The Journey to Gilleon by Palmer Emmanuel ©
***Episode 10 ***
*** At the Kings Court ***
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The king, the princes, the queen and the servants and maids stood at the
courtroom with glasses of wine in their hands having a nice time when The
soldiers entered with Achilles and Rookworm. The princess with shock
swallowed and immediately turned pale. The king took a sip of victory and
inquired.
“where did you get him?”
“at the cellar your majesty” said Mirez
“you majesty, he is my son please have mercy on him, do not hurt him,
you can make him one of the slaves” begged Rookworm on his knees.
The king kept silent staring at Rookworm, after a moment or two he took
another sip and said. “I suppose he was a slave who escape before, beside
you never told me you had a son” the king took another sip. And then asked
“what about my statue?”
“almost done your majesty…please spare him”
“good! good of you Rookworm, now get back to work and finish it, my
guest are arriving to night”
Rookworm slowly stood up, but didn’t leave rather he stood watching.
“as for the boy bind him and throw him into the lake “No your majesty” cried Rookworm.
“Rookworm” the king called in a yell “get out of my sight, and finish that
work”
The princesses stood there, staring at Achilles as he was been hauled
away, her lips quavered, her hands shaking, at once she smashed the glass on
her hand on the ground which gave everyone a shock.
“no father, please spare him” she ran and stood with Achilles.
This gave the king and the Queen so much shock that they both stared at
each other.
“what business do you have with the condemned prisoner?” asked the
king.
“please father, I love him” this caused a loud murmuring including the
servants and the maidens that were present in the room.
“you must be out of your senses my dear, go to your room now and I
don’t want to see you out” the kings voice was hoarse “you should be getting
yourself prepared for prince Rollan” he added with a calm voice, still with the
same calm voice he said to the queen.
“my queen if you don’t mind, please take her inside”
“come, come… come here my dear” the queen who had handed her glass
of wine to a maid rush to the princess and gripped her and began to pull her
along.
“father please…mother leave me alone” but the king didn’t listen and the
queen’s grip on her was firm. As she was been dragged away he watched the
soldiers dragging Achilles away.
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***Episode 9 ***
*** At the Cellar ***
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They took several corridors until they got to a spiral stair which led them
down into a cellar.
“this is a secret place down below the tower, here is where all the king’s
treasures are hidden, even weapons and all valuables” said Rookworm when
they got to the cellar. at the west wing was a long corridor; bright corridor,
they took it and about the middle of it stood a thick iron door “here is where I
work” he said and pushed the door opened. The room was dark, so dark that they couldn’t see anything. anything,
Rookworm picked up a torch and lit it, and then began to lit the torches hung
on the walls around, and soon the place became so bright that a nail on the
ground could be seen.
“this is where you work” said Achilles staring at the sculptors which were
at every corner. “this is where I make sculptures for the king, he never pays
me anyway” Rookworm said and walk to a huge table at the middle of the
room where his tools were scattered upon.
.”that’s what you get when you are a slave” he added.
Beside the table was a four feet unfinished sculptor of a young lad,
Rookworm picked a chisel and bent down beside it. And then Achilles asked.
“who is that?”
“Prince Ellison, prince of Gilleon, the king wants to present this statue to
prince Rollan who will be coming today to seek the princess hand in
marriage.”
“the princess hand in marriage?” asked Achilles.
“oh yes,”
“but she never told me about it”
“she never talks about it, she pretends as if nothing is happening… help
me with that hammer” Achilles walked to the table and picked the hammer
and then gave it to his father.
“you know” Rookworm went on “she complains that Prince Rollan is
quite nasty, arrogant and rude, the story was told of him that on one of his
visits to Gilleon he stabbed a servant for delaying to pass his wine”
“so the king wants to give his daughter to such a cruel man”
“you see, the king thinks a cruel man like prince Rollan will rule better or
might even be a great king”
“but father” Achilles called and walked closer to him resting his hand on his shoulder.
“father, you haven’t said anything about helping me… helping me get the
staff”
Rookworm who was hitting the harmer on the chisel while he squatted
stopped and the noise stopped and the place became salient for a while before he
spoke.
“why do you want me to help you?”
“because you know the in and out of this Tower, because you have been
here for twenty years, you can as well show me the way to the king’s
chamber”
Rookworm slowly dropped the hammer and chisel on the ground and
stood up to face Achilles.
“the king’s tower? Huh, do you know what you require of me?”
“so father, if you haven’t well thought-out helping me while did you
allow me to come here with you?”
With the index finger Rookworm poke Achilles on the chest and said.
“I allowed you come with me because this place is very…” they heard
footsteps approaching “very secure” the footsteps became even louder “and
the soldiers…” the footsteps were now so close “never come down here…
hide hide come on”
At once Achilles trotted and hid himself behind a huge pillar just then the
door burst open and four soldiers entered the room with Mirez at the front.
“where is the boy?” asked Mirez.
“Don’t even make that face, I saw both of you walking down this place”
yelled Neale
“search everywhere” commanded Mirez.
Just then Achilles walked out.
“oh, look who we have here” Mirez smiled, and said at the top of his voice “arrest him”
The soldiers Advanced toward Achilles but Rookworm block them and
said.
“don’t touch my son”
The soldiers looked at themselves and pushed him out of their way and
grabbed Achilles.
“leave my son alone” Rookworm kept saying as he walked behind the
soldiers who were taking Achilles away.

