Chapter 2
Mark was disoriented. Deltora was underneath his house? The four looked at him as if expecting him to say something. Mark, however, was speechless. Then looking around, he realized who the people were. The girl was Jasmine. The man was Barda. The person who had spoken up last was Lief. Mark just didn't know who the other person was that wanted to leave him out for monsters.
Before he could think, he blurted out, "Who are you?" The boy said, "John. But I could ask the same to you." Mark said, "Mark." Then he realized that he actually used a fake name.
Realizing his blunder too late, he asked, "What are the king and queen of Deltora doing outside the palace." Jasmine looked at him curiously and said, "Sharn is not here. Who is the queen?" Mark realized this was before Lief, Jasmine, and Barda found the dragons.
"Oh I forgot Lief is not married," Mark said. Jasmine looked at him with disdain. Lief looked up at the sky and Mark did too. The sun was nearing the exact center of the sky. "We have to start moving if we are to be out of the forests by nightfall." The four started to pack up so Mark pointed out, "I am still bound. Lief started toward him with his sword, but just as he was about to cut Mark free John yelled, "We can't release him. He could kill us all." Lief turned toward him and said, "He has no weapons. When I give him a spare sword to defend himself with, he could kill us. But I doubt he will." Jasmine said, "That is your downfall Lief. You are too trusting. If you let him go, save the rope." Leif shrugged and untied the rope to set Mark free and save the rope. John said when Mark stood up, "I am watching you Mark, if you are an Ol. Mark shrugged and walked on with everybody else.
They walked on for a long time and when the sun had moved just a little they reached The Forests of Silence. They all looked in silent horror. "I'll climb up that tree and get fruit before we enter the forest," John said. He shimmied up the tree and started to pick fruit.
All of a sudden he let out an exclamation of pain and fell. They hurried over to see what was wrong and saw a bee had stung him. "Don't worry," John assured them. They helped him up then proceeded into the forest.
It was slow going when they went in because they were so cautious. At first Mark didn't think anything was wrong until he heard a slow buzzing sound. He shrugged it off and continued on. But then the buzzing got louder and louder. Mark then doubled over in pain. The buzzing was too loud!
The other four looked at him, and he saw what they were wearing he wasn't. Earplugs.
Mark then remembered the first book in Deltora Quest. Barda and Lief were knocked out by the Wenn. Mark realized that the five of them took the Wenn Del path just like Lief and Barda before. Just as Mark came to this fact the buzzing overtook him, and he passed out.
A/N: I told you I would get this chapter up soon. The next one though probably won't be able to be put up as fast. Again comment. It won't hurt my feelings.
