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Chapter 3- The Stone
Yūki ran to the stables to get a horse. It would be faster and safer than walking. Not to mention she liked riding a horse. She was very careful not to disturbed White Lilly at the front of the stable. Instead she chose a chestnut brown mare. "All right girl," she told the horse, stroking her neck, "we're just going for a little trip in the mountains." Yūki saddled the horse, grabbed one of the riding cloaks, and was on her way in to the mountains.
It was a little wet and misty, but manageable. The sky was clear with minimal clouds, the wind blew through the trees, and their rustling filled the air. It certainly was very different from two nights ago.
Yūki took a deep breath pulling her cloak tighter around herself. Her horse was walking alongside her. Though the night was calm it was still a bit chilly. Disappointment threatened to overtake her, she'd been moving for 30 minutes and no sign of the crash site was visible. In fact no sign of anything was visible. I hope I don't get lost. That would be dumb.
Then that feeling of being called out to washed over her again. Where is it coming from? Who's calling and why? It didn't make any sense. But she felt a pull in a direction off to her left. She cautiously began to follow it. Then it came into view, the trees looked as if something hot and going really fast had passed by them.
Yūki excitedly followed the trail and found… scorch marks! I found it! Sure enough there were burn marks in the ground. A few broken trees strengthen her resolve and father on was the source of her journey.
Lying in the center of a burnt out clearing was a golden stone. It was in a small crater and looked about 8-10 inches long.
She quickly tied the horse's reigns to a tree branch. Then, taking very cautious steps, she got closer to it. Then with her staff, Artemis … she tapped it. Nothing happened, so she picked it up to examine it.
It was gold with silver veins covering its entire surface. It even seemed warm to the touch but that lasted for a moment before fading away.
Well, she thought, it can't hurt to keep it… so she tucked the odd stone under her arm and went to grab the horse and get back. Hopefully, before they found her missing.