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***Episode 8***
*** Rookworm’s Tale ***
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Achilles woke up to the delicious smell of coffee the following morning.
He sat up from the bed and rubbed his eyes. Rookworm was at one end of the room, where a stony platform was built to the wall and was about three feet
high. On top of the platform was pans, kittle, cups, knifes and bowls. At one
side on the platform was a hole filled with hot charcoals which Rookworm
used for cooking.
Achilles watched his father as he staired the cups of coffee with a tiny tea
spoons with his back to him. “Good morning son” he picked the two cups of
coffee and walked to the bed and sat beside him. Achilles took one of the
cups from him and had a long gulp sending the coffee in half.
“I was wondering, how you survived the war.. I mean everyone thought
you were dead”
Rookworm who had his cup on his mouth slowly brought it down.
“everyone thought I was a coward: My father, my brothers, you mom.
Because I refuse to join the king’s armies, even when it was our duty to
served in the king’s army. Our generation was always born gifted with the
sword and would always served in the army. But really I was not a coward,
my desired, son, was to be a sculptor. I have fallen in love with it since I was
a child. During the war Against Gilleon, I proved our family wrong, I picked
my sword and fought bravely until Olipus began to loss, I was afraid of your
mom and you getting hurt, so I ran back home and took her with you, and on
our way leaving the City, three soldiers followed after us. And I knew
without holding them back they might hurt your mum and you. So I told you
mom to go. I remember her not wanting to leave, but I urge her to. Single
handedly I fought the three soldiers but couldn’t hold them for long before I
was injured, but your mom had gone far. However they had no intension of
killing me, they only drag me to where the people of Olipus who had been
captured were”
Rookworm gasped, staring at his coffee which now appeared cold. He
stood up and walked to the table and dropped the cup. “so father, they never killed you as everyone thought”
“yes”
“you were never a soldier, how come you fought bravely for Olipus?,
how come you fought three soldiers single handedly?” said Achilles standing
up from the bed, with his cup wrapped in both his hand.
“son, our family were born with the gift of the sword, it was said that our
ancestors Rallis was the captain of the army of Olipus and was the greatest of
all time, the surrounding village knew about his exploit. every descendant of
Rallis were all gifted with the sword, and all served in the army. excerpt of
course me. And beside son, I went through the trainings, but because I had no
real passion for it, I would always run into hiding and my older brother
Watson and my younger brother Piptom would go searching for me, and
when they find me they would drag me back to training. but when this
persisted for a long time my father decided to let me be, but said I was a
disgrace.”
“alright father, I would like to continue what I have started” Achilles
walked briskly pass his father toward the door but Rookworm grabbed him
and pulled him back.
“what have you started?”
They stared at each other for a moment before Rookworm slowly loosen
his grip off Achilles.
“alright father, listen. I was sent here by Theodora to take the king’s staff
of authority”
“what? What did you just say. The staff of authority ? this is the biggest
joke in recent times.” Rookworm poke Achilles in the chest with his index
finger and asked.
“what do you know? That staff is the king’s life, he keeps it safe in the
Gilleon stone which cannot be broken by anything. I don’t want us to talk about that thing again. now let’s talk about how we can get you out of
Gilleon safe…maybe the princess can help”
“father! I am not going anywhere, I am not leaving this place without the
people of Olipus; Without you, father! think of you seeing mother again,
think of you reuniting with your friends, your relatives, think of been free”
Rookworm began to pace the room and as he did he said.
“I know all this Achilles, it’s impossible, you will get yourself into a
mess, I don’t want you to do something stupid”
“that is exactly what I am trying to do, father things are actually not
impossible, we only think they are, please help me, we could do it together.
prove to me that you are not a coward, say to me now that you will help me
come what may”
Rookworm kept silent for a moment and sat on a chair by the table, he ran
his hand on his forehead as though think about it. Achilles bend a little with
his eyes fixed on his father waiting for him to speak. There was silence and
Rookworm maintained this silence for a while before saying.
“am late for work” he stood up and went to the side of the door were his
coat was hung and grabbed it. “see you later” he said wearing the coat.
“am coming with you”
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***Episode 7***
*** Rookworm ***
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It was dusk when Achilles woke up to a muttering sound outside his cell,
one of them sounded familiar, it was the voice for sometime he had been
hearing every morning, shortly the door opened and Achilles saw the
princess, she beckon on him and he stood up at once and followed her. Once gain Achilles saw the lake of Gilleon. they sat on the sand with their
legs on the water as they had done the first time they came together, Achilles
who at all cost wanted to get back to the reason he had come to Gilleon dare
to asked with his leg on the water, he tapped his feet on it.
“is there anything, called eh… I mean the… the staff of authority?”
“of course” said the princess staring at Achilles who was still facing the
water “it is the most sacred thing in Gilleon, it’s kept in my father’s
chamber inside the Gilleon stone. He only brings it out when he wants to
make a decree or put into effect full authority”
“what is Gilleon stone?” he asked.
“it’s an enchanted glass, inside of it is the staff of authority…you know,
my father has to keep it safe for he can’t even trust his own lords and
savants”
“so, can I see it?” this sounded queer to say, but Achilles was trying hard
to get as much information he could.
“no you can’t, it’s in my father’s chamber” the princess stood up and
began to advance into the lake “however, if you really want to see how it
looks like, there is one at the courtroom, but it’s a sepulture, it was made by
Rookworm” the princess was already a distance away in the lake and the
water had rose up to her waist. But when Achilles screamed. “Rookworm”
the princess stopped and turned and said “yeah! what about him?”.
“Rookworm!”
“yes”
“where is he from?” asked Achilles standing up from the ground and
brushing himself up.
“well, he is from Olipus,. Were you come from, he is a good sculptor, the
best my father had ever seen, so my father took him from the slaves, into the
palace. he makes beautiful sepultures” “Rookworm! He is my father?” Achilles said with Excitement.
“what?” cried out the princess.
“yes”
“I have got to see him”
The princess now quietly walking back to Achilles and said “Achilles, my
father must not set his eyes on you”
“alright”
They rode back to the tower with the princess looking dull, she was not
quite happy that she had missed the excitement of having a swim with
Achilles in the lake as they had done several night before. As for Achilles he
was lively, he was quite happy that he would be seeing his father for the first
time except for those years when he stared only at his pictures or listening to
stories of him.
They took several hallways looking here and there to make such no one
was watching and when a soldier happened to past by, they would hide on a
dark spot in the corner. Finally they got to a door at the second floor. And
knocked on it very hard.
“Mr. Rookworm, it’s me Snow”
The door opened a moment later and there stood a man six foot tall, with
full beards, pointed nose and long hair which fell at his shoulders.
“to what do I own this visit your majesty?” said Rookworm bowing he bowed,
when he raised his head he gave Achilles a surprise look.
“we have to come in” said the princess looking around.
“of course your majesty?” Rookworm opened the door fully and admitted
Achilles and the princess in.
The room was dark, the window which was right opposite the door
streamed in the moonlight, and was the reason they could see a thing at all.
“very quickly, you majesty I will put on the light” Rookworm ran to the side of his poster bed and grab a lamp, he put it on, and the room began
bright. He place the lamp on the table and sat on a log three legged chair and
then said.
“forgive me you majesty… please sit”
The princess sat down on another three legged stool on the table, so did
Achilles.
“you majesty, may I asked who is this young lad beside you, eh.. I am
quite fond of you, but I don’t think I am the right person to approached if you
finally find a suitable suitor” Rookworm gave the princess a grin. And she
smiled and said.
“Rookworm. You joke a lot, but this is serious, this is Achilles” the
princess that moment placed her hand around his shoulder and was about to
speak when Achilles said.
“I am Achilles… am your son”
Rookworm’s eyes widened in shock and he asked “who is your mother?”
“Agatha…you father was Thomson, you mother was Vienna…take a look
at this” Achilles stood up and pulled out a little picture from his boot and
walked to Rookworm and gave it to him.
“thank goodness, my son” Rookworm stood up and gave Achilles a hug
“good to see you my son” he added. And as though something had went
wrong he broke from the hug and said.
“what is your name again?”
“Achilles”
They hug again this time even more tightly. And when they broke the hug
for the second time they each went to sit.
“I have sat down for many years staring at that picture thinking you are
dead, everyone thought you are dead” said Achilles.
“they never saw me after that day, so it was expected, But what have you come to do in Gilleon, and what are you doing with the princess and in the
king’s tower?”
“Theodora sent me here, on my way I was kidnapped by the Arisomias,
and was rescued by some soldiers who happen to be passing by the forest at
that time. They took me to the king and the king asked them to lock me up in
the cell. And then the princess came to me and helped me out”
“oh, your son is so pretty, he looks just like you, he has your nose, your
eyes and your heart” the princess had said all this staring at Achilles with her
hand across his shoulder.
“oh…I see” said Rookworm with a wink. And then he coughed and
adjusted himself on the chair.
“so we have to find a way of getting you back to Olipus, I don’t want
anything to happen to you”
Achilles was about saying something when they heard footsteps outside,
suddenly they heard the door banging, it was violent as though the people
banging it had the intension of pulling it down.
“who is there?” asked Rookworm,
“Mirez” said a voice.
“oh captain, if you will give me a few seconds”
“we can’t allow him see us?” whispered the princess.
“come quietly, quick I have a safe having for you” Rookworm led them
under his bed at the side of the room. They slowly and gently crawled in
making no noise at all.
“Opened this door Rookworm” Mirez yelled.
“alright Captain a second” Rookworm put off the lamp and went to the
door, he unbolted it and pulled it opened.
Four soldiers entered the room staring around. but the room was now so
dark that they seems not to see a thing. Mirez stood right at the front with his unsheathed sword.
“have you seen a young lad, by the name Achilles, he has escaped from
the cell, and the princess is missing too, have you set your eyes on her
either?”
“no, I haven’t seen the young lad, don’t even know a lad was arrested by
the king, and as for the princess I have not seen her either”
“we are asked to search the whole tower” said the captain, allowing his
eyes to roam around.
“as you can see my room is pretty small, there is nothing here, but if you
insist you can go ahead”
The captain stared at Rookworm for a while before turning to the soldiers
and said.
“come, let’s go, we don’t have to waste our time here” and as soon as
they left, Rookworm bar the door, resting his back on it he gasped severally.
And then said still with a small voice.
“they are gone”
The princess and Achilles crawled out from under the bed.
“the whole kingdom is searching for you, I am afraid you are staying here
with me”
“will he be safe here?” asked the princess worriedly.
“for the time being”
Rookworm opened the door for the Princess and shut it as soon as she
had left and then he walked pass Achilles to the bed.
“we talk tomorrow, I need to get some sleep”
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The Journey to Gilleon
***Episode 6***
***Theodora’s Visit***

For many days the princess kept on coming to see Achilles, mostly at the
early hours of the day and late in the evenings, she would come with food on
each visit, food which Achilles thought was way better than what was served
In the prison. Achilles was becoming so endeared to the princess that the
reason he had left Olipus to Gilleon was for that time forgotten.
One day, he woke up one morning to an unusual heat in the cell, when he
rolled over he saw a fire at the middle, burning with no wood and of course it
made the cell bright. at one corner was Theodora, she was sitting on a stone
which Achilles was such wasn’t there before.
“Sisira as not send you here for the princess”
Achilles still rubbing his eyes sat up and rested his back against the wall.
and then said
“is it my fault? I was traveling down the forest and I was caught by the
Arisomias and then some soldiers recued me and brought me to the king and
the king ordered me to be locked up” the old woman kept staring at Achilles even after he had long finish speaking.
“well, I have come to you for something important…take this” she
brought out a grey furry purse which looked quite shabby and dirty and was
small, so small that only the size of an apple could go in.
“what’s this?” asked Achilles staring at the purse with a screwed face.
“Sisira’s purse”
“what will I do with such a thing?”
“it grants whatsoever you wish… mind you, you have just three wishes”
the old woman stretched his hand with the purse forward, Achilles with
disgust took it with his index finger and thumb.
“keep it, and use it wisely”
The place went dark and the strange hotness lessen. Achilles raised his
head but couldn’t find Theodora nor the stone she had sat on and the fire was
nowhere to be seen. And there was foots step approaching his cell apace.
Quickly Achilles shove the purse without minding into his pocket and just
then he heard the lock of his cell and in a split second the door swung open.
the guard stood on the threshold with a lantern and his sword drawn out.
“who were you talking to?” he asked staring around the room as though
one might be hiding at the dark corner.
“no one, I was talking to myself”
“it didn’t sound that way, I head you” he walked in to the cell looked
properly around and then walked out again and slammed the door.

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The Journey to Gilleon
***Episode 5***
***Achilles and the Princess***
Achilles and the Princess
Achilles sat on the cell, gazing at the stony walls. The room was dark and
there was no window anywhere. below the door was a little square hole
where the guards could slide in his food.
He had been there for hours and was now hungry, he stood up and went to
the door and began to bang it. soon a guard came and slide a spot at the
middle of the door opened and poked his eyes in.
“hey, what is it?..you are disturbing the other prisoners” he said.
“don’t you give your prisoners food here?”
“dinner time is over, you came too late” the guard slammed the spot shut
and Achilles want back and sat down with his back against the wall.
He couldn’t tell how much time had passed, but though, he could recalledthat once or twice he had dosed off. Outside his cell soon came a voice, it
sounded more like a whisper but was quite clear.
“with my father’s permission, I would like to take the prisoners around”
“as your majesty pleases”
He heard the lock of the door and then it opened. There stood the princess
and the guard at the threshold.
“c’mon” she beckon on him, Achilles stood up and followed her at once,
they took several stairs down to the courtyard and then to a stable where the
princess took her white horse in which they rode on to the lake off Gilleon.
The lake of Gilleon was about four miles from the king’s tower and when
they got there Achilles at once asked. “why have you brought me here?”
“don’t you like it, it’s beautiful” said the princess holding his hand as they
walked toward the lake.
When Achilles took off his shoes just as the princess took hers off, he felt
the coldness of the sand, so cold and pleasant that if it was possible he would
like to return and walk upon it again.
They sat on the sand with their legs on the water. And Achilles still quite
uncomfortable said again.
“I still don’t know why you brought me here”
“I just want us to have a nice time together… you know I come here once
in a while to behold the beauty of the lake in the moonlight, some time I take
my bath here”
There was a pause, and the place become silent, so silent that it was only
broken by the sound of the water as they tap their feet on it.
“you are unusual, I have not seen you around before” she said after
another moment had past.
“yeah! I have never been here before, those soldiers mistook me for a
slave, who probably escaped before”“but you are from Olipus, you look very much like them” the princes
began to run her hands romantically on Achilles’ face, but slowly and shyly
Achilles who was not quite keen, took her hands off. And said. “yes, I am
from Olipus.. but I have lived in Peterbug all my life, am such you know
what happened”
“oh yes, they killed my older brother long time ago, I was still a baby
then, and he was just seventeen, he went to watch the maidens of Olipus
dance to Sisira” she said and remained silent for awhile before she went on to
ask.
“what were you doing in the rival of Olgi?” she ran her hands again on
Achilles’ face, and again Achilles slowly removed her hand and answered.
“actually, I was in the forest of Olipus, when so funny kind of people
attacked me and tied me up, they called them arisomi… or something”
“yes the Arisomias, they live far in the eastern part of the forest” the
princess stood up and began walking into the lake, when she had gotten to the
middle of the lake where the water covered her body to her neck she said at
the top of her voice.
“what were you doing inside the forest?”
“I was actually coming to Gilleon” Achilles answered with a loud voice
which echoed in the silent night. He sat there and watched the princess swim
about. And soon she beckoned on him, as though Achilles had lost his senses,
he stood up and began to walked to her and they both had a long swim
together.
Water dripped down from their body as they walked out of the lake a
quarter of an hour later, they were holding hands, which didn’t seem queer at
all, at least not to the princess. They pushed their way to the spot where they
had removed their shoes and wore them and rode the horse back to the tower.
“what is your name?” asked the princess when they got to the corridor ofthe prison.
“eh… Achilles”
“I am princess snow”
The finally reached Achilles’ cell and one of the guards who was standing
by-- who happened to be the same guard who had opened the cell earlier
walked to them and opened the cell. “get in” commanded the guard.
Their hands which had been intertwined slowly loosened as Achilles
walked to the cell, but at once with a great force the princess pulled him to
herself and kissed him. The guard was forced to look away. When they
finally parted Achilles entered the cell and as the princess waved him good
by the guard slammed the door locked.

