Disclaimer: No, no matter what all you readers out there might think, I do NOT own ANY of the books by David Eddings nor the characters from the books mentioned in this story. They belong only to David and Leigh Eddings. You got that? Good.
A/N: I am sooooooooo sorry that I haven't updated for sooooooooo long...trust me, I wanted to update too... but I had exams... :( well, they're over, but I can't guarantee that I can update too often... Hope you guys are understanding... my sisters are still having their exams... mum locked all our coms... sorry!!!!!!!!!! Well, let me see... I believe that in the last chapter Garion and Ce'Nedra were on their way to Prolgu? Let's start from there then! *DUH!*
Prolgu
"Captain, aren't we there yet?" Ce'Nedra asked.
"Your Majesty, as I have said dozens of times, no, we have not reached Sendaria, so can you please stop bothering me and let me get on with my work?" An exasperated Captain Kantas half-shouted. Ce'Nedra looked furious and drew herself up to her full height(which wasn't very tall anyway; she only reached the Captain's chest) and prepared to deliver a full length, high pitched and loud speech onto the Captain, but Garion, who had just come up onto deck, interrupted.
"Come on, Ce'Nedra, let's go down to our cabins. I don't think that the boat can stand you and your screaming tirades on deck anymore." Garion said. Looking mutinous, Ce'Nedra turned to Garion, getting ready to deliver her speech to him instead of Captain Kantas, who looked thoroughly relieved. As all of Riva knew, the Queen had a fiery temper and a voice to match, and no one liked to stand in the direction of that voice.
"Ce'Nedra, you're making a fool of yourself. Stop doing all this nonsense and come below deck NOW." Garion said firmly. Ce'Nedra shot daggers at him, then went quietly down below. Garion winked at Captain Kantas, then followed Ce'Nedra.
***3 days later...***
Ce'Nedra set her foot onto the creaking wooden boards of Sendaria harbor, stretching. "Ahhhhhh... How nice it is to get on solid ground again!" she said. Garion agreed heartily, and would have savoured the moment for quite a while longer if the Ulgo messenger had not come up and said, "Your Majesties, I urge you to hurry to the sacred caves of Prolgu, for Holy UL has stressed the need for urgency." Upon hearing this, Garion immediately went to the horses provided for them by the royal house of Sendaria.
"Too bad Layla and Fulrach can't welcome us," Garion said, "Fulrach's sick, and Layla has to stay behind and look after him."
"Is it serious?"
"No, I doubt it. Come on, let's go."
Garion mounted his horse, which was a sedate little mare. Although that the horse was sensible and did not toss about, Garion preferred to ride Chrietenne, his war horse which was still in the royal stables in Riva. Captain Kantas had flatly refused to bring the horse on board, and no amount of coaxing or threats had made him change his mind. So, Garion was forced to leave Chrietenne behind. He started from the harbor, with Ce'Nedra riding just next to him and the Ulgo messenger some way behind the royal pair.
The ride to Prolgu was ineventful, and Ce'Nedra's was getting to be almost as bored as her bottom hurt. This combination caused her to become waspish, and she proved to be a poor travelling companion. She isolated herself as much as possible from Garion and the messenger as much as possible on the journey. Garion noticed this and quickly thought of ways to pacify her boredom. He chatted with her while they rode, and admired the scenery of Algaria with her during their rests and meals. Ce'Nedra cooled down eventually, and got to be happier eventually. In this manner, they rode on to Prolgu.
A week passed before they reached Prolgu. Garion looked around the mountain top, searching with his eyes for the stone slab his Grandfather always rapped on to open the portal to the caves.
"How do we get into the caves?" he asked the messenger, "I know you have to do a secret signal, but I have absolutely no idea which flagstone to do the signal on. Do you think you could...?"
The messenger smiled. "Your Majesty, I do live in these caves, after all. Do not worry, I shall show you the way into the caves of Holy UL." He walked off with Garion and Ce'Nedra following him.
Ce'Nedra could hardly wait. She had not seen the Gorim in years, and she could hardly contain her excitement. The Gorim was a good friend of hers, and had been deliriously happy at the thought of meeting him again. For the past few days, she had thought of nothing but this, and didn't even converse with Garoin anymore, who had left her alone, relieved that she no longer went off into tantrums. The trapdoor slid open after the Ulgo had opened it. "Yad ho, groja UL," a guttural voice came out of the caves, and Garion replied in the same manner. The Ulgo messenger looked surprised.
"Your Majesty, why did you conceal your knowledge of the language of the Ulgos?" He asked. Garion laughed. "Oh, I don't really know it all that well. I only know that line, since I've heard Grandfather repeat it loads of times. Shall we go in?" He offered his arm to Ce'Nedra, who took it gratefully. She had never liked going into the caves, and was thankful for any company. Together, they ventured into the dark caves of the Ulgos.
A/N: Well....how did you find it? Hope you thought it was good... OK at the least...Of course, you could alway flame me in the reviews...just don't flame too much, K? Yes, I know that it is FAR too short, but I'm doing this late at night when I'm not supposed to and I'm hurrying to finish this before I get caught by my parents, so please forgive and forget... Alright? ...So, like all authors say at the end of a chapter, R&R!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!!!!*Please?*:O
A/N: I am sooooooooo sorry that I haven't updated for sooooooooo long...trust me, I wanted to update too... but I had exams... :( well, they're over, but I can't guarantee that I can update too often... Hope you guys are understanding... my sisters are still having their exams... mum locked all our coms... sorry!!!!!!!!!! Well, let me see... I believe that in the last chapter Garion and Ce'Nedra were on their way to Prolgu? Let's start from there then! *DUH!*
Prolgu
"Captain, aren't we there yet?" Ce'Nedra asked.
"Your Majesty, as I have said dozens of times, no, we have not reached Sendaria, so can you please stop bothering me and let me get on with my work?" An exasperated Captain Kantas half-shouted. Ce'Nedra looked furious and drew herself up to her full height(which wasn't very tall anyway; she only reached the Captain's chest) and prepared to deliver a full length, high pitched and loud speech onto the Captain, but Garion, who had just come up onto deck, interrupted.
"Come on, Ce'Nedra, let's go down to our cabins. I don't think that the boat can stand you and your screaming tirades on deck anymore." Garion said. Looking mutinous, Ce'Nedra turned to Garion, getting ready to deliver her speech to him instead of Captain Kantas, who looked thoroughly relieved. As all of Riva knew, the Queen had a fiery temper and a voice to match, and no one liked to stand in the direction of that voice.
"Ce'Nedra, you're making a fool of yourself. Stop doing all this nonsense and come below deck NOW." Garion said firmly. Ce'Nedra shot daggers at him, then went quietly down below. Garion winked at Captain Kantas, then followed Ce'Nedra.
***3 days later...***
Ce'Nedra set her foot onto the creaking wooden boards of Sendaria harbor, stretching. "Ahhhhhh... How nice it is to get on solid ground again!" she said. Garion agreed heartily, and would have savoured the moment for quite a while longer if the Ulgo messenger had not come up and said, "Your Majesties, I urge you to hurry to the sacred caves of Prolgu, for Holy UL has stressed the need for urgency." Upon hearing this, Garion immediately went to the horses provided for them by the royal house of Sendaria.
"Too bad Layla and Fulrach can't welcome us," Garion said, "Fulrach's sick, and Layla has to stay behind and look after him."
"Is it serious?"
"No, I doubt it. Come on, let's go."
Garion mounted his horse, which was a sedate little mare. Although that the horse was sensible and did not toss about, Garion preferred to ride Chrietenne, his war horse which was still in the royal stables in Riva. Captain Kantas had flatly refused to bring the horse on board, and no amount of coaxing or threats had made him change his mind. So, Garion was forced to leave Chrietenne behind. He started from the harbor, with Ce'Nedra riding just next to him and the Ulgo messenger some way behind the royal pair.
The ride to Prolgu was ineventful, and Ce'Nedra's was getting to be almost as bored as her bottom hurt. This combination caused her to become waspish, and she proved to be a poor travelling companion. She isolated herself as much as possible from Garion and the messenger as much as possible on the journey. Garion noticed this and quickly thought of ways to pacify her boredom. He chatted with her while they rode, and admired the scenery of Algaria with her during their rests and meals. Ce'Nedra cooled down eventually, and got to be happier eventually. In this manner, they rode on to Prolgu.
A week passed before they reached Prolgu. Garion looked around the mountain top, searching with his eyes for the stone slab his Grandfather always rapped on to open the portal to the caves.
"How do we get into the caves?" he asked the messenger, "I know you have to do a secret signal, but I have absolutely no idea which flagstone to do the signal on. Do you think you could...?"
The messenger smiled. "Your Majesty, I do live in these caves, after all. Do not worry, I shall show you the way into the caves of Holy UL." He walked off with Garion and Ce'Nedra following him.
Ce'Nedra could hardly wait. She had not seen the Gorim in years, and she could hardly contain her excitement. The Gorim was a good friend of hers, and had been deliriously happy at the thought of meeting him again. For the past few days, she had thought of nothing but this, and didn't even converse with Garoin anymore, who had left her alone, relieved that she no longer went off into tantrums. The trapdoor slid open after the Ulgo had opened it. "Yad ho, groja UL," a guttural voice came out of the caves, and Garion replied in the same manner. The Ulgo messenger looked surprised.
"Your Majesty, why did you conceal your knowledge of the language of the Ulgos?" He asked. Garion laughed. "Oh, I don't really know it all that well. I only know that line, since I've heard Grandfather repeat it loads of times. Shall we go in?" He offered his arm to Ce'Nedra, who took it gratefully. She had never liked going into the caves, and was thankful for any company. Together, they ventured into the dark caves of the Ulgos.
A/N: Well....how did you find it? Hope you thought it was good... OK at the least...Of course, you could alway flame me in the reviews...just don't flame too much, K? Yes, I know that it is FAR too short, but I'm doing this late at night when I'm not supposed to and I'm hurrying to finish this before I get caught by my parents, so please forgive and forget... Alright? ...So, like all authors say at the end of a chapter, R&R!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!!!!*Please?*:O