"That could work, but going over means we can get out quicker"
At first, Gollum agreed to this. But, after another day, all of their options changed again as a road came into view.
"This might be a way out"
Mordor was largely uninhabited. Sauron had yet to gather his full strength and protect his land. But, there were still some orcs roaming around. They were laying down plans for an almighty surge of war. But, other then that, it was largely unprotected.
All three continued their journey towards Cirith Ungol. A few times, they had to stop and hide from battalions of blood thirsty orcs.
"Hurry" Pilith said.
Gollum followed suit and scampered away. They were just a mile or so from the pass when a large, black tower came into view. At the very top was a faint red glow, meaning that there was life.
"How are we going to get past this?" Mya asked.
Gollum knew that the only way was to get past the orcs. But it would be tricky.
"Maybe I could goes ahead and sees if there is a ways out" he croaked.
Pilith looked down at him.
Their eyes met.
For some reason, Pilith did not trust this creature. He still was not sure if this was a spy of Sauron leading them into a trap or a fellow escapee.
"Yes, that's a brilliant idea" Mya said before Pilith could say anything.
Gollum smiled and hopped off before either of them could stop him.
"Come on, lets get out of the road before we get seen"
Pilith took a deep breath, feeling that they would never see Gollum again. But he was wrong. Gollum had no reason to lie just yet. He had a plan and he wanted to manipulate these new people any way he could.
Pilith and Mya found what they thought was a safe place to sit.
"Why did you do that?" Pilith asked.
Mya sat with her back to a hard, jagged cliff of rock.
"Do what?" she asked, looking over at Pilith.
"That!" he said.
"Sending that creature away, do you know how dangerous he is?" he asked her.
Mya didn't understand what all the fuss was about.
"He isn't dangerous, you hardly know him"
Pilith shook his head.
"Mya, we don't know who or what could be out here, its Mordor!" he said.
Mya looked at him.
"Are you saying that he could be a spy?" she asked, slowly standing up.
Pilith nodded.
"Yes, he could be running off to warn the other orcs"
Mya and Pilith knew that they were now in trouble. But they could not find a way out.
"I think we should just wait until he…" Pilith sopped mid-sentence.
There were voices getting closer and closer. Without a word, Mya and Pilith hid behind a large boulder. A battalion of orcs were walking their way.
"Shush" Pilith said, looking over the boulder.
"Keep moving!" shouted the orc.
These were the newest members of Sauron's army. They were being trained in the art of endurance. They had been out in the wilderness of Mordor for seven days.
A crack of a whip soon made Pilith hide. He, unlike Mya, did not show how scared he was. If the orcs discovered that they were there, then they would certainly be killed.
Origo whimpers as he waited at the door. His Diamond stood in the hall way. Her eyes were darting from spot to spot. She could not believe what she had just read.
"Right" said Pippin, as he buttoned up the last button on his coat.
"Lets go home"
Diamond slowly opened the door. The coldness didn't bother her right now. For her mind was elsewhere. Origo gave a small whimper, he didn't like the coldness one bit.
A few minutes later, the small family arrived at their home. Pippin, like before, opened both the gate and the door. Diamond felt the warmth of her home. She also felt different, as though a summer fog had lifted from a beautiful spring day.
Origo trotted in and shook off the coldness. There was only one place that he wanted to be. Diamond, who had been holding her son, waited until Pippin had taken his coat off.
"Could you hold Faramir, please?" she asked.
Pippin smiled and took little Faramir from his mother. Diamond unbuttoned her coat, took her arms out of the sleeves and placed it on the hook.
"I'll start getting lunch ready soon" Diamond told Pippin.
Pippin nodded and followed his wife. But he did not follow her all the way down the hall way. Instead, he stopped and opened a door. This was to one of the spare rooms. For Diamond had yet to fully trust him again.
Faramir gave a little yawn as he was set down in his cot.
"Mummy will be back soon, Fara-moo" Diamond told him, kissing him on his forehead.
Faramir hardly ever complained when he was sleepy. His little eyes slowly began to close as he was left by himself. But there was a an equally small creature under Diamond's large duvet. Origo was just about to fall asleep when he heard dull noises through duvet.
"What is that?" he asked himself.
Faramir was laying there, all by himself. Though Diamond was just down the hall way. Neither one of them knew where Origo had gone to. Only Diamond had a vague idea of where he was nested.
