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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 11)
A bright, shining, blue light in the shape of a large door began to materialize in front of the group. Daine gasped "It's beautiful!" she whispered as if saying it louder would destroy it. "Just wait till you go through it." said Altra just as he finished the gate.
"Okay, this is it. Everybody step through, you might want to do it one at a time. You know, single file and all that. Don't stop and don't turn to the side. Just keep going straight forward until you come out at the reflecting pool. You should be able to see it at the end of the tunnel as soon as you step into it. Why don't you go first, Morwen?" Morwen nodded and stepped through the luminescent gate. She disappeared. "Okay, now Daine." Daine took a breath and stepped through. It was absolutely awesome. The 'walls' were iridescent and shimmered brightly. She was almost disappointed when she stepped out at the reflecting pool. Until she saw the pool itself. The pool reflected the scene around it perfectly (except for the fact that it was upside down) and somehow managed to make it look even more gorgeous then the original scene was itself. Altra emerged from the gate on Kazul's back. He appeared to be sleeping. Kazul bent over and gently deposited Altra on the ground, he woke up and stretched. "Mmm, well that was a refreshing little nap. Okay, what's the situation?" Then he saw Karal sprawled out on the ground, he was a deathly white. "Karal! What happened to him?!" This last comment was directed toward Telemain, who was talking to Morwen. "Well, I don't know." was his reply. "What do you mean you don't know? Look at him, something like that doesn't just happen for no reason!" Daine joined in, suddenly furious at his seeming unconcern. "Oh but you see, it did. We were simply walking along, talking, and he just collapsed. I couldn't find anything wrong with him, but I couldn't wake him up. I even tried a little bit of magic, but it only seemed to make him worse! I just didn't know what to do. So I called Morwen. By the way, who are you?" Morwen stepped in "This young lady is Daine, a type of mage from a different world-not Karal's-and Altra, a fire cat from Karal's world. Altra is the one who built the gate that brought us here." "Interesting thing, this gate. Would you mind explaining to me exactly how it works? You'll of course have to do it over since the other gate has closed already and-" Altra beat Morwen, Daine and Kazul in responding "YOU STUPID IDIOT! CAN'T YOU SEE THAT THERE ARE MORE IMPORTANT THINGS GOING ON THAN YOU'RE MEANINGLESS, UNIMPORTANT WONDERINGS?! KARAL NEEDS HELP AND I AM GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT HE GETS IT, SOON!" "My 'wonderings' as you call them, are not meaningless and I am-" "I DON'T CARE YOU BIG BLOWHARD! I'VE HAD MORE THAN ENOUGH OF YOUR PONTIFICATING AND BOMBASITY! SHUT UP AND DO SOMETHING CONSTRUCTIVE OR GET OUT OF THE WAY SO SOMEONE ELSE CAN!" Daine turned to Morwen "Is bombosity even a word?" "I don't know," said Morwen "but if it isn't, it should be."
"Okay, okay! Calm down! I will make the supreme sacrifice of ignoring the call of my art for-" Kazul glared at him and licked her lips (or what passed for lips) "some thing that is obviously more important." Kazul smiled at him sweetly, a little to sweetly. Telemain pulled at the collar of his robe. "That's better. Now let's get back to examining Karal." Morwen turned around, and Karal was gone.
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 11)
A bright, shining, blue light in the shape of a large door began to materialize in front of the group. Daine gasped "It's beautiful!" she whispered as if saying it louder would destroy it. "Just wait till you go through it." said Altra just as he finished the gate.
"Okay, this is it. Everybody step through, you might want to do it one at a time. You know, single file and all that. Don't stop and don't turn to the side. Just keep going straight forward until you come out at the reflecting pool. You should be able to see it at the end of the tunnel as soon as you step into it. Why don't you go first, Morwen?" Morwen nodded and stepped through the luminescent gate. She disappeared. "Okay, now Daine." Daine took a breath and stepped through. It was absolutely awesome. The 'walls' were iridescent and shimmered brightly. She was almost disappointed when she stepped out at the reflecting pool. Until she saw the pool itself. The pool reflected the scene around it perfectly (except for the fact that it was upside down) and somehow managed to make it look even more gorgeous then the original scene was itself. Altra emerged from the gate on Kazul's back. He appeared to be sleeping. Kazul bent over and gently deposited Altra on the ground, he woke up and stretched. "Mmm, well that was a refreshing little nap. Okay, what's the situation?" Then he saw Karal sprawled out on the ground, he was a deathly white. "Karal! What happened to him?!" This last comment was directed toward Telemain, who was talking to Morwen. "Well, I don't know." was his reply. "What do you mean you don't know? Look at him, something like that doesn't just happen for no reason!" Daine joined in, suddenly furious at his seeming unconcern. "Oh but you see, it did. We were simply walking along, talking, and he just collapsed. I couldn't find anything wrong with him, but I couldn't wake him up. I even tried a little bit of magic, but it only seemed to make him worse! I just didn't know what to do. So I called Morwen. By the way, who are you?" Morwen stepped in "This young lady is Daine, a type of mage from a different world-not Karal's-and Altra, a fire cat from Karal's world. Altra is the one who built the gate that brought us here." "Interesting thing, this gate. Would you mind explaining to me exactly how it works? You'll of course have to do it over since the other gate has closed already and-" Altra beat Morwen, Daine and Kazul in responding "YOU STUPID IDIOT! CAN'T YOU SEE THAT THERE ARE MORE IMPORTANT THINGS GOING ON THAN YOU'RE MEANINGLESS, UNIMPORTANT WONDERINGS?! KARAL NEEDS HELP AND I AM GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT HE GETS IT, SOON!" "My 'wonderings' as you call them, are not meaningless and I am-" "I DON'T CARE YOU BIG BLOWHARD! I'VE HAD MORE THAN ENOUGH OF YOUR PONTIFICATING AND BOMBASITY! SHUT UP AND DO SOMETHING CONSTRUCTIVE OR GET OUT OF THE WAY SO SOMEONE ELSE CAN!" Daine turned to Morwen "Is bombosity even a word?" "I don't know," said Morwen "but if it isn't, it should be."
"Okay, okay! Calm down! I will make the supreme sacrifice of ignoring the call of my art for-" Kazul glared at him and licked her lips (or what passed for lips) "some thing that is obviously more important." Kazul smiled at him sweetly, a little to sweetly. Telemain pulled at the collar of his robe. "That's better. Now let's get back to examining Karal." Morwen turned around, and Karal was gone.