“Alright, that’s all fair and I can’t really argue with that. Maybe Animus can teach her to read and write and save her from a life of farming. I’m sure the girl would like to do something more fulfilling than playing in fertilizer and corn or whatever. We’ll see, I’ve never been good at reading people.”<br/><br/>Animus stared at Jessica with dimly glowing eyes but Louise rubbed her back and smiled.<span style="color: #9999ff"> “It’s okay, Annie. Remember you made Jasmine mad so she probably told all of friends. I know you’ll help me too so we can all be nice. Right?” </span>The glow returned to Animus’s eyes and she nodded to Louise.<span style="color: #ff0000">“I’ll go repair the river and purify the land to be ready for farming when you decide.”</span>She walked out of the room and Louise smiled at Jessica.<span style="color: #9999ff">“She’s a bit like a bull, really strong and scary and can easily break things she doesn’t mean to, but with a guiding hand she can do amazing things that we normal folk can’t. Now, I mostly handled livestock at home but growin’ food is real simple if you know the weather you’re working with.”</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>