Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters. Patricia C. Wrede, Mercedes Lackey, and Tamora Pierce own them. (No, I don't bother retyping this thing for every posting.)
In which Cimorene and Kazul are surprised by a young girl, a very large cat, and a blind man (who happens to be rather young himself) and many things happen as a result
(part 10)
Morwen stood up and stuffed a few things into her sleeves, one of which looked suspiciously like a medical bag made out of reddish fake alligator skin. "Well, aren't you coming?" "But, Morwen we..." Daine started "Not you, the broom!" Morwen snapped and started tapping her foot impatiently. A broom came out of the magic door looking quite sheepish. Daine smothered another round of giggles at the thought of a witch with a flying broom as well as a magic mirror. Morwen snatched up the broom and stomped out of the room. "Come on, hurry up!" The group scurried out after Morwen and stood to attention on the front lawn. "Alright, this is how it's going to work. Daine, you will ride with me on my broom and Altra, you will ride on Kazul. I'm assuming his is agreeable to you, Kazul?" "It's fine with me. As long as he doesn't swish his tail in my face while I'm flying." "Wouldn't we get there much faster if we gated?" Altra asked, looking like he really didn't want to go flying on dragon's back. "Gate? Wha-" Morwen started "It's a way of traveling large distances in the time it would take to walk to another room in a house, not including the time it takes to construct one." Kazul informed her. "I read about it in my book." "Just how long would it take to construct one of these gates Altra?"
"Normally I couldn't do it by myself or without knowing exactly what my destination looks like. But, this being an enchanted forest, I believe I can simply use the magic of the forest and have it done in a minute or two, provided you and Kazul could clearly picture this 'reflecting pool' in your minds as I do so." "Amazing. Okay, go to it!" Altra got comfortable on Kazul's back and closed his eyes.
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Mendenbar looked up from his work. Willin, his assistant, looked up also. "Do you need something, Sire?" "No, no Willin, I'm fine. Thank-you." but he didn't go back to his work, instead he stood up and looked out the window. (From which he could see most of his kingdom, I might add.) "Nothing's wrong is it Sire?" the king shrugged "I'm not sure Willin. Somebody just used some of the forest's magic and I thought I was the only one who could do that." "Are you sure? Perhaps-" "I'm sure Willin. The worst of it is, I don't recognize anything about whoever did it. Their touch had a very odd feel - not bad - but different." " It's not the wizards again, is it Majesty?" "No. They would have a distinctly bad feel and the forest would have told me long ago if there were any wizards there. This is like nothing I've ever felt before." "Perhaps you'd better go check it out Your Highness?" Mendenbar almost smiled at that, Willin suggesting he go out? Almost inconceivable. "Perhaps I will."
Author's Notes~ Okay, since NOBODY voted, I went ahead on my own. SO THERE!
Okay, if anyone still wants to vote, I'll be posting a similar story that will be written in a choose your own adventure style. I'd be happy to consider any possibilities you might suggest. IF any of you actually gave me any feedback! Grrrrrrrrrrrrr. Oh well. Enjoy yourself anyway.
P.S. If you weren't going to review this story, you'd better reconsider. I will hunt you down. *JJ*
In which Cimorene and Kazul are surprised by a young girl, a very large cat, and a blind man (who happens to be rather young himself) and many things happen as a result
(part 10)
Morwen stood up and stuffed a few things into her sleeves, one of which looked suspiciously like a medical bag made out of reddish fake alligator skin. "Well, aren't you coming?" "But, Morwen we..." Daine started "Not you, the broom!" Morwen snapped and started tapping her foot impatiently. A broom came out of the magic door looking quite sheepish. Daine smothered another round of giggles at the thought of a witch with a flying broom as well as a magic mirror. Morwen snatched up the broom and stomped out of the room. "Come on, hurry up!" The group scurried out after Morwen and stood to attention on the front lawn. "Alright, this is how it's going to work. Daine, you will ride with me on my broom and Altra, you will ride on Kazul. I'm assuming his is agreeable to you, Kazul?" "It's fine with me. As long as he doesn't swish his tail in my face while I'm flying." "Wouldn't we get there much faster if we gated?" Altra asked, looking like he really didn't want to go flying on dragon's back. "Gate? Wha-" Morwen started "It's a way of traveling large distances in the time it would take to walk to another room in a house, not including the time it takes to construct one." Kazul informed her. "I read about it in my book." "Just how long would it take to construct one of these gates Altra?"
"Normally I couldn't do it by myself or without knowing exactly what my destination looks like. But, this being an enchanted forest, I believe I can simply use the magic of the forest and have it done in a minute or two, provided you and Kazul could clearly picture this 'reflecting pool' in your minds as I do so." "Amazing. Okay, go to it!" Altra got comfortable on Kazul's back and closed his eyes.
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Mendenbar looked up from his work. Willin, his assistant, looked up also. "Do you need something, Sire?" "No, no Willin, I'm fine. Thank-you." but he didn't go back to his work, instead he stood up and looked out the window. (From which he could see most of his kingdom, I might add.) "Nothing's wrong is it Sire?" the king shrugged "I'm not sure Willin. Somebody just used some of the forest's magic and I thought I was the only one who could do that." "Are you sure? Perhaps-" "I'm sure Willin. The worst of it is, I don't recognize anything about whoever did it. Their touch had a very odd feel - not bad - but different." " It's not the wizards again, is it Majesty?" "No. They would have a distinctly bad feel and the forest would have told me long ago if there were any wizards there. This is like nothing I've ever felt before." "Perhaps you'd better go check it out Your Highness?" Mendenbar almost smiled at that, Willin suggesting he go out? Almost inconceivable. "Perhaps I will."
Author's Notes~ Okay, since NOBODY voted, I went ahead on my own. SO THERE!
Okay, if anyone still wants to vote, I'll be posting a similar story that will be written in a choose your own adventure style. I'd be happy to consider any possibilities you might suggest. IF any of you actually gave me any feedback! Grrrrrrrrrrrrr. Oh well. Enjoy yourself anyway.
P.S. If you weren't going to review this story, you'd better reconsider. I will hunt you down. *JJ*