Chapter 7
Caitlin held up a small pendent, "It's supposed to be something that the
royal family had a long time ago but lost, back when they still had it is
was known as the star of hope."
"I can see why," Marisa said looking closely at the pendent, "I looks just like a star it even seems to glow like a star."
"Let me guess it isn't just a nice pendent is it?" Amber ask carefully choosing her words with care.
"Yup," was the little girls reply her blond curly tresses bouncing, she had pushed a side all that had happened just minutes ago. "It is said to a gift amplifier, that only the royal family can truly use. My family found it about a month ago and we sent word out right away about it to the king but I think that someone got to the messenger first."
Marisa sighed, "Yup, we're really in trouble now not only did we pick up someone else and an object that is likely to nothing but a real problem, but we still don't have anyone who can help teach us how to fight."
"Well, I'm think that we're all a magnet for trouble so maybe we can find someone who is looking for a group of people who get into trouble," Amber said light heartedly. "
They continued there walking for a few minutes in silence and the first really brake in that silence was the sound of crying, Caitlin had started to cry. Marisa stopped and took the young girl in her arms and then whispered words of to calm her much as a mother would to her child. Marisa rested her chin on Caitlin head and whispered to Amber, "We need to find a place to stay the night," she looked around. "Somewhere off the beaten path," she suggested as an after thought.
Amber nodded her head and Marisa pick up Caitlin and the three of them walked deeper into the woods after about an hour they stop. There was no real clearing just a spot where the tree were far enough for them to have room to bed down and there was enough height to have a fire.
Caitlin had fallen asleep and the little light that made it's way through the trees was fading fast. Amber laid a bedroll out and Marisa gently settled the small young and at the moment very vulnerable Caitlin into it, then the two girls set about setting up camp.
After they were done and sitting on there bedroll in front of the fire (Caitlin was in there only other one) Marisa said, "This looks like its going to be a far harder trip then we thought, isn't it?"
Amber nodded her head, "And unfortunately, I think that the bandits and the spidrens were just the start. I don't know what's going in around here but I'm thinking that pendent isn't something that we really want to be traveling with."
"We can't just leave her or it and you know that."
"If you let me finish I would have said that that doesn't mean we can just leave them. Why don't you go to sleep," Amber said as she stood up from the bed role. "I'll keep a watch I think that it might be in our best interest to do that now. I'll wake you in several hour."
Marisa nodded and then with a yawn she put her self to bed, Amber sigh and set her self down in front of a tree using it as a back rest. She stared at the fire and sighed, this was a far cry from where she had been just a few days ago.
* * * * * * * SEVERAL HOURS LATER
Caitlin started to toss and turn in her sleep violently as if she was having a very bad dream, and Marisa didn't look like she was doing any better she had a silent scream on her lips. Then Amber she would never be able to tell you if she heard or felt something coming up on them in the woods.
She readied her bow not wanting to wake the others and then it burst out of the thick stand of trees on her left, Amber's mouth almost fell open as she saw Madam Lesila coming out of the trees fallowed by two other she had never meet all three of them held a horse on a lead. She said nothing as they tied the horse to a tree; Madam Lesila coming over to sit near the fire next to Amber who had chosen not to speak until some one else spook first. The taller of the two men with hair that was jet black and cut short so that it hung just below his ears knelt next to Caitlin and put one of his caramel colored hand on her head said something and Amber couldn't hear and then came over to sit by Madam Lesila leaving Caitlin sleeping peaceful. The other man was for shorter almost half the size of the first and far stockier then his willowy friend his hair was snow white falling to his shoulders with skin just as pale as his hair. He walked over to Marisa smiled down on her and said something Amber could hardly hear in a language the likes of which she had never herd before. After a moment Marisa clamed down and the man came over to sit next to his friends.
"I take it this have been interesting for you thus far?" Madam Lesila asked in a soft and pleasant voice.
"I can see why," Marisa said looking closely at the pendent, "I looks just like a star it even seems to glow like a star."
"Let me guess it isn't just a nice pendent is it?" Amber ask carefully choosing her words with care.
"Yup," was the little girls reply her blond curly tresses bouncing, she had pushed a side all that had happened just minutes ago. "It is said to a gift amplifier, that only the royal family can truly use. My family found it about a month ago and we sent word out right away about it to the king but I think that someone got to the messenger first."
Marisa sighed, "Yup, we're really in trouble now not only did we pick up someone else and an object that is likely to nothing but a real problem, but we still don't have anyone who can help teach us how to fight."
"Well, I'm think that we're all a magnet for trouble so maybe we can find someone who is looking for a group of people who get into trouble," Amber said light heartedly. "
They continued there walking for a few minutes in silence and the first really brake in that silence was the sound of crying, Caitlin had started to cry. Marisa stopped and took the young girl in her arms and then whispered words of to calm her much as a mother would to her child. Marisa rested her chin on Caitlin head and whispered to Amber, "We need to find a place to stay the night," she looked around. "Somewhere off the beaten path," she suggested as an after thought.
Amber nodded her head and Marisa pick up Caitlin and the three of them walked deeper into the woods after about an hour they stop. There was no real clearing just a spot where the tree were far enough for them to have room to bed down and there was enough height to have a fire.
Caitlin had fallen asleep and the little light that made it's way through the trees was fading fast. Amber laid a bedroll out and Marisa gently settled the small young and at the moment very vulnerable Caitlin into it, then the two girls set about setting up camp.
After they were done and sitting on there bedroll in front of the fire (Caitlin was in there only other one) Marisa said, "This looks like its going to be a far harder trip then we thought, isn't it?"
Amber nodded her head, "And unfortunately, I think that the bandits and the spidrens were just the start. I don't know what's going in around here but I'm thinking that pendent isn't something that we really want to be traveling with."
"We can't just leave her or it and you know that."
"If you let me finish I would have said that that doesn't mean we can just leave them. Why don't you go to sleep," Amber said as she stood up from the bed role. "I'll keep a watch I think that it might be in our best interest to do that now. I'll wake you in several hour."
Marisa nodded and then with a yawn she put her self to bed, Amber sigh and set her self down in front of a tree using it as a back rest. She stared at the fire and sighed, this was a far cry from where she had been just a few days ago.
* * * * * * * SEVERAL HOURS LATER
Caitlin started to toss and turn in her sleep violently as if she was having a very bad dream, and Marisa didn't look like she was doing any better she had a silent scream on her lips. Then Amber she would never be able to tell you if she heard or felt something coming up on them in the woods.
She readied her bow not wanting to wake the others and then it burst out of the thick stand of trees on her left, Amber's mouth almost fell open as she saw Madam Lesila coming out of the trees fallowed by two other she had never meet all three of them held a horse on a lead. She said nothing as they tied the horse to a tree; Madam Lesila coming over to sit near the fire next to Amber who had chosen not to speak until some one else spook first. The taller of the two men with hair that was jet black and cut short so that it hung just below his ears knelt next to Caitlin and put one of his caramel colored hand on her head said something and Amber couldn't hear and then came over to sit by Madam Lesila leaving Caitlin sleeping peaceful. The other man was for shorter almost half the size of the first and far stockier then his willowy friend his hair was snow white falling to his shoulders with skin just as pale as his hair. He walked over to Marisa smiled down on her and said something Amber could hardly hear in a language the likes of which she had never herd before. After a moment Marisa clamed down and the man came over to sit next to his friends.
"I take it this have been interesting for you thus far?" Madam Lesila asked in a soft and pleasant voice.