The Wrathful Mountains
“Fear shivered through her body as she looked upon the mountains silhouetted against the stars. It was time to ask the question she had been too afraid to ask. Projecting her mind to the wind, she asked, Does Galen live?
A gentle breeze touched her cheek but gave no answer. Shivering against the cold, she waited.
Was the answer too terrible for the wind to pronounce? I must know, she said, pleading.
Stillness replied.
Could she continue if he was gone? Would the world still be worth saving? A fr...igid tear rolled down her cheek, soon dried by the wind’s gentle kiss.
He lives, the wind replied.
A mixture of relief and elation ran through her mind, her face turned upward to the stars. Galen had indeed survived the avalanche. The Gawr had not taken its anger at her out on him. For fear of the answers, she asked no more questions. It was time to press on and complete her mission.
Pointing to the westward sky, Tashi said, “There’s a storm coming.” The stars hid themselves behind a dense layer of cloud.MoreLess
A gentle breeze touched her cheek but gave no answer. Shivering against the cold, she waited.
Was the answer too terrible for the wind to pronounce? I must know, she said, pleading.
Stillness replied.
Could she continue if he was gone? Would the world still be worth saving? A fr...igid tear rolled down her cheek, soon dried by the wind’s gentle kiss.
He lives, the wind replied.
A mixture of relief and elation ran through her mind, her face turned upward to the stars. Galen had indeed survived the avalanche. The Gawr had not taken its anger at her out on him. For fear of the answers, she asked no more questions. It was time to press on and complete her mission.
Pointing to the westward sky, Tashi said, “There’s a storm coming.” The stars hid themselves behind a dense layer of cloud.MoreLess
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