Content:
Chapter One-Escape! And Questions.(below)
Chapter Two-"The Heart of the Woods"
Chapter Three-The Prophecy
Chapter Four: Shadowmere [WIP]
Legends and Myths
Maps
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Chapter One
Escape! And Questions.
Escape! And Questions.
Addi dash across the courtyard as if the devil himself were behind her. Shouts sped her up, and she vaulted the low wall, her bag bouncing at her side. "Blast it!" the girl hissed as the guards voices grew louder as they came closer. She darted into the woods, not caring as her raven-black hair snagged on branches. She burst into a clearing where a horse stood tethered to a tree. Blue eyes flicked around nervously from underneath a hood, then she untied the wild mare and swung herself on, her forest green cloak draping over the horse's rump. The mare burst into a fast canter at a gentle kick to ribs from the fourteen year old slave. Well, Addi thought, ex-slave. To late did the escapee see a fallen tree looming ahead, leaning against another tree. The last thing she remembered was the sound of her skull hitting the trunk, and blinding pain as she fell off the mare, unconscious.
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"Do you think she'll be okay?" asked a worried female voice.
A horse snorted on the other side of Addi, "Of course!" The speaker was a male this time. "After all, she is the Chosen." Addi pondered this, and kept her eyes shut in order to hear more. A wet nose pressed against her cheek, and a soft voice, the female, whispered,
"You're safe now, don't worry." Addi opened her eyes, expecting humans. But instead, a pure black unicorn, rather built like a Draft horse, and a cinnamon brown dog looked at her with kind eyes. Addi was confused, the dog, sure it was normal, but unicorns were supposed to be extinct.
"Welcome, Adensha Elvaanheart, to our humble abode, which will be your home for a while." Addi sat up slowly, a puzzled frown on her young face.
"My name, isn't Adensha," she said slowly, "And I have no surname."
The unicorn nickered a laugh as he said, "In your slavery, you were known as Addi, but that is not your true name. You were taken from your mother when you were merely eight." Addi drew breath to speak, but the horse wasn't finished, "I'm Shadowmere, by the way, and this is Mey." He nodded at the dog and she wagged her tail. Addi- Adensha, she guessed, frowned.
"How do you know of my slavery to Michael Barson?" she asked.
"We-" Mey began, "Shadowmere!'' she complained after spitting out his tail.
Shadowmere scowled at Mey, "That is a story for another time, Mey." The dog sniffed disdainfully, but was quiet.
"Would you two quit bickering and tell me what's going on?" Adensha piped, annoyed. She still didn't quite trust Shadowmere.
"Patience, child," nickered Shadowmere. Impatiently. Addi snorted, then Shadowmere nodded at Mey and left the room.
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Two hours later, Mey had Adensha outfitted in breeches and a plain brown shirt. The girl was just finishing tying a green and brown cloak around her shoulders when Shadowmere poked his head in and addressed the young Elvaanheart, "I do hope you can cook, seeing as nether of us can." The girl nodded.
"As long as I have somewhere to do so, and I can gather some ingredients, I should be fine." An hour later, she was eating a delicious stew at a rock outside.
Sorry, kinda wimpy ending, but the chapter [i]needed to end. Sorry.[/i]