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The Journey to Gilleon
Episode 3

The Arisomias
The fire was beginning to go down and Achilles was now feeling sleepy,
he stood up and rekindled the fire and then went back to sit. A moment later
he heard footsteps crushing dried leaves and sticks in the distance and sprang
to his feet.
“who is there?” he yelled. He bent down quickly and pulled out a dagger from his boot, and pointed
it to the air.
“who is there?” he called again.
Shortly he saw torches which were blurring in the distance, he stood
watching, when they got closer he saw horrible looking people. Their bodies
where bare, except for a little rag-like clothe that went between their thighs
and tied to a belt round their waist. On their faces were different black and
white patterns, they were about twenty in number.
Fear gripped Achilles as he saw this people, he brought down his dagger,
and stood watching them approaching and as they made whistling sound.
Two of them made their way to him.
“don’t hurt me, please” he pleaded as he watch the two coming closer,
when they reached him, they knock him down and one of the others threw a
rope at them, which they tied his hand with.
“please, please…let me go, please”
They were saying something that Achilles couldn’t understand. They
grabbed his bag and pulled out the flute. “give it back… don’t torched it” he
yelled, but the people where looking at the flute as though they could not hear
Achilles screaming.
One of them took the flute and blew it, and the place became quite with
all eyes on the flute, he blew it again and again and soon began to play with
it.
Achilles whose hand was tied walked behind them as they journeyed
toward the east of the forest. They came to a clearing after walking tirelessly
for a long while and started a camp fire and began to dance around it with
their spears, Achilles sat on a stone with his hands tied, watching them, soon
the dance became disinteresting as he was now trying hard not to sleep,
which was totally ineffective. He opened his eyes to see that the day was bright, the sun had not rise yet
and the place was exceptionally cold, the people who had held him captive
where lying on the ground all sleeping, he tried thinking of what to do but
nothing seems to be coming to his mind, he thought of running, but how far
would he go? and beside he couldn’t tell where he was or which way led to
the rival of Olgi or which way led back to Olipus
Soon the sun began to rise and the cool air became warm, and the wind
stopped. The people stood up and began to dust themselves, they picked up
their spears and were about to continue their journey when they saw some
soldiers, well covered in armor with unsheathed sword.
“who is that lad in your mist?” asked one of the soldiers, who very much
look like the captain, for his amour was quite different from the others.
The people began to mutter words in their language which no one could
understand.
“anyway, we can’t hear what you are saying, we want the boy” said the
captain.
Achilles stood there wondering what was happening, he was standing in
the middle of two of the fellows and was staring to the soldiers.
The soldiers seen that the people were making no move began to
Advance.
“we must not fight over him, just hand him to us”
The People drew out their spears, and with a shout ran to attack the
soldiers.
The battle began, the people were no match for the soldiers so in a short
while. five where already lying dead on the ground. the others who were still
alive retreated and fled down into the forest.

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The Journey to Gilleon
Episode 2
Theodora’s Tale

About five days ago, Achilles sat on a rickety old oak chair, by a rickety
old oak table, in the cottage they lived in Peterbug City, near Olipus. Soon he
began to hear his mother speaking with someone outside. He was holding a
book in one hand and a wooden goblet in the other hand, he paused, roiling
his eyes with his ear inclined, trying to make out what they were saying, but
couldn’t.
He was about to have a sip when his mother entered the room angrily
saying.
“he is just a boy, he is just twenty” shortly an old woman entered the
room.
“you dare not question, the goddess” she said.
Achilles was quite shocked, he dropped his cup and the book and stood
up, and then swallowed. The old woman, was indeed scaring, she was pretty
old and was believed that she had lived for two-hundred and twenty years,
some said she became the priestess at the age of twenty. She was a bit bent
with wrinkles all over her body, she wore a tick black rob with a hood covering half her face, on her hand was a tick rod with which she supported
her locomotion. Across her shoulder was a little bag, made with the skin of a
sheep.
“oh… he is a man now, he was only a baby when I last saw him” the old
woman stared at Achilles, her voice was frail, and she seems to speak with
difficult.
“come close my boy, don’t be scared” the old woman beckoned, Achilles
with fear moved a step, but his mother blocked him, pulling him backward
with his wrist.
“I insist that he is still a boy” said Agatha.
“you will offend Sisira if you mention that again”
“who is she?” Achilles whispered in his mother’s ear.
“Theo…” she was about to say when the old woman cut in.
“Theodora” the old woman snapped before Agatha could finish. “I am the
priestess of the goddess of Olipus. You are highly favored my son…this
palace is quite dark” she muttered and clicked her finger, the walls around
them caught fire, making a ring around them, this of course made Achilles
and his mother stunned. The wall was not burning, neither was the fire hot, it
only provided light to the room.
“what do you mean by… I mean, favored by the goddess” asked Achilles
when he had regain himself from the shock. “sit down” Theodora
commanded, and walked slowly with the help of her rod to the table where
Achilles had dropped his book and goblet.
“sit down” she said again, Achilles starred at his mother and she stared
back and they both took their sit.
“Once there was a boy called Ellison, he was a prince. he had taken a
journey through the forest of Olipus to the outskirt of the city”
“but it was said that no stranger could pass the forest of Olipus, they said
it was dangerous, and they usually get lost”
Theodora raise a brow, starring at Achilles with her tiny little green eyes.
“that is not true, the forest of Olipus has always been kind to strangers,
people get lost because they were caught by the Arisomias who lived at the
far east of the forest” she paused and looked from Achilles to his mother and
then continued.
“he had come from Gilleon to watch the maids of Olipus as they danced
to the goddess at the outskirt of the city, near the fold. strangers were allowed
to watch, for it was once in every seven years. After the dance, Ellison the
prince Entered the City because a girl among the dancers had caught his
fancy, but during those times strangers were not allowed to trespass in any
city without permission.”
“why” Achilles caught in, his voice was now sounding more vibrant.
“because, none of the surround cites trusted the other, strangers
trespassing without permission were treated as spies”
“so what happened to Ellison?” asked Achilles, he sounded more
interested in the story and was very attentive, as the old woman continued, he
rubbed his eyes, and then sat properly on the chair.
“he was caught, by the knights of Olipus trespassing the city, he begged
that he was a prince and was not a spy, but the knights didn’t listen to him, he
was not dress like a prince that day and they thought he was lying, they
locked him up in the dungeon and sent a message to king Toe of Olipus, who
at that time was in a very far country. when he came back he saw that indeed
the boy was a prince and was the son of king Alpha of Gilleon. But Ellison
was dead, because he was improperly treated in the cell.”
“When Ellison didn’t return, the king of alpha sent his soldiers to inquire
of him, and they were sadly told that the prince was dead, when king Alpha
heard this he swore to revenge his only son. He brought his soldiers down to Olipus and King Toe and king Alpha had to take a single combat, the fight
between them was fierce, it lasted for about half a day, they were both skilled
with the sword, but in the end, king Alpha defeated Toe and stabled him to
death, and then the war began between Olipus and Gilleon, but the soldiers of
Gilleon was without doubt stronger, so the people of Olipus thought it would
be foolish to keep up with the fight, which they were already losing. when
Olipus fell, the people began to run to the nearest Cities and villages for
refuge, your father though not a soldier held three soldiers single handedly,
so your mother could escape with you who was just a baby then. The city of
Olipus is bare, it has been bare for twenty years, the enslaved people of
Olipus needs freedom.”
“it a very touching story, but I don’t know what that’s got to do with
me?” asked Achilles who had quite enjoyed the story, but had been waiting
patiently to asked this question.
“the goddess has Chosen you, to restore freedom to the people, she will
see you through”
“but why me, beside you called that a favor, when I am going to risk my
live”
“the goddess can choose anyone…it very much a favor to be used by the
goddess, great men would die for it” Theodora allowed the place to be silent
for a while, and with the help of her stick she stood up and said.
“tomorrow, you we set for Gilleon, you will journey through the forest of
Olipus to the rival of Olgi and to Gilleon.”
“what will I have to do there, am not a soldier, and even if I am , I can’t
fight the whole of Gilleon”
“no one is sending you to fight, Sisira wants you to take the staff of
authority of King
Alpha and make him swear, for the staff means his life, if destroyed he shall die” there was another silent for a long while, silence only broken by the
cracking of the fire as the wind which poured out through the window, blew
it here and there.
“then after he swears?” asked Achilles.
“the people shall be free, the people of Olipus will once again enjoy
freedom…get prepared you lived tomorrow by sun down, I will be here to
see you off to the forest”
The following morning Achilles packed his bag, he put in some roast beef
and bread, his flute, and a jar of water. And just before he left the room to
meet Theodora who was already waiting for him, his mother ran to him with
a thick blanket,
“you will need this” she said.
“thank you mother?”
The journey to the forest took four times the normal time, for Theodora
was walking very slowly as though she was a snail only way bigger.
“remember, that help will always be provided when necessary” she said
“what if I get caught?” asked Achilles moving with a counted paced
toward the forest
“I don’t know, I have never thought about that” Theodora raised her
voice.
With fright Achilles entered the forest

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Many years ago a young lad, the prince of Gilleon, comes to Olipus to witness a dancing ceremony, which took place every seven years, he is capture and jailed for trespassing, not knowing he is a prince, he is tortured to death by the soldiers. When the King of Gilleon hears about his son's death, he brings war to Olipus, wins the war and enslaves the people. Twenty years later Sisira the Goddess of Olipus decides to come to the aid of the people of Olipus, Achilles a young lad is chosen to journey to Gellion to steal the king's staff and free his people.

