Daughter of Fire And Ice
“We rode for a full day across open, hilly land and came to sights I’ll never forget.
We saw a fire mountain. I’d heard tell of such things, but never met anyone who had seen one for themselves.
The whole area around the mountain was blackened and barren. It was a poisonous, stinking wasteland. Even the water ran hot and foul, evaporating into rotten-smelling steam. The very ground was hot and smoking. As we rode closer, for Bjorn’s curiosity was strong, we could see deep cracks in the rock oozi...ng dull, red, liquid fire.
‘What is it?’ I asked Bjorn astonished. We could go no closer, the heat seared our faces and hands. The dogs had stopped following us some time ago and waited anxiously on cooler ground. The horses too were fretting now and tugging at the bits, wanting to be away from this unnatural place.
‘I think the rocks themselves have melted,’ said Bjorn uncertainly.
‘But rocks don’t melt,’ I objected. ‘You can put them in the hottest part of the fire. They glow, but they never melt.’ ‘Perhaps this fire is hotter,’ said Bjorn.MoreLess
We saw a fire mountain. I’d heard tell of such things, but never met anyone who had seen one for themselves.
The whole area around the mountain was blackened and barren. It was a poisonous, stinking wasteland. Even the water ran hot and foul, evaporating into rotten-smelling steam. The very ground was hot and smoking. As we rode closer, for Bjorn’s curiosity was strong, we could see deep cracks in the rock oozi...ng dull, red, liquid fire.
‘What is it?’ I asked Bjorn astonished. We could go no closer, the heat seared our faces and hands. The dogs had stopped following us some time ago and waited anxiously on cooler ground. The horses too were fretting now and tugging at the bits, wanting to be away from this unnatural place.
‘I think the rocks themselves have melted,’ said Bjorn uncertainly.
‘But rocks don’t melt,’ I objected. ‘You can put them in the hottest part of the fire. They glow, but they never melt.’ ‘Perhaps this fire is hotter,’ said Bjorn.MoreLess
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