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Chapter 3:
The Great City of Naleera
The ride to Avalon was a long one. Larien admired the landscape; it was such a contrast to what she usually saw, barren wastelands. They had traveled through many different types of land, one minute they were riding by the sea and the next they were in a grassy plain. When they reached the borders of Avalon, the landscape suddenly changed. They were now in a lush forest. The forest was warm and humid. It seemed to be the perfect temperature. Mist was rising from the soft moss covered ground. Larien had never seen such a pretty sight. The trees were green and looked as if they were breathing. There were flowers and plant life everywhere. Some were growing from the ground and others from the trees. Larien then saw something that she was not prepared for, a huge cascading waterfall. The waterfall towered above them. The water was a deep blue; it flowed gracefully through the forest giving it life. The scene calmed Larien and she was finally relaxed.
"This is where we'll need to walk", said Arthur. "Are we there?" asked Larien with a confused look on her face. "Almost", he replied. Arthur dismounted his horse and walked over to Nyru and Larien. He helped Nyru off her horse and then Larien. Her strength was returning but she was still too weak to walk without any help. "I'll take the horses if you'll help her", said Arthur to Nyru. "Yeah that will be fine," she said back to him. "Where are we going?" asked Larien. "We are going through the waterfall," said Nyru. "Through the waterfall?" Larien said with an odd look on her face. "It's the only way to get to Avalon", said Arthur. "Oh…ok." Larien still was not sure about this but she went along with it.
Arthur led the way with the two horses. They walked up closer and closer to the falls. Then Larien finally recognized the path that would lead to the falls. The path was narrow and steep. It wound back and fourth until they finally reached a tunnel. In order to get into the tunnel they had to pass through the water. They managed to squeeze through a spot where the water was not falling so heavily. They were a little wet but avoided to get completely soaked. The tunnel was dark and dank. Larien thought to herself, how could a great kingdom be at the end of this dark tunnel?
The tunnel seemed to go on and on until finally they saw a light. It kept on getting brighter and brighter until they reached the end of the path. Larien was almost blinded by the light. She was not prepared for what she was about to see. Once her eyes focused, she was struck by beauty. There was a large grassy plain with the greenest grass that she had ever seen. And beyond that was Naleera, the white city of Avalon. The city seemed to glow in the sun. The city was built in layers. Large ones at the base and smaller ones as the city grew higher. The top of the city seemed to touch the heavens. Larien could hear the sound of music coming from the city. She could not wait to get a closer look at the city. Arthur saw the look on his daughter's face and said, "It's beautiful isn't it." He walked to her and helped her up on the horse with Nyru. Arthur then jumped up on his horse and said, "Let's go."
Sorry this chapter is so short I felt this was the best place to stop. Please review.
