Chapter X
The new home
Cera had reached the boundary of mountain chain in which the Valley, to which she was on the way, was. She had been surprised by the earthquake too and she was so tired, that she was ready to drop, but she didn't want to rest before reaching her purpose. The earthquake had caused damage here too. At some points avalanches of stones had blocked the narrow path she was walking on and sometimes there were cracks chapping in the path and had to be leaped over. One time she was nearly precipitated at a point where the wall of rock sloped nearly vertically to her left side, while it ascended nearly vertically to her right. She didn't know how long she had walked, but in any case the bright circle stood still a respectably distance over the mountain's summits. Suddenly Cera could hear a far weak pealing. She twitched. Her first thought was that a new earthquake was approaching. But then she realized that the noise was entirely equably and didn't become louder. Moreover the earth didn't start to tremor. And then she knew where the noise came from. She ran on along the path as fast as she could, deflected around a corner, and then she saw the waterfall. Here the mountains branched of building a small basin which ground was filled by a small lake. The lake was supported by the water that fell down the opposite step of rock in tremendous amounts. A dense cloud of water particles rose over the basin and built two marvelous opalescenting rainbows. Cera halted for a moment. The view was imposing. Indeed she had seen it before, but then she hadn't had the time to enjoy it. For a moment Cera forgot even why she was here and for some seconds she was really happy. She looked around fascinated. The aspect of a gulch through which the lake's water meandered as a broad river and that led to her actually purpose reminded her of the reason for her presence. She followed the relatively wide rocky path that led to the gulch. There she followed the shore of the river till she reached a ledge from which she had a good prospect of the valley that should become her new home now. Anyhow it remembered her to the Great Valley although these looked very differently. This valley was smaller and closer wooded. Only here and there some rocks towered up out of the primeval forest. Nearby the river built a small waterfall. At some points the river that crossed the valley widened to some small lakes. But nevertheless... Cera stopped thinking, because she noticed her sight blurred. This was not the Great Valley! The Great Valley was a place far back in her past. She had reached her purpose. Her hunger and thirst were enormous, but her weariness was even more enormous. She laid down and fell asleep there and then.
The new home
Cera had reached the boundary of mountain chain in which the Valley, to which she was on the way, was. She had been surprised by the earthquake too and she was so tired, that she was ready to drop, but she didn't want to rest before reaching her purpose. The earthquake had caused damage here too. At some points avalanches of stones had blocked the narrow path she was walking on and sometimes there were cracks chapping in the path and had to be leaped over. One time she was nearly precipitated at a point where the wall of rock sloped nearly vertically to her left side, while it ascended nearly vertically to her right. She didn't know how long she had walked, but in any case the bright circle stood still a respectably distance over the mountain's summits. Suddenly Cera could hear a far weak pealing. She twitched. Her first thought was that a new earthquake was approaching. But then she realized that the noise was entirely equably and didn't become louder. Moreover the earth didn't start to tremor. And then she knew where the noise came from. She ran on along the path as fast as she could, deflected around a corner, and then she saw the waterfall. Here the mountains branched of building a small basin which ground was filled by a small lake. The lake was supported by the water that fell down the opposite step of rock in tremendous amounts. A dense cloud of water particles rose over the basin and built two marvelous opalescenting rainbows. Cera halted for a moment. The view was imposing. Indeed she had seen it before, but then she hadn't had the time to enjoy it. For a moment Cera forgot even why she was here and for some seconds she was really happy. She looked around fascinated. The aspect of a gulch through which the lake's water meandered as a broad river and that led to her actually purpose reminded her of the reason for her presence. She followed the relatively wide rocky path that led to the gulch. There she followed the shore of the river till she reached a ledge from which she had a good prospect of the valley that should become her new home now. Anyhow it remembered her to the Great Valley although these looked very differently. This valley was smaller and closer wooded. Only here and there some rocks towered up out of the primeval forest. Nearby the river built a small waterfall. At some points the river that crossed the valley widened to some small lakes. But nevertheless... Cera stopped thinking, because she noticed her sight blurred. This was not the Great Valley! The Great Valley was a place far back in her past. She had reached her purpose. Her hunger and thirst were enormous, but her weariness was even more enormous. She laid down and fell asleep there and then.