by James K
"Is-ishe-istill-iin-iservice?-iWhen-iwill-ishe-ireturn?"-iWilliam-isuddenly-iasked-ihis-iparents.-iHe-iwas-iclearly-ireferring-ito-ihis-iolder-isister-iserving-iin-ithe-imilitary.-iAlthough-ishe-iwasn't-ia-imember-iof-iLucent-iForce,-ia-ispecial-imagic-ibattalion,-ihis-isister-iis-iworking-ifor-ianother-imagicians-itroops.-iHe-iwasn't-iclear-ias-iwell-iabout-ihis-isister's-irank-iand-iposition-ibut-iit-iseems-ito-ibe-iquite-ispecial.
"She-imentioned-ithat-ishe'll-ibe-iback-ibefore-ithe-iyear-iends.-iWhy?"-iChase-ianswered-iand-iwas-icurious-ias-iWilliam-iisn't-inormally-iinteresterd-iin-ihis-isister's-ilife.
"I-isee.-iIt's-inothing.-iI-ijust-iwant-ito-iask-iher-iof-isome-ithings."-iWilliam-inodded-iand-isaid-iafter-ihearing-ihis-ifather's-ianswer.