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PART 4
When the
sun began to sink down to the horizon, Firespark decided to stop for the
day. They had been flying for the entire
day, only stopping to eat.
Lilly
collapsed onto the ground. “Whew! We’ve been flying forever. Don’t do that tomorrow, okay? We won't be able to get there if our wings
are sore every day.”
Firespark laughed. “I guess you’re right. I just want to find where my feet are leading
me. I forgot that you’re smaller so you
have to fly faster to keep up with me. I
won't do that again.”
“Okay, good,” answered Lilly. “Now let’s eat. I think that we have some chicken nuggets in
here somewhere......”
They feasted on chicken nuggets and
ketchup while they reclined against an oak tree. Firespark estimated they must have traveled
around twenty leagues, which put them in the North America province.
“Hey Lilly,” Firespark said
abruptly. Lilly grunted. “Tomorrow, you want to touch down on one of
those towns we saw from the air? Maybe
we can find something fun to do.”
“Sure, why not?” Lilly settled down into a nook between two
roots. “Maybe we can buy something to
bring your parents.”
“Sounds good.” Firespark curled up into a ball and promptly
fell asleep.
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The next day, they flew over a
thriving town. They decided to land away
from it and walk in. They did so with no
difficulties.
The inhabitants of the town were
primarily witches, wizards, fairies, and a good mix of other creatures. Merchants hawked their wares to Firespark and
his fairy friend.
“Alchemy ingredients! Best in the area! Redbeetles, bluebeetles, yellowbeetles, and
orange juice!”
“Swords! Daggers!
Throwing knives! Weapons
galore! Get them right here, folks!”
“Fortune telling! Get your fortune told! Only five tinnins!!”
Lilly poked Firespark. “That sounds interesting. Let’s go!”
He nodded. They walked over to an
old woman who sat in a booth draped in purple, gold, and silver cloth. Strange objects were scattered over the
table.
“Come to get your fortunes told,
honey?” The woman smiled at them and revealed
her almost toothless mouth. “You gots
the money?” Firespark fished out ten
tinnins from his pack. He gave the woman
five. She gestured for him to come
nearer. He did so.
She took his hand and closed her
eyes. When they opened, a blue film
covered them. She gazed into the
distance, or was it the future? Lilly
shivered.
“You are on a journey,” the hag
intoned. “Be careful, for the future of
an entire nation depends on you. If you
should ever need help, look for the wizard.
He will teach you how to use the trait you need.”
She blinked, her eyes refocused, and
she looked at Lilly. “Next?”
Lilly wasn’t sure she wanted to know
her future. She looked at Firespark
nervously. He smiled and gave her a
thumbs up. She handed the woman her
money and sat down on the table. The fortuneteller
took her hand between her first two fingers.
The blue film covered her eyes again.
“Keep him safe. That is your job. Do not let him stray from the path. You shall not return for the Fairy Kingdom,
for it is your destiny to stay with him.”
The woman let go of Lilly’s hand. “Thanks for your business. Bye bye, dearies!” She waved.
“Come on, let’s get out of
here.” Firespark turned around and led
Lilly out of the town. They took flight
again.
“So what did you think of that?”
Lilly asked. Firespark was silent. “I don’t know,” he said. “Sounded strange. Maybe we should avoid villages from now on.”
“Good plan,” Lilly responded. They said nothing and continued flying.
They flew until nightfall. Neither of them felt very hungry until about
7:30 pm, when it got too dark to fly.
Firespark and Lilly landed in a small clearing in the middle of a forest. They pulled out their sandwiches and began to
eat.
“Okay, I’m so tired of not talking!”
Lilly exclaimed suddenly. “Let’s just
put this behind us and be normal for a while, alright? Firespark?”
Firespark shook his head. “Sorry, I kind of went into a trance
there. Okay. So where do you think we are?”
“I was just going to ask you that,”
Lilly replied. She gazed into the
distance. “Hey, there’s a house over
there! Looks almost like the forest,
though. Maybe we can ask whoever lives
there.”
“That sounds good to me,” Firespark
said. “But let’s finish dinner
first.” Lilly laughed. “Okay.”
They continued eating their
sandwiches and, when they were ready for desert, ate chocolate chip
brownies. Firespark offered Lilly some
of his chipotle cookies, but she declined.
With their bellies full, they ventured out of the clearing and toward
the strange house.
When Firespark and Lilly reached the
house, they stared at it. It was the
most camouflaged house either of them had seen.
It appeared to be a large tree, with a diameter of at least 15 feet. The tree was covered in vines, leaves, and
branches. Lilly pointed. “Look, there’s the door.” They walked over to it. The door had strange symbols fashioned around
it, with one large carving of an elaborate tree on the main part of the
door.
Firespark knocked. The sound reverberated through the tree. “Hang on, hang on,” a voice said from within. “Give me one—OUCH!!! Who put that flaming root there?”
Lilly and Firespark looked at each other. Sounds of a lock opening came from the door,
and suddenly it swung open to reveal an old man. But this man didn’t look average. His brown beard hung halfway down his
chest. His green eyes peered at them
from under a wizard’s hat. A cloak made
of what looked like ivy hung down his back, but when it swished around his
legs, it shimmered like silver. He wore
brown pants, brown boots, and a green shirt, giving him the appearance of a strange
tree. Firespark and Lilly stared.
“Well? Was there something you wanted?” the man
asked. “I’m Eltobe.”
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