Chapter 3
Aly slowed Cinnamon as they approached the village. Aly glanced at the first three addresses, it was here in town. Quickly, they delivered the messages. Once finished with the first three, Aly looked at the address of the fourth letter. She groaned, instead of searching for Dove, she was stuck out here, delivering letters. While leaving the village, people stared at Aly. It had been like this every time she had been near the Raka. As Aly rode out of the village, a black bur came shooting out of the trees, hitting Aly square in the face.
"What the-" she blurted, then fell unconscious.
* * *
Slowly, her eyes opened. She looked at her surroundings, she was lying on the ground, and Cinnamon was gone.
Quickly, she got up, "Oh, no, were is Cinnamon?"
"Do not worry, this is just a dream." A voice answered behind her. Aly turned around, and looked up in a tree behind her. A glistening black crow sat in the twisting, wiry, leafless branches of the tree.
"I'm sorry about my hitting you. I needed someway to get you unconscious." It said, cocking its head to one side. "I have important information I must tell you."
Aly's face brightened, "Is it about Dove? Did someone find her?"
The birds face looked sullen, "No, but it does have to do with that. Nawat is with her."
Aly looked shocked, "No! Not both of them! Were are they?" She yelled.
The crow shook its head, "I do not know myself were they are, but I the other crows have seen them recently. They were last seen heading north toward the ocean. There was a band of soldiers holding them captive."
Aly thought a moment, then looked up and the crow. "Tell the other crows that I am going after them."
The crow flapped its wings, "No, you can't! There is only one of you, and many of them!"
Aly shook her head, "I will have you, the crows to help me."
The crow stared, "You no longer have a wager with the god. We do not have to help you."
Aly raised a brow, "So, basically you are saying that you are just going to let a fellow crow, and one of your Raka; who to you are one with the crows.die?" The bird thought about this, then nodded, "We will help. For them, not you." With that the crow flew off, and Aly returned to her awake state.
* * *
Aly got up, and remounted Cinnamon. The last letter could wait; she needed to prepare for her search.
Aly slowed Cinnamon as they approached the village. Aly glanced at the first three addresses, it was here in town. Quickly, they delivered the messages. Once finished with the first three, Aly looked at the address of the fourth letter. She groaned, instead of searching for Dove, she was stuck out here, delivering letters. While leaving the village, people stared at Aly. It had been like this every time she had been near the Raka. As Aly rode out of the village, a black bur came shooting out of the trees, hitting Aly square in the face.
"What the-" she blurted, then fell unconscious.
* * *
Slowly, her eyes opened. She looked at her surroundings, she was lying on the ground, and Cinnamon was gone.
Quickly, she got up, "Oh, no, were is Cinnamon?"
"Do not worry, this is just a dream." A voice answered behind her. Aly turned around, and looked up in a tree behind her. A glistening black crow sat in the twisting, wiry, leafless branches of the tree.
"I'm sorry about my hitting you. I needed someway to get you unconscious." It said, cocking its head to one side. "I have important information I must tell you."
Aly's face brightened, "Is it about Dove? Did someone find her?"
The birds face looked sullen, "No, but it does have to do with that. Nawat is with her."
Aly looked shocked, "No! Not both of them! Were are they?" She yelled.
The crow shook its head, "I do not know myself were they are, but I the other crows have seen them recently. They were last seen heading north toward the ocean. There was a band of soldiers holding them captive."
Aly thought a moment, then looked up and the crow. "Tell the other crows that I am going after them."
The crow flapped its wings, "No, you can't! There is only one of you, and many of them!"
Aly shook her head, "I will have you, the crows to help me."
The crow stared, "You no longer have a wager with the god. We do not have to help you."
Aly raised a brow, "So, basically you are saying that you are just going to let a fellow crow, and one of your Raka; who to you are one with the crows.die?" The bird thought about this, then nodded, "We will help. For them, not you." With that the crow flew off, and Aly returned to her awake state.
* * *
Aly got up, and remounted Cinnamon. The last letter could wait; she needed to prepare for her search.