This is the second chapter!!! WOW! Two chapters in one day! And the same
day! Lol. nevermind me. The only reason that they are both mad is cause De
wrote the second chapter before I even put the first one on the internet
So, here is chapter two, I hope you like it! :)
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The temperature was not as cold in Forst Reach as outside the vale Icewind had just left, nor was the wind as biting, but to the fourteen-year- old girl who knelt weeping, in the drafty stable, it seemed cold enough.
Avalon Rayn Ashkevron rested her head in her arms on a bale of sweet- smelling hay. The familiar sights, sounds and smells of the stables slowed her tears and calmed her sobs, but could not change the cause of her weeping.
She missed Vanyel.
Her beloved cousin had left only short days ago, but to Avalon it seemed years. She touched the necklace he had given her before he left- a fine silver chain, off of which dangled a silver charm of a running stallion. Van had winked and told her it was a companion then turned it around and showed her, her name engraved on the back. There was space for another name, he'd said- the name of a companion. Her companion.
Another tear slid down Avalon's cheek. Vanyel was the only one who'd had faith in her, who had believed her ultimate dream- to become a herald. He'd never stopped encouraging her, though she herself knew that she was too weak, too fragile to be chosen. Didn't heralds always have some special talent or ability? Avalon had none. He was nothing special.
Avalon sighed and slipped the pendant back under her tunic. The other name would never be carved onto it. There would be no other name.
Stardust, the stallion whose stall she now shared turned and looked at her, whickering softly. She smiled sadly at him and began speaking quietly aloud.
"Did you know it's my birthday, Stardust? Van was the only other one who knew. I wonder is he's thinking of me, down there in Haven. He said he's see me soon, when I got chosen. I miss him so much-" Her voice caught and she fought back a fresh wave of tears.
The stallion sided up to her and nudged her with his nose. She put her arms about his neck and rested her forehead on his chest "Why did Van believe in me so much, Star?"
:Maybe because you're worth believing in.:
Avalon jumped backwards away from the horse, hitting her head on the stall door and spooking the other horses. Star, however, stood still and calm; she fancied she could even see a hint of amusement in the sky-blue eyes.
Wait a second, sky-blue? Star's eyes were brown! And his coat was dusty grey, no the pure, untouched white it was now.
"Wh-what are you?" She stammered.
Again she heard that... voice, in her mind, tinged with that same wry amusement.
:You know, it would have been more polite to ask who I am. But in answer, I am the companion Kavrin-:
Avalon gasped and looked into the deep blue eyes again..
:-and I choose you.:
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Avalon stood beside Kavrin just outside Forst Reach, staring off into the distance in the direction of Haven.
:What are you thinking, love?: Kavrin nuzzled her gently. He was carrying the two saddlebags that contained all of the possessions she'd waned to bring with her. She draped one arm over his neck.
:I'm thinking of how sudden this all was,: She replied in the Mindspeech she'd picked up fairly quickly with Kavrin's help. :I still can't get over the fact that I was chosen!:
:Well, now you have another name to carve on that trinket of yours. Come on, dearest, get up. Let's go home.:
Avalon mounted her companion and the two figured rode off in the direction of Haven.
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The temperature was not as cold in Forst Reach as outside the vale Icewind had just left, nor was the wind as biting, but to the fourteen-year- old girl who knelt weeping, in the drafty stable, it seemed cold enough.
Avalon Rayn Ashkevron rested her head in her arms on a bale of sweet- smelling hay. The familiar sights, sounds and smells of the stables slowed her tears and calmed her sobs, but could not change the cause of her weeping.
She missed Vanyel.
Her beloved cousin had left only short days ago, but to Avalon it seemed years. She touched the necklace he had given her before he left- a fine silver chain, off of which dangled a silver charm of a running stallion. Van had winked and told her it was a companion then turned it around and showed her, her name engraved on the back. There was space for another name, he'd said- the name of a companion. Her companion.
Another tear slid down Avalon's cheek. Vanyel was the only one who'd had faith in her, who had believed her ultimate dream- to become a herald. He'd never stopped encouraging her, though she herself knew that she was too weak, too fragile to be chosen. Didn't heralds always have some special talent or ability? Avalon had none. He was nothing special.
Avalon sighed and slipped the pendant back under her tunic. The other name would never be carved onto it. There would be no other name.
Stardust, the stallion whose stall she now shared turned and looked at her, whickering softly. She smiled sadly at him and began speaking quietly aloud.
"Did you know it's my birthday, Stardust? Van was the only other one who knew. I wonder is he's thinking of me, down there in Haven. He said he's see me soon, when I got chosen. I miss him so much-" Her voice caught and she fought back a fresh wave of tears.
The stallion sided up to her and nudged her with his nose. She put her arms about his neck and rested her forehead on his chest "Why did Van believe in me so much, Star?"
:Maybe because you're worth believing in.:
Avalon jumped backwards away from the horse, hitting her head on the stall door and spooking the other horses. Star, however, stood still and calm; she fancied she could even see a hint of amusement in the sky-blue eyes.
Wait a second, sky-blue? Star's eyes were brown! And his coat was dusty grey, no the pure, untouched white it was now.
"Wh-what are you?" She stammered.
Again she heard that... voice, in her mind, tinged with that same wry amusement.
:You know, it would have been more polite to ask who I am. But in answer, I am the companion Kavrin-:
Avalon gasped and looked into the deep blue eyes again..
:-and I choose you.:
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Avalon stood beside Kavrin just outside Forst Reach, staring off into the distance in the direction of Haven.
:What are you thinking, love?: Kavrin nuzzled her gently. He was carrying the two saddlebags that contained all of the possessions she'd waned to bring with her. She draped one arm over his neck.
:I'm thinking of how sudden this all was,: She replied in the Mindspeech she'd picked up fairly quickly with Kavrin's help. :I still can't get over the fact that I was chosen!:
:Well, now you have another name to carve on that trinket of yours. Come on, dearest, get up. Let's go home.:
Avalon mounted her companion and the two figured rode off in the direction of Haven.
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