Doldi pointed towards a large caravan painted bright oranges and yellows. "Oh..." Martina faltered. "You're a..."
"A GYPSY! THAT'S RIGHT! But don't tell anyone."
My friends and I exchanged glances. Whatever we were thinking wasn't very flattering for Doldi. The caravan was parked,(Is parked the right word?) in a small clearing over-flowing with pink flowers. There was a campfire just outside the caravan with three of the most unlikely people hunched around it. One of them was an old man smoking a pipe. Sitting next to him on the left was a young man of perhaps 25. On the right there was was had to be the most beautiful young lady I had ever seen. Long red hair tumbled down her shoulders and her silver eyes flashed in the sun. "Dornen!" Doldi called to the old man.
"Aye? What ya want woman?" the man rasped
"Don't ya go taking that tone with me! We got visitors Dornen, visitors!"
Dornen set his pipe down and rearranged a green woolly hat on his head. "Visitors? We ain't had visitors since the Outbreak!"
"Oh, good deduction Dornen. We got visitors, so you gotta get rid of that pipe!"
Dornen grumbled something that sounded like, "Old bag."
Doldi smacked him in the head, then turning, she greeted the young lady. "Shaharazhad! I didn't notice ya there."
Shahrazhad gracefully stood up and bowed her head. "Good to see you Doldi."
"Who are these lovely young ladies?" The young man asked, standing up and slipping his arm around Shaharazhad's waist. "I'm Solan, Doldi's son."
I nodded.
"And this is my fiancee" he added, gesturing towards Shahrazhad.
"I am Shaharazhad Moonriiys" The lady said putting out her hand.
Megan froze, her hand half extended towards Shaharazhad. Uneasy thoughts seemed to swirl between the two of them. "Well!" I broke the silence, "I'm Taledo, Taledo Trayk."
"Nice to meet you Taledo" Shahrazhad said, not taking her eyes off Megan.
"I'm Martina Vantucket" Martina stated.
Shaharzhad nodded, "And this is...?"
"I'm Megan" Megan squeaked.
Shaharazhad's suspicious gaze raked over all of us. "Megan, Martina and Taledo" she muttered. "Megan Moonrayse, Martina Vantucket and Taledo Trayk."
It was only after did I realize that Megan had not given her last name.
TO BE CONTINUED...
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Monday, August 16, 2010
Lone Warrior-Chapter 3: Doldi-Continued (Again and Again and Again)
"How far until your house now?" Megan whined, inspecting a scratch on her knee.
"Just a bit longer Miss Impatient" replied Doldi, pushing a strand of gray hair out of her eyes.
Megan snorted. "We've been walking for an hour, and she says I'm impatient! The nerve!"
"Hush!" Doldi muttered
"Well, excuse me."
"Hush!" Doldi seethed, pointing through the bushes.
I peered through the brush to see a large stone gate with four...soldiers stationed just outside it. "What in the world..." I mumbled in amazement.
"The Border gaurds" said Doldi
"That is the bracken border?" replied Martina.
"Aye" she said, "This is going to be tricky nobne ofyou have Broch passes I assume? No, I didn't think so. Well here goes!"
Doldi grabbed my arm and pulled us through the thicket to the gate.
"Well hello there Mrs. D, what can I do for you?" said a gaurd mockingly.
"Just the usual Elfredge. I don't converse with blockheads unless I absolutely have to."
I grinned, "Good one" I thought.
Elfredge's sneer faltered for a moment then came back in place. "And who are these lovely ladies?"
"Just a...a...a Taledo and Martina are my neices"
"I see. But what about her?" he said, gesturing towards Megan.
"Megan is Shaharazhad's cousin."
"Who the heck is Shaharazhad" Megan muttered, "If I am to be her cousin, I should know who she is."
"Where are their Broch passes Mrs. D?" Elfredge asked smugly.
"Caygans don't need Broch passes, so that has Megan covered. And Martina and Taledo, well..um..you see...the thing is..."
Elfredge raised his eyebrows.
"Oh elfredge!" Megan cried, "It was horrible! The bandits were upon us in seconds and they took our Broch passes! I was so scared! We didn't have a strong man like you to protect us!"
She began bawling...fake bawling.
Her tears seem to shake Elfridge, he handed her a handkerchief. "Well, i don't like to see such beautiful young ladies cry. You may go past. But don't you worry Miss. Megan, i will catch these bandits myself!"
Megan smiled and batted her eyelashes, "I feel so much better now, thank you."
Hurridly we passed through the gate. As soon as we got out of ear-shot, I hugged Megan. "That was amazing! You could have gotten any lead like that!"
"It was nothing, simple acting tactics."
We laughed.
"Oy! In case any of you are interested...we're here."
TO BE CONTINUED...