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The Journey to Gilleon By Palmer Emmanuel©

Episode 1
The Forest Of Olipus

he forests of Olipus, was spiteful, dreadful, and frightening. Achilles had
traveled through it for four days, yet the sound of the crickets, the rustling
sound of the leaves, and the roaring of the wind, was one thing he couldn’t
get use to -- they still made the forest horrible to tread.
He was on a journey to Gilleon, a city he had never been to, a city he had
heard great and terrible things of. No lad of his age would say he has not
heard of their might. It was the same Gilleon who defeated his own city and
turned the people into slaves Many years ago.
Since Achilles was a boy, he had always sat down beside his mother,
Agatha, for that was her name, she would tell him the story of how their city,
Olipus fell years ago, when he was still a baby. To Achilles the story of his
mother sounded more like a tale, a tale one would hear the old folks of
Peterbug, telling children in the cool of the evenings, especially under trees,
with hurricane lamps hanging around.
This night was like every other night, the air was piercing, and cool, and
the night was creepy. This was his fourth night, and he was quite tired after
Whenever Achilles sat under a tree, with a camp fire right in front of him,
like this night, all he could think about was the city of Gilleon, he thought
about how the city would look like, he thought about been caught trespassing
on the streets. All this thought often ran through his mind, seen that he was
from Olipus and they were enemies to Gilleon.
At other times he thought about, his mother, If he would ever see her
again. sometimes he often thought that if he couldn’t play his cards well in
Gilleon, he would end up like the people and never return.
Sometimes he thought of Theodora, the priestess of the goddess of
Olipus. and how she had set him on this journey.

walking tirelessly throughout the day, and so he wanted a rest. He gathered
some dry woods and started a camp fire and then sat under a tree to watch the
fire, the embers and to hear the sound as it burns.
Soon the fire went up and made the place, bright orange. As the cold
became more intense; as the night grew, he grabbed his bag, which was made
of tick leathers, and pulled out a blanket, which his mother had giving him,
you will need this, she had said and really it had served him well in the
journey so far.

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The boy in Caravan
There is one thing I have come to hear everyone say: life isn't fare. I don't know my story, the best that I can remember about my past was that once upon a time I began to live in the Caravan. The Caravan is Rusty, it is Covered in dirt. I watch people every morning watching me, they always nodded as if they had pity on me, yet they never came closer, maybe I was just a Mad kid. I always stay hungry every day except there was enough food in the trash cans. Some times when I became so hungry, I thought about going back to the Maxwells , but I have been more comfortable in the Caravan, than their Mansion, at least I don't have to go all day without food; I don't have to spend every day with pains of severe beatings. Many times I asked myself how I get to the Maxwell mansion, because I didn't recall, they never told me anything about my past, but I will find out, I will dig it out. Until then I will always enjoy the comfort of my Caravan, My Name is Percy Brandy, I am the boy in the Caravan

Extract from Olivia the Innocent writen by Palmer Emmanuel Oct 24 2016.

Finally January 2nd 2000, came, the hall in which she would be executed was properly arrange and cleaned. as the time drew nearer to the hour she began to cry, she began to sweat, she began to hear her heart beats, the sound of the clock in the corridor became loud and clear like a dying minutes.
Soon two officers stood by the bars, they opened it and Olivia stepped out and gave them her hands they handcuffed her and she stood in their middle as they walked her to the hall.
The hall was crowded by more than twenty persons, James, Mrs. Robert, Stella, Morgan and Mrs. Alice who had tears in her eyes took the front row, Lincoln stood at the back with tears also in his eyes.
There was a brief mourn when Olivia showed up, the Officers helped her up on the platform, and then to a wooden stone, she closed her eyes tightly to avoid the tormenting eyes of those who hate her, and they pass the rope round her neck.
"Olivia you have been commend to die by hanging, sentence imposed by a judged of good standing do you have anything to say before sentence is been carried out" the officers standing right in front of her said.
She opened her eyes and looked around, she saw Lincoln standing at the back and gave him a smile but he didn't return it, then he looked at Mrs. Alice who was sobbing quietly in the front row
"lord have mercy on my soul," she said and forced a smile to her face as tear went down her cheeks.
The place was dead silent "kill this stuff" yelled James standing up from his seat in anger as though he would jump on the executor "go ahead" the officer in charge looked at him his eyes was beginning to get wet he close them and said. "Execute" the officers took the wooden stone of her feet and she began dangling and stretching "no!" Lincoln screamed and sat on the floor crying like a baby, she stretched for a while until she became empty, empty of life but even her cold dead body left a smile on her face, a good bye smile to the world she once lived in.

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Clovin
Episodes 17
Hephzibah

Clovin kept on screaming has he was been dragged down into the Dept of the cave, but soon he notice that the place had suddenly gone bright and that he was now on a field, and it was Cranglar that had been dragging his leg.
"Cranglar, what are you doing?" Asked Clovin. Cranglar let go on Clovin's leg, and gave him his hand, Clovin was angry, but reluctantly, he took Cranglar's hand, and Cranglar pulled him up.
Clovin looked around and could not find the Cave, he looked back at Cranglar and said.
"Where is the Cave, and where is this place?"
"Clovin, the cave is gone, you are in another world now, this is Mereland, would you please come with me" said Cranglar.
"To where?" Clovin asked looking around.
"To see Hephzibah, your protector" said Cranglar
"My Protector, what do you mean my Protector" questioned Clovin, as he walked behind Cranglar.
"You will see her" said Cranglar.
As they walked through the land, Clovin kept on looking around, he had never seen such a place before, it was fairy Land, it was beautiful, some animals where staring at him.
Shortly, they got to Hephzibah's fairy house. When they got to the door it open on its own accord, Clovin stepped back in shock.
"C'mon, Clovin" said Cranglar. Clovin swallowed and walked in to the house, it was a large house inside, but looking at the house from outside, it was very small. Hephzibah sat on her throne, she was wearing a thick white fur, she held a staff. Clovin saw that they were other many little children, like Cranglar, standing around the throne.
"Clovin, oh... How good and pleasant to see you again" she said. The other children let out a smile, Hephzibah stood up from her throne and and spread her hands for Clovin to hug her, Clovin reluctantly hugged her.
"Maybe you are making a mistake" he said when he released himself from the hug. "We have never meant before"
Hephzibah smiled, Clovin will sent you to the human world, from here, you were only just a baby, so you can't remember"
Clovin looked confused, he looked around again he saw the children, some of them got wings.
"Clovin, I think you should sit down" when Hephzibah said this a chair flew from it's position, and landed behind Clovin, Cranglar gave him a gentle pushed, so that he fell on the chair.
"Can you tell me what's going on" Clovin said.
"Clovin there is a lot you need to Know" said Hephzibah. "You are the prince of MereLand, you are the Next to this throne."
"But I am from Klintoham, my mother is Geny and my father his Greyback"
"Clovin, I sent you to Klintoham, to save them from been distroyed, I knew a time would come when Sisira would want to distroyed that land, Fairies are good being, we wanted to help"
"and how could i have help them, I am just a boy"
"Clovin listen to me, you are most powerful being in all of all the Land, that was why i sent you to save Klimtoham"
"Every fifty years, a special child his born in MereLand, this child becomes the next king or queen, you are that special child Clovin, you are the next after me, to take the throne. Klintoham had been oppressed, by Sisira, that wicked witch, she needs has much blood as possible to stay alive, she as struck Klintoham with what she called the plague of death, she is going to drill the blood of every last person in Klintoham if nothing is done, so Clovin you will have to go back"
"But why did you bring me here in the first place if I had to go back to Klintoham" asked Clovin
"I brought you here to tell you all you need to know and to give you all you need to have" said Hephzibah.
"There is a place you need to go with me to, it's called the CrystalCave" Hephzibah said and stood up from her throne.
"No, I am not going, the last time i was a Crystal suff I almost died" Clovin said and didn't make any move or stand to go.
"This is not the Crystal Village, this is the CRYSTAL CAVE, it bears the past, there is a lot You need to learn about the Past" come with me Clovin"

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Episode 16
Clovin had been alone in the cave, it was now very dark, so dark that for fear he stood at the mouth of the Cave, he was too afraid to go out, he was too afraid to go in. It was raining, he could smell the leafs, he could hear the rain tapping the ground. Shortly he heard footsteps approaching, he was frightened, he drew out his sword as if he could use them. Soon came voices, still, the place was dark, he couldn't tell where the voices came from, or where the footsteps were approaching from. In another moment he saw a torch coming, then he withdrew his step and allowed the cave to swallow him up. He knew they were people coming, but was sore afraid when he saw them coming to the cave. He ran to a corner in the cave, an attempt to hide, when the people entered the cave, he saw them plainly, one of them Carried woods for fire.
"Clovin" Wagner called.
They where the other Lads who had not entered the Pensiv.
Clovin came out, he laughed with peace within him. " did any of you meet Black" asked Clovin.
"Black is dead" said Wagner, he was the one with the woods, he dropped it and said "we saw him laying dead on the ground"
Clovin went sad and sat on the floor, "I warned him, but he didn't listen, he was so obsessed about entering the Pensiv" Clovin said calmly " maybe the dinosaurs killed him"
Lidon began to arrange the woods, when he was done, Holly lit the fire with the torch he was holding, as the camp fire burnt, the cave was bright. They sat round the fire warming themselves, the place was cold, it was drizling.
"We should get something to eat, " said Lidon
"Great idea" Holly agreed
"But what can we eat here in the woods?" asked Clovin
The place went quiet for just a moment, Lidon then suggested they go hunting, Holly thought otherwise, he said it was drizling, and the animals will all be hiding, Lidon insisted they gave it a try.
"Alright, Clovin please stay here, while will go hunting" said Lidon
"Why can't I come with you guys" Clovin disagreed. "I can hunt too" he pressed on.
"Just stay here?" Holly said.
Clovin kept quiet and watched them leave the cave, he Drew himself close to the fire, he seems to enjoy the warmth it gave to him.

