The document summarizes the story of a family and introduces key characters. It describes the narrator taking responsibility for family journals and having a son, Vincent, with her husband Alfred. Her travels to France to start a nectar business are interrupted by her grandmother's death. Grim, the personification of death, collects her grandmother but tells Alfred cryptically that Vincent will have to pay a price for his existence, distressing the family.

2. The responsibility of maintaining the family journals are now mine to
guard over. Father has told me of the importance of making sure our
family’s history is kept straight and honest. Alfred is now my
husband and has taken up Alchemy as his career of choice. His
unique abilities will surely guide him well as he seeks to create new
elixers and potions for the good of the people. As for me, I have
learned about opportunities for a fascinating career in making nectar.
My travels will definitely help me find new ingredients to combine to
make the best nectar Moonlight Falls has ever consumed. I am still
trying to come up with a name for my nectar brand, perhaps it will
come to me later.

3. However, my travels will have to be put on hold for the time being, I have
found myself with child. The first and probably only child of my family’s fifth
generation. Mother’s warning from Grim about paying for her unnatural
resurrection certainly does concern me. She was told that it would be my
child who would have to pay Grim’s price for letting her stay in this realm.

4. Labour pains soon followed and I wasn’t really prepared. My mother and
grandmother were ready to tell me that I had to birth my child at home just
as they did, but since father lifted Science I figured it would much better to
have my child in the hospital. We should be moving forward as a family, not
backwards. And as heiress, it was my decision about which way to lead the
family.

5. So I made the decision to go to the hospital. Alfred of course, fully
supported my choice to do so because it is his child as well after all.
He also didn’t want to tell his parents that he was about to have a
child, I think he’s still angry with them.

6. A few hours later, I came out of the hospital with my newborn son Vincent
Atredius. He did not inherit his father’s powers or life state though. Vincent
is an Eccentric Artistic boy who loves Vegetarian Sushi, Egyptian music,
and the colour Yellow. I was surprised he responded to Egyptian music,
since I had not yet had the chance to travel there.

7. A tradition that my grandmother Rena started was to have a picture
of the grandparent heir and next baby heir in the old family rocking
chair, I do hope Vincent keeps it up when it’s his time to produce the
next generation. It’s a treasured family memory that should not be
allowed to die.

8. Alfred: My son, you will have to face a choice when you get older. As the next
leader of the family after your mother, you will determine the course for the next
five generations after you. Will you choose the path of justice and order, or will you
choose the path of crime and chaos? You have my power inside you, as a unique
being in this world your heritage will open many doors for you.

9. Alfred: Your mother is on her journey to see the world, no doubt she will bring back many
interesting and exciting things for you. Connections and opportunities will arise from her
travels, both of which you can use once you choose the path you will take. Being the son of a
fairy and grandson of a ghost will open many different doors for you that someone who was not
born with that unique heritage has the chance to ever find. I hope that whatever path you pick,
it will bring you happiness. I will be around to see for myself, as I am nearly immortal, so I can
guide you and help you along your path if you want me to.

10. My first trip took me to France, a country known for their nectar fields the
world over. It was here that I was going to start my journey to making the
best nectar in Moonlight Falls. I had to earn a visa level to stay in the country
long enough to learn the techniques of nectar making. And the best way to do
that was to do jobs or quests for the locals.

11. Although fetching a baseball that had fallen into a tomb was not what I had in mind for
my first foray in France. I was not prepared for all the hard work and strain it would take
to retrieve such a small thing like that. It exhausted me, but it did earn me a level 1 visa
and I did pick up the machine and ingredients I needed to start my own nectar business.
Shipping it back to the family farm was a challenge and expensive but we had more than
enough funds to cover it. My first trip was short but I will definitely return here in the
future.

12. Once I returned from France, I was upstairs telling my grandmother
about it when she stopped replying. I was not prepared for her to
leave right in the middle of my story. I was in shock and could not
call out to my grandfather or parents…

13. But grandpa Jet innately knew. He came in from the barn knowing something
was wrong. Alfred could not bear to remain strong, as he had grown quite
attached to grandma Rena. He was immortal and this was the first of many
deaths he would have to endure. At least my mother would be there with him
to help him deal with the losses that are still to come.

14. Grim: Rena Atredius; your time has come. Venture forth with me into the
Afterlife where your parents eagerly await your return.
Rena: What is the price my great grandson will have to pay? Tell me! I must
know!

15. Grim: I cannot tell you on this plane of existence. You must cross over with me
and there your parents will tell you. The price to be paid cannot be heard by
mortal ears until the time has come. There is a fairy being here, he will hear
me.
Rena: Do you really have to curse my great grandson? Can you not let him go?

16. Grim: Your great grandson is only alive because I allowed it the first
time. He is a product of something living and something dead. Balance must
be restored; be thankful your granddaughter did not have to pay for it.
Her life is protected by the Fae, she married one. If their child had
inherited his father’s fae power i would have to put off collecting my pay
for another generation, but he did not.

17. Grim: I know you hear me Fairy; I will return to collect my fee from your
son. You spared your mate with your Fae protection but it does not extend
to your son. Do not interfere with my due payment.
Alfred: How cruel of you! My child is innocent!
Grim: You know the laws of our world as well as I fairy. You cannot deny
me my payment for his existence.

18. Fare thee well grandmother, you are at peace now with your parents.
One day I will join you there with them. Keep watching over us from
the Afterlife.

19. To see my great grandfather’s eyes lost by this generation makes me
a bit sad. Vincent resembles his father quite a bit and has the same
strawberry blond hair that he does. He also has his father’s eyes. I
am happy to see how beautiful my little boy is turning out to be.

20. If only I knew what Alfred had heard Grim say, he looked quite
distressed and upset by it. All I saw was Alfred staring silently at
the spectre of death and his eyes narrow in what I thought looked
like anger. He won’t tell me what Grim said to him that angered
him so…I worry it was about the price that has been foretold to be
paid by my sweet little Vincent.
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