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Isabella6Storm4
Free Ranging
“Wake up!”
I opened my eyes to see Palila standing over me, a bow slung over her shoulder, draped in a dark cloak.
“We don't have much time, you are needed on the lower level.” She urged.
I rubbed my eyes and sat up. She was gone.
After dressing rapidly and combing my hair back, I emerged into the sunlight. There were stairs curving around the large tree trunk which led to what Palila had called the lower level. That’s exactly what it was, a level on the treehouse that was lower than the other.
I rounded the corner to see Averi and Palila sitting on a long couch and John standing, with his arms crossed, over a tall table with a map spread on the top.
Arne was leaning on a beam with his back towards me, looking at the same map.
“Look who finally rises,” Arne said without turning.
Palila tossed me a strange fruit which I caught and took with me to the table.
Laid out in front of me was a map of the whole world, but it was strange in that the borders and names were consistently shrinking, growing, and changing. There were places I never even knew existed and pictures of creatures I had never seen.
Arne and John continued their conversation
“But if we go south the number of cr-sasil will increase drastically,” John argued.
“The ones in the north are far stronger, it all depends on what they feed on,” stated Arne. “You will not last long when confronted by them”
I came closer and peered at the map.
“What if,” I pointed, “We went west? There’s a large cliff to the east but the west should work…right?”
Arne looked down at me before saying “That would work if it wasn't for the people who live there. They have become wild and fierce as they have no protection, though they have survived the infestation.”
“I don't see why we can't just walk over there and tell them why we need to get through, which, now that I think about it, why DO we need to get through?”
“Because,” Arne answered, “I may know of a way to freedom.”
Palila walked up behind me and grabbed the back of my shirt to pull me away.
“Let them work it out, you’ve said your piece,” She whispered.
I sat next to Averi. “We should go check on Katoka,” I sighed.
She agreed and Palila, Averi and I walked to the floor opening and pushed the ladder down. The bottom rung fell with a soft thump on the forest floor and one by one, we climbed down.
I opened my eyes to see Palila standing over me, a bow slung over her shoulder, draped in a dark cloak.
“We don't have much time, you are needed on the lower level.” She urged.
I rubbed my eyes and sat up. She was gone.
After dressing rapidly and combing my hair back, I emerged into the sunlight. There were stairs curving around the large tree trunk which led to what Palila had called the lower level. That’s exactly what it was, a level on the treehouse that was lower than the other.
I rounded the corner to see Averi and Palila sitting on a long couch and John standing, with his arms crossed, over a tall table with a map spread on the top.
Arne was leaning on a beam with his back towards me, looking at the same map.
“Look who finally rises,” Arne said without turning.
Palila tossed me a strange fruit which I caught and took with me to the table.
Laid out in front of me was a map of the whole world, but it was strange in that the borders and names were consistently shrinking, growing, and changing. There were places I never even knew existed and pictures of creatures I had never seen.
Arne and John continued their conversation
“But if we go south the number of cr-sasil will increase drastically,” John argued.
“The ones in the north are far stronger, it all depends on what they feed on,” stated Arne. “You will not last long when confronted by them”
I came closer and peered at the map.
“What if,” I pointed, “We went west? There’s a large cliff to the east but the west should work…right?”
Arne looked down at me before saying “That would work if it wasn't for the people who live there. They have become wild and fierce as they have no protection, though they have survived the infestation.”
“I don't see why we can't just walk over there and tell them why we need to get through, which, now that I think about it, why DO we need to get through?”
“Because,” Arne answered, “I may know of a way to freedom.”
Palila walked up behind me and grabbed the back of my shirt to pull me away.
“Let them work it out, you’ve said your piece,” She whispered.
I sat next to Averi. “We should go check on Katoka,” I sighed.
She agreed and Palila, Averi and I walked to the floor opening and pushed the ladder down. The bottom rung fell with a soft thump on the forest floor and one by one, we climbed down.
