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Chapter 7

Amon saw the smoke shortly after Pau did, but he was considerably further away. He tried and tried to contact Pau, or Rachel, or anyone in the Ether, but it was no use. He urged his horse to go faster.

He arrived some fifteen minutes later and nearly fell off his horse. He stood rooted, staring slack-jawed at the ruined entrance to the Castle. The twisted doors lay as Pau had found them, and Laggy wandered nearby.

Smoky tendrils curled out of the windows and entryway opening. At first he stumbled forward, then broke into a dead run into his wrecked home.


Chapter 8

Pau’s parents’ chamber was at the top of the stairs, to the left, and the wooden door that should have been there was now so much blackened kindling. The dread in Pau’s belly expanded. Not wanting to see what was beyond the opening but needing to know, the eldest son of Amon Atei stepped through into the bedroom.

The rain came through the remains of the heavy timber roof and soaked the floor. He looked skyward and then realized that while the storm may have been responsible for starting the blaze, it was almost certainly the reason it was now mostly extinguished.

He looked at the bed and his mouth fell open. In horror he stared at his parent’s bed, and especially at the huge smoldering timber that had crushed the canopy onto the frame.

“Mother?â€

Hello! ::Waves her hands in the air:: Did you forget about this thread? I'm sorta into it. Ok, I'm VERY into it! Please?

Chelsea the Impatient

Sorry Chelsea. Thanks for your interest. Chapters 9 & 10 have now been posted.

Interest? Interest? You think this mere interest?!

*Scoffs at him then quickly heads to 9 & 10 to get her fix*