The Sword of the Soul

Issac startled at the banging on the door, then worried as the guard burst in.

"Everyone out and to the town center," the man shouted.

Issac's expression turned grim. The scene was suddenly turning all too familiar and for a brief moment he was taken back, this wasn't Ember's home, it was his, and he was eating with Bethan and Tess and then- but no, this wasn't his home, this wasn't his family as he trailed out the house after Brooke and Ember.

Out in the town center another familiar scene stood, but this one he'd seen over and over, every town he'd stopped in, every raid he'd fled. A young girl just come into her power as an Elemental, bound to a pole and terrified. He stood, trembling with fury as he watched the guard remove his sword from it's sheath.

He could do nothing. He could stay safe, keep his own ridiculous life and keep hidden. But that could have been Bethan up there. It could be Brooke, should she make one mistake. And his life didn't matter, not in a world where this was okay.

With as much power as he could muster he flung gusts at the nearest guards, throwing them back as he surged towards the pole. More guards filed towards him, and he flung winds as hard as he could, he punched and kicked anyone within reach, but there were too many, he was starting to get overwhelmed.

A shout from Ember had him spinning around in time to see a close call go up in flames, then Ember had grabbed the girl and was off, running. He started off after her and he shouted for her to keep going, or at least he hoped he did, he was winded from the fight and the smoke, but still he ran on.

Shouts and cries still came from behind him and he put the rest of his strength into tumbling a word down wooden shack with a poor excuse for a tornado. It blocked the path, and would give them a little extra time, but not all that much.

Ember was still going, clutching the girl as she ran, and he was afraid Ember would end up accidentally hurting the child. He pushed himself a few more steps until he was in front of her and stopped her. Ember didn't seem to know what she was doing, her eyes were blurred with tears. She set the girl down, then lent heavily against, clinging to his shirt. Her chest heaved as she struggled to catch her breath, and Issac wrapped a strong arm around her back to hold her safe and tight, bringing his other hand up to cup the back of her head, stroking her hair.

"Ember," he spoke softly into her ear. "Ember, we got away, but you need to calm down, we need to keep going."

@ deadman
Ember trembled into Issac's arms. He hadn't realized it yet but for being so emotional she really was in control not that she knew that. Ember shook her head. "I killed him Issac. I killed that guard." She said feeling like she had a fever but not even a spark left her hands. She hide her face in his neck clinging to him. She was powerful like raw energy but it was her control, lack of confidence and her fear of herself that kept her back.

Ember slowly started to quiet her body shaking less the longer she felt his hand stroking her hair. She was still warm to the touch but her composure was slowly coming back. Her tears stopped but she didn't move, didn't let go for a long time until suddenly she realized she was clinging to him.

Ember pulled back blushing and wiping her cheeks with the back of her hand. She looked up at him. "I'm sorry." She said and wiped her glistening tear off his neck and she stepped back. Ember's touch was cool now her control completely back. She remembered the girl and turned to her. She realized now was not the time for this.

Ember kneeled before the girl. "Are you okay?" She asked. The girl nodded and reached up touching Ember's cheek as if asking if she was okay. Ember gave a sad smile and nodded. Ember stood and took the girls hand as she stood as well. Ember looked at Issac. "Are you alright?" She asked. She knew they had to get going. They wouldn't follow them to long. She guessed other elementals in the town would have ran off too. She only hopped that Brooke was safe. Ember knew Lucille would take care of her though.

It was obvious in Ember's eyes that she was not as alright as she was trying to be but it was also clear how strong she was to be able to keep going when there was so much more attached to this that her just having killed a man that probably deserved it.

They started to move again and the girl reached for Ember to pick her up. Ember reached down and picked her up and the girl wrapped around Ember laying her head on her shoulder closing her eyes. The sun was quickly setting already. Ember looked over at Issac. "What are we going to do?" She asked having only ever travel like this once when she was to young to remember most of it.

Issac released Ember almost reluctantly, watching as she talked to the young girl, and keeping an eye on the road behind them. His mind whirled as he wondered what they should do next, and he felt incredibly responsible. He shouldn't have retaliated as he had, he put more people in danger, and Ember had ended up killing a man... something she was clearly distraught over despite what the mans intentions had been.

