Chapter 1 - -1 : A delivered girl
The girl showed up one early-spring day , riding in the mail coach . It was a late afternoon, and Bill Remmer was busy planting rose seedlings .
"Are you Mr. Bill Remmer ?" the girl asked coutiously . Bill stared back at her in a daze . Her pronunciation was very smooth , but there was something off about her accent .
"Yeah , I'm Bill Remmer ," he replied .
The girl watched as Bill brushed the dirt off his hands and took off his Straw hat . She flinched when she saw his tab face , no longer obscured by the shadow from the wide brim of his hat .
The reaction was nothing new to Bill . Most people reacted similarly when first seeing his rugged feature and large build .
"Who are you ?" he asked , frowning . The frown made him look even more threatening .
"Hello , Uncle Bill . My name is Layla Llewellyn . I come from Lovita ." She spoke clearly and slowly .
Lovita....
Bill now realized why she spoke with a strange accent . "Did you cross the border and come all the way to Berg by yourself ?"
"Yes , I took the train ," she replied . Smiling awkwardly , she straightened her posture to an unnatural degree .
The mailman who had brought her walked up to them . "Ah , I see she's already met you , Mr. Remmer ."