My summer startedby going to Uncle Mike's place, because my mom was sick, and she wantedme to have a normal summer for once.Little did she know. When ... got to his place, it turned out that UncleMike had bought a theme park. Yeh, I know, a theme park? What's worsewas it was a theme park with a princess theme. My Uncle had bought theplace, lock, stock, and barrel from some old Chinese dude. He had spentmost of the winter getting it ready to be opened, and everything wasgoing well.Until I arrived,. Dad and Mom were again assigned to the elementary school, and they were looking for an overall dull day. Hopefully, Dad would be able to test the new ammunition before terminal boredom set in. Hardly had they arrived at the school when a wolf was spotted going in through an open door. Oh, God, who was the fool who left that door open?Mom was driving, and she drove right up to the front door and blocked it with the car. It took some wiggling, but they were able to exit the car and enter the. Two weeks hard walking straight east, or a month if I should flag or lose my way, and I would be in Carosia. The Merchant Cities of Carosia. Their people scoffed at and ridiculed in Maurur as weak, mean, dishonest gold-hoarders. But we had still bought their goods and spices. And we had listened, and laughed, when they had informed us that a man skilled with arms could become a citizen, and a rich one at that, if he traveled East. I remembered how we had waited in excitement, counting the coins. "I had to see it for myself. You both are certainly his grandchildren. God how many times have I wished that I hadn't talked your grandmother into trading area's with me on our travel of discovery all those seasons ago."I did it at the time because I thought the southern area would be so boring and that there wasn't anything of interest there. I couldn't have been more wrong," said the older woman as she smiled wistfully at the boys.Confused, both of them stood up and smiled at the older.