Jakin was also glad that he could spend some time alone with his sister

Jakin was also glad that he could spend some time alone with his sister. They had gotten up early, had packed a few things, and had taken their weapons: Marian's bow and arrows, and Jakin's sword. He didn't think they would be needed, but it was almost a law in this land to take some sort of weapon when going into the woods, or forest. They were both excellent with their weapons, and he knew that Marian was an excellent archer, much better than many of the men archers that he knew. He himself knew that his swordsmanship was also excellent, so he did not worry.

Marian was excited by the outing, and was looking forward to teaching her brother archery. The two had decided that they would teach each other their skills with their weapons, and both were excited to learn.

They had been walking for two hours, when Jakin stopped saying, "Let's stop here, and set up our camps. We should be near the waterfall."

"We are near the waterfall, I can hear it roaring. Can't you?" Marian asked, looking at Jakin in puzzlement. Jakin paused a moment and listened, but he simply could not hear anything. He looked at Marian in amazement and said, "You always did have the ears of a deer. You know you can hear from miles away!" Marian blushed at his compliment, but did not argue. She did have wonderful hearing, but she did not have the skill of walking through the forest as Jakin did. The young boy walked on the ground as if he was floating, stepping over branches and crackly leaves as if they were not there. Therefore, they stopped and set up their bedding, and then made their way to the enormous waterfall. It flowed over huge rocks, spilling out into a bowl-shaped chasm. It was an excellent swimming spot as the twins knew, and they wasted no time escaping the pressing heat. Jakin dunked his sister under the water playfully, and was laughingly dunked under himself. While they were both having fun and enjoying themselves, Jakin kept a wary eye on the shore, and up on the rocks near the waterfall. He did not want to be surprised by bandits, or outlaws living in the woods. He swung around when Marian gave a shriek, and disappeared from view. Scanning the surface where his sister had just been, Jakin dove underneath the water, his hands spread out feeling for his sister. There, he felt her head. Grasping her shoulders, he pulled her to the surface, but could not budge her. He dived deeper, feeling for her feet. Finding one foot, he searched for the other, following her ankle down, to feel a small opening in some rocks. Her foot was clearly stuck in the hole, and Jakin knew time was running out. Swimming to the surface, Jakin took deep breaths as he ran for shore. Grasping a long cane weed, he dived back in the water, careful not to let any water enter the holes on the bottom and top of the cane. Finding where his sister was, he lifted her head out of the water for 5 seconds, shoving the cane in her mouth, then letting go of her. Marian grasped the cane, and breathed deeply, letting the fresh air go into her lungs. She relaxed her body, letting it float while Jakin once again attempted to free her foot. It was tightly stuck, but gently Jakin began to move her ankle back and forth, back and forth. Slowly, her foot began to loosen, and Jakin knew that in a few more seconds her foot would be free. At last! Marian kicked to the surface, and threw the cane aside, breathing deeply, and coughing. She weakly tried to tread water, but she felt as if she could barely move. Her brother once again came to her rescue, and gently pulled her to shore. Once on shore, Marian lay on the ground, and closed her eyes. Jakin did the same, thanking Eashoa for helping him save his sister's life. Marian finally opened her eyes, and slowly sat up to look at her brother. "Thank you, Jakin. I…I do not think I would have made it. However, while my foot was stuck, I felt something in the hole, Jakin! It was round, and smooth. I wonder what it is." Jakin heard her speak, and he heard her unspoken question. Jokingly growling, he said, "All right, all right! I'll go see what it is." Smiling, Jakin once again entered the water, and slowly eased himself down to where the hole was. Diving again under the water, he reached out his hand and felt inside the hole. He felt at once, what Marian had spoken of, and slowly lifted the object out of the hole. Swimming to the surface, he shook his face to send the droplets of water from his eyes. Once his vision was cleared, Jakin was startled to see what he held in his hands. It was round, white, and looked a lot like a ball. But underneath the ball it rested on a golden platter that was attached to it. The ball was clear, but had a whitish tint to hit. Jakin turned the object upside down, and looked at the bottom of it. His finger slowly ran over the large red medallion engraved on the bottom.