The three of them returned later with squirrels, six in number "we caught them in the trees, they built a house in one of those trees" Wagner told Clovin. The Squirrels were dead, they began the dressing process immediately.
"What do will do now, now that the Pensiv is gone" asked Holly.
"I suggest we go back to Klintoham" Clovin said.
"No! Bad ideas" Wagner disagreed "they will just kill us"
"Why?" Clovin asked
"They wouldn't believe us, they will think will didn't want to take the journey, that's why we came back" Wagner Explained.
"So what do will do, I am tired of the woods" said Lidon
" we have to leave for another City, where we can be safe, we don't have to ever return back to Klintoham " said Wagner
"I can't do that" said Clovin "what about my mom?, You mean I won't see her again, I can't do that"
The others stared at Clovin disdainfully.
"You are not the only one who has got family, everyone here do, Okay, we are talking about our life here, you talking about your mom. You can go back to Klintoham Clovin, if you like" Said Wagner, he Added, as he turned the squirrels on the fire.
"Who is with me on this"
"Aye" said Holly
"Aye" said Lidon
"Aye too" Wagner smiled.
The all were staring at Clovin, with an air of a victor.
"Anyways, the Ayes got it" said Wagner.
"So what City do we heard for" asked Holly.
"The closest I guess" said Lidon.
"That would be Tomkin" said Wagner
"That's miles away, " said Lidon.
"We start tommorow morning then" suggested Holly.

When they were done preparing the meat theyate to their full and wrapped the rest for their Journey which they hoped to begin the next morning. Clovin had not decided if he would come along with them, so they mocked him till they all fell asleep.
They had only slept for a few moments, when they heard footsteps, each step shook the cave violently. They jumped up, drew out their sword, they couldn't see anything approaching, but they heard the steps. They all began to grab their bags, for in case they had need of running, the cave seemed as though it would collapsed at each step that approached them. Now a mighty wind began, as what seems to be an invisible stepped approached. When the camp fire went off so that the cave was absolutely dark, Clovin screamed, the unknown thing had gotten a hold on him.
"Help me! Please help... It's taken me a way, it's take me... Help me please please"
The other Lads couldn't help Clovin, they couldn't even see anything. Clovin's screaming soon became faint, whatever had gotten hold of him seems to be dragging him down into the Dept of the Cave. When Clovin's voice was totally gone, the cave became quiet.
"Put of the fire" said Lidon, in the darkness.
"No need for that, we can't stay here" Wagner disagreed. "Let's leave"
The three Remaining lads left the Cave.

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Clovin
Episode 15
Sisira's Palace

Greyback was sitting on dungeon floor, his head leaning on the Cold wall of his cell. he was hungry , the guards had refused to feed him, he tried to killed their king, his execution was to take place tommorow, he would be executed in the presence of the people of klimtoham, his offence would be read to them, this was to sound as warning to any who would try to murder the king. Greyback was to be executed by hanging and so the platform was been kept clean, this evening.
"You are a fool Greyback" came Venom's voice, Greyback who was feeling sleepy open his eyes, and saw venom, right in front of him.
"Please help... Please" Greyback Pleaded.
"What were you thinking?" Asked venom tapping his staff on his Palm "murder the king, was that the plan, Greyback... You have failed me, now Clovin as gone to that Journey... You have failed me Greyback...you made it worse when you try to murder the king"
"I can fix this... Just get me out of this place"
It's too late, Greyback, Clovin has gone too far" Venom said, he turned, and Said " I will get what I want my own way... But first I must stop Sisira" he Disappeared. Greyback leaned back on the wall and weeped.

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Sharks had taken one of the royal horses and had set for the woods. At the heart of the Cliff was Sisira alley, the passage to Sisira palace. When Sharks got to the alley, he came down from the horse, walked to the Bear Statue. He Drew out a knife, drew it along his Palm and blood gushed out he allowed it to drop at The mouth of the statue. The statue Cracked with sound like that of an earthquake, and it divided. Sharks pulled out a roll of cloth and tied his injured Palm as he stepped into the little opening at the center of the Statue bear, when the statue closed up it gave Sharks the Feeling he was inside the bears Stomach. When the Bear Cracked opened again he was in a strange place, he stepped out,he had come to this place once before with the king. The place was utterly dark, the four Lamp Post didn't seems to give the place light. The place smelled of blood. Sharks' feets crushed bones as he walked to the palace. The palace was a mighty Cave filled with skeletons, pots filled to brim with blood, many Lamp Post hung about, the cave had light. Sisira stood by her throne, facing the wall, her back to Sharks. Sharks had entered the Cave scared. before he spoke Sisira spoke.
" I Know why you are here" She turned, Sharks didn't want to look at her face, he looked down at his shoes. "Go and tell Raff that he has failed me"
Sharks raised his head but didn't look at Sisira's eyes. "We did what you wanted, the seven Lads where sent into woods" Said Sharks
"No! Five of them never entered the Pensiv" said Sisira. Now Sharks eyes widened.
"Take a look at that?" Sisira Pointed at a shiny Glassy pot, blood was dripping into it from nowhere, Greyback jaw fell open, " that's the blood of the prince. Go now and tell Raff your King that, he as broken an accent covenant, tell him that the plague of death would not stop until every last soul of Klimtoham is dead." Sharks turned to leave, but turned again and asked "But, can nothing be done" Sisira turned white in anger, She yelled. "Get out or I start with you"
"No no please" Sharks turned and began to trot back to the Statue bear.

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Clovin
Episode 13
The intruder.

The king sat on his throne in the throne room, he had a dream, it had been horrible, he had seen a plague of death decending on the land. He didn't understand the dream, it troubled him. The knights were all in the throne room, all providing interpretation of all sort to the king.
"You majesty... Sisira once threatened Klintoham with a plague of death, may be she wants to bring it to pass" said Ambrose, one of the knights.
"That's impossible" the king raised his voice, and began, coughing voilently, he was still recovering. "Sisira can't do it... We did what she wanted?"
"You majesty" Said Sharks "you majesty, the Chariot which took the lads to the woods had not return". The king's eyes widened. This was the second day, and the Chariot which took the lads had not return, they had waited for it, and had almost forgotten about it, for they had been celebrating.
"I hope nothing happened, I hope those lads didn't escape" the king said worriedly, he was in panic, even the throne has lost its comfort,he would sit this way and that way, soon he stood and paced the room.
"Ambrose" Called the king. He stepped out, "your majesty"
"Take some men with you, find out why the Chariot has not return, Make sure you carry out thorough search"
"Yes your majesty!" Ambrose said and left the room.
Hurt rushed into the room, he was a knight, among those who went round the City, ensuring there was no intruder. He went on one knee and said "you majesty... Greyback is in the City"
The King had been pacing, he stopped on his tracks, "what does he want?" The had spoken to himself "what does he want, his son by now has gone too far... Where did you see him?"
"He was spotted with his wife at Parkinson's alley" Said Hurt, still on one knee.
"Take some men sharks, and find him and bring me his head" commanded the king.
***
The king lay on his bed, weak, he had been weak since the last Battle. He didn't spent time outside his chambers, the physician had told him to always have good rest, now he was having a good rest when Greyback entered the Chambers, his face was covered with a mask, he removed it, and the king jumbed out of the bed, his sword was not with him, it was hunged on the wall.
"How did you get here?" Asked The king.
Greyback didn't speak, he stood there, occasionally he would take a step.
"How did you get here?" The king asked again
Greyback smiled. "I once lived in this castle...you remember?" Greyback said and began to advance toward the King.
"Soldiers! "Called the king.
"All dead" Said Greyback, he gave a little smile.
"What do you want?" Raff Dennard's voice quivered, he shrinked to The Wall, expecting the worse.
"Revenge, I want revenge" Greyback was now drawing closer to the King, the King had compressed himself to the wall.
"You son was chosen, it wasn't my fault...you know that, of course you know the traditions of klimtoham"
"I seek revenge for my father... The man you slayed"
"I never had a hand inTumnus's death" said King.
"lies" said Greyback. "My father was a brave man" Greyback said half to himself.
"No! You father was a swine... A betrayal, an ungrateful one... He deserve what he got"
Greyback felt the pang of anger, he walked with a double pace to the king. Now inches away from the king he raised his sword, but paused to give his last words.
"I promise to revenge my father, and to reclaim the throne that belonged to him"
"Greyback someone must have been feeding you with lies, your father... Your father had no business with the throne"
Greyback raised the sword to strike, but the Prince and sharks walked into the Chambers. Sharks drew out a dagger, threw it at Greyback, it peiced him by the shoulder. Greyback screamed and turned. He made himself ready for a fight, has he held his injured shoulder, but More soldiers entered the Chambers with bow and arrows. Greyback back gave up, still holding his arm he threw his sword on the floor and held up his hand for submittion.

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The Plague.

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Clovin
Episode 12
The Pensiv.

the seven lads, which took the journey, were usually made to go through a Pensiv, the Pensiv was found down at the middle of the woods. the Pensiv only appreared once in seven years, it appeared only for this reason- to admit the lads into the dark wood, into the adventure of the journey.

the chariot stoped in front of the Pensiv in the woods, it was quiet, you could here the birds whistling. the Pensiv was like a glass, but was blue, when you stepped into it you don't come out from the other end, instead you enter into another world, the world of Sisira.

the seven lad came out from the Chariot and made their way toward the Pensiv. they had only walked for a few moment when the ground began to shake under their feet as though an earthquake was about to happen, they heard the sound of dinosaurs, the forest shook and they knew this must be huge dinosaurs. the Chariot turned to leave, it was too late, the dinosaurs emerge from the bush and crushed it. "run! run!" cried templar "to the Pensiv" he added, as he made good use of his legs. The others were behind him, he seems to be very fast, the dinosaurs followed them, their mighty feet shook the whole forest, their body falling the trees.

