![]() ![]() But one afternoon, after our lessons, he talked all of us into taking a much closer look at those magnificent flowers.” “I don’t know what set Mel-Ish against the Human, maybe it was just because he was an outsider. But he never gave or denied permission to admire his efforts. Sometimes we would see a window covering move, so we knew he was still living there. He never came out to greet any of the Garm-El-Ithel when we stopped to admire his work. I later would learn they are called roses, and the cultivation of them can be an artform for humans. The Human must have labored long getting those flower bushes to grow. Even as a bored pup, the colors made an impression on me. “My grandelders took us pups to see it shortly after is was noticed. He kept to himself so well we often forgot that he was there. He made oaths of peace with the current elders, and built himself a little house a morning’s walk from our town, on this very hill. All most people knew was that he was from a far off planet and wanted to be away from his people. He waited at the center of their questions until their manners reasserted themselves. “But wasn’t he a mighty warrior among their people?” “Wasn’t he nice to everyone?” Why?” The questions from all over the group flew like the mating calls of zackzack bugs in the spring thaw. ![]() “The Human?” there was a collective gasp among the pups. Until the day he decided that it would be fun to vandalize the garden of the Human. ![]() “Yes, I was happy to go along with whatever hijinks that Mel could think up. He didn’t make the young Cal squirm for too long before turning his attention to the rest of the assembled puplings. It never hurt to remind him that it was hard to fool those that had already been through the troubled years themselves. Kids his age always seemed to forget that their elders had been just as rebellious. Gim-Ath smiled kindly at his grandpup’s discomfort. Cal sputtered a few unintelligible syllables before shrinking in on himself in confusion. The youngster was caught by surprise at being called out by the old one, and was torn between disagreeing with an elder and admitting he was involved in misbehaving. I, am ashamed to admit, was all too willing to go along with his plans. “Mel-Ish had always been the lead troublemaker of all my friends. ![]()
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