A Tiara of Emerald Thorns by R Cavanaugh

Author:R Cavanaugh [Cavanaugh, R]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rebecca Cavanaugh
Published: 2021-05-02T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 22

The Island of Destinies

The Pool of Hope

Rose had finally reached the island after running across the great sand bridge. The island, only a few minutes previous, had seemingly appeared in a blink of an eye, with the bridge forming at her feet.

“Damn,” she said through heaving breaths, “that was farther than I thought.”

Still breathing very heavily due to her now-winded condition, she turned and looked for the shore she had left behind. Her jaw dropped; the sand bridge was now sinking back into the water and out of existence. It was as though someone had flipped over an hour glass, and the sand was flowing into the base.

Well, she thought to herself, I guess there really is no going back now, is there? With a sigh she looked around and took in the world to which so many said she belonged. But she was not part of this world; she had come from and belonged to another world, she told herself.

With that thought still fresh in her mind, she turned on her heel, took a deep breath, and walked into the wood.

She was instantly met with complete darkness. In fact, it was so dark she could not even see the hand that she had placed out in front of her.

“How in the world am I going to see where I’m going?” she frustratedly groaned aloud.

Suddenly, as if in answer to her words, a faint greenish glow came from somewhere to her right. Turning, she saw that it seemed to be coming from a rock that was only a foot or so off of the ground.

She started to move closer to it, moving with caution but filled with curiosity. Once near the glow, she could tell that it wasn’t the rock emitting it but an object sitting upon the rock. She picked it up and held it, still unsure as to what it was.

I mean, she thought, still holding the thin yet surprisingly sturdy object tightly, it’s better than walking around in the dark, bumping into things. As she looked, squinting into the bright light, she saw that the source of the green glow was very small, sharp, protruding objects located in a seemingly basic central frame.

She could not get over how terribly light it was, because in holding it, she could feel how strong it was. Yet, she observed, running her fingers along it, she found the frame to be very fragile in nature. The fact that it was brighter than her surroundings meant she really couldn’t see it properly. But while running her hands over it, she noticed that its shape wasn’t completely circular, yet it was still round.

“Very strange,” she whispered. “I would never have believed such an object as this could exist, had I not seen it with my own eyes.”

Nevertheless she was glad to have the light. The object, whatever it may be, was therefore a very welcome sight. Not to mention an addition to the few things she now possessed. With it she was

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