Chapter 4
The Migration
Recap: As Cole, Terra, Altairia, and Carrow were eating their dinner (deer, apples, pears, and water :3) they kept coming up with ideas to overthrow Xenophilus. None of them were good plans when Cole came up with the idea to bring the residents of Evantara to the Moonlit Passing and train them as warriors! When the time was right, they would march into Xenophilus and defeat them for good. That's the plan anyway, it could go completely wrong.
"Children younger then eighteen years of age follow Cole to the Great Oak! Everyone else, come to me!" I shouted while I stood on a stump of a gigantic redwood, which once took up to much space and was eventually chopped down. This stump was also where Cole and I announced important things, held meetings, held wedding receptions, etc.
All the adults of Evantara gathered around the stump as I quickly glanced over at the Great Oak, where Cole was. The Great Oak had always been a sacred place for us, we always went there to receive information from our great ancestors and the spirits of nature who guided us in our ways. Cole turned back to me as I arched my eyebrows. He gave the thumbs up, which meant he knew what he was suppose to say to the children. I nodded my head and turned back to the adults.
"We are planning on overthrowing Xenophilus-" The words spread like wildfire and burned. All the adults kept talking, and I whistled to silence them. "We are planning on overthrowing Xenophilus. Now, we are moving to a better place for now. It's called the Moonlit Passing, and all of us will live there until we are ready." "What will we do there that'll help us overthrow Xenophilus?" Asked Boreon, a young adult that was pretty close to me. He had shiny brown hair that had hint of red in it, and hazel eyes that were big and curious. "You will be trained as warriors so that when the time comes to overthrowing Xenophilus, we can march in and take them down. It might take a very long time, years even, but we are going to do all we can to achieve our freedom." I finished. "What weapons will we use?" asked a woman wearing an apron covered with images of orchids. "We will train you to use bow and arrows. I think those weapons would be best to our advantage." I exclaimed. "Anymore questions?" Boreon raised his hand again, looking utterly clueless. "Where are we going to get that many bow and arrows?" he asked with the same hint of curiousness in his voice. "In the Moonlit Passing, there is a secret place that Cole and I can only enter. We can get the bow and arrows from there." I said, thinking of Syundine.
Since all of the questions were answered, Cole and I gathered everyone together. "Get everything that you need from your homes and bring it here. Only bring essential items and make sure you have everything, because once we leave, we're not coming back here for a very long time!" Cole announced as there was a great amount of shuffling as people returned back to their houses. "I hopes this plan works." I huffed, feeling exhausted. "It'll have to. Otherwise there would be no more cake!" Cole replied cheerily. I gave a light laugh, but stopped quickly. I'm glad he was trying to cheer me up, but honestly, how can you be in a good mood when you're in a life or death situation?
When everyone had gathered back to the stump, I whistled to silence them. "We are leaving now. It's not that long of a journey, only a few hours." I shouted. I jumped off the stump with Ivy in my arms, as Cole did the same. He must've noticed the worried gleam in my eyes, because he grabbed my arm softly and gave me a reassuring look. I smiled back at him as he released my arm. It's time for the plan to unfold. I thought.
I motioned with my arm for everyone to follow me, as we started walking toward the edge of the Evantara boundary. I stayed back to make sure everyone crossed safely while Cole lead on. Once everyone had crossed, I looked back toward the deserted Evantara. Don't worry ancients. The next time we come back, we'll be free. I promise. I thought, as I tore away from Evantara and crossed the borders.
We made our way across the sharp, tall grass that gave me the horrible cuts before. Fortuantely, I had the foresight to make everybody including myself put something over their arms so they wouldn't be affected. The white-hot sun beat down on us like a mallet, making the trip very uncomfortable. We stopped several times, drinking water from our wooden canteens, which was already too warm for my taste.
Finally, we made it too the Moonlit Passing. Everyone collapsed under the shade of a redwood tree, relieved from the immeasurable heat of the sun. Carrow and Altairia arrived from the forest to greet us. When everyone saw the wolves, some immediately screamed in terror, and some charged toward the wolves, ready to attack them. "STOP!" I yelled at the top of my lungs. The people who were screaming ceased and the people who charged toward Carrow and Altairia froze. "They are not our enemies! They are our friends and our strongest allies! You will treat them with respect and will not lay a finger on them unless they say it's ok." I replied. Altairia smiled in greeting to everyone while Carrow's lemon yellow eyes pierced at everyone like daggers.
"Welcome to the Moonlit Passing," Altairia said in her mystical voice. "you must've had a hard journey. Please rest for now. When you are ready, Carrow-" She pointed to the monstrous earth wolf beside her. "And I will show you to your living quarters." She finished. Everyone smiled in relief as they rested on the ground or against the trunk of a tree. I saw a little girl walk up to Altairia and stroke her head, which made me smile and look at Ivy, pondering if she would have the same kind of bond with Carrow and Altairia in the future.
(Well, I thought about it and I thought that this would be a good place to end the chapter at. Sorry it's so short! Let me know if you have any ideas to add to this or if there's anything I can improve!)