His mouth set in a grim line as he turned to look at the road before them, going over the possibilities. He nodded absently when she asked if he was alright, and started to walk as they set off together. With the sun setting it would be more difficult to travel, but the more they traveled under the cover of dark, the better their chances.

Ember asked him what they were going to do, and the weight of the responsibility hit him again. But he shouldered it, and stood a little straighter.

"Back to the river," he told her, "if the Peacekeepers are focusing their efforts here now, it could be worth doubling back to the town I passed through before. If we get to the river, we should walk in the water for a while, it's not too deep near the edge. It'll hide any tracks we make, so people can't follow us as easily."

He set a steady pace towards the running water they'd been at just hours before.

"If she, the girl, if she gets too heavy for you, let me know, okay?" he said, "I can carry her on my back. It's nearing a full moon tonight, so we should be able to see okay. Once we're down the river I know where we can find food, enough for the girl at least. If we see any rabbit, or fish, that could do as well..." he trailed off in thought.

"Yeah," he said with a smile, growing a little more confident now he had the beginnings of a plan. "Yeah, it'll be okay."

@ deadman
Ember nodded though she was not looking forward to the cold water as the night would grow on. Wet shoes and cloths where not going to be fun when the night got colder.

Ember watched as they got to the river and moved into the water. "I don't know how to catch... Animals." She said softly and looked up at him. She had grown up in a town where they bought and traded for the food. She knew how to help grow things and to gather things. But even that she wasn't very good at. Ember felt more and more useless. She knew she would hold the girl for longer than she needed to just to feel useful now.

Ember realized the pressure she was putting Issac under. He would have to do it all or teach her. Ember swore in that moment she would learn from him. She only had to ask one more thing from him. "Will you teach me?" She asked him. She wanted to help.

Ember was releived a little when he sounded more confident with his plan. She shifted the girl in her arms and reached over and gently touched his hand with her squeezing tenderly and then holding onto the girl again. She believed in Issac more than she realized she could having just met him not to long ago. There was something about Issac and she had no idea what it was.

As the night grew on she started to slow shifting the now sleeping girl more and more in her arms. He moon was already starting to dip from overhead. "Issac I can't go much farther." She said sleepily. "We need to stop." She said hoping he wouldn't think her foolish.

Issac walked down the river, pleased to note the current wasn't too strong. He kept his eyes on the water as Ember began to talk, nodding along, then smiling over at her.

"Of course I'll teach you," he told her, "I know a few traps that're easy enough to pick up. If I can find something before we reach the next town, I'm sure we'll be able to trade some skins for some more twine, maybe a knife of your own..."

They fell into silence again as they continued to slosh through the water. Every so often Issac would look back, to make sure they weren't being followed. He was hardly aware of the time passing, so used to travelling in solitude for hours on end, that he jumped a little when Ember spoke again.

When she asked if they could stop, he looked to the sky. The moon was already on it's way out, the sun would start to peek over the horizon soon enough. He hadn't realised they'd been walking so long.

"Of course," he said, "sorry, I should have noticed, here, let me..." Issac gently maneuvered the sleeping girl out of Ember's arms, and balanced her against his own chest. "Here, the river bank gets a little steep, you don't want to over balance."

Issac nodded towards the river bank, where trees started to grow, scattered at first before becoming denser as they grew out into a forest.

Once they'd climbed up the bank and out the river, Issac gently set the girl down in the shelter of one of the larger trees, hopefully shielding her from the wind.

"I know it'll feel colder," Issac told Ember, "but you both need to take the wet things off. Out here, without the sun, the damp will just feel colder, it's best not to wear it at all. Here," he shrugged out of his battered jacket, that was dry aside a slight splash on the hem, "See if you can cover you both, it should spread big enough. It's near dawn, rabbits will be out soon. I'm going to see what I can find. If you can help it, don't start a fire until it gets a bit lighter, people might spot us otherwise. Is that okay?"

@ deadman
"Will you teach me to control my powers too?" she whispered afraid he would say no. She didn't know why but she was afraid that he wouldn't think she could control her abilities. Ember was so blown away by Issac. He was amazing and kind. She had never thought that she would know someone like him.

When Issac took the girl from her she sighed with relief and carefully moved out of the river and up to the trees. She bit her lip as he said she should take off anything wet. She looked down at her dress and realized in order to do as he asked she would have to be mostly naked.

She looked at the coat he handed her and she frowned. She didn't think he realized what she was wearing. Ember sat beside the girl and took off her shoes and tights and hung them up but kept on the dress. She would have to get some cloths from the next town but she didn't know with what. She was in essence without anything.

"Okay." Ember said and bit her lip. He was leaving them. "Don't go to far?" she asked and at the same time told him. She was afraid of what would happen without him around.

Ember laid beside the girl and pulled the jacket over them as she pulled her feet up into her dress to the warm part. She shivered a little and closed her eyes. She was more tired than she realized. She took a deep breath and by the time she exhaled she could feel her body relaxing into sleep. She was asleep by the time that Issac got back.

Issac grinned at Ember as she began to settle down.

"Don't worry," he told her as he set out, "I won't be long, I'll try to keep in earshot."

His grin softened to a smile as he glanced back, watching Ember and the girl curl in together under his jacket. Then he turned and continued into forest. He pocketed any berries he could find as he passed them, sparse as they were, and trod as quietly as possible.

After a short while Issac found a warren, and evidence it was still in use. He sat cross-legged beside it, adjusting the breeze around him to carry his scent away, and began his wait. As the sun peeked over the horizon, it's weak light filtering through the trees, slight movement could be heard from within the warren, a light scuffling sound. He continued to sit, still and patient. The first rabbit head popped out and he made no move, with no scent the rabbit seemed unperturbed by the new scenery as it hopped out of the whole.

Issac ignored that one, and waited several more moments as the others in the family followed suit, waiting for the younger ones. They followed in time, smaller and with their reflexes less honed, instinct telling them to freeze and hide in the face of a predator instead of bolt. This is when Issac moved. The older rabbits fled at the first sign of movement, and the young ones stiffened giving Issac a chance to snatch at them.

Four young rabbits later, he was making his way back to where he'd left Ember and the girl. They were both asleep and had barely stirred, so he sat and began skinning his catches. The skins were small, but the fur softer than that of an adult, he should be able to trade them, add that to the few coins he had rattling round his pocket he should be able to prepare for what seemed to be turning into a very different journey.

@ deadman
Ember slept for a few hours before waking at the smell of smoke and the light filtering through the trees. The girls squirmed beside her. Ember frowned and opened her eyes rubbing them till they focused. She looked around to see it was later morning. She saw the girl wake and she smiled softly then blushed.

She jumped up and grabbed her tights and other cloths slipping them on though still slightly damp. She left her shoes off then looked around and saw Issac by the small fire where he had the rabbits it looked like he caught. She felt bad wondering if he had gotten any sleep at all. Ember moved over to the fire and sat beside Issac. "Good morning." She handed him back his jacket. She realized he must have been cold last night. "Thank you." she said softly and looked up as the girl moved over to them.

"In all the commotion yesterday I never did get your name hun." Ember said softly. The girl smiled. "Jadelynn." she said and Ember smiled. "Hi Jadelynn. I'm Ember and this is Issac." she said and looked over at him. She smiled. "Thank you for saving me." Jadelynn said mostly to Issac.

After a while Ember looked at Issac. "Did you get any sleep?" she asked softly looking at him worriedly. She felt really bad that he had done so much and all she had done was slept. "How long do you think we can stay here?" she asked hoping to get another nap in and hoping that Issac could too. She knew then that what ever trip they where on was going to be a long one. They still needed to talk about what they where actually going to do. They had a lot to talk about really.

"How long of a trip is it to a safe place for Jadelynn?" Ember asked knowing she was their first priority. If they could make it there by tonight then they could talk if not they would just have to wait until she was asleep to do it.

Issac glanced up when he heard movement, but turned his attention back to the rabbits on their spits when he saw it was Ember moving.

"Morning," he greeted when she came over to sit with him, and took back his offered jacket and put it on the ground beside him. The young girl, Jadelynn, came over and thanked him.

Issac grinned and threw the girl a wink, "absolute pleasure, sweetpea."

He turned the rabbits, and slid them out the fire, tearing off a piece of the meat to see how well it was cooked, then popping it in his mouth and chewing thoughtfully. Issac handed some rabbit over to Ember as it was, then carefully pulled the meat from the bones for Jadelynn. He didn't know what the girl was like, but Bethan never liked her rabbit looking like rabbit when she ate it as a kid.

"Nah, but I'm used to going longer," he smiled and then squinted at where the sun was in the sky. "I'd say we have a couple of hours before we should move? I mean, there's half a hope that they've just abandoned the chase and continued their reign of terror in a new town, but that seems unlikely. I guess we could get a few hours more if we moved further into the forest..."

Issac looked over at Jadelynn, who'd been watching them talk, and moved over to her, crouching next to where she sat.

"I know this is sort of scary right now, and that you probably want to go home, but we need to get you somewhere safe, if that's okay?" he told the girl. "And for you to be safe, I need to know how you got found out, can you tell me?"

@ deadman
Ember smiled softly when Issac spoke. Of corse he was. She wondered how long it had been since someone took care of him instead of the other way around. Probably a long time, at least his friend and sister had been gone. She watched him interact with the girl. He was so sweet.

She looked at the rabbit with a little sigh and silently thanked whatever it was that brought Issac to her and this food. She didn't know if there was a higher power or if it was the earth. She peeled off some meat and chewed carefully watching Jadelynn eat slowly at first then wolfed it down like she hadn't eaten in days.

Ember nodded. "We should do that so you can rest too." she said and smiled softly. She hoped they gave up on this chase but three elementals might be to much to give up. She hoped they had better things to do. She really didn't want to get into a fight again. She frowned remembering the fight and she looked at Issac. But any life she took was worth it to save his. She knew it was even if she did;t know why.

Jadelynn looked up at him and frowned. "I don't have a home. I was raised at the orphanage." she said. "Can't I stay with you?" she asked looking up at him then at Ember. She could tell they where good people but they where not ready to be even remotely like parents.

Jadelynn looked down and bit her lip. "I was going to play with some kids down at the field when some bigger kids started to pick on me. They went to throw rocks at me again and I screamed. The rocks stopped in the air and the ground started to shake before the rocks burst. The rock pieces pelted the boys as they ran away. They told on me." she said. "I don't even know what it is. I just know that when I get scared the earth shakes around me." She said hugging her knees.

Ember frowned knowing what it was like to be afraid of yourself and what was happening. She reached over and touched her hand gently. "It's okay." she said softly then pulled back. She looked at Issac knowing he had probably could explain it better than she could.

@ Jinx...

"Alright," Issac smiled, "once we finish up here, we can move into the forest for a bit. As long as we set off before midday it should be alright."

He turned his attention to the young girl, and moved from his crouch to sitting cross legged in front of her.

"You can't stay with us, I'm sorry darlin', but it's too dangerous right now," he smiled reassuringly at her. "We'll find some people to look after you though, nice ones too! And then maybe we can come and visit one day, when I find my sister. She's older than you, but I think she'd love you to pieces as soon as I tell her about you, so then we'll just have to come and visit anyway, 'else she'll never shut up."

Issac listened carefully to the girls account of what had happened, nodding along.

"It's okay, that's normal, you're just really special." He smiled and took the girls hands in his, "do you feel that? It's a little bit like pins and needles, all the energy. We're all the same, you, Ember and me. Have you heard of Elementals? We all have special powers, Ember has fire, I have air," he made the wind whip playfully round Jadelynn's hair, "and it looks like you have earth. It can be tricky, without practice, and sometimes when we're scared, or if we're worried, then it can slip out of our hands. A lot of people can be scared of us, but that's okay, because they just don't really understand, it's not their fault they're all normal and boring, but it does mean that we have to be very careful. When people get scared they can be very dangerous, like you saw."

He let go of her hands and shimmied back a little.

"Can you try to show me some of your powers? Lets see if you can move any of the dirt in front of me?"

@ deadman
Ember nodded and smiled. "Alright." she said thinking it would be nice to rest a little more. She watched as he talked to the girl. He had a way of making their powers seem not so scared and it was wonderful.

Jadelynn nodded knowing when people where scared things happened. She hoped that the family that Issac was going to leave her with where nice like him and could teach her how to use her powers some more. She hoped that having a family would be nice. She didn't remember her own family.

She looked at Ember then back at Issac as he talked about their gifts. She giggled as the air blew around her. She nodded wondering if she would ever be able to control it like they did. She liked how his hand felt against hers the humming there of their powers was comforting.

Issac then asked for her to show him and she frowned looking at the dirt. "I don't know how to. I never tried before." she said and looked up at him. "It just happens when I am scared. How do I do it when I am not scared?" she asked and put her hand on the ground feeling the earth beneath her.