Templar and Brooks, had the energy of a sprinter, they had reached the Pensiv and had Disappeared the moment they steped in, the others where drawing closer, but the dinosaurs had caught up with them, they feared the animals whould stamped them to the ground, and so they scattered, they had not entered the Pensiv.

Black and Clovin had ran the same way, they ran so fast, but soon they couldn't hear the sound of the dinosours, silent decended on the woods, it was quiet as though nothing ever happpened. clovin stopped runing and fell on the floor, his chest rose and fell, he gasped badly for breath, Black bent over, his two hands on his knees, panting.

"we must get into the pensiv" said Black
"we can't, they dinosaurs may still be around" Clovin insisted.
"we have to, the Journey starts in the Pensiv, if we don't get in, then we are out" Black pursued
"why don't we stay here for a while, will could try later on" Clovin was drinking from a little jar he had loosed off from his belt.
"the Pensiv dissapears at sun down today, we have beraly few hours" Black said, he straightened up, and turned to leave
"Where are you going? you want to leave me here" cried clovin
"stay there if you want"
Cloving stood up from the ground, brushed himself, and ran after Black.

They had only moved a few distance, when they heard the dinosours, again. "i told you, they are still here" Clovin complained , they looked around in fear, they heard the animals approaching, when the animals emerge from the bush with a run, they broke into a run, the dinosaurs pursued them, hitting the trees with their body so it would fall on them, but they smartly maneuvered their way around. a cave was aheard of them, an open cave, "to the cave run!" yelled Black who was ahead of clovin "run! run!" black kept on calling. he was close and clovin was still behind.

when they ran into the cave, the dinosaurs stopped, they were too big to enter the cave, they lingered around for a moment or two and then turned and left.

Clovin lay on the floor and demanded for water, he had lost his jar, due to the run, Black was drinking from his own jar, when he was done he passed it to Clovin.

"it would be sun down in about an hour?" said Black pacing the cave, he was worried, if they didn't entered the Pensiv, they didn't undertake the journey. "what do will do?" asked Clovin
"we have to keep trying to get into the Pensiv?" Black said, he kicked the wall angrily, and hurt his feet, and cried "oauh!"
"if the Pensiv disappears by sun down, it does't matter, it wasn't our fault, the dinosaurs whould have killed us"
"i am going back" Black insisted, he walked to the mouth of the cave and spied outside, "i think it's clear" he said still staring. "c'mon Clovin let's go"
"i am not leaving this place" insisted clovin, he lay down on the floor, confortably "i will stay here, and if the Pensiv disappears i will go back home"
"you are just a fool Clovin... you weren't chosen to hide in a cave, you were chosen to undertake the journey of sisira's, a worthy journey, it's an honour Clovin"
"i just have the feeling that you are a swine, Black" said Clovin, black's face turned pale, he said then in anger.
"alright! stay here if you want"
"i will stay here?" Clovin said, and watched Black leaved the cave, Black made a few step and turned.
"Clovin come with me?"
"you didn't bring me here why do you care so much about me?" asked Clovin, he sat up.
"they cave isn't safe, in the first place" Black said
"i know, but it's safer than been out there with too dinosaurs. "Good Luck with the dinosaurs and the Pensiv"
Black stood at the mouth of the cave, staring at Clovin, after a moment he turned and left Clovin in the cave.


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Episode 11
The first day of Apip

The City bell began to sound, every one stopped and listened, it was the sound of the summon bell, the citizens knew they were summoned. They crowded the street, heading for the king's castle. It was the first Day of Apip, every one could guess the reason for the summon the seven lad were ready to depart for, the journey the crowd trooped into the castle through the open gate into the field, they gathered in semi circle round the platform.
The Grandmaster came out with the seven lad paraded before him, they were all dressed like knight, with shinning armons. They stood on the platform facing the crowd. Geny stood among he crowd, she had tears on her face, the news of Clovin's return reached her but she was not allowed to see him. "People of klimtoham" the voice of Sharks boomed out, the Crowd went silent. "as you all know today is the first day of Apip, the day the seven chosen lads will set for their jounney, they will leave today, and may the bravest among them return"
The crowd was silent, Rooko appeared carrying a Golden bowl with blood in it. he dipped his hand inside and marked the lads on their fore head, when he got to Clovin, his hand couldn't reached his head he tried , but a mighty force seems to resit his hand, no one had observed this, when he couldn't mark Clovin with the blood, he moved on to the next person.
When this was done. He Disappeared. Then a chariot big enough for the seven of them stoped by the platform. The seven of them entered the Chariot and it began to move, as it move, the parents of the lads ran after the chariot, crying, but when the chariot began to move faster they couldn't keep up any more. Geny fell on the floor crying, she had waited all this while to see his son Clovin, only for him to return and been taken away again.
*
Rooko had brought the king home a while aga before the bell that summoned the critized rang. He lay on the bed weak, he had injuries from the fight, the physician was attending to him,
"the lad?" asked the king
"the are gone" Sharks told the king
"Rooko thank you for saving me" thanked the king, Rooko had appreard a moment ago, he nodded.
"What about Greyback?" asked the king
"No idea your majesty but I know he would be back looking for Cloving" Rooko said
The king gave a weak laugh
"by then he would be long gone in the woods"
The king laughed again, and again until the laugh became uncontrollable.

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Clovin
Episode 10
The battle of the Crystal Village.

The king had reached the crystal village, he stood by his horse wondering where Clovin and Greyback must have been hiding in the Crystal Village, Still wondering, a bird flew toward the him and transformed into Cranglar.
“My God” the king expressed a shocked.
“what are you?”
“Not important” said Cranglar. “Go now to the dark crystal hall, you will find Clovin, hurry”
“the dark Crystal hall?” king Raff Dennard said in fear “go! Go!” Cranglar urged.
The king mounted his horse and was soon heading for the castle.
*
Clovin was going weaker, his eyes were gradually shutting. The place seem to be draining his energy. Sisira appeared, she was in a white robe that dragged along the floor, she had a Rod on her hand. Venom was shocked on seeing Sisira.
“Why are you here?” asked Venom
“I want the boy” said Sisira.
“no! he belongs to me” insisted Venom
“lets see” said Sisira.
She pointed her rod to Venom, a flash of white light shut towards Venom, Venom waved his staff, a red neon light blocked Sisira’s spell, a mist of smoke covered the place. Rooko appeared beside Sisira.
Mean while Cloving had fallen unconscious. Greyback returned and was shocked to see venom, Sisira, Rooko and Dargon all set for a combat. While every one stared at each other amazingly the king rushed in with his sword drawn out he was greated with shock “Sisira! Rooko!” called king Raff Dennard. Greyback ran to Clovin on the floor and tried to rivive him.
An heavy duel soon began, Venom and sisira where up against each other, the flashes of red neon and white light flew around the room, Rooko and dargon dueled. The king and greyback started their fight with their sword. Cloving was left alone on the floor.
*
The kings knight and the grandmaster reached the crystal village. And stood wondaring, wondering where next to go, while still wondaring Cranglar walked to them and said “the boy is in the dark Crystal hall. Go and get him” the grandmaster looked at Cranglar with a douptful look.
“why should we even believe you?” asked another knights.
“your king as I speak now is in the dark crystal hall, he might be in trouble” Cranglar said and turned into an eagle and flew away. Leaving the knight in awe, after wandering in fustrationg for a few moment the grandmaster ordered his men to head for the hall.
Flashes of Magic lights was still flying around the room king Raff Dinnard and Greyback where still on, fighting, though they had both injured one and the other. While duel was still on. The grandmaster and another knight rushed in, they where shocked at the battle before them, a flash of silver light flew toward the knight with the grandmaster, it hit him on the chest, straightaway he turned into a stone, fell on the floor and broke in to pieces another flashes of silver light flew toward the Grandmaster but he quickly rolled on the floor, the silver light smashed against the wall.
“Sharks, get Clovin and leave this place” yelled the King, Sharks Crawed to Clovin and began to drag him out, when Venom saw that Clovin was been dragged out he tried to go after him but Sisira blocked him, so they continue dueling.
When cloving was finally out of the hall, he coughed as he revived, when he saw that he was in the safe hands of the Grandmaster he fell back and slept off.
As the Grandmaster Returned to Klintoham with Clovin and the other knight, one of them asked.
“where is Lewis”
“he was turned into a stone, and he his in pieces now” replied Sharks
“you need to see the battle inside that hall, I have never seen such a thing in my entire life”
“what about the king?” asked another knight over the trotting sound of the horses in high speed.
“I don’t know, it will take a miracle for him to survive”.

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Episode 9
The Crystal Village

