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Aylwen Dreamsong · 02-20-2003, 10:08 PM

Running with the rest of the company, Aislan worried about Whinny and her wound. Then, Gandalf took a second to look to Aislan and Alearindu. With a graceful sweep of an arm, he motioned in the direction of the Stately Stables. Or, at least the way they supposed the stables were. Both nodded, and with Whinny, Eruntale and Mornen right behind them, turned away from the rest of the company.

“Which way did Gandalf say the Stables were?” Alearindu asked as they ran into the Inner Courtyard.

Aislan shook her head: she didn’t know. Gandalf had read them a description of the Stately Stables from Andreth’s book! Why hadn’t she paid attention? Then she remembered! They were supposed to go right! Or it could have been left.

“Alearindu, did you remember anything from when Gandalf read about the Stables?” Aislan’s voice trailed off as she asked the question. Aislan could see in the grass to the left a bouncing and leaping glimmer. Aislan stared at the form, and Alearindu looked into the darkness, puzzled. Aislan went closer to the shimmering thing, but before she could get to close, the spirit sprinted away.

“Follow it!” Aislan nearly shouted, forgetting that Alearindu couldn’t see anything.

“Follow what?” Alearindu asked, looking around.

“Follow me!” Aislan answered and started to chase after the spirit. Alearindu followed closely, Mornen was right behind, while Whinny tried to keep up with her slight wound.

The spirit thing raced through the grass, running from the left to the right. Aislan kept her eye on the slight glow of the ghost, and Alearindu wondered what on earth she had seen in the first place. Turning left again, the two humans and two horses followed the ghost towards the South Wall. There, the creature bolted into the Stately Stables. The living beings followed it into the Stables. When they entered the stables, the ghost was either gone, or it was hiding.

“Where did it go?” Aislan wondered aloud, meaning the spirit that had led them there. They probably would have gotten lost if Aislan had not been able to see it.

[ February 21, 2003: Message edited by: Aylwen Dreamsong ]

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Aylwen Dreamsong The Melody of Misery Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: The Island of Conclusions (You get there by jumping!)... Posts: 1,147	Running with the rest of the company, Aislan worried about Whinny and her wound. Then, Gandalf took a second to look to Aislan and Alearindu. With a graceful sweep of an arm, he motioned in the direction of the Stately Stables. Or, at least the way they supposed the stables were. Both nodded, and with Whinny, Eruntale and Mornen right behind them, turned away from the rest of the company. “Which way did Gandalf say the Stables were?” Alearindu asked as they ran into the Inner Courtyard. Aislan shook her head: she didn’t know. Gandalf had read them a description of the Stately Stables from Andreth’s book! Why hadn’t she paid attention? Then she remembered! They were supposed to go right! Or it could have been left. “Alearindu, did you remember anything from when Gandalf read about the Stables?” Aislan’s voice trailed off as she asked the question. Aislan could see in the grass to the left a bouncing and leaping glimmer. Aislan stared at the form, and Alearindu looked into the darkness, puzzled. Aislan went closer to the shimmering thing, but before she could get to close, the spirit sprinted away. “Follow it!” Aislan nearly shouted, forgetting that Alearindu couldn’t see anything. “Follow what?” Alearindu asked, looking around. “Follow me!” Aislan answered and started to chase after the spirit. Alearindu followed closely, Mornen was right behind, while Whinny tried to keep up with her slight wound. The spirit thing raced through the grass, running from the left to the right. Aislan kept her eye on the slight glow of the ghost, and Alearindu wondered what on earth she had seen in the first place. Turning left again, the two humans and two horses followed the ghost towards the South Wall. There, the creature bolted into the Stately Stables. The living beings followed it into the Stables. When they entered the stables, the ghost was either gone, or it was hiding. “Where did it go?” Aislan wondered aloud, meaning the spirit that had led them there. They probably would have gotten lost if Aislan had not been able to see it. [ February 21, 2003: Message edited by: Aylwen Dreamsong ] __________________ ...Come down now, they'll say. But everything looks perfect from far away - Come down now! But we'll stay.