Chapter One:
Rawn was an unfriendly world at best. There, humans were despised. For one to live there was unthinkable. Tharn never let that stop him.
After arriving on Rawn Tharn did his best to make a home there. It was dificult without his beloved wife there to help him.
But he made it. They made it. He magically constructed a castle on a snowy mountain top far, far away from the human hating creatures of the world that was now his home.
There he and his familiar, a large black cat named Pat, did their best to rais his daughter.
It wasn't easy.
At the moment the child was driving him bonkers.
She'd grown into a lovely young child, full of spirit and imagination.
and spirit......
All Tharn wanted to do was study, quietly. And it seemed the child was determined to drive him mad. Made him wonder why on earth he bothered.
He was sitting at his desk, a book he wasn't reading open before him.
She was sitting in a chair across from him, jabbering something about centaurs and why they didn't like human's so much. Why couldn't she go outside, why wouldn't he talk about mommy, why was he so grouchy all the time......
"SHUT UP!"
"But why Daddy?"
Ohhhh that girl could look so sad when she wanted. Just like her mother,
with those big green eyes that made you just want to feel sorry for her.
Uh uh. Wasn't happening this time. He had work to do.
"Pat, get this nuisance out of my sight! I've work to do!"
Pat looked up from were he'd been sleeping on the floor in front of his master's fireplace.
"What.... Master....I was...."
"I DON'T CARE! Shannara, take Pat and go play somewere. I want him to keep you buisy all day. If he doesn't, I shall personaly see to it. Now go."
as an after thought he added, "Please."
Pat looked at his master, shocked and afraid. This wasn't fair!
But before he could do anything about it the girl had scooped him up in her arms and was running off with him.
Tharn heard him as they turned in the hallway, "Master! Wait! Please, I'll be good I promise!"
Tharn just laughed and returned to his book.
Rawn was an unfriendly world at best. There, humans were despised. For one to live there was unthinkable. Tharn never let that stop him.
After arriving on Rawn Tharn did his best to make a home there. It was dificult without his beloved wife there to help him.
But he made it. They made it. He magically constructed a castle on a snowy mountain top far, far away from the human hating creatures of the world that was now his home.
There he and his familiar, a large black cat named Pat, did their best to rais his daughter.
It wasn't easy.
At the moment the child was driving him bonkers.
She'd grown into a lovely young child, full of spirit and imagination.
and spirit......
All Tharn wanted to do was study, quietly. And it seemed the child was determined to drive him mad. Made him wonder why on earth he bothered.
He was sitting at his desk, a book he wasn't reading open before him.
She was sitting in a chair across from him, jabbering something about centaurs and why they didn't like human's so much. Why couldn't she go outside, why wouldn't he talk about mommy, why was he so grouchy all the time......
"SHUT UP!"
"But why Daddy?"
Ohhhh that girl could look so sad when she wanted. Just like her mother,
with those big green eyes that made you just want to feel sorry for her.
Uh uh. Wasn't happening this time. He had work to do.
"Pat, get this nuisance out of my sight! I've work to do!"
Pat looked up from were he'd been sleeping on the floor in front of his master's fireplace.
"What.... Master....I was...."
"I DON'T CARE! Shannara, take Pat and go play somewere. I want him to keep you buisy all day. If he doesn't, I shall personaly see to it. Now go."
as an after thought he added, "Please."
Pat looked at his master, shocked and afraid. This wasn't fair!
But before he could do anything about it the girl had scooped him up in her arms and was running off with him.
Tharn heard him as they turned in the hallway, "Master! Wait! Please, I'll be good I promise!"
Tharn just laughed and returned to his book.
