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CHAPTER TWO- THE SCARE

Disclaimer: I told you! I only have Ralinde and Rana. You can take Ralinde though.

After dressing, Ralinde walked out of her room to get to her horse, Lindelle. As soon as she reached the stable the grey mare whinnied loudly. Going inside the stall, Ralinde stroked the mare's soft coat. Lindelle rubbed her nose against Ralinde's arm, nickering softly.
Grabbing her brushes, Ralinde cleaned Lindelle off, scraping the mud and dust off of her flawless coat. Once she was finished, she picked up a bareback blanket and placed it on the mare's back. The mare shifted uneasily at the sudden slapping movement of the cloth upon her back. Patting her on the neck to calm her, Ralinde continued.
Now done with her chores to prepare to ride, Ralinde mounted swiftly. Nudging the mare into a trot, she started off towards another of her friend's houses. She was going to spend some time with her other friend Gilraen. Suddenly, though, she saw something that made her scream with fright and drop the reins and fall from the saddle.
Above her, orange fragments twisted and flowed in the sky. Fire.
Ralinde screamed in agony, as she felt the relived-dream come back as she lie where she had fallen. She was going to meet the same fate as her friends, she was going to-
Nothing. There was no fire, and she still sat on Lindelle's back. She had imagined it all.
Then why did it seem so real? Why had she felt the burn of the flames on her face, making her sweat?
Unless she was going crazy. She hoped she wasn't. She wouldn't have put it past her mind though. Not after what she had seen in that hallway some weeks ago.
Lindelle squealed in pain, and Ralinde came back to what she had been doing. While she was day dreaming, she continued to tighten on Lindelle's mane until she had pulled many hairs out and started to yank out the rest.

Releasing her gentle mare's mane, she dismounted with a silent drop. She walked to where she had imagined the fire, and touched the ground.
Burn marks.

A/N: Yes, that was a very short chapter. I'm sorry. Actually, most of these chapters will be. I need some more ideas as to what to do after this, so if you have an idea, please tell me! Remember to review!