Chapter 4: The Mayor of Corn City

Chapter 4: The Mayor of Corn City

Lake was getting close now; The path was getting wider and he could see a fence that represented the edge of the corn field. " The only way this could have taken longer was if it was a maze." Lake thanked the gods it wasn't Halloween. " Wait this isn't earth, Halloween might not exist, But with how much these people love corn I bet there's a corn festival."[New quest Find something you want] Continue reading on No_veLbIn

Lake could kind of see where this was going and to be honest he was looking forward to it. As a child he had stolen some candy, and been caught by his mother and after a long conversation he had done what was right, and from then on stole much less. For example he would only take half the candy, or take his least favorite, and leave all the good candy.

The kid didn't stop and tried to push the door open but it wouldn't budge. "Hey sam who's that bum you got with you?" After hearing this both of them looked up to see the man had stood up and was pointing towards them. " Open the door Wallace. This guy had an idea for the corn festival."

After the man on the roof realized this was related to the corn festival he instantly lifted the lock and said "Sorry for calling you a bum, Sir." Relieved, Lake said, " It's no thang." Since this man had apologized, Lake would let this matter end here, there would be no retribution. He would count it as his good deed of the day.

Stepping inside Lake felt underdressed but that had been true outside as well so he disregarded this matter. " My dad's office is this way, come on." Following the kid into an office, Lake saw everyone inside looking at him so Lake raised his hand and said "Hey y'all." This was farmland, so Lake felt it was an appropriate time to use y'all. Maybe ingratiate himself with the locals. It worked like a charm after he said it everyone went back to work. The kid started walking up to the desk in the center of the room and said, " Dad, I found someone with ideas for the corn festival."

After Sam said this all the people around stopped working again. Standing up, Sam's father said "What are all you doing standing around? Bring our guest some food and clothes, He's clearly traveled a hard path to bring us this idea."

As the man watched his men run to fetch the things he turned to Lake and said, " My name's Wallace, I'm Sam's father and the town mayor." Thinking back, Lake was sure the man at the gate/door had been named Wallace as well but before he could ask. Wallace said " Please, if you would, I'm dying to hear your idea." Lake realized he had the upper hand in this transaction so he would wait until he had his new clothes before he spoiled his beans.