"Just a bit longer Miss Impatient" replied Doldi, pushing a strand of gray hair out of her eyes.
Megan snorted. "We've been walking for an hour, and she says I'm impatient! The nerve!"
"Hush!" Doldi muttered
"Well, excuse me."
"Hush!" Doldi seethed, pointing through the bushes.
I peered through the brush to see a large stone gate with four...soldiers stationed just outside it. "What in the world..." I mumbled in amazement.
"The Border gaurds" said Doldi
"That is the bracken border?" replied Martina.
"Aye" she said, "This is going to be tricky nobne ofyou have Broch passes I assume? No, I didn't think so. Well here goes!"
Doldi grabbed my arm and pulled us through the thicket to the gate.
"Well hello there Mrs. D, what can I do for you?" said a gaurd mockingly.
"Just the usual Elfredge. I don't converse with blockheads unless I absolutely have to."
I grinned, "Good one" I thought.
Elfredge's sneer faltered for a moment then came back in place. "And who are these lovely ladies?"
"Just a...a...a Taledo and Martina are my neices"
"I see. But what about her?" he said, gesturing towards Megan.
"Megan is Shaharazhad's cousin."
"Who the heck is Shaharazhad" Megan muttered, "If I am to be her cousin, I should know who she is."
"Where are their Broch passes Mrs. D?" Elfredge asked smugly.
"Caygans don't need Broch passes, so that has Megan covered. And Martina and Taledo, well..um..you see...the thing is..."
Elfredge raised his eyebrows.
"Oh elfredge!" Megan cried, "It was horrible! The bandits were upon us in seconds and they took our Broch passes! I was so scared! We didn't have a strong man like you to protect us!"
She began bawling...fake bawling.
Her tears seem to shake Elfridge, he handed her a handkerchief. "Well, i don't like to see such beautiful young ladies cry. You may go past. But don't you worry Miss. Megan, i will catch these bandits myself!"
Megan smiled and batted her eyelashes, "I feel so much better now, thank you."
Hurridly we passed through the gate. As soon as we got out of ear-shot, I hugged Megan. "That was amazing! You could have gotten any lead like that!"
"It was nothing, simple acting tactics."
We laughed.
"Oy! In case any of you are interested...we're here."
TO BE CONTINUED...
Lone Warrior-Chapter 3: Doldi-Continued (Againand Again
"The Bracken Border?" Megan asked dubiosly.
"Yeah, you is on the she-she people side" Doldi replied.
"The she-she side?" Martina said.
"Aye, that's where the castle is and all the legal rubbish."
"Where are we?" I said.
"I told you! Didn't I tell you?"
Megan nodded her head furiously.
"You is on the wrong side of the Bracken Border!"
"Yeah, yeah, I know...but WHERE are we. Like, WHERE is this Bracken Border. Which province?" I said very slowly, hoping Doldi would understand me.
"Province?" Doldi repeated stupidly, "What in the name of Epsicron is a province?"
"Okay, I give up." I muttered.
Megan nudged me ans stepped forwards. "Doldi, what is an Epsicron?"
Doldi cast a sympathetic glance in my direction. "You poor dears!" she clucked. "You must be having a hard day if you don't know where you live."
"What are you talking about?" I retorted, "Megan asked you what an Epsicron is, not...not whether or not we're having a bad day!"
"I did very well answer your friend's question Miss Cranky-Potts." Doldi said.
I raised my eyebrows. "So what is an Epsicron?"
Doldi sighed dramatically. "It's were you are Honey-bun, Epsicron is here. Epsicron is the ground beneath your feet. The sky above your head, the trees around you."
"Which continent?" Martina interjected.
"Continent? Now you is making no sense either! Look, what you three need is a little nap and a bowl of my vegetable soup. Now come on, it's a long walk to my house and I don't want any complaining the whole way!" she commanded.
"But we have a party tonight at Lauren's house and our parents will be getting worried. We've been here for almost an hour and a half alrea..."
"AH!" Doldi interrupted, "That, is a complaint."
She was already halfway up the hill when she turned. "Oh, and there haven't been any parties 'round 'ere since the Outbreak-and that was ages ago."
None of us asked what the Outbreak was. we just followed Doldi up the hill to her house.
TO BE CONTINUED...
"Yeah, you is on the she-she people side" Doldi replied.
"The she-she side?" Martina said.
"Aye, that's where the castle is and all the legal rubbish."
"Where are we?" I said.
"I told you! Didn't I tell you?"
Megan nodded her head furiously.
"You is on the wrong side of the Bracken Border!"
"Yeah, yeah, I know...but WHERE are we. Like, WHERE is this Bracken Border. Which province?" I said very slowly, hoping Doldi would understand me.
"Province?" Doldi repeated stupidly, "What in the name of Epsicron is a province?"