Origo's small head popped out of the edge of the duvet. Faramir's babbling was much louder now. Origo tilted his fluffy head and stood up. The duvet fell off of him as he walked out. He trotted over to the bed where he stopped. He stood there for a while, listening to the baby.
A minute or two later, after Origo had sat down at the edge of the bed, his Diamond walked in. Origo's tail started to wag and he took to his paws.
"There you are" Diamond said smiling down at him.
Origo gave a happy whimper.
"Lunch is ready now" his Diamond told him.
Origo's tail seemed to wag even faster as he made his way down towards the end of the bed. Diamond watched as his little fluffy ears flopped as he traversed the duvet.
Soon, Origo's paws touched the cold tilted floor. He looked up at his Diamond, who had waited for him, and gave a small whimper.
"Good boy" Diamond said.
She smiled as she followed her puppy all the way to the kitchen. Pots, pans and packets of food had been set either on the hobs or the work top.
Diamond had a lot to do before they could eat. But it was best to get Origo and Faramir's lunch out of the way first. So, leaving her little puppy at the entrance to the cellar, she entered to get her food out.
Origo wagged his tail as Diamond came back out. A few minutes later, after the turkey had been warmed up a bit, Diamond severed him his turkey.
Diamond smiled as she suddenly thought of a new, better idea for what she could do with Dolly's home. For Dolly, in her will, had left everything to both Diamond and Pippin.
Dolly's last words circled around in her head over and over again.
Origo was left eating as his Diamond walked out. A minute or two later and a knock came at Pippin's door.
"Yes?" he asked, looking up.
Diamond walked in.
"Pippin, I have an idea on how we could use Dolly's home!" she said.
Days had past since Gollum had went to look on ahead.
"He isn't coming back" Pilith said, his mouth dry and his stomach was empty.
But that was not true. Gollum had been hiding in a small cave. He had a close call with orcs and it had spooked him. Only when he knew that no other orcs would come.
"Ah, there they are!" he said, looking over head.
Both Mya and Pilith jumped.
"Hurry, found a way out, I have" he said.
Mya took a deep breath. As much as she thought the creature wouldn't harm then, there was still a small bit of her that wanted to be more cautious.
Pilith took a deep breath and slowly got up. He did not know how much longer he last. But he was not worried about himself, he was worried for Mya.
The three of them made their way towards the distant tower. Gollum, unlike Mya and Pilith, crawled on all fours. He stopped every so often and looked back. In his mind, he had already formed a fool proof plan. He had found a way out that only he could use. Mya and Pilith were, unknowingly, being led to their death.
"Hurry, this way" Gollum said.
Gollum didn't stop. Instead, he started to make his was down the small gully that led towards the mountains. Pilith stopped and looked down at dark gully. There was a strange feeling coming from it, one that made Pilith stop.
"Mya" he said, standing there.
Mya and Gollum had already made their way down into the gully.
"What is it?" Mya asked as she stopped and looked around.
Pilith took a deep breath.
"There must be another way around these mountains" Pilith said.
Gollum knew that the two of them were unarmed and very vulnerable.
"Looked I has, no other ways!" Gollum said, he was perched on a rock.
Pilith and Mya were getting increasingly weak. A great strain was being put on them know. Ever since Gollum had joined them, the two of them had very different ideas on how to escape.
Pilith was confident that they could escape by themselves. But Mya knew that Pilith didn't have the faintest idea where to go.
"Pilith, we need to get going" Mya said, looking down at the darkness of the gully.
Pilith took a deep breath. There was no other way that he could to escape this land. So, being out numbered and not in the mood to argue, started to walk down the gully.
Soon, the gully opened up to a small round opening. The gully stopped and the two of them were faced with a wall of rock that was too high to climb over.
"This way" Gollum said.
Pilith took a deep breath. He knew that something bad had to happen. But it was just a feeling. Mya stopped at a small crack in the wall of rock.
Though it was daylight, the ash and soot from Mount Doom blocked it out completely. Pilith followed Mya into the small cave. It was then that Pilith saw the first signs of trouble.
Cobwebs from spiders were hung all around the small, dark tunnel. Many bodies had been caught in the webs. Some were small like birds and rats. Some were obviously orcs that had rotten beyond all recognition.
Neither Mya or Pilith had been concentrating on Gollum. He had slipped from their sight. His evil plan was now set in motion.
