough to practise in a town.
[Blake closes the book. And goes downstairs.]
Kael: "How was the book?"
Blake: "Where will I practise this technique in the academy?"
Ronald: "Behind Astaition's academy, there is a forest, where you can practise all these tricks."
Blake: "Nice."
Scott: "Okay."
[Mary smiles.]
Ronald: "You will probably take a year or more to learn all these techniques, and then I will give you the intermediate level book after you complete this."
Blake: "Ok."
[Scott, Jane, & Blake are in a room.]
Scott: "What should we do?"
Blake: "Let's talk about our family."
Jane: "You start then."
Blake: "Father is a retired army reconnaissance head, mother was an archaeologist, she went on an expedition and died."
Scott: "Father works for the guild and completes requests, and mother is a housewife."
Jane: "Father has business in Basalt City, and mother is a housewife and annoys me constantly."
[Blake & Scott laugh while Ronald shouts.]
Ronald: "Hey kids, tomorrow you need to start for the academy, so sleep."
Blake: "But father, the academy starts in 2 days, right?"
Ronald: "It takes a whole day to travel from here to the academy."
[All of them slept, the next morning.]
Ronald: "Kids, come down quickly, the carriage is waiting."
[Kids are down.]
Ronald: "All the best, Blake, you have a surprise in your bag. Check it when you reach the academy."
[Blake looks confused.]