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Chapter 25 The Warning "Sam!" Zura and Riyo screamed in unison. The Elf crumpled in a state of hopelessness in the spot where Samúri had vanished.  Riyo placed a comforting hand on her shoulder. His heart felt torn and the extreme emotion surprised him since he had barely known Sam.  But to see her taken as she was… "It's no use," he said in a wavering voice, "She is gone." Anger bubbled within him.  He should have done something. Zura sighed and stood, resolve settled on her face. "We have to do something." Suddenly, Riyo felt his calmness snap along with his reserve. "And what do you expect us to do Zura? We have no blasted

Chapter 24 The Call (Light radiated from everywhere: the air, the snow-covered ground, and even the bare trees. She took a step but nothing made a sound.  The surreal scene sparked a curious feeling of familiarity in Samúri as she walked through the woods. Howling emanated from all around her, like the light, but she was not afraid.  She came upon a copse of evergreen trees that she had come to recognize as a landmark on her hikes.  Here, she stopped.  Out of the trees stepped a very large canine beast whose fur was the color of the surrounding snow.  Its golden eyes were full of intelligence as it stared at her.  It began to move towa

Chapter 17 (b) Plans and Meetings "You want me to do what?!" Anduné exclaimed. "Your nation is neutral; maybe the First will trust you enough.  Ask for an audience with her and just talk with her," Feadra explained again. "I will not wiggle my way into someone's trust with some secret agenda only to go sneaking around behind their back. It is dishonest." Anduné sighed very loudly in her frustration.  "I understand that it is important to gain access to the Treasury, but there has to be another way than deceiving the First and taking advantage of her hospitality." "We could pose as guards and sneak in," Tai suggested with a chuck

Ch. 23 Realizations Throughout the week, Samúri quickly realized that there was no where she could go where she would be undisturbed. She knew it worried them now when she "disappeared" to get some time alone to think, but it was time she needed. The only escape was to go walking in the woods.  Sometimes one other would go with her, which she did not mind so much, especially when it was Brego or Riyo who accompanied her, they too enjoyed quiet.  However, she savored solitude when she could get it.  It was the end of the second week in Teltara and today was such a day.  The sky was a cold blue and the winter sun shone through the aspen

Chapter 16 (b) By the time Feadra, Anduné, and Shetai entered the dining room, Corl and Kree were already waiting for them.  The room was large but with a low ceiling relative to its size, and had more wood in its structure than Fe had seen thus far in Tellume.  During dinner the previous night, Anduné had commented on the craftsmanship of the room in the way different woods were paired and fit together to create motifs in the woodwork of the walls.  By the end of the meal, Anduné had concluded that the room must have been "undoubtedly Rylan".  Fe smiled at the memory and was grateful for the neutral room: neither Erendian no

Chapter 22   That night after a celebratory dinner-- through most of which the conversation was Jyerin dominated-Sam went out to the barn once again to sit in Dína stall; it was one of the few places she could go to be alone.  Occasionally a stable-hand would pass, but mostly the time was hers.  Leaning her head against the wall, Samúri sighed and once again the mare nudged her shoulder with her snout.  "I'm alright, Dína," she whispered with a pat.  Dína exhaled sharply-something very close to a sigh-then went to the back of the stall.  Easing herself down into a laying position, the horse watched Sam with a concerned e