As they went deeper and deeper into the forest it got darker and darker soon it felt like night. The trees seemed to glow an eerier. The earth just didn't feel the same under the horse's feet. Even though it was dark as night it was only 5 or so. Justine and Vicky had a terrible time keeping up with Terrance, but they were able to keep sight on Terrance. Milly and Snap-Dragon longed to slow down but they were urged forward by their owners. Butter-cup and Viggy tried to keep up but only held the others back. Wings never slowed down, she just flew. Suddenly Terrance pulled back on the reins, Wings came to a swift halt. Terrance stared at the sight before her. A tall man covered in gray hooded cloak stood before her. The man turned and smiled gently at Terrance. He reached out his hand to Terrance as if to tell her to follow. "Hel-" She started but as she spoke the man disappeared. Terrance jumped back slightly, but felt oddly calm. The weirdest thing of all was for those brief moments time itself seemed to stop, nothing seemed to matter, nothing. Not Justine nor Vicky(who were 30 feet away), not the horses not any of it!
The horses stopped 5 feet away from Terrance, not daring to come closer.Their bodies were shaking and they so longed to be put up for the day, But first they all needed to here what Terrance's reason was for running off, after all she was responsible for them being so hot and tired. Terrance turned her horses and faced the others. They looked at her with such displease in their eyes, that Terrance had to look down on the ground rather than face their looks. The looks seemed to burn through her.
"Did you see that!?" Terrance said pointing towards were she saw the man clad in the gray cloak.
"Terry, you've been acting weird ever since you got the stupid pendent! What is up!?" Vicky yelled at her.
"Vix! Darn it! I'm getting terrible vibes! I just saw a guy like in gray! I'm not lying! I've never lied to you before! You gotta believe me!"
"Ok then where did this guy in gray go to?" Justine said, slightly glancing around.
"I don't know! He just disappeared!" Terrance said slowly realizing how crazy she sounded.
"Yeah right!" Justine said back.
Terrance's eyes flashed in anger and frustration, she knew something was up but couldn't put her finger on it. "Terrance" Vicky said looking at her with one of those 'it was you who did it' looks.
"What?" She snapped back.
"Did you let those horses loose last night?" Vicky asked.
Terrance jumped in her saddle. "What? How can could you say such a thing about me!" she glared. She grabbed the reins and yanked them hard to turn Wings around and rode off towards where she saw the man. "FORGET YOU!" she yelled as she rode off.
"Don't you hate when she gets in those moods?" Justine said, looking over at Vicky.
"She's just miss dramatic everything" Vicky snickered back.
Terrance closed her eyes and choked up on the reins, urging her horse to go faster and faster. Once she opened her eyes again, it was pitch black. The only light around was the faint glow of giant things around. Bigger than any building Terrance ever saw. Wings stopped and Terrance jumped off. After rummaging through a saddle back she found a flash light. First she turned it to the floor, not daring to look up at anything else, at least not yet. After working up enough nerve she turns the flashlight slowly to the giant objects. It had an old and grumbling stair case wrapped around it, Terrance turned the light strait up ward and she still didn't see the tops. After a moment of lost confusion she turned back to Wings. She took off the saddle and let her horse graze for a while. She took the last of the food she had for her horse and set it out with what little water she had left. She chewed on some dried fruit and laid down in the grass. It seemed warm and cool at the same time. It begged for her to sleep on it, but she didn't. She knew she had a lot of work set out for her.
"Wings, I don't think we're in California anymore" She said an hour later. Wings nickered softly and walked over to Terrance, nudging her to get up. Terrance held onto The horse's bridal and pulled herself up. After painfully put the saddle back on, she barely climbed onto the horses back and after she made it up she saw she left the saddle back on the ground. She groaned and slipped off on side, crawled over to the bag and snatched it, and crawled back to the horse. She slowly stood and tied the bad to the back of the saddle. She climbed back onto her horse and composed herself. After a few minutes of shaking of f Tiredness she let wings walk forward. She didn't care what direction they went, whatever wings chose would be good enough for her. Her last thought before drifting into a dreamland, wasn't of her friends or what she was going to do. It was of the man in the gray cloak.
Terrance felt a tapping on her shoulder and whispers of many, but she didn't understand what was being said. It seemed faintly familiar but at the same time so strange and odd. She was only numbly aware of it all, she was too tired to speak or even move. She felt more hands feel her body, and suddenly she fell off the horse and onto the ground. She rolled over and stared strait up. She saw the blurry visions of many standing over her body. She reached out to touch one of the figures but they all suddenly jumped back. A few moments later they gathered back around, Terrance gave up all effort to move. Her eyes shifted to the side and saw her horse being led away from her, she tried to reach again but her whole body felt numb. There was a parting in the figures and another figure appeared. It kneeled down next to Terrance and touched her forehead with its left arm. The figure held one of Terrance's hand in its, and smiled gently. "creoso nessa er" The figure said "a' Loth Lorien"
Terrance's heart jumped. She understood those words. "Welcome young one.. To Loth Lorien" she restated in English. The next thing Terrance eyes saw was black and she drifted off into sleep.
The figured smiled "Sleep well young one, for there is much to be discussed when you wake."
The horses stopped 5 feet away from Terrance, not daring to come closer.Their bodies were shaking and they so longed to be put up for the day, But first they all needed to here what Terrance's reason was for running off, after all she was responsible for them being so hot and tired. Terrance turned her horses and faced the others. They looked at her with such displease in their eyes, that Terrance had to look down on the ground rather than face their looks. The looks seemed to burn through her.
"Did you see that!?" Terrance said pointing towards were she saw the man clad in the gray cloak.
"Terry, you've been acting weird ever since you got the stupid pendent! What is up!?" Vicky yelled at her.
"Vix! Darn it! I'm getting terrible vibes! I just saw a guy like in gray! I'm not lying! I've never lied to you before! You gotta believe me!"
"Ok then where did this guy in gray go to?" Justine said, slightly glancing around.
"I don't know! He just disappeared!" Terrance said slowly realizing how crazy she sounded.
"Yeah right!" Justine said back.
Terrance's eyes flashed in anger and frustration, she knew something was up but couldn't put her finger on it. "Terrance" Vicky said looking at her with one of those 'it was you who did it' looks.
"What?" She snapped back.
"Did you let those horses loose last night?" Vicky asked.
Terrance jumped in her saddle. "What? How can could you say such a thing about me!" she glared. She grabbed the reins and yanked them hard to turn Wings around and rode off towards where she saw the man. "FORGET YOU!" she yelled as she rode off.
"Don't you hate when she gets in those moods?" Justine said, looking over at Vicky.
"She's just miss dramatic everything" Vicky snickered back.
Terrance closed her eyes and choked up on the reins, urging her horse to go faster and faster. Once she opened her eyes again, it was pitch black. The only light around was the faint glow of giant things around. Bigger than any building Terrance ever saw. Wings stopped and Terrance jumped off. After rummaging through a saddle back she found a flash light. First she turned it to the floor, not daring to look up at anything else, at least not yet. After working up enough nerve she turns the flashlight slowly to the giant objects. It had an old and grumbling stair case wrapped around it, Terrance turned the light strait up ward and she still didn't see the tops. After a moment of lost confusion she turned back to Wings. She took off the saddle and let her horse graze for a while. She took the last of the food she had for her horse and set it out with what little water she had left. She chewed on some dried fruit and laid down in the grass. It seemed warm and cool at the same time. It begged for her to sleep on it, but she didn't. She knew she had a lot of work set out for her.
"Wings, I don't think we're in California anymore" She said an hour later. Wings nickered softly and walked over to Terrance, nudging her to get up. Terrance held onto The horse's bridal and pulled herself up. After painfully put the saddle back on, she barely climbed onto the horses back and after she made it up she saw she left the saddle back on the ground. She groaned and slipped off on side, crawled over to the bag and snatched it, and crawled back to the horse. She slowly stood and tied the bad to the back of the saddle. She climbed back onto her horse and composed herself. After a few minutes of shaking of f Tiredness she let wings walk forward. She didn't care what direction they went, whatever wings chose would be good enough for her. Her last thought before drifting into a dreamland, wasn't of her friends or what she was going to do. It was of the man in the gray cloak.
Terrance felt a tapping on her shoulder and whispers of many, but she didn't understand what was being said. It seemed faintly familiar but at the same time so strange and odd. She was only numbly aware of it all, she was too tired to speak or even move. She felt more hands feel her body, and suddenly she fell off the horse and onto the ground. She rolled over and stared strait up. She saw the blurry visions of many standing over her body. She reached out to touch one of the figures but they all suddenly jumped back. A few moments later they gathered back around, Terrance gave up all effort to move. Her eyes shifted to the side and saw her horse being led away from her, she tried to reach again but her whole body felt numb. There was a parting in the figures and another figure appeared. It kneeled down next to Terrance and touched her forehead with its left arm. The figure held one of Terrance's hand in its, and smiled gently. "creoso nessa er" The figure said "a' Loth Lorien"
Terrance's heart jumped. She understood those words. "Welcome young one.. To Loth Lorien" she restated in English. The next thing Terrance eyes saw was black and she drifted off into sleep.
The figured smiled "Sleep well young one, for there is much to be discussed when you wake."