The King's Knights had been doing a lot of search around the woods. They knew today was the last day, but they were tired, tired of searching. Now they had camped by the river.they all felt reluctant to move on with the journey, the fact was that they did not know where this Clovin could be found. One of them had suggested they go on, he had reminded them of the time they had left, to get the boy, another had shut him up, reminding him about the days they had searched for him with nothing to show for it, another suggested they get something to eat, and continue in the search in the morning. They all agreed. That moment they heard a twiched in the bush, two of the knights stood up "that could be an animal" said one of the knights, the others stood up with their weapons. "Let's go hunting" another knight said. They pushed their way into the bush and soon they saw a pig, the pig was staring at them , "get it!" Yelled one of them, the pig began to run, they ran after it, and soon they caught it alive, one of the knights placed the pig on the shoulder, as they returned back to the Camp. After returning to the Camp they started a camp fire, but gradually the pig began to transform, soon it was a boy -- Cranglar, the knights where shocked they drew out their swords.
The Rope with which Cranglar's hands was tied melted off. " Who are you?" asked one of the Knights, his voice trembling. "I am Cranglar"
"What do you want from us?" Asked another knight. "I Know what you seek" said Cranglar.
But the knights where quiet, starring at him alert as though they suspected he would attack at anytime. "You seek the Little boy Clovin".
The Knights stared at each other in awe.
"He his heading for the Crystal Village, your King is also heading there, you must hurry" Cranglar that moment changed into an eagle and flew away, leaving then stunned in shocked. A few moment later the Grandmaster spoke. "You heard the little ferry, get yourself prepared we leave right know for the Crystal Village"
***
The Crystal Village was a very small one. There were huts built at every corner, the walls of this hut was made of shining Crystal. "Is this the Crystal Village?" asked Clovin "of course my son" Greyback replied. They were riding on the horse back, slowly the horse was approaching the Castle.
When they reach the Castle, it was empty, such as their voice echoed when they speak. They pushed their way pass several halls filled with Crystals.
Soon Clovin began to feel an echo inside his head, as they drew Closer to a door made of dark Crystal, the echoing increased, at once he stopped and asked. "Father! Where are we going?" Greyback stopped and said "to the dark Crystal hall"
"The dark Crystal hall?" Clovin repeated.
He was feeling weak more and more as the reach the door.
Getting closer to the door it opened on his own accord, Clovin was shocked. "C'mon" Said Greyback to Clovin who had stopped walking, he began to walk again.
He followed Greyback into the hall. The hall was filled with dark Crystal, the wall was made with dark Crystal, at the mid point of the room was a giant Rocky dark Crystal. At this point Clovin was already staggering, inside is head came various voice, voices of his mother, voices of Dargon, voices of Greyback, voices of Cranglar. His eyes were spinning. "Father i am getting weak" called Clovin "wait here... I will be back" Greyback said and left the hall in a rush.
Clovin with his eyes spinning, with him staggering to keep standing, staggered to the dark Crystal wall, as his hands touched it, he was thrown on the floor. Soon he began to here a strange laugh, echoing all around the hall. He covered his ears, but the laughing was loud as though it was coming from inside his head.
Then venom appeared in front of him, covered in black Robe which dragged along the floor, on his hand was a staff. He laughed again, Clovin covered his ears. Dargon appeared beside Venom and smiled.
"Clovin! " Called Venom "I am Venom... I need your blood" he laughed again, Clovin covered his ears. His voice seems to be torturing him.
"Father! Father help me" he called with a weak and faint voice.

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Episode 8
The betray.

The King entered his inner chamber with a Rush, the Queen was standing by the window, lost in thoughts, the king's recent behavior had been troubling her. she was startled when the King rushed in. The king had hurried to the wing of the chamber where is armors were. This brought shock to the Queen, she had not seen her husband on armors, since over ten years.
"What is going on? Why are you wearing your royal armors?" Asked the queen.
"Klintoham have less than a day to find Clovin, or else a plague of death awaits us" replied the King, when Raff Dennard was fully dressed, he drew out his sword, staring at it, he spoke.
"I can't keep waiting for those fools, I must do the job myself, I must find Clovin" he said and slide the sword into its sheath.
***
"Why did you leave this place?" Greyback asked, when Clovin returned. "Eh....I...I...I just took a walk around" Said Clovin. Greyback eyed Clovin angrily, and dropped the woods on the ground, and began to make a fire.
"This is a wood Clovin, it's very dangerous at night" the fire began to burn, Clovin felt warm, as he sat down he said "I am sorry father"
Greyback stared at him, and nodded. Both parties maintained a long silence, silence only disturbed by the cracking of the fire.
"Father! Please tell me about the Crystal Village, why do you think it's safe?"
Greyback added More woods to the fire, and spoke a great deal later. "The Crystal Village, is a small village with a Castle, which have two Chambers" Greyback paused to drink water. "What are the Chambers for" Clovin asked. The water slide down the sides of Greyback's mouth as drank. When he place the bottle down, he wiped his mouth with the back of his hand.
"The first Chamber is the Chamber of the white Crystal it rapels against dark magic"
"And the second" chirped in Clovin.
"It repels against White magic" said Greyback.
"So, how's that safe for us?"
"You see Clovin, no one has ever gone to that village for over fifty years, I'll be safe there you see"
Clovin was about to speak, but Greyback cut in. "I think you should go to sleep"
"Alright Father" Clovin said and lay himself on the ground.
***
King Raff Dennard had saddled his war horse. "Why don't you go with some of your men, you Majesty" said the Queen worriedly.
"My lady I will be fine" assured the King. He kicked the horse into motion.

Cranglar flew down towards the City gate of Klintoham and turned into a human, a little boy. He stood there, waiting for the king. When the king rode the horse out of the gate Cranglar yelled, calling the king, the king surprised, stopped as Cranglar ran to him.
"How may i be of help to you little one" asked the King
"I know what you seek, your Majesty" Said Cranglar "you seek The Young lad Clovin" the king's eyes fell open in awe.
"How do you know that"
"I know" said Cranglar "he is hearding for the Crystal Village, he is almost there... You have to hurry your Majesty"
"The Crystal Village, what's he going there to do" muttered the King.
"Your Majesty, hurry"
"Oh yes! thank you very much" he kicked the horse again,it began trotting in full speed.

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The Crystal Village

CLOVIN
Episode 7
Cranglar.

Author's Note: I sincerely apologise for the late coming of this episode, I was out from home throughout the previous week, so I made this Episode a bit long.

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The first day of Apip was just the next day, Clovin had not been found. King Raff Dennard had refused to eat or allow anyone see him. He had not forgotten Sisirs's threats. The other Lads were already set to leave by tommorow, their parents had given them their last kiss, their parents had wish them their last farewell. King Raff Dennard spent every minute in deep pain, which came when he thought greatly and intensely of what Sisirs's threats would bring to his kingdom, but why was Clovin so important, why couldn't he be replaced, he woundered. Seeking advice from the Liberian, John Roger had told him that there was a time in Klintoham when a Sisirs's lad died before the First they of Apip, they had to replace him, therefore King Raff Dennard, thought this was a great evidence to convince the goddess, Sisira, to allow a replacement for Clovin, but Sisira's threats, if Clovin didn't take the Journey was firm, she seems to have made up are mind.

King Raff Dennard stood by his throne, he was alone, he had forbidden anybody from coming in even the queen was forbidden, he said he wanted to be alone. Soon there was a sudden snap, Rooko appeared, his face corvered with the hood of his robe. King Raff Dennard was greeted with shock, when he saw that it was Rooko he took some air of relief.
"I have come to bring you warning from Sisira, she has sent me to tell you that you have now till the Lads leave tomorrow to find Clovin, be fast about anything you've got to do"
When Rooko had finished talking, he turned to disapear as always, but Raff Pleaded for him to wait "please wait, please, please" Pleaded the king.
Rooko turned back and seems to give Raff attention.
"Can't you help me" said the king "why can't you with your powers tell us where he is, please"
Rooko laughed in annoyance.
"Clovin is too powerful, no dark powers can penetrate him... Not even the goddess herself, His blood is the noblest of all, his blood his pure, his soul his clean an innocent making him so powerful... No time, your majesty, a plague of death will befall Klintoham tomorrow if Clovin is not found"
Rooko turned again to leave, but king Raff spoke again. "If that boy is really powerful as you said, than he would kill us"
"That's The good thing your majesty, the little boy doesn't know himself... Your majesty you have no time".
Rooko disappeared into the air.

"I must act fast" King Raff Dennard muttered as he trotted out of the throne room.

Greyback and Clovin had been plying the woods, Clovin was tired, tired of sitting on the saddle, tired of walking. He thought about his mom, thought about when this flying would End. They were Close to the Crystal Village, Greyback had assured him. Now it was very dark, Greyback had said they should rest. Clovin sat under a tree, while Greyback, tied the white horse to a tree and went a little further, leaving Clovin behind."let me get woods" he said and Disappeared into the darkness. Clovin was filling sleepy, his eyes where heavy. He heard a wisper behind him, it was a little boy, he was beckoning for Clovin to come, Clovin looked around to ensure Greyback wasn't Close, he stood up and dusted himself and approached the Little boy.
"Follow me!" Said the boy.
Clovin was about to speak... But the boy shushed him. "No questions just follow me" he said. Clovin looked around again and then began to follow.
When they had walked a long distance, Clovin, scared, stopped and said.
"I not moving any inch untill you tell me who you are"
"I am Cranglar" Said the boy.
"I am..."
"Clovin, I Know" the boy interrupted.
"You Know me?"
"Yes" said the boy "no time lets keep moving"
"But where are we going?" Asked Clovin.
"Running away of course"
"But I came with my father"
"Clovin! You must not go to the Crystal Village, it's dangerous"
"But my father said that is the most secured place"
"Clovin, you can't trust anybody"
"I trust my father, and beside why should I trust you, I don't even know you"
"Clovin you are not safe in the hands of Greyback"
"Cranglar or whatever you call yourself, I think you should leave now, I have to go back" Clovin turned to leave.
"Clovin, you are close to the Crystal Village, your life is in danger, come with me and you will be safe"
"CLOVIN! CLOVIN!" Greyback was yelling at the distance, his voice was faint.
"That's my father calling, I have to go" Clovin Said, turned and began to trot back.

Cranglar stood watching Clovin disapear into the bush. "I have to do something" he said. he turned into a bird and flew away.

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CLOVIN
Episode 7
Cranglar.

Author's Note: I sincerely apologise for the late coming of this episode, I was out from home throughout the previous week, so I made this Episode a bit long.

[Cont]
The first day of Apip was just the next day, Clovin had not been found. King Raff Dennard had refused to eat or allow anyone see him. He had not forgotten Sisirs's threats. The other Lads were already set to leave by tommorow, their parents had given them their last kiss, their parents had wish them their last farewell. King Raff Dennard spent every minute in deep pain, which came when he thought greatly and intensely of what Sisirs's threats would bring to his kingdom, but why was Clovin so important, why couldn't he be replaced, he woundered. Seeking advice from the Liberian, John Roger had told him that there was a time in Klintoham when a Sisirs's lad died before the First they of Apip, they had to replace him, therefore King Raff Dennard, thought this was a great evidence to convince the goddess, Sisira, to allow a replacement for Clovin, but Sisira's threats, if Clovin didn't take the Journey was firm, she seems to have made up are mind.

