Serial Story Review “Timbre’s Tapestry” Chapters 5 and 6
The Hazel Harvest and The Hazel Festival
Chapter five opens at the end of Timbre’s race through town, alerting everyone to the opening of Hazelnut season. Everyone was excited about her joyous news except Ma Spinner, who was unreasonably enraged by the news.
Timber’s loss of decorum and paltry wood store for the day set her off in a fit of anger. The perceived lack of dedication to her work over the last couple of days gets her punished by having the entirety of the spinners’ harvest workload foisted off onto her shoulders. There is no small task when it comes to the hazel harvest either. Frito was chosen as a guard for the first time this season, a job that requires a group of strong young men to stand watch round the clock in shifts, chasing away any animals or fey attempting to steal the nuts or any people who don’t live in the village for that matter.
Since she was representing her family solo, Timbre goes to the grove every morning and evening. This, on top of her regular duties, leads Ma to provide Timbre with Morning Glory Potions, something she tends to sell a lot of this time of year but not usually something parents give to their children.
We are also given a slightly closer look at the difference in the dynamic of Timbre’s family, the Spinners vs. Frito’s family, the Fentons.
Chapter six opens with Frito confronting Timbre about her predicament. She was having none of it, however, and turned the conversation back on Frito before extricating herself and evading him for the rest of the harvest. Not without Frito taking matters into his own hands. Making plans and not taking no for an answer again.
The scene is set, and the town of Downey Ridge is ready for a beautiful harvest festival. The townsfolk all come together not only to make the wares being sold but to decorate the entire town for their biggest festival, which attracts people from neighboring villages, and the Tapestry forest that connects and surrounds the towns and villages.
It’s also revealed that a plan was struck to give Timbre a day off. She was barred from attending the festivities, but Frito couldn’t let that happen. He, his brother Misto, and his sister Marina uncover the basement window and help Timbre shimmy out so she can have a little fun. It takes a bit for the anxiety to drain down, especially since she doesn’t want to just end up beholden to another person, but she does have fun for a while.
Little did they know Ma and Pa Spinner heard them escaping and were none too pleased. In fact, Ma took it as a personal slight. In a rage, she haphazardly grabbed the most potent storm stone(it was right next to the dinky little drizzler) and took out her displeasure on the entire festival.
K.B. Silver
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