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The Collision
Chapter 5~The killers
"Well, we had better study the truelberries," said Numair. "I'll ask Duke
Gareth the Elderto send us some information about truelberries,"
So the next day, a messenger with a book about truelberries came. After
the midday,the mages had another meeting. "The book says that
truelberries taste the same as cherries, and.....................they can
be used to trap the user!" Numair exclaimed. "He
quickly turned the pages to the chapter. "Whoever has contact with
truelberries for a long period of time will slowly become part of the
essence that makes up truelberries.
Or the truelberries will become a part of them. 'Fighting fire with fire'
by using truelberry juice or such and the user of the truelberries will slowly be attracted to the juice or pulp.
Use carefully," Alanna read out aloud.
"So all we have to do is get some truelberry juice!" Sandry exclaimed triumphantly.
"There's the question of how," Daine said slowly. "Where will we find truelberries? Kadder
doesn't have any. "
"I'll send for some in the fire," Numair promised.

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Later that night.....................................
Something was pulling her. She was being drawn to the centre of..............a truelberry!
"Eat it eat it eat it," a strange voice chanted. She felt her mouth opening by itself.
"Sandry! Wake up!" Sandry woke up with a start. Tris and Daja were shaking her.
"What's wrong? You were screaming NO! NOOO! in your sleep," Briar told her.
She smiled weakly. "Bad dream. I'm okay now. Go back to sleep," But she was too shaken
to go back to sleep so instead she went outside. It was cool and calming and soon Sandry
was ready to go back to sleep. But something was keeping her there. She listned carefully.
Sure enough, there was whispering.
In Daine and Numair's chamber..............
Dain crept out of bed, careful not to wake Numair up. Kitten was trilling softly outside. "I'm
coming, I'm coming," Daine murmured. Once outside, Daine spoke louder. "What is it Kitten?"
Kitten whistled and led to outsid where the Emelan mags were. A girl was sitting on the
wall, her head cocked. "Come on." By now Zek was also on her shoulder. "Hey!" Daine
called to the girl. The girl put her finger to her lips and beckoned for Daine to come closer.
"I'm Sandry," she said. "If you keep quiet you can hear sombody whispering," Daine shaped
her ears to the ears of a cat and listened.
"Hurry up! We don't have all night. Daybreak is in a few hours," somone whispered.
"I'm coming, I'm coming. But this truelberries are so heavy, Graeme," another man whined.
"Graeme!" Daine put her hand to her mouth. "Not Graeme of Barony Olau!"
"Where do you think they are headed for?" Sandry wondered.
"They are heading for us!" Daine yelped and ducked down behind the wall. Sandry joined her
"They haven't seen us yet," Sandry whispered.
"No, their heading for my chamber,"Daine said slowly,"and that must mean that they are
working for the Copper Isles and they are going to kill Numair!". Daine rushed up and ran for
her room. Sandry followed.
"Numair!" Dain cried.
"What is it?" he mumbled.
"The killers are coming!"
"What!?" Numair shot up. "Come on, Daine, we've got to fight."
"No, wait!". Numair and Daine both turned around. They had forgotten that Sandry was there
"We can set up a trap instead of having a big war. Then the "war" between Carthaki and
Copper Isles will be over,"
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Yeah, yeah, yeah. That wasn't a very good ending. But when I returned to finish this
chapter, I discovered that I had a temperary writers' block. So.....keep reading.
~~~Takarimon