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“Relax. Heaven forbid anything happens, the children are still within Teelah’s range of protection.”
     
    “There are two of them,” Julie says. “Does that mean that there can be two more Fearlings that attack us?”
     
    “No,” Rachel says. “This has happened once in my family, a couple hundred years ago or something like that. There were twin Fearlings but there was only one bad Fearling. The fact that James has two means that he will have twice the protection. You can even have one stay when the other goes into resting. He could have two Molawners protecting him. He would be safe from everything.”
     
    “We are taking James to the gathering tomorrow,” Professor says. “Yes, right?”
     
    Rob looks at his wife as she hesitates but nods yes.
     
    “Good,” Professor says. He stands. His tone shows anticipation. “I believe that the experience will be good for him. I do.”
     
    Ann is struggling with everything. It is overwhelming her. She turns and walks down the small hall to the kitchen. She stares at her son and Stewart sitting at the table placing the chess pieces on the board.
     
    James turns to see his mom. He smiles as he asks his question. “Can I keep them?”
     
    Ann sighs. She nods as she answers. “Yes James. You get to keep them.”
     
    “…both of them?”
     
    “Yes both of them,” Rob answers as he enters the room.
     
    “Do I get to go to the gathering?”
     
    “Yes,” Rob says. He turns to his wife and reaches his arms out. She walks to him and they hug.
     
    “Will Uncle Rick be there?” James asks. He grew up with Rick coming around several times a year and has always called him Uncle Rick. “Will he?”
     
    “Yes,” Rob says. “Uncle Rick will be there.”
     
    “This is the best birthday ever,” James says. He looks at Stewart studying a chess piece. “That’s a knight.”
     
    In the living room, Julie nervously sits in the chair as Rachel and the Professor talk with ease and excitement. “Two of them,” the Professor says. “If they both did the resting at thirteen that would mean by eighteen the child would have two Molawners protecting him.”
     
    “No Fearling would ever be able to get him,” Rachel says.
     
    “How do you know that?” Julie says. “You have never even seen the bad Fearling that can attack you.”
     
    “No,” Rachel says. “That’s because the Fearlings know that they cannot defeat Teelah , or any Molawner .”
     
    “They have attacked Rick’s family,” Julie says.
     
    “Yes, yes they have,” Professor says. He understands that Julie has good reason to fear. “We can only try to be as prepared as best we can. That is all we can do.”
     
    “That is why we have the gathering every year,” Rachel says. “We share our experiences. We share what we know.” She looks to the hallway in reference to Rob and his family. “They will be fine. They don’t have a choice.”
     
    “This can only be good,” Professor says, “and we take James to the Gathering.”
     
    “You don’t think all those Fearlings will scare him?” Julie asks.
     
    “No,” Stewart interrupts the adults. He doesn’t like his Mom’s question. “James isn’t afraid.”
     
    “Your boy is right,” Professor says. “James is not afraid. That is one of the many reasons why we need to take him to the gathering tomorrow.”
     
    CHAPTER 6
     
    It is the next day, the day of the yearly gathering. There were three Vauns at the first gathering. Eight years later, there are seventeen of them, which include Rob and James. The amount of knowledge they gain from the gathering is huge. They are all stronger, smarter and better prepared because of the gatherings.
     
    Rachel is a teacher at her old high school. The cafeteria is where the gatherings take place and they have their reasons for this location. Rachel’s family is rich, and always has been. They have modified the school so that there are lights, emergency lights, and backup