King Raff Dennard stood by his throne, he was alone, he had forbidden anybody from coming in even the queen was forbidden, he said he wanted to be alone. Soon there was a sudden snap, Rooko appeared, his face corvered with the hood of his robe. King Raff Dennard was greeted with shock, when he saw that it was Rooko he took some air of relief.
"I have come to bring you warning from Sisira, she has sent me to tell you that you have now till the Lads leave tomorrow to find Clovin, be fast about anything you've got to do"
When Rooko had finished talking, he turned to disapear as always, but Raff Pleaded for him to wait "please wait, please, please" Pleaded the king.
Rooko turned back and seems to give Raff attention.
"Can't you help me" said the king "why can't you with your powers tell us where he is, please"
Rooko laughed in annoyance.
"Clovin is too powerful, no dark powers can penetrate him... Not even the goddess herself, His blood is the noblest of all, his blood his pure, his soul his clean an innocent making him so powerful... No time, your majesty, a plague of death will befall Klintoham tomorrow if Clovin is not found"
Rooko turned again to leave, but king Raff spoke again. "If that boy is really powerful as you said, than he would kill us"
"That's The good thing your majesty, the little boy doesn't know himself... Your majesty you have no time".
Rooko disappeared into the air.

"I must act fast" King Raff Dennard muttered as he trotted out of the throne room.

Greyback and Clovin had been plying the woods, Clovin was tired, tired of sitting on the saddle, tired of walking. He thought about his mom, thought about when this flying would End. They were Close to the Crystal Village, Greyback had assured him. Now it was very dark, Greyback had said they should rest. Clovin sat under a tree, while Greyback, tied the white horse to a tree and went a little further, leaving Clovin behind."let me get woods" he said and Disappeared into the darkness. Clovin was filling sleepy, his eyes where heavy. He heard a wisper behind him, it was a little boy, he was beckoning for Clovin to come, Clovin looked around to ensure Greyback wasn't Close, he stood up and dusted himself and approached the Little boy.
"Follow me!" Said the boy.
Clovin was about to speak... But the boy shushed him. "No questions just follow me" he said. Clovin looked around again and then began to follow.
When they had walked a long distance, Clovin, scared, stopped and said.
"I not moving any inch untill you tell me who you are"
"I am Cranglar" Said the boy.
"I am..."
"Clovin, I Know" the boy interrupted.
"You Know me?"
"Yes" said the boy "no time lets keep moving"
"But where are we going?" Asked Clovin.
"Running away of course"
"But I came with my father"
"Clovin! You must not go to the Crystal Village, it's dangerous"
"But my father said that is the most secured place"
"Clovin, you can't trust anybody"
"I trust my father, and beside why should I trust you, I don't even know you"
"Clovin you are not safe in the hands of Greyback"
"Cranglar or whatever you call yourself, I think you should leave now, I have to go back" Clovin turned to leave.
"Clovin, you are close to the Crystal Village, your life is in danger, come with me and you will be safe"
"CLOVIN! CLOVIN!" Greyback was yelling at the distance, his voice was faint.
"That's my father calling, I have to go" Clovin Said, turned and began to trot back.

Cranglar stood watching Clovin disapear into the bush. "I have to do something" he said. he turned into a bird and flew away.

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Clovin
Episode 6
Mystery

This was a dreadful dream, Clovin having opened his eyes walked to where Greyback sat, close to the fire, Greyback let out a hint of a smile and passed his hand across his shoulder. "Are you okay?" Asked Greyback "yeah I am" Clovin responded. "Father I had a dream" Clovin said.
With Rapid attention Greyback looked straight into Clovin's eyes and said "tell me, will you?"
"It was quite confusing, I don't know what it means" Clovin paused, contorted his face as if he was trying to remember something and then he said. "I heard a name, Dargon, Yes I remember, Dargon" at this point, Greyback was greeted with shock, surprised, frightened he asked "did you see him"
"I only saw his face" Said Clovin, Clovin couldn't understand why Greyback had suddenly turned red, "who is Dargon?" Asked Clovin with curiosity. Greyback had a long paused, more probably thinking of the Best answer to provide. "your protector, he is the one who doesn't want you to undertake that journey... He is ready to defend you with anything, even to is last blood"
"But I thought you were protecting me, why do I need Dargon" Clovin seems to be confused.
"Hmmm...er...." Greyback stammered "you see Clovin I can't protect you on my own from the king or from Sisira, to do that I need a backup from a supernatural being"
"What do you mean supernatural being, a witch a wizard or something?" Clovin asked.
"Look Clovin what matters is that you will be safe"
Clovin with a air of dissatisfaction press this matter, he asked very curiously "then why is he helping me?"
"You I'll find out your self, when the time comes"
Clovin thought through this reply for a while and said the next moment "but he didn't seem so in my dream, I felt something dark about Him, like he is after me, I felt so" Clovin insisted.
Greyback took a deep breath and kept mute for a moment or two thinking of what next to speak, that would be more convincing.
"Dreams can sometimes be deceptive, so does feelings"
The two parties, maintained a long silence, Greyback stared at the fire, during this silence Clovin had stared at the sky, it was very dark and only a few Stars dotted it.
"Father I had another dream". Clovin finally broke the silent. "Tell me" Greyback said.
"I found myself with the few surviving Sisirs's Lad, we were in a wood, soon we found a cave, we entered, we started a fire, while having supper an invisible beast came in from inside the cave and took me" Clovin paused, and swallowed and said "what does this mean?"
"Sending seven young youth, to that Journey, is total wickedness, it is a journey of no return, those Lads are tributes to Sisira, but they themselves don't know it. Perhaps that Dream shows you what will happen if you have went... What do you think Clovin"
Clovin with quivering lips muttered "I think it's my future"
Greyback jerked up from the ground, and heard towards his white horse under the tree. "Where are you going" Clovin asked. He stood up also, brushing his clothes with his hands.
"Clovin we have to Fly, there's no time"
Greyback began to saddle the horse.
"we have been flying for days now, you are not talking about Mom" said Clovin, stopping by the horse. Greyback paused and slowly turned to Clovin. "Look Clovin, your Mom is fine, the king doesn't need her, it's you he wants"
Clovin with an expression of disbelief said "but we can't be sure. I think we should go back for her"
"There's is no turning back, look Clovin, forget about your Mom for Now, as soon as we're through with this, we will go get her, besides the soldiers are everywhere searching for us, they are closer to us than you think, infact there is a price on me"
"I how do you know that?"
"Dargon, Dargon told me so" Clovin looked around swiftly, but the clearing was clear, nobody seems to be around, when he turned to Greyback he asked "where did you see Dargon?"
"It's not important" Greyback climbed the horse, and extended his hand for Clovin to grab, Clovin grabbed his hands, and he pulled Him up.
"What's important now is that we get you to a safe place okay?" He This was a dreadful dream, Clovin having opened his eyes walked to where Greyback sat, close to the fire, Greyback let out a hint of a smile and passed his hand across his shoulder. "Are you okay?" Asked Greyback "yeah I am" Clovin responded. "Father I had a dream" Clovin said.
With Rapid attention Greyback looked straight into Clovin's eyes and said "tell me, will you?"
"It was quite confusing, I don't know what it means" Clovin paused, contorted his face as if he was trying to remember something and then he said. "I heard a name, Dargon, Yes I remember, Dargon" at this point, Greyback was greeted with shock, surprised, frightened he asked "did you see him"
"I only saw his face" Said Clovin, Clovin couldn't understand why Greyback had suddenly turned red, "who is Dargon?" Asked Clovin with curiosity. Greyback had a long paused, more probably thinking of the Best answer to provide. "your protector, he is the one who doesn't want you to undertake that journey... He is ready to defend you with anything, even to is last blood"
"But I thought you were protecting me, why do I need Dargon" Clovin seems to be confused.
"Hmmm...er...." Greyback stammered "you see Clovin I can't protect you on my own from the king or from Sisira, to do that I need a backup from a supernatural being"
"What do you mean supernatural being, a witch a wizard or something?" Clovin asked.
"Look Clovin what matters is that you will be safe"
Clovin with a air of dissatisfaction press this matter, he asked very curiously "then why is he helping me?"
"You I'll find out your self, when the time comes"
Clovin thought through this reply for a while and said the next moment "but he didn't seem so in my dream, I felt something dark about Him, like he is after me, I felt so" Clovin insisted.
Greyback took a deep breath and kept mute for a moment or two thinking of what next to speak, that would be more convincing.
"Dreams can sometimes be deceptive, so does feelings"
The two parties, maintained a long silence, Greyback stared at the fire, during this silence Clovin had stared at the sky, it was very dark and only a few Stars dotted it.
"Father I had another dream". Clovin finally broke the silent. "Tell me" Greyback said.
"I found myself with the few surviving Sisirs's Lad, we were in a wood, soon we found a cave, we entered, we started a fire, while having supper an invisible beast came in from inside the cave and took me" Clovin paused, and swallowed and said "what does this mean?"
"Sending seven young youth, to that Journey, is total wickedness, it is a journey of no return, those Lads are tributes to Sisira, but they themselves don't know it. Perhaps that Dream shows you what will happen if you have went... What do you think Clovin"
Clovin with quivering lips muttered "I think it's my future"
Greyback jerked up from the ground, and heard towards his white horse under the tree. "Where are you going" Clovin asked. He stood up also, brushing his clothes with his hands.
"Clovin we have to Fly, there's no time"
Greyback began to saddle the horse.
"we have been flying for days now, you are not talking about Mom" said Clovin, stopping by the horse. Greyback paused and slowly turned to Clovin. "Look Clovin, your Mom is fine, the king doesn't need her, it's you he wants"
Clovin with an expression of disbelief said "but we can't be sure. I think we should go back for her"
"There's is no turning back, look Clovin, forget about your Mom for Now, as soon as we're through with this, we will go get her, besides the soldiers are everywhere searching for us, they are closer to us than you think, infact there is a price on me"
"I how do you know that?"
"Dargon, Dargon told me so" Clovin looked around swiftly, but the clearing was clear, nobody seems to be around, when he turned to Greyback he asked "where did you see Dargon?"
"It's not important" Greyback climbed the horse, and extended his hand for Clovin to grab, Clovin grabbed his hands, and he pulled Him up.
"What's important now is that we get you to a safe place okay?" He kicked the horse and it began to trot in full speed. "We will heard for the Crystal Village"
"Crystal Village, what's that?"
"The safest place for you, will'll get there in two days"
the horse and it began to trot in full speed. "We will heard for the Crystal Village"
"Crystal Village, what's that?"
"The safest place for you, will'll get there in two days"

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