A.N. ~ Well! That took longer than I thought! All that business with the sight being rebuilt and then a torrent of other things have kept me away but I'm here. Thanks to all of you have reviewed! Can you see my big smile? ^_^ = ) : }^o^ : )*v* ; )^v^ ; }
Maybe that'll give you an idea... or not @_@. Oh well, back to business. ^_~
Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters. Patricia C. Wrede, Mercedes Lackey, and Tamora Pierce own them.
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 17)
The group finally caught up to Altra and found him panting in a clearing. He looked up at them piteously, "I lost him."
A voice spoke: "If you look for the young one without sight than you are not lost."
Everyone looked around frantically for the source of the eerie sound. Finding none, Altra demanded "Who are you and what do you mean by that?"
A sound vaguely resembling laughter came to them from the trees "We are all around you. Do you not know us?"
The group stood, still and silent. Again the sound of laughter, Altra's ears pricked up. It was a familiar sound.
"We have been here longer than any of you, we have guarded and cared for this land."
The voice was encouraging now, as if it really did want them to guess.
Mendenbar spoke up "Uhhh, nope, sorry, don't know you."
The noise again, Altra recognized it. It was the sound of leaves blowing in the wind! The sound was slightly altered so that it resembled the sound of waves but it surely was the leaves. There was no wind. Altra looked around as the noise filled the clearing -the trees were shaking with laughter. The trees!
"The furred one has guessed our secret. It is the forest itself to which you speak. We are caring for your lost one."
Well, what do you say to that? Nothing. & that's exactly what they said too.
"Have you nothing to say? Do you not demand him back or plead for his safety?" The 'voice' asked inquisitively.
Kazul began to step forward angrily (she hadn't eaten for a while and she was a bit agitated) but Altra beat her to it "We do not plead for anything!" then he relaxed "But we do not demand either. We-I humbly ask you to tell me where Karal is. Please, he is my responsibility and my dearest friend."
The trees were silent. Altra waited.
The trees continued their silence. Kazul got impatient "Well? Aren't you going to say anything? Aren't you going to tell him? I'll have you know that I am the King of the Dragons and I am not in a good mood so you better answer him or you will face the consequences!"
A few nearby trees seemed to cower away from the dragon -probably thinking of what her fire would do to them.
Cimorene attempted to appease the dragon while Altra rephrased the question a bit more tactfully. "Could you please answer? Are you still there? Please -I need an answer!" the poor thing looked so decrepit and appeared near to tears (in fact, the only reason he wasn't crying is because he couldn't).
No answer. Silence. No movement. Nothing.
~Well, that's another short one but the next update should be soon. Of course now that I say that a teacher is probably gonna give me some evil report that takes up all my time and energy. Wait! -I have one of those already! Oops, I'll be back later folks and don't forget to review!
Maybe that'll give you an idea... or not @_@. Oh well, back to business. ^_~
Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters. Patricia C. Wrede, Mercedes Lackey, and Tamora Pierce own them.
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 17)
The group finally caught up to Altra and found him panting in a clearing. He looked up at them piteously, "I lost him."
A voice spoke: "If you look for the young one without sight than you are not lost."
Everyone looked around frantically for the source of the eerie sound. Finding none, Altra demanded "Who are you and what do you mean by that?"
A sound vaguely resembling laughter came to them from the trees "We are all around you. Do you not know us?"
The group stood, still and silent. Again the sound of laughter, Altra's ears pricked up. It was a familiar sound.
"We have been here longer than any of you, we have guarded and cared for this land."
The voice was encouraging now, as if it really did want them to guess.
Mendenbar spoke up "Uhhh, nope, sorry, don't know you."
The noise again, Altra recognized it. It was the sound of leaves blowing in the wind! The sound was slightly altered so that it resembled the sound of waves but it surely was the leaves. There was no wind. Altra looked around as the noise filled the clearing -the trees were shaking with laughter. The trees!
"The furred one has guessed our secret. It is the forest itself to which you speak. We are caring for your lost one."
Well, what do you say to that? Nothing. & that's exactly what they said too.
"Have you nothing to say? Do you not demand him back or plead for his safety?" The 'voice' asked inquisitively.
Kazul began to step forward angrily (she hadn't eaten for a while and she was a bit agitated) but Altra beat her to it "We do not plead for anything!" then he relaxed "But we do not demand either. We-I humbly ask you to tell me where Karal is. Please, he is my responsibility and my dearest friend."
The trees were silent. Altra waited.
The trees continued their silence. Kazul got impatient "Well? Aren't you going to say anything? Aren't you going to tell him? I'll have you know that I am the King of the Dragons and I am not in a good mood so you better answer him or you will face the consequences!"
A few nearby trees seemed to cower away from the dragon -probably thinking of what her fire would do to them.
Cimorene attempted to appease the dragon while Altra rephrased the question a bit more tactfully. "Could you please answer? Are you still there? Please -I need an answer!" the poor thing looked so decrepit and appeared near to tears (in fact, the only reason he wasn't crying is because he couldn't).
No answer. Silence. No movement. Nothing.
~Well, that's another short one but the next update should be soon. Of course now that I say that a teacher is probably gonna give me some evil report that takes up all my time and energy. Wait! -I have one of those already! Oops, I'll be back later folks and don't forget to review!