The Steward of Gondor
(Caspian's Escape)
Home is behind,
The world ahead.
And there are many paths to tread.
Through shadow,
To the edge of night
Until the stars are all alight
I take one last look at the world behind me, the fireworks over the castle a beautiful and chilling sight. Then I gallop into the night, the dark and uncharted world before me.
"Go to the forest, they will not follow you there." The professor's words echo in my head, so may paths, each choice as horrifying as the next. Then I am at the border of the forest, the edge of civilization stretches out in either direction. I plunge into the forest, charging through it, praying the soldiers will not dare to follow.
A ribbon of stars twines its way through the forest; it takes me a moment to realize that it is the river so I have little to time to prepare before my horse begins to swim across.
Mist and shadow
Cloud and shade
All shall fade
All shall...fade.
I had rarely dared to enter the forest and hand never gone this far. The trees cast a moon lit shadow, the stark contrast seem to jump out, I cannot tell where shadows end and my pursuers begin. I pray that it is all but a dream, that I will wake up and all will be forgotten… The branch comes from nowhere, and the next thing that registers is that there is a very short man running towards me, I blow Doctor. Cornelius's horn then all fades to black.