"Okay, I give up." I muttered.
Megan nudged me ans stepped forwards. "Doldi, what is an Epsicron?"
Doldi cast a sympathetic glance in my direction. "You poor dears!" she clucked. "You must be having a hard day if you don't know where you live."
"What are you talking about?" I retorted, "Megan asked you what an Epsicron is, not...not whether or not we're having a bad day!"
"I did very well answer your friend's question Miss Cranky-Potts." Doldi said.
I raised my eyebrows. "So what is an Epsicron?"
Doldi sighed dramatically. "It's were you are Honey-bun, Epsicron is here. Epsicron is the ground beneath your feet. The sky above your head, the trees around you."
"Which continent?" Martina interjected.
"Continent? Now you is making no sense either! Look, what you three need is a little nap and a bowl of my vegetable soup. Now come on, it's a long walk to my house and I don't want any complaining the whole way!" she commanded.
"But we have a party tonight at Lauren's house and our parents will be getting worried. We've been here for almost an hour and a half alrea..."
"AH!" Doldi interrupted, "That, is a complaint."
She was already halfway up the hill when she turned. "Oh, and there haven't been any parties 'round 'ere since the Outbreak-and that was ages ago."
None of us asked what the Outbreak was. we just followed Doldi up the hill to her house.
TO BE CONTINUED...
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Lone Warrior:Chapter 3-Doldi: Continued (Again)
Martina pinched my arm-hard. "Well, are you going to tell her?" she asked.
"What?" I startled.
Martina sighed. Oblivious to me they had been having a conversation with the old lady, while I had been thinking over the whole-pinch-yourself-out-of-a-dream tactic. "Doldi was asking you what your name was" Megan chimed in.
"Doldi...who the hell is Doldi" I thought.
At least I thought I thought that. In fact, I had just blurted it out in, unfortunately, a rather loud voice. Everyone froze. Oliver took the opportunity to start chasing his tail and a poor little gray mouse-like animal. 'I'm Doldi" The lady said with a flourish of her hand. "Uh...nice to meet you Doldi, I'm Taledo".
"Lovely, lovely. Well, I best be off! Husband and son to cook for and neither of 'em have had any lunch! So, may the power of The Creator be with you always. Well, I doubt it will be with you ALWAYS, but at least for right now!"
Doldi turned and began to trudge off up a grassy hill to the left of us.
"Wait! Where are we?" I called.
Doldi stopped and turned around. "Huh?"
"Where are we?" Martina repeated, "Burnaby? Victoria?"
Doldi laughed and grinned toothily. "You is on the wrong side of the bracken border!"
TO BE CONTINUED...
P.S. I am very sorry I wrote Taledo swearing but it seemed like the right thing at that very moment for her to say. My parents will have my head! Well, thanks...Elanor
"What?" I startled.
Martina sighed. Oblivious to me they had been having a conversation with the old lady, while I had been thinking over the whole-pinch-yourself-out-of-a-dream tactic. "Doldi was asking you what your name was" Megan chimed in.
"Doldi...who the hell is Doldi" I thought.
At least I thought I thought that. In fact, I had just blurted it out in, unfortunately, a rather loud voice. Everyone froze. Oliver took the opportunity to start chasing his tail and a poor little gray mouse-like animal. 'I'm Doldi" The lady said with a flourish of her hand. "Uh...nice to meet you Doldi, I'm Taledo".
"Lovely, lovely. Well, I best be off! Husband and son to cook for and neither of 'em have had any lunch! So, may the power of The Creator be with you always. Well, I doubt it will be with you ALWAYS, but at least for right now!"
Doldi turned and began to trudge off up a grassy hill to the left of us.
"Wait! Where are we?" I called.
Doldi stopped and turned around. "Huh?"
"Where are we?" Martina repeated, "Burnaby? Victoria?"
Doldi laughed and grinned toothily. "You is on the wrong side of the bracken border!"
TO BE CONTINUED...
P.S. I am very sorry I wrote Taledo swearing but it seemed like the right thing at that very moment for her to say. My parents will have my head! Well, thanks...Elanor
Monday, August 2, 2010
Note to the Reader
To all fans...as I am sure there are a lot of you-right?...Right? Oh come on guys! RIGHT?????
Anyway, I am sorry I have not written in a while, it is just that I am very caught up in my life right now and have had very little spare time. I hope to return to my book and continue my blog regularly. I will start the next post now, but I am not sure if I will be ready to publish it tonight.
So-fingers crossed,
Elanor
Anyway, I am sorry I have not written in a while, it is just that I am very caught up in my life right now and have had very little spare time. I hope to return to my book and continue my blog regularly. I will start the next post now, but I am not sure if I will be ready to publish it tonight.
So-fingers crossed,
Elanor
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