"Um, King Thranduil, I know that this isn't my place, but did we take a
wrong turn somewhere?" I asked, looking at the interwoven branches above my
head.
"No." he said shortly.
"The path loops around to the back of the palace. The crowds don't expect it, so we save time by not turning around." Legolas added in a whisper.
"Oh. Right. Of course. Its just.....very dark."
"I love the dark!" Ralinia said with a gleeful cackle.
"Lady Aurora, you learned to jump in Rivendell, did you not?" Thranduil said, looking back form where he rode next to Ralinia. He cast a sidelong look at her.
"Anyway, I'm sure Galon'll know what to do. Whatever you do, don't touch the water. If you fall off you'll miss the wedding and the next month." He finished, spurring his huge black stallion and fading into the darkness.
I saw him hurdle a murky, sluggishly moving brook and land at the other side. He beckoned through the darkness for us to join him.
Ralinia kicked her long toothed, dapple-gray mare and galloped aver the uneven terrain.
"Umm, Legolas, what did he mean about missing the next month?" I said, keeping my eyes on the dark forms twenty feet away.
"The stream. It puts you to sleep, even if you barely touch it. If you fall in....you'd be asleep for an awfully long time. That is, IF we can fish you out in the dark. Who knows, you might be taken to the feet of Uinen herself and made her servant instead." He grinned sarcastically. "Well, see you on the other side. Hope you fall."
He whispered to Kintalli and took off, skirting dark bushes with bloodred berries. An unidentified beast squealed in the cover. I shivered.
"Gee, thanks!" I called mordantly after his retreating back. "Okay, Galon. Can you do this?" I asked, trying to stop my teeth from chattering. He bobbed his head and whinnied at Kintalli.
I dug my heels into his sides and gulped. I squeezed my eyes tightly shut.
The next this I knew was a sharp sensation as Galon's hooves hit the opposite bank.
"Hah hah!" I yelled at Legolas as I passed.
Galon tripped over a low branch.
"Yup. Great jump, Aurora." Leolas said with a laugh.
Galon fell, I was propelled backwards, and I landed with my splayed fingers in the shallows of the murky brook.
I blacked out, and knew no more.
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"No." he said shortly.
"The path loops around to the back of the palace. The crowds don't expect it, so we save time by not turning around." Legolas added in a whisper.
"Oh. Right. Of course. Its just.....very dark."
"I love the dark!" Ralinia said with a gleeful cackle.
"Lady Aurora, you learned to jump in Rivendell, did you not?" Thranduil said, looking back form where he rode next to Ralinia. He cast a sidelong look at her.
"Anyway, I'm sure Galon'll know what to do. Whatever you do, don't touch the water. If you fall off you'll miss the wedding and the next month." He finished, spurring his huge black stallion and fading into the darkness.
I saw him hurdle a murky, sluggishly moving brook and land at the other side. He beckoned through the darkness for us to join him.
Ralinia kicked her long toothed, dapple-gray mare and galloped aver the uneven terrain.
"Umm, Legolas, what did he mean about missing the next month?" I said, keeping my eyes on the dark forms twenty feet away.
"The stream. It puts you to sleep, even if you barely touch it. If you fall in....you'd be asleep for an awfully long time. That is, IF we can fish you out in the dark. Who knows, you might be taken to the feet of Uinen herself and made her servant instead." He grinned sarcastically. "Well, see you on the other side. Hope you fall."
He whispered to Kintalli and took off, skirting dark bushes with bloodred berries. An unidentified beast squealed in the cover. I shivered.
"Gee, thanks!" I called mordantly after his retreating back. "Okay, Galon. Can you do this?" I asked, trying to stop my teeth from chattering. He bobbed his head and whinnied at Kintalli.
I dug my heels into his sides and gulped. I squeezed my eyes tightly shut.
The next this I knew was a sharp sensation as Galon's hooves hit the opposite bank.
"Hah hah!" I yelled at Legolas as I passed.
Galon tripped over a low branch.
"Yup. Great jump, Aurora." Leolas said with a laugh.
Galon fell, I was propelled backwards, and I landed with my splayed fingers in the shallows of the murky brook.
I blacked out, and knew no more.
A/N I loooooooove you all!!!!! I cannot believe that I have over 100 reviews. Thank you all so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!