"What was that?" asked Mya, looking behind her.
Pilith stopped as well. He had heard something too.
"Come on, we need to get moving"
As he said this, he looked around.
"Gollum?" Pilith asked, looking around.
But all that came back was his own voice. Mya knew that something strange was going on. Gollum did not answer.
"What do we do now?" Mya asked, almost at a whisper.
Pilith took a deep breath. Gollum was the only one who knew where to go.
"I think…" started Pilith, looking around.
He had now two options. One was to go back and possibly get caught. The other was to go one and get lost in the maze of caves and dead ends.
"I think we should go this way"
Gollum hardly left any signs as he went through the caves. But he was not alone. A huge spider was following him. But the spider did not need to be told where they were. All of the webs were interconnected. Every time Mya or Pilith stepped or brushed along one, the spider could feel it.
Hours had past.
Origo had snoozing happily on his Diamond's pillow. But now, it was time to wake.
"Puppy?" asked a voice.
At first, Diamond could not wake her puppy. But, upon lifting him up, his little eyes opened. He gave a small whimper and curled up.
"Puppy, time to get up now"
Origo rested his head on his paws and tried to get back to sleep. But it was no use.
"Do you want to want to come and see Abira with me?" she asked.
Origo gave a small whimper and then a large yawn.
"What about we get you some turkey, would you come with us then?"
Origo's little ears flopped as he nodded. Diamond knew that Origo could not resist turkey, even when he was sleepy.
So, a few minutes later, Origo was set on the floor near a large bowl of turkey. Lunch had come and gone. Origo, who had eaten his breakfast and lunch, was now on his third bowl of turkey.
Diamond smiled as she first placed the puppy on the floor followed by the bowl of turkey.
"Eat up, then we can go and see Pimpernel and Abira"
Diamond was in a very good mood now. But her puppy was far from it. he was not feeling himself at all. All he wanted to do was sleep.
Origo took only a few mouthfuls of turkey before he was back to sleep. Diamond, who knew how long it took for her Origo to clean his bowl, looked down.
But there were no empty bowl. Origo, somehow, had managed to fall back to sleep in the middle of eating. His little face was resting in the bowl.
This melted Diamond's heart more then anything her puppy had done.
"Oh dear" she said, gently picking him up.
Origo gave a small whimper as he was held on his Diamond's shoulder. Suddenly, Ori gave two little sneezes.
"Oh dear" Diamond said.
It was the first little hint from Origo that something was wrong.
"Are you not well, puppy?" she asked.
Origo gave a small whimper. Diamond knew that her puppy was not feeling himself.
"Lets get you back off to bed then"
Origo whimpered softly as he was carried back to Diamond's room. Origo had just about fallen asleep again as Diamond placed him on her pillow. There was no need for a blanket, for the fire was burning and his warm coat would keep him warm.
"Good boy" Diamond said, kissing him on his warm, fluffy head.
Origo curled up and closed his eyes. He would rather sleep then eat, which Diamond found very strange. But there was nothing she could do.
"I'm sure he'll be fine, he had a bit of turkey left if he gets hungry"
The dwarves finally reached the opposite side of the grassy plain and were now within sight of the Misty Mountains.
"Me and Frerin can look on ahead, there must be many caves we could shelter in" he told Thrain, his father.
Thrain and the rest were seated on rocks or on the grassy ground.
"I want to go with them" Dis said.
She had had enough of waiting with the other dwarves while her brothers went away. Thrain took a deep breath. He knew that he could not have as much control over his only daughter as he would have liked.
But, the more he tried to pull her back to his side, the more times she would wonder off.
"Will you behave yourself?" he asked.
Dis gave a smile under her fine, black beard.
"Of course, I am a good fighter" she answered.
Thrain took a deep breath.
"And will you look after her?" he asked, looking at his boys.
Frerin nodded, so did Thorin. Thrain gave a small smile.
"Then yes, I give you permission to help in any way you can"
Dis hugged her father.
"Thank you" she said.
A few minutes later, after they checked they had enough food, the three of them wondered off. Thror slowly walked over to his son.
"Do you think that was wise?" he asked, taking him to one side.
Thrain did not understand what this meant.
"I trust them" he answered.
But Thror had different views.
"Thorin has been nothing but trouble, he is a menace to this company and to my people"
Thror and his son simply looked at one and other. The words coming out from his father's mouth were not of his own.
