Chapter 60 Do Those Things Work?

"I am sure that Anya will understand and want to help out. That's just the type of person that she is," Marley said with a smile, and I laughed in agreement.

The two of us talked about chasing cattle, and the days we all got together to tag and castrate the new calves each spring. Each of the girls was slightly different, but the conversations that we had significantly differed.

Katie didn't really like talking about farm life like Marley did; she was more into sports, even though Marley had always been more competitive.

If there was one thing to be said about having multiple partners, it was the fact that things were always different, and I never got bored. I really hoped that I could keep the girls happy, but I was sure that there would be some complications in the future.

It took over an hour to make it all the way out to the grid road off the main highway, and from there, we had to head around two more bends. After that, it was another straight go for three miles, and we reached Katie's parent's farm.

"We will stop in and see how they are doing, and I want to scan some of the animals here. They have horses and llamas, and there should still be a pig or two, right?" I asked, and Marley nodded.

"Darrel told my dad he was going to butcher two of them in the spring, but I am sure they would have asked you to come out and help," Marley said with a smile, and I nodded.

"Hell yeah, I would be out there! I mean, I might be connected to all life, but animals eat other animals all the time, right?" I asked, and Marley laughed at me.

"I am sure you would make any excuse to eat bacon!" Marley joked, and I nodded, giving her a look as we slid into the driveway.

"Like you wouldn't do the same for jerky! Don't even get me started about you and hocks!" I retorted, and we both laughed as I slowed down in front of the house.

"Daniel! What a surprise to see you out here, but you are looking a lot different. Did you cut your hair?" Darrel asked with a big barreled laugh.

"Something like that! I thought I might try on a pair of these fancy things! How do they look?" I asked with a grin.

Darrel was a short and stout man that loved to make jokes. He was the type of guy that liked to turn almost everything into a laugh, and he was usually the first one to laugh at his own jokes.

"Do they work? I think that they look fancy, but they look like a real pain in the ass getting through doors!"

I smiled and jumped up into the air and flapped my wings until I was about twenty feet off the ground.

"Well, I'll be! That is something! Grace! Get out here! Hey! Where is my little girl? I am surprised to see you carrying Marles. Did something happen with the two of you?" Darrel asked as I dropped back to the ground.

"No, I will bring her by tomorrow. Today I am going to set up a place for you to stay. I am also expecting some trouble to come this way," I explained.

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The uneasy feeling was getting stronger, but there were still times that I seemed to get weaker.

I was still connected to the city, so I wasn't worried about them going around me, but I couldn't pinpoint a direction.

"Trouble? Does it have something to do with the power disappearing?" Grace, Darrel's wife, asked as she walked out of the house.

"Yes, I would explain, but we will have to talk more tomorrow. I am going to take a quick stroll over to the pasture to look at the animals, then I have to get over to see Bill and Trina," Once I have the tree up, feel free to use it, and there will be fresh fruit and veg growing inside to keep you fed. I am sure that you can take care of the meat part for now, but I don't have a way to freeze things yet," I explained, and Darrel shrugged.

"It's fine, we can take and smoke most of the meat, and we will only butcher when we need to. Tell Bill that he still owes me a bottle of scotch and not to bring one of the cheap bottles! Marles, you tell that cheap old bastard to cough up the good stuff, yeah hear?!" Darrel laughed, and Marley rolled her eyes.

"Dad wouldn't give you a good bottle if it rained gold! You and I both know there ain't nothing Dan, or I can say that will pry one of his prized bottles! He is even gonna be worse, not that he won't be able to get more so easily!" Marley retorted from my arms.

"Is my little girl doing well?" Grace asked, and Marley nodded.

"Yeah, Dan will bring her tomorrow, but make sure you guys stay inside until we say to come out for now," Marley warned.

"Yeah, we will, but you make sure that you stop whatever is coming! The last thing I need is some bird brain coming and making a mess of my organized disaster!" Darrel laughed, but Grace scoffed at him.

"Anything done to that graveyard of useless shit would be an improvement!"

"Hey! Don't be like that! I worked hard for all that useless shit!"

The two of them kept bickering, but that was standard practice between the two. Katie's parents had always been like that for as long as I could remember.

I actually met Marley through Katie since we didn't go to the same schools at the time. Katie had asked her parents to go to school in the city when she got to grade six, and that was how I met her.

I turned, and the grass pushed me back out the driveway, heading for the Preston Farm.