Ember leaned forward interested in Issac's teachings. She wondered like she did a lot what it would have been like to grow up doing this instead of hiding it. Ember bit her lip knowing she had only used her powers through emotions. Perhaps that was why they where so unpredictable. Ember knew that even if Issac had a way to teach Jadelynn it would be different than how he taught her. They where different elements and different people and knew different things.

"That's okay, sometimes our powers come out when we're scared just to protect us, but when you know where it's hiding it becomes easier," he explained. "Then you can do big things and little things."

He whirled the wind again in demonstration, rustling the leaves in the trees, then whirling loose dirt and grass on the floor in a tiny tornado, no bigger than his hand.

"Some big things take more energy, like if I wanted to call those clouds over," he gestured to the clouds on the horizon, "that would need a lot, and... I guess it would be pretty obvious to anyone looking for us too, huh?"

He let the tornado drop.

"I grew up with it, so I might not be any good, but somewhere inside there's that pins and needles feeling, just really small, so small you probably never noticed it," Issac bought a hand up to tap his cheek, "I feel mine most on my cheeks," he told them, "because it's like the wind on your face. And once you've found it, if you concentrate on it, you can do all sorts of things. But to start, try just poking at the feeling, if you can find it. A little poke, if you can, to keep things small. But don't worry if it happens too big, I won't let you get hurt."

Issac checked the sky, "we'll give it one go out here, yeah? Just to see, so then I know who best to leave you with, yeah? Then we'll move into the forest."

@ deadman
Jadelynn watched as he showed his powers. It was amazing and she clapped her hands giggling as she watched completely enthralled with his display. She wanted to do cool things like that too. It seemed like it would take a lot of practice. The bigger stuff would take more time to learn and to not be so tired.

Jadelynn nodded and squinted her eyes as she thought about what he said really hard working on what Issac had told her to do. She then stared at a rock and it tumbled before jumping and shattering bursting. It fell back to the ground and she looked at the pieces in shock. "I did it!" she said though she hadn't meant to make it burst. "It's in my toes!" she wiggled them in her shoes.

Ember clapped and smiled wanting to try herself but here and now was not the place. She did look inside to find that feeling he was talking about. She felt like her chest burned from the inside out. She placed a hand over her heart and blushed. It seemed like a fitting place for her powers to be. But what did it mean when she lost control?

Ember looked back up at Issac. Ember carefully wrapped up the left over meat and the fur as they got ready to head out. She hummed softly an old song she faintly remembered her mother singing to her. She was glad that Issac could get more rest further in the forest. He would need it was her guess. She wondered where they where going.

Issac grinned and clapped along with Ember.

"Well done!" he said, "you'll be in control in no time!"

He stood, and brushed off the back of his trousers, holding a hand out to haul Jadelynn to her feet. Then he went about breaking up the evidence of their fire whilst Ember packed what little they'd collected. He kicked the charred wood away and scuffed at the scorched ground until it no longer looked fresh.

Once they were done, he picked his jacket off the ground and led them deeper into the forest, heading for a particular group of trees he'd been by earlier. They were close together, providing good cover, and the surrounding area was littered with dry leaves and twigs, making audible crunching and cracking sounds as they walked over it which should give at least a little warning should someone approach.

Once there, Issac settled down on the ground.

"Alright?" he asked Ember, balling his jacket beneath his head. "It should be find to get a few hours sleep before we need to move again. If you don't want to sleep, don't wander too far," he said, looking at Jadelynn, "it's easy to get lost out here. And if you see anything, or hear anything, or feel even a bit uneasy, wake me, okay? You too, Ember?"

@ deadman
Jadelynn smiled as they cleaned up camp and made their way into the forest. She walked beside Ember who looked very pleased as she looked at Issac. It wasn't hard to see that Ember already cared for Issac at least enough to worry about him.

Ember walked a little behind Issac following where he lead. They found a good place to rest and she curled up not to far away. "It's perfect." She whispered and nodded as Issac told her to wake him if anything happened. "Of course." she said. Jade laid down under a tree playing with a leaf playfully.

