The World Walkers: Taithmarin: Matt: Arriving (part 6)

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“Why?” Matt asked, even though he didn’t think it was a question that Siobhan could answer.

“Honestly I have no idea, although there are theories. My favourite is that there’s simply more magic in the UK and therefore that’s where the door finds it easiest to connect.” Siobhan shrugged. “Unfortunately there is no one we can ask for the answer to that question.”

“So the seasons here are very different to there.”

Nodding, she smiled. “Yeah, in England we’re lucky to get seasons. Here every season is different, although Spring and Autumn are both times when you’re likely to see rain, but it’s Winter and Summer that are nothing like there are at home. Summer is hot, while Winter is cold, and there’s snow. The first year I thought it was a fluke, but I’ve been here a decade now and it’s snowed every year, so for it to have been a fluke every year… well, it’s unlikely but not impossible.”

“Is anything here impossible?”

“Probably, but I haven’t come across anything yet. The thing that I love the most is that I get to make potions in my flat – magic ones that actually work. We’re the one race in this town who can do that and very few humans actually manage to settle. All the majority want to do is go back to Earth, to where their lives were normal, even though they’ve been told that if they did go back no one would know them. I’m lucky enough to know someone who did manage to return and then get back to Taithmarin, so I could get him to tell you what it’s like there if you wanted, because the last thing I want is for that to happen to someone who wasn’t prepared for it, like it did to Alex.”

“I’d be happy to talk to him, whenever he’s free.”

“Maybe we can get together with him in a couple of days. He’s working with another new arrival at the moment, but I know his two weeks is nearly up and unless we’re particularly busy we get a week between new arrivals, otherwise we’d never be able to spend time in our own homes. I don’t mind spending a couple of weeks with new arrivals, and it’s good money, so I wouldn’t have a problem with going from one new arrival to another, while the others often like a chance to relax at home. All of us are different, we all became guides for different reasons, and there are times when we disagree on how the job should be done, but we’re friends too, who enjoy being able to share stories of the new people we’ve met and how well we think they’re going to fit in.”

“Will you talk about me?”

“Yes, I will. Talking about our new arrivals helps, so we can be prepared for what we might be dealing with next, but I promise you that we only talk to each other. We never share our stories with anyone who isn’t a guide.”

Mirrored from K. A. Webb Writing.

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