Chapter 2: The World Ahead
A lone figure stood on the edge of the veranda outside her cousin's bedroom. Tears rolled down her cheeks, and her fair hair blew into her face.
"The last time I stood out here," she spoke quietly to herself, "my parents had died. And now my cousin has been killed."
She felt like breaking down more-so then she already had, but exercised some restraint. She drew herself up to her full height and took a deep breath. "Last time I stood here, I thought home was behind. Now I think, the world is ahead."
There was so much out there she had yet to see. She knew she would never see it, if her uncle remained as he had for such a long time.
Suddenly, she noticed three horses approaching. She recognized them immediately as Shadowfax, Arod and Hasufel. Thinking of her brother, she turned to go great them, and her hope of seeing the world ahead was restored.