Osprey watched the three people appear out of nowhere, and knock his fellow
stable boy to the ground. He hid, not wishing the same fate. The three
people mounted and cantered off. He was about to step out when another pair
of men stepped through the door, one of them carrying a sword. Osprey
flattened himself against the wall, hoping that these men had no trouble in
mind. But all they did was take two horses, riding off after the other
three.
Now what could this possibly be about… The boy thought. Osprey stood at the door, looking out at the small dust cloud retreating into the night.
GO AFTER THEM. A voice chimed inside Osprey's head. He looked around, bewildered.
"W-What? Who said that?"
GO AFTER THEM. GET ON YOUR HORSE, AND GO AFTER THEM.
"Who are you?"
1 I AM LUNORD
"L-Lunord? B-but-"
YOU MUST LEAVE NOW. YOU ARE NEEDED ON THEIR QUEST.
"But-but I'm only a stable boy! And what is their quest? And how could I possibly be of help?"
YOU QUESTION YOUR GOD? Lunord's voice boomed inside Osprey's head, forcing him to clutch at the wall for support.
"But what help am I? I have been told all my life that I am useless; I am a horse boy of twelve! What can I do?"
YOU WILL BE NEEDED. YOU MUST HELP THEM. OTHERWISE, ALL WILL BE LOST. THERE WILL BE NO LIFE LEFT TO LIVE. FIND THEM. THEY WILL TELL YOU TO LEAVE; BUT YOU MUST BE PERSISTANT. WITHOUT YOU, THEY WILL NOT SUCCEED IN THEIR TASK. TELL THEM THAT. NOW GO!
Osprey stood a moment, in a dazed silence. Then he ran to the stables, looking for his horse, Valdis. Mounting his black stallion, Osprey galloped off, racing after the dieing dust cloud.
Now what could this possibly be about… The boy thought. Osprey stood at the door, looking out at the small dust cloud retreating into the night.
GO AFTER THEM. A voice chimed inside Osprey's head. He looked around, bewildered.
"W-What? Who said that?"
GO AFTER THEM. GET ON YOUR HORSE, AND GO AFTER THEM.
"Who are you?"
1 I AM LUNORD
"L-Lunord? B-but-"
YOU MUST LEAVE NOW. YOU ARE NEEDED ON THEIR QUEST.
"But-but I'm only a stable boy! And what is their quest? And how could I possibly be of help?"
YOU QUESTION YOUR GOD? Lunord's voice boomed inside Osprey's head, forcing him to clutch at the wall for support.
"But what help am I? I have been told all my life that I am useless; I am a horse boy of twelve! What can I do?"
YOU WILL BE NEEDED. YOU MUST HELP THEM. OTHERWISE, ALL WILL BE LOST. THERE WILL BE NO LIFE LEFT TO LIVE. FIND THEM. THEY WILL TELL YOU TO LEAVE; BUT YOU MUST BE PERSISTANT. WITHOUT YOU, THEY WILL NOT SUCCEED IN THEIR TASK. TELL THEM THAT. NOW GO!
Osprey stood a moment, in a dazed silence. Then he ran to the stables, looking for his horse, Valdis. Mounting his black stallion, Osprey galloped off, racing after the dieing dust cloud.