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Date Posted: 20:02:23 01/21/04 Wed
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Ripple Silentsplash
's message, "Inside for Chapter 12 (Thanks for all the encouragement)" on 13:36:37 01/21/04 Wed
CHAPTER 13
The stars twinkled up in the sky as a dark shape moved along the ramparts. It was Senetta, she'd had trouble sleeping. Staring into the black sky, a muffled sob escaped her lips as she stood there, pouring out her heart to the night. Somewhere in mossflower woods, a night bird twittered its haunting melody. Senetta didn't seem to hear it as she cried up to the sky, "Why? Why? Why did my parents have to die? Why did Aubbress leave without saying goodbye?" Her words were carried away by a small breeze, leaving behind them a broken hearted squrrelmaid. Wiping her eyes on her cloak, Senetta returned to her waiting bed hoping that she could at least doze off.
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Tarrow fell asleep as soon as she managed to squeeze herself into the small tent along with the others. Suddenly a mouse wearing armor and carrying a sword, appeared out of the mists in her mind. He spoke in a voice that made her feel calm and secure, "Tarrow, set sail in the boat at dawn,
when Chrassneyah comes, all of you must be gone.
Beware of the the adder with hipnotic gaze,
she isn't whom you'll fight,
though certainly numbered are her days,
'tis Revin who will slay her for what is right."
Then he stepped back into the mist, and was gone. Tarrow slept on, blissfuly unaware that Chrassneyah was tracking them.
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BONG! BONG! BONG! BONG! Grumpily Senetta sat up, squinting her eyes against the sun shining through her window. Throwing off the covers, she got up, washed her face in a basin of water beside her bed, and went to her closet, "What shall I wear? Hmmm..." Suddenly she noticed a pale green habit with a dark brown cord to tie it with, "Aha, just the thing!" Quickly she slipped it over her head, and tied the cord around her waist. Swiftly fastening her soft leather sandals, she ran down to Cavern Hole. Breathlessly, she appeared in the door way. When she walked in and took her seat, everyone greeted her warmly. Ashe smiled at her, "Sleeping in eh?" Stifling a yawn, she explained, "I didn't sleep too well last night." He nodded, "I know what that's like!" After she finished eating, she, Ashe, and the other dibbuns went off to play together, leaving the elders talk among themselves. Abbot Jerl spoke up, "You mark my words, that Senetta will become Ashes wife one day. I'm certain of it!" The others agreed whole heartedly.
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When she woke up, the first thing Tarrow thought of was her dream. Quickly she roused Revin and Aubbress, "Listen, Martin came to me last night and said that we have to leave here at dawn, he also said to beware an adder, or something like that. The last line is all fuzzy, I can't remember any of it." Aubbress smiled, and patted her frien on the back, "It's alright, I know you did your very best to remember." She turned to Revin, "I'll wake the sleeping beauty." Jet frowned when she shook him, "It's not time to jolly well get up yet, wot!" Aubbress laughed as she replied, "Oh, then you can jolly well miss breakfast Mister Jet!" The black hare shot up from his sleeping mat, "Miss breakkist? Never, wot wot!!" Tarrow spoke between giggles, "Hahaha, Breakfast isn't even made yet. Hahaha heeheehee!!" Jet lay right back down again, muttering to himself, "Well then, goo'night, a bally chap needs his blinkin' beauty rest!" Aubbress hauled him back up, "Oh no you don't, you're the one who's going to fix breakfast, while we pack everything into the boat." He brightened up at the thought, and was soon cooking up a batch of apple pancakes.
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Finally after the boat was loaded, the travelers sat down and ate a wonderful meal of apple pancakes, and strawberry cordial. When they had finished eating, they climbed into the boat, just before they pushed off, Revin solemnly repeated the last lines of the rhyme,
"Sail along 'til the river ends,
And you shall see, what you shall see,
And when you do you will stare in awe,
Oh yes you shall my friends!"
Then they pushed off into the swiftly running river.
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