A Tinn’s tale

obert Reese had travelled a long, long way when he reached Tinn at last.
He had met a fellow called Dorus on his way, and had heard all about the little village. Robert carried goods with him to trade, but he also carried knowledge he wished to use elsewhere. He had been working in his fathers store since he was just a little boy. Now he was looking for a place to settle down.

Everything Dorus had told him seemed to be true so far. The place was deliciously green and the people prospered, Robert could tell. And it was a nice little community. How different from where he was born. Windlebridge was nice, oh yes, and big at that! He liked the old houses in Windle, and the ever buzzing community. He liked all the different people who came to Reese Grocery Store every day.
But Windle was huge! It had a large main town, but Windleport also belonged to it. Then you had the College town and some other bits and pieces.
It would be very pleasant to take part in a community that was just starting out, that had not yet gathered as many people. It would be nice to start his own family here.

He missed his family at times, oh yes! Whenever he did, he would close his eyes and look at the pictures of the memories in his head, the happy memories. He had quite a few of those and he cherished them. He would never forget his past. It was a happy one.
Then he would visualize the future that lay before him, his future in Tinn with a nice wife and a nice job, and he would gather his strength, pull himself together and hold his fierce head high. Robert looked forward to the bright future with the happy memories always in the back of his mind.

As he got to know some of Tinn’s inhabitants, Dorus’ story only got confirmed more. Everyone was really nice and welcoming to him. The only thing he didn’t understand about Dorus’ story was the pastor. He seemed just fine in Robert’s eyes, while Dorus had told him about all the dark things Jon Lewis was up to.

Robert bought himself a nice house, big enough to house his future family. Close to the Chapel, close to the shops, close to everything, actually. Tinn was so small it was hard not to. It took him a while to get used to that, but he decided it was a nice change. He was sure Tinn would grow over time. And he would proudly be part of it.

Thanks a lot Ingeli for sending me Robert! I’m having fun with him. It was nice writing this little adventure, it gave him an opportunity to develop a personality and I’m liking it. At first I was perplexed by the change of his face when I turned him into an adult, but it’s really growing on me now and I would never want it any different. I’m guessing the long journey would change him a bit, too.
I love the hugeness and buzzing community of Windle very much, and I admire Ingeli for pulling it off. I could never achieve that. So when I thought about Robert’s reason to like Tinn so much that he would want to live there, I came up with this angle. I think Robert would like being able to help a community grow, and taking part in it. He is very outgoing and very active, so he would love playing a big role in Tinn’s community.

Also, I’m creating a new category: Family tales, that I can use in the future for non-story posts that are related to a particular family, like this.
Hope to see you soon. Enjoy your Christmas holidays!