"There is no need for that" Thrain said.
There was a different glint in Thror's eyes. He was not warm or caring anymore. He had turned for the worse. Everything felt like it was against him.
"Of course there is need for it, Thorin is a disgrace" Thror said.
At that, Thror walked away. He huffed as he sat down. Thrain took a deep breath. It was better if his father did not speak.
Pimpernel smiled as she thought about the meeting that she had just had. Three unexpected, but not unwelcomed guests had been standing outside in the coldness.
"Diamond, Pippin, its good to see you, do come in" she said.
Pearl was busy in the kitchen making a large dinner for Pimpernel, Abira and herself. Abira came bounding down the hallway. She expected Origo to do the same. But, as she stopped, there was no sign of him.
Diamond look down at the brown eyed puppy.
"Ori isn't feeling at all well, I'm afraid" she said.
Abira looked up at her. A few seconds later, after her words had sunk in, Abira gave a small whimper and hung her head.
Pimpernel gave a small smile and picked her up.
"I'm sure he still wants to see you, how about we see him
tomorrow?" she asked.
Abira rested her head on her paws.
A few minutes later, the little group entered the kitchen.
"Hello, Diamond" Pearl said.
She had been busily pealing and cutting potatoes for their dinner. But she split away to give Diamond and Pippin a hug.
"Isn't he getting big now?" she asked, looking down at her little nephew.
Diamond smiled.
"I know, he's going to be just like his father"
Pippin gave a small smile and looked down. He took his seat and looked around. Life was boring without a good old smoke and a frothy pint of ale.
Diamond took a deep breath as she sat down. A small part of her wanted to know how Origo was. But she knew that he had enough turkey to last him until she got back.
"I guess you'll be staying for dinner?" Pearl asked.
Diamond looked over at Pippin. Diamond had thought about going back and preparing a meal, but she thought better of it.
"I'm sure Origo will be fine by himself"
Origo wondered through the house. He shivered as he reached the kitchen.
"Diamond?" he whimpered, unable to find her anywhere.
Origo hung his head.
"She doesn't love me" he whimpered.
It was then that had spotted something that would help. He trotted over and looked in his bowl. But, again, he whimpered. There wasn't enough for him, but he would never leave such an amount of turkey.
After a minute or two, he looked around.
"Still sleepy" he whimpered.
Just then, a little green glow caught his eye. He knew exactly who it was and where she was hiding.
"Ivy?" he barked.
Ivy smiled as came out of her hiding place.
"What are you still doing here, pup?" she asked, fluttering to him.
Origo hung his head. Ivy knew that he was not well.
"I'm sure Diamond will be back soon" Ivy told him.
Origo yawned and gave a small whimper.
"Come on" she said, taking to air again.
"Lets get you back to bed"
Origo gave a little nod and sauntered after his fairy. A few minutes later, Origo arrived back on Diamond bed. His little nest that he made was still there. Ivy watched as he snuggled back down inside it.
Pearl dipped a large spoon into some sticky honey. She smiled as she turned the twirled the spoon so that the honey would not fall off. A few seconds later, Pearl started to pour the small bit on honey onto cut, but uncooked, parsnips. She did this a few times before they were put in the oven.
The potatoes, which had been peeled and chopped, were put in another metal trey. Golden oil was poured all over them. A pinch of salt was added before they were subjected to the same fire as the parsnips were.
A large chicken had been cooked before had. It had been left on the worktop to cool for a while.
Ivy smiled as she watched Origo snuggled down under the duvet again. He gave a yawn. Tiredness slowly caught him. Ivy smiled as she cuddled up to him.
"Shush, shush" she said, her tiny hand running over his large, floppy ear.
Meanwhile, after another hour, everything was ready and waiting to be served up. The parsnips and crispy potatoes were placed into separate bowls. But Pearl had not only prepared parsnips and potatoes, but stuffing, sausages, rashers of bacon and, of course, mushrooms.
Pimpernel smiled a she waited for her dinner to be served.
"Now, how about a nice mug of ale to go with all of that?" she asked.
Pippin looked up. For a few second, his eyes were on his sister, but they changed direction. Diamond took a deep breath.
"I suppose so" she answered.
Pearl smiled as she turned and brought out four mugs.
"Oh, but water for me, I have to look after this little one" she said.
