I don't own Deltora Quest, BUT I do own Jeeordina and her crew and
anything else that isn't in the previous book that I cant be bothered
mentioning.
Chapter 10- the Centre
Jasmine watched Gumara and Aidar as they carried her through the jungle. She had seen many interesting things on the way, like bamboo stalks as tall as the trees in the forests of silence, pitch black rocks with orange marbled through them and small furred creatures with three large eyes. Before they had reached the jungle, they had travelled through very long grass. Even with the cage being held up by Gumara and Aidar, the grass still touched the top of the bars. They had come to a clearing where four paths snaked off in different directions. Jeeordina had left another clue by a large rock and had told Jasmine "only one path leads to the centre. The rest lead to danger." The path they had taken was rocky and along the edge grew small, blue flowers. Jasmine just hoped that the clue would lead Leif down the right path. Jasmine asked Jeeordina "where are you taking me? What did you write on the clue?" Jeeordina stated "we are taking you to the Centre. There you will meet Queen Sulaya and be told your fate." Jasmine gulped as she thought of her fate. What would happen if Leif never came? She shook her head, she was sure Leif would come. She knew she would come, if he were in her position. But Jasmine didn't have the duty of being the king. She was certain that Doom, her father, would try to stop Leif from coming. But Jasmine hoped with all her might that Leif wouldn't let his duty stop him. Suddenly light spilled onto the path. They had come out of the jungle and were walking through long grass again. Aidar sighed in relief "we are nearly at the Centre." Above the blades of grass Jasmine could see a large clearing and what looked like roofs of grass. Zumba began to walk ahead and slowly came to a stop. He parted the grass and said, "we are here!" as they walked out of the grass, Jasmine gasped as she took in every detail. On one side were many little huts, made with bamboo and rooved with grass. They were circular and only one door at the front. There were small stools in front of each one and Jasmine could see glittering eyes gazing out at her. To the right was a large ring of stones where a fire had been and tall bamboo poles, placed in a straight line. Jasmine looked to the front and gazed in awe at the building ahead. It was made like all the others, but was tall and thin. Woven curtains hung over large windows while a ring of torches blazed around the bottom of the hut. A large woven blanket had been tied just above the door and been pulled out to provide shade outside. Jasmine guessed that this was where the queen lived. And Jasmine it seemed was about to meet her.
Leif began to feel drowsy as the sun began to set. His journey had been very tedious so far. He almost wished something terrible would happen just to make it more interesting. But just as he hoped for excitement, danger came. The water around the boat began to churn and Kree screeched as long grey shapes began to emerge out of the water. Grinning mouths lined with teeth like knives, gleaming red eyes and sickle-like claws. Leif gasped in horror as four finned tails thrashed the water, one dangeront was bad enough, but four could be fatal.
Chapter 10- the Centre
Jasmine watched Gumara and Aidar as they carried her through the jungle. She had seen many interesting things on the way, like bamboo stalks as tall as the trees in the forests of silence, pitch black rocks with orange marbled through them and small furred creatures with three large eyes. Before they had reached the jungle, they had travelled through very long grass. Even with the cage being held up by Gumara and Aidar, the grass still touched the top of the bars. They had come to a clearing where four paths snaked off in different directions. Jeeordina had left another clue by a large rock and had told Jasmine "only one path leads to the centre. The rest lead to danger." The path they had taken was rocky and along the edge grew small, blue flowers. Jasmine just hoped that the clue would lead Leif down the right path. Jasmine asked Jeeordina "where are you taking me? What did you write on the clue?" Jeeordina stated "we are taking you to the Centre. There you will meet Queen Sulaya and be told your fate." Jasmine gulped as she thought of her fate. What would happen if Leif never came? She shook her head, she was sure Leif would come. She knew she would come, if he were in her position. But Jasmine didn't have the duty of being the king. She was certain that Doom, her father, would try to stop Leif from coming. But Jasmine hoped with all her might that Leif wouldn't let his duty stop him. Suddenly light spilled onto the path. They had come out of the jungle and were walking through long grass again. Aidar sighed in relief "we are nearly at the Centre." Above the blades of grass Jasmine could see a large clearing and what looked like roofs of grass. Zumba began to walk ahead and slowly came to a stop. He parted the grass and said, "we are here!" as they walked out of the grass, Jasmine gasped as she took in every detail. On one side were many little huts, made with bamboo and rooved with grass. They were circular and only one door at the front. There were small stools in front of each one and Jasmine could see glittering eyes gazing out at her. To the right was a large ring of stones where a fire had been and tall bamboo poles, placed in a straight line. Jasmine looked to the front and gazed in awe at the building ahead. It was made like all the others, but was tall and thin. Woven curtains hung over large windows while a ring of torches blazed around the bottom of the hut. A large woven blanket had been tied just above the door and been pulled out to provide shade outside. Jasmine guessed that this was where the queen lived. And Jasmine it seemed was about to meet her.
Leif began to feel drowsy as the sun began to set. His journey had been very tedious so far. He almost wished something terrible would happen just to make it more interesting. But just as he hoped for excitement, danger came. The water around the boat began to churn and Kree screeched as long grey shapes began to emerge out of the water. Grinning mouths lined with teeth like knives, gleaming red eyes and sickle-like claws. Leif gasped in horror as four finned tails thrashed the water, one dangeront was bad enough, but four could be fatal.