Ember laid there watching her as her own eyes grew heavy once more. She looked over at Issac seeing him resting well. She closed her eyes for just a moment and was asleep again. She hadn't meant to fall asleep like that but she had. She was so relaxed now though there was a lot on her mind the walking had taken all the thought out of her and she just slept.

The sun was filtering through the trees and Ember woke feeling much more awake. She looked around seeing Jadelynn playing with a rock quietly. She smiled and sat up rubbing her eyes. She looked over at Issac and was glad he was still at least resting. She knew they should get going soon though. Still she wanted to let him rest as long as possible.

Issac woke slowly at first, now accustomed to waking in the leaves, sun shining on his face as he traveled. There was soft movement, the rustle in the trees, and for a second he just lay there, the suns rays warming his face.

Until he remembered he wasn't alone this time. He abruptly sat up and whipped round, looking for Ember and Jadelynn. It took a moment for his sleep-hazy eyes to spot them, but they were no more than a few steps away.

"Hey," he greeted them, voice rough with sleep. He cleared his throat and ran a hand through his hair. "You both ready? You could have woken me, if you'd wanted. More time on the road and all that..."

He knuckled the sleep dust from his eyes, and got to his feet, stretching his arms out and working the kinks from his back.

"Be best to stop by the river first," he added, "drink a little before we go."

@ deadman
Ember smiled as Issac sat up. She yawned softly still just waking herself. "You needed the sleep." she said and smiled. His voice caused her stomach to clench in a way she hadn't expected. She blushed and looked down. It was more raspy when he woke. She smiled again as Jadelynn hopped around waiting for them to be ready. She look like she had enough energy for all of them.

Ember nodded as he asked if she was ready. She stood and dusted off her cloths. "Sure." she said and headed towards the river with him carrying the rabbit. "So where are we headed?" she asked watching Jadelynn move from infant of them to behind them making a circle around them as they walked. She smiled at the girl thinking she was so cute. She reminded her of her sister though.

Ember frowned and wrapped her arms around herself. She knew that she couldn't do this alone and she couldn't save her sister from harm. But she also didn't want to take Issac off his journey from finding the people he had been looking so long for.

The got to the river and she only looked more sad. She watched the river more than she drank from it but she did drink some water.

"Nearest town, I think, shouldn't be too bad," Issac drank from the river, and splashed the cool water on his face. "There's not many children there, more old folk, but they'd be happy to look after a child, I reckon."

They'd probably need to send Jadelynn into the village alone, he thought, maybe cut her hair short to change her appearance a little. With less children, there'd be no one to bully the young girl, so it may be easier to keep her emotions in check there, and hew power hidden...

Issac looked over at Ember, noting her expression. He moved closer and bumped her gently with his shoulder.

"Overwhelmed?" he asked her, quietly. "I know it's a lot, I mean, I bet you didn't think you'd end up here like this when you woke up yesterday morning. But it'll be okay, you can come with me, if you want, to look for Bethan and Tess, and I can look out for you. Or if there's somewhere else you need to go..." he trailed off and shrugged, "maybe I could take a detour too?"

@ deadman
"As long as she will be safe." Ember said looking at Jadelynn playing in the river. She shook her head. She really did hope that the girl would be alright. Once this was all over she would also check up on the girl to make sure she found a home.

Ember looked up smiling sadly as he bumped her shoulder. She sat back listening to his voice. It was so soothing. She nodded softly. She was overwhelmed a bit. She hadn't expected this though it wasn't all bad she was still scared for her sister. Though she knew Aunt Lucille would take care of her.

She looked up as he said the last part. Ember tossed her arms around him and hugged him hard trying not to cry again. "No... no we will find Bethan and Tess first then if you still want to we can fine Brooke. She should be with Aunt Lucille at Black Rock Beach. It's a journey from here but Brooke will be safe with Aunt Lucille." she said trying to remind herself of that. Bethan and Tess where alone and they where elementals. So they needed Issac more than she needed to find Brooke right now.

Ember pulled back and blushed. "Thank you." she said and then let her hand drop from his wrist where she had given him a sweet little squeeze. Ember drank some more from the water before looking at Jadelynn. "Come on Jade time to go." she said giving the girl a nickname of sorts.

They needed to be one their way. The sooner they found Issac's sister and Tess the sooner they would be on their way to Black Rock Beach. Besides Issac had promised to teach her and she was going to hold him to that. If she was really going to take care of her sister she needed to know how to do it.