Chapter 4
Ginka didn't pause until she was in her beloved retreat deep within the woodland. It was a titanic white oak tree that was currently full in bloom. It was almost 500 feet tall. She climbed as high as she could, and since she was a wiry little thing, she could go just about to the top of the tree.
Once she got to the top, Ginka started to cry. All Firestorm knew of her past was that she had been separated from her parents when she was five, and had come to Sotat when she was eight and then met him. He didn't know that she had been a slave and run away when she was eight. He also didn't know that the reason she was so afraid of Fire Magic was that when she misbehaved, or failed to complete a task to their approval, her masters would torture her with their Fire Magic for hours on end. Since her Earth Magic allowed her to talk to plants, she told all of this to her tree, not discerning a silhouette at the foot of the oak that could hear every word. She also didn't notice the sinister storm clouds that began to assemble frighteningly fast. However, Firestorm, back at the smithy, did and was alarmed. He knew that the clouds had something to do with Ginka, since she was the only person in the east with enough power to summon such torrential rain and gusts in the east. In fact, he had only heard of two other people with that much power and they were far, far to the south. Firestorm did not know where Ginka had darted off to unfortunately. He was just starting to get his stuff together to search the whole forest, when Nico came running out of it.
"I know where Ginka is!" he shouted to be heard over the winds. "Follow me!"
"Thank Celestia! Is she ok?" Firestorm bellowed back.
"Yes but I don't know for how much longer! She's at the very top of a gigantic tree! She could fall! We have to hurry!"
With that, the two men ran into the forest in the direction of Ginka's haven.
Hey there, Rin Willow here::bows: OoOoOoOo cliffhanger! You know, I hate them in books I read, but they are really fun to write. I hope you aren't shaking your head at the stupidity of the story. I hope you are shaking your head at the sheer wonder and genius of... well... me::Ginka "I am shaking my head because you are silly and hyper"::Me" Very true Ginka. I am. However, I had ice-cream so I am allowed to be. So there": AHEM. Until Chapter 6 fellow Sendale lovers (and haters. But we'll ignore you) CIAO::bows again, and leaves: