I awoke the next morning to find that the room I was in last night was
totally gone. Instead, a bedroom had taken its place and I was no longer
comfortably asleep in a chair, but in a king size bed with silk sheets.
There were silver colored privacy drapes that hung over the bed, and I
pulled them away at the side to see a window in front of me. The sun was
spilling through, and the mountain I had seen before loomed out over the
hills. It strangely seemed much larger than it had last night.
I climbed out of the bed with some difficulty, as it happened taller than me. I expected my feet to touch stone, but instead, a velvety rich carpet that felt like feathers under my feet. I looked over the room, and to my surprise I found a complete set of clothes, all elvish attire, set out for me on a chair. I ran my fingers over the soft material, admiring at the expertise of the stitching. On the other side of the room, there was a water basin, and next to it towels, what looked like some kind of soap, and a weird looking comb. Over the basin was a mirror set in a silver frame, and engraved with some kind of writing I could not read. The last noticeable thing in the room was an oak desk, and sitting upon it a golden platter complete with the most delicious food imaginable. It had every food you could ever want for breakfast, including bacon, eggs, omelets, fried potatoes, absolutely everything. This catching my attention, I completely forgot about my new clothes, and rushed over to the plate of food. There was also an ice-cold pitcher of milk, and a golden goblet set aside. I poured some into the cup, and started eating. About half way through my breakfast, there was a knock on the door. Lord Daeloneil stepped in, and greeted me with a smile. I smiled back with a mouthful of eggs.
"I see you are enjoying your breakfast." He said, and sat down on the bed. He was taller than me, but I was amazed at how he just sat down as if the bed were at his height.
"Thank you for the food.and clothes." I said to him. Now that I was finished eating, my mind was back on the clothes situated so perfectly on the chair. My hands itched to touch them again and put them on.
"The village has been told to give you anything you might need for your journey. Here is a sack for your materials." Daeloneil said, holding a leather sack out for me to take. I was surprised to see that it was quite small. Seeing the look on my face, Daeloneil smiled again.
"This sack isn't as small as you think. It can hold an extreme amount of weight, and not weigh anything at all. Please don't think your space is limited. You may take as much as you like, and it will all fit for you." He said, reassuring me. I took the sack, and felt it with my fingers. It was a leather sack, and a thin strip of another piece sewn through holes at the top of the bag to tighten and close it with a knot. It was very smooth, and I liked its touch very much. I was pleased to see that it slung over my back very easily.
"Also.take this." Daeloneil said quietly, and handed me a silver box. "As long as this box is closed, it cannot be opened by anyone but you. You might find that this will be needed, and sooner than you think. The people in the village will not harm you, but I cannot say that for anyone else when you leave here. The mountain is our boundary to the other lands. Please do not take anyone for granted. Trust no one other than yourself," he finished. He looked very grave now. Seeing him like this sent shivers up my spine. It was now that I fully realized what I had to do. It didn't seem so easy now that the moment was actually coming. I didn't say anything in response, although I knew he knew I understood.
"This will be the last time I will see you before you leave. You may use this room again for tonight's sleep. Please enjoy your stay here. Goodbye." Daeloneil stepped out of the room and closed the door. Remembering the box and sack, I looked down. There they were, in my hands. I opened the sack to put the box inside, but something had already taken its place. Inside was a note. It read:
You are probably
Wondering about your
Glass ball. Putting it in the sack
Will bring no harm to it. I forgot
To mention, any position you put
Something into the sack, it will stay that way.
Please take care.
-daeloneil
Y
?You are probably
wondering about your
glass ball. Putting it in the sack
will bring no harm to it. I forget
to mention, any position you put
something into the sack, it will stay that way.
Please take care.)
-DAELONEIL-
"The weather ball! I almost forgot about it!" Quickly I searched the room for it. I found it neatly placed by the bed on a nightstand. "Could it really hold the weather ball with out breaking it or spilling it?" I decided to try it out. Carefully, I placed it inside the sack. Then I picked it up and put it onto my back. It felt like nothing at all. I could barely feel it against my back. I walked around the room, and even jumped a few times. Then I set the bag down on a chair, and opened it up. The weather ball was in the exact same spot and position I had put it in. "With this, I could carry anything." I thought. I took the weather ball out and set it back on the nightstand. Picking up the silver box, I put into the sack and tried it out too. It worked just the same. With my new treasure, I would have no problem at all carrying things.
I decided to start getting ready for my trip to the "village." I put on the clothes set out for me, (which happened to fit perfectly) and washed my face and hands. I decided to leave the weather ball on the night stand, since I was staying the night again. Now ready, I picked up the sack with the box and headed for the door. Before closing it, I took one last look in the room. I had the strangest feeling it would change again before I came back, but instinctively, I knew my weather ball would be safe.
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I climbed out of the bed with some difficulty, as it happened taller than me. I expected my feet to touch stone, but instead, a velvety rich carpet that felt like feathers under my feet. I looked over the room, and to my surprise I found a complete set of clothes, all elvish attire, set out for me on a chair. I ran my fingers over the soft material, admiring at the expertise of the stitching. On the other side of the room, there was a water basin, and next to it towels, what looked like some kind of soap, and a weird looking comb. Over the basin was a mirror set in a silver frame, and engraved with some kind of writing I could not read. The last noticeable thing in the room was an oak desk, and sitting upon it a golden platter complete with the most delicious food imaginable. It had every food you could ever want for breakfast, including bacon, eggs, omelets, fried potatoes, absolutely everything. This catching my attention, I completely forgot about my new clothes, and rushed over to the plate of food. There was also an ice-cold pitcher of milk, and a golden goblet set aside. I poured some into the cup, and started eating. About half way through my breakfast, there was a knock on the door. Lord Daeloneil stepped in, and greeted me with a smile. I smiled back with a mouthful of eggs.
"I see you are enjoying your breakfast." He said, and sat down on the bed. He was taller than me, but I was amazed at how he just sat down as if the bed were at his height.
"Thank you for the food.and clothes." I said to him. Now that I was finished eating, my mind was back on the clothes situated so perfectly on the chair. My hands itched to touch them again and put them on.
"The village has been told to give you anything you might need for your journey. Here is a sack for your materials." Daeloneil said, holding a leather sack out for me to take. I was surprised to see that it was quite small. Seeing the look on my face, Daeloneil smiled again.
"This sack isn't as small as you think. It can hold an extreme amount of weight, and not weigh anything at all. Please don't think your space is limited. You may take as much as you like, and it will all fit for you." He said, reassuring me. I took the sack, and felt it with my fingers. It was a leather sack, and a thin strip of another piece sewn through holes at the top of the bag to tighten and close it with a knot. It was very smooth, and I liked its touch very much. I was pleased to see that it slung over my back very easily.
"Also.take this." Daeloneil said quietly, and handed me a silver box. "As long as this box is closed, it cannot be opened by anyone but you. You might find that this will be needed, and sooner than you think. The people in the village will not harm you, but I cannot say that for anyone else when you leave here. The mountain is our boundary to the other lands. Please do not take anyone for granted. Trust no one other than yourself," he finished. He looked very grave now. Seeing him like this sent shivers up my spine. It was now that I fully realized what I had to do. It didn't seem so easy now that the moment was actually coming. I didn't say anything in response, although I knew he knew I understood.
"This will be the last time I will see you before you leave. You may use this room again for tonight's sleep. Please enjoy your stay here. Goodbye." Daeloneil stepped out of the room and closed the door. Remembering the box and sack, I looked down. There they were, in my hands. I opened the sack to put the box inside, but something had already taken its place. Inside was a note. It read:
You are probably
Wondering about your
Glass ball. Putting it in the sack
Will bring no harm to it. I forgot
To mention, any position you put
Something into the sack, it will stay that way.
Please take care.
-daeloneil
Y
?You are probably
wondering about your
glass ball. Putting it in the sack
will bring no harm to it. I forget
to mention, any position you put
something into the sack, it will stay that way.
Please take care.)
-DAELONEIL-
"The weather ball! I almost forgot about it!" Quickly I searched the room for it. I found it neatly placed by the bed on a nightstand. "Could it really hold the weather ball with out breaking it or spilling it?" I decided to try it out. Carefully, I placed it inside the sack. Then I picked it up and put it onto my back. It felt like nothing at all. I could barely feel it against my back. I walked around the room, and even jumped a few times. Then I set the bag down on a chair, and opened it up. The weather ball was in the exact same spot and position I had put it in. "With this, I could carry anything." I thought. I took the weather ball out and set it back on the nightstand. Picking up the silver box, I put into the sack and tried it out too. It worked just the same. With my new treasure, I would have no problem at all carrying things.
I decided to start getting ready for my trip to the "village." I put on the clothes set out for me, (which happened to fit perfectly) and washed my face and hands. I decided to leave the weather ball on the night stand, since I was staying the night again. Now ready, I picked up the sack with the box and headed for the door. Before closing it, I took one last look in the room. I had the strangest feeling it would change again before I came back, but instinctively, I knew my weather ball would be safe.
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