Europe is a very popular tourist destination, with many people focusing on France, Spain, Germany, and others. Grace wanted to break that pattern and travel to a country that hardly anyone would think to go to, Slovenia. Slovenia is a small country bordering Italy to the east and is known for skiing, hot springs, and mountain trails. This was the perfect way to escape her studies in America and get some fresh air in the mountains of Central Europe.
She opened up her compact mirror as she sat down in her train car. The cabin smelt of tobacco and expensive perfume. Luckily she was able to save up and splurge on this trip. S
In a small village, there lives a young boy with his older sister, both are adopted orphans. Their father is a merchant, and every two weeks, he leaves to purchase his goods that he will sell to the villagers. Their foster father quite loves his two children, even if he is not their real father. The man is single, so he only has his foster children to love and care for, along with whatever little injured creatures the both of them find at the edge of the woods. Every two weeks, he always asks the same thing of his adopted children before he leaves,
"What do you want as a present?"
Every two weeks, they both answer the same; the girl always