Chapter Four
"Curiosities About The Unknown"
Soren that morning was eager to head to the library to find some information.
He was eager to
As he arrived he found Oliver in the corner, scanning over a piece of parchment, his eyes practically burning holes in the paper. Oliver had more than one scroll.
He was reading about The Others it seemed from the text on the covers.
What a coincidence...
Soren Kept that fact in the back of his mind as he crawled up to the larger shelves. He found nothing much about The Others.
Oliver must have took them all.
Maybe If He asked nicely Oliver would lend over some reading material.
"Hi..Oliver" Soren stuttered.
Oliver looked at him with judging eyes.
"What do you want?" He asked softly in annoyance.
Soren's confidence waned with that one.
"You mind handing me one of those scrolls?" he inquired.
Oliver looked at him with morbid curiosity.
"You want to know about the Humans too" he claimed.
"Yes." Soren answered with a hidden desperation in his voice.
"Can I See One Of Those Scrolls?" Soren Asked once again.
Oliver sighed as he looked away, he did not answer.
Soren was probably not going to get those papers he Wanted.
Great, now what?
He decided to ask his buddies to see what they knew.
After a wild goose chase to find his companions he started infuring to them about his questions.
"The Others?" Twilight Questioned.
"Never heard of them"
"Soren what exactly are we talking about? Gylfie asked for the second time.
"I think they are called Humans" he said.
"Humans?"
"That's what Oliver Called them" he replied.
"I think it is all a lie" Digger joined in.
"What makes you think that?" Soren questioned.
"If no one has ever seen one how can they be real?" Digger said with wit.
He was not wrong.
Maybe they were just stories to entertain little Owls...
"You don't have to see something to believe!" Twilight butted in.
"I should know! You can't see music! But you can hear to know that my music is the best!" he said boastfully.
"I doubt that" Digger repealed.
Twilight looked at digger with a clean stare.
"Oh no..."
Digger bolted for the window, Twilight on his tail.
"Let's see if you can play better then!" The grey owl said playfully.
Gylfie giggled at the appeal.
Twilight and Digger were already out of sight.
"You think we should go get them?"
Soren looked down at her, his eyes meeting hers.
"I think they will be fine, Probably" He answered.
The sun was now high in the sky, it's warm glow warming the earth.
Lunch approached swiftly, that afternoon, Fish!
Again...
And something the cook called "Sourberry Tea".
The drink tasted like the wood cup it came in.
At least it wasn't any worse.
After Soren scampered off to his hollow, tired and in need of rest.
On his way to his Roost he found Gylfie in the hall.
What was she doing here?
She would already be in her hollow by now.
Whatever it was it must be important, she had a worried look on her face.
"Gylfie? Why are you here?" Soren asked.
"I saw something off the balcony!" she exclaimed.
What did she see?
"It was a ship! But bigger...Huge." she said as she trailed off.
Soren looked her in the eyes to calm her troubled self.
"Where was it going?"
"The Ice Narrows I think" she retorted.
What was the ship going there for?
He wanted to know.
He spread his wings and flew out from the Tree.
"Where Are You Going!?" Gylfie yelled.
"To find the boat!" he replied.
Oh no...
Why would he go alone?
She flew as well to keep him company.
She being small caught up with him rather quickly.
Soren flew as fast as he could to find the boat.
After what seemed like hours he could still see the tree.
He saw Gylfie following behind.
"Gylfie-"
She cut him off with a remark.
"I won't let you go alone!"
Well then, he wouldn't say no to good company!
In the corner of his eye he saw raindrops.
Dark clouds were rolling in.
A storm roiling to the south.
Despite the wind and waves he pressed on with his companion by side.
He was strung by endless curiosity.
But he felt like he was being watched.
Very closely.