Pearl smiled and nodded. She took a few minutes to fill the goblets. Pippin, Pimpernel and pearl all had ale while Diamond had clear, cool water.
"Thank you" Diamond said as she picked up her mug with her free hand.
Pearl placed bowl after bowl on the table. Space was becoming rare. Spoons poked out of each of them.
"There we are" she said, placing a boat of gravy in the middle.
Without encouragement, the four of them started to pile food onto their plate. Diamond had the most trouble as she could not scoop up Pearl's lovely potatoes or parsnips.
"Would you like me to get some blankets for Faramir?" Pearl asked, spotting Diamond's struggle.
Diamond gave a small smile.
"If you don't mind" she answered.
A minute past before Pearl returned. She not only brought blankets, but a small wicker cot that she had in the spare room.
"Oh, thank you" Diamond said as she took the blankets.
Faramir's whole body was wrapped in another blanket. The second blanket that pearl had brought was placed in the small cot.
"There you are" Diamond said, placing Faramir in the cot.
Abira watched as Diamond stood back without her little bundle. Pimpernel smiled as she looked down at her pup. Abira shook her head and settled down again.
Diamond took a deep breath as the party ate in silence. But there needed to be words said, and important ones at that.
But Diamond couldn't get the words out. For nearly the entire meal, her eyes would wonder over to Pimpernel. A few times, their eyes met. But, not for long. For Diamond would look away.
Nearly all of the food was eaten. Only a small bit was left in each bowl. But there was one person would happily eat the last of it.
Pippin smiled as he saw the last few roasted potatoes, along with the last bit of nearly everything that had been left. The last thing that Pippin used up was the gravy. He poured it over near enough everything that was on his plate.
Diamond took a deep breath as she took gulp of her water. Her words for Pimpernel slowly gathered. To her, they made more and more scene.
It was just a moment of timing.
"Would you like a mug of tea?" pearl asked.
Diamond nodded and smiled.
"Yes, thank you" she said.
A few seconds later, Diamond, Pippin and Pimpernel all rose from their seats. Pimpernel waited until Diamond had Faramir in her arms before walking out.
Pippin had already made his way to the lounge when Diamond stopped pimpernel.
"What is it?" she asked, looking at Diamond.
Diamond took a deep breath.
"Me and Pippin went to Dolly's earlier today" she started.
Pimpernel look at Diamond.
"And?" she asked, wondering why they had been there.
Diamond took a deep breath.
"And, we found Dolly's will"
Diamond explained what Dolly had put down in her will and explained what she was thinking.
"And, I thought that you could have it" Diamond told her.
Pimpernel, who was holding Abira, didn't fully understand what Diamond was saying.
"Me?" she asked.
"You want me to have her house?" she asked.
Diamond gave a small nod. She too was holding something small, but it was not her puppy, but her son.
"You don't have to answer me right away, you could think about it for a while" Diamond told her.
A few minutes later, the two of them entered the lounge. Pippin was already sitting there, waiting for them. His mind was on one thing and one thing only.
Tobacco.
It had been many days since he had his last smoke. His head felt strange. There was an invisible vice gently pounding his head. No matter what he did, he could not get rid of it.
Pearl smiled as she wondered into the lounge.
"There you are" she said, carefully handing Diamond her tea.
Pimpernel smiled as she took her tea. Abira still reminded snuggled up to her Pimpernel. Her tea had no milk or sugar in it, just a large spoonful of honey.
She smiled as she listened to the conversation between Pearl and Diamond. Pippin was quiet, as usual around the girls.
Another hour past. The clock on the walk chimed nine times.
"Well, I best get back to Origo, he's not feeling too well and I need to see how he is"
At that, all four of them rose from their seats.
They walked down to the large front door where Faramir was handed to his father for just a moment. Diamond smiled as she buttoned up the last button of her deep red coat.
"Well, thank you for the meal, Pearl" she said, hugging her.
Pimpernel and a sleepy looking Abira were there as well.
"You'll think about what I said, wont you?" Diamond asked Nelly.
Pimpernel nodded and gave a small smile. Pearl looked over at her sister. She wondered what they had talked about.
"Yes, I'll tell you tomorrow" Nelly answered.
Diamond and Pippin left a few minutes later. Pimpernel smiled as she looked down at her puppy.
"Well, I guess I'll see you tomorrow" Pimpernel said, still holding a sleeping Abira.
"What did Diamond want?" Pearl asked as they walked away from the door.
Pimpernel took a deep breath.
"I'll tell you tomorrow"
Pearl took watched her sister walk away. She wondered what Diamond and Nelly had talked about, but it would have to wait until morning.
Pippin, Diamond and little Faramir arrived home. The warmth of their home was a welcome break from the harsh coldness of night.
Diamond did not have enough hands to take her coat off and hold Faramir at the same time. So, she left her coat on and walked down to her room.
She smiled as she entered the room and saw a small lump under her duvet. She knew that Origo would still be asleep.
"Maybe he's awake" she said, slowly lifting the duvet.
Origo gave a soft whimper as Diamond lifted the covers. Diamond smiled as his little eyes opened.
"Hello, pup" she said, lifting him out.
Origo was very hungry now. All he wanted to do was have another bowl of turkey and sleep. Diamond thought the same too.
"Come on, lets get you some turkey and lets get to bed"
Luckily, Ori did not have to wait long. All he had to do was wait until Diamond had emptied it into a clean bowl and heated it up a bit.
But, for a hungry puppy, this took longer then normal.
"It's ok, here it is" Diamond said, placing the bowl on the floor.
Origo instantly started to eat. Diamond smiled as she heard the bathroom door click shut down the hall way. Pippin had the same idea too.
Diamond smiled as she watched her puppy eat. Origo took only a few minutes to finish his bowl. Diamond smiled as she held her coat.
"I'll meet you in the bedroom, Diamond just has to get Faramir ready for bed too"
Origo nodded and followed his Diamond out. Both of them made their way to the bed room. Diamond smiled as she saw her pup jump onto the small box at the end of her bed.
Diamond took a deep breath as she gently picked up her little baby. She smiled as he gave a small whimper, but did not open his little eyes.
A few minutes past before they returned. Diamond placed Faramir back in his cot and got into her nightgown. Origo had already made himself comfortable.
"Shush, shush" Diamond said as she moved him over a bit.
Origo cuddled up to his Diamond and the duvet was drawn over. Diamond smiled as Origo's fluffy head popped out of the duvet. Within minutes, both Diamond and Origo had fallen asleep. Abira had been asleep for a good half an hour, unlike her Pimpernel. Like Diamond, she was thinking about what had been said at dinner.
"Maybe I should take it, then I could move in right away"
But there was a small issue with that. Her home had a very unique view. That was the reason she brought it. She could see the whole of the shire from her kitchen window. The Green Dragon, the lake and the party tree were only some of the things she could see out of her little round pane of glass.
The lands that lay beyond were green. The skies were blue and there was nothing to spoil it. Pimpernel remembered when her Hamson had moved in with her. She future had been bright and happy future ahead of her. She had planned what she was going to do and when she was going to do it.
But that all changed.
Pimpernel closed her eyes as she lay in her bed. The house was quiet, save from the gentle clicking of the clock and the small crackles of the fire.
Abira lay there, her head on her paws. Unlike Origo, she slept further down in the depths of the duvet. Her head did not break the covers.
Pimpernel's hand gently rested on her puppy. Every night, Pimpernel would cuddle her puppy until she fell asleep. Tonight was no different.
But, what was different were the dreams they were having. Pimpernel's dream was filled with colours while Abira's dream was full of darkness, spiders and danger.
Mya had not been in her puppy form for a long time. But now, her four legs would come in useful. Pilith was also in his puppy form.
He looked back to see if Mya was still following him. The next second, Mya saw Pilith dive into small hole. Pilith ducked his head and made his way as far in as possible. Mya dove in a split second later. If she had not, she would have been in the talons of large beast.
The spider's legs tapped the webs. But there was no sign of the small creatures anywhere. Pilith and Mya continued their journey towards the very end of the small cave.
It was big enough for them to fit in, but nothing bigger could get in. But Mya and Pilith were not alone. Smaller spiders crawled all over their fur.
Mya could not stand spiders. She shook her head and a spider fell on her fluffy face. She crossed her eyes and slowly moved back. But she could not move far. Little whimpers were coming from her.
Pilith knew that Mya had a great fear of spiders. A small paw came and swatted the spider away. Mya shook her head and pawed her own face.
Silence surrounded the two pups. The very large spider seemed to have given up on getting them. But that was not the case. It waited on the roof of the cave for the two creatures to come out.