Amanda Applewood and the Return of the False King: An Everworld Book by Raymond Williamson

Author:Raymond Williamson [Williamson, Raymond]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-02-08T06:00:00+00:00

Escape

Sarah lay tightly against Jasper. She moved to adjust herself, and the small dragon woke.

“How are you feeling,” she asked. The blotches on his skin looked less angry and his breathing sounded better.

“Much better,” he replied. “It feels so good not to have to scratch.”

The dragon purred as she smeared some more lotion on his skin. She scratched his head like she would a cat and he closed his eyes as he soaked up the attention. “This feels very nice. No one has ever done this for me before.”

“Not even your mother?”

“Mother says dragons are supposed to be self-reliant.”

“That’s a shame,” said Sarah. “If you were my friend, I would take care of you.”

She recalled all of the times that her mother had tenderly rubbed camphor on her chest to ease her wheezing and fear that she’d never see her again welled up in her. She suppressed a tear and resolved to herself that she would get home.

Her stomach growled.

“Are you hungry?” he asked.

“A little,” she replied shyly.

“I’ll see what I can find for you? I’m sure mother had something in mind,” said the small dragon as it scampered away towards the mouth of the cave.

“Promise me you will stay in the cave,” he said.

Reluctantly, Sarah agreed.

Alone in the cave, Sarah took the opportunity to explore. The light from the crack overhead shone down into the back of the cave. She inspected the sides of the cold stone looking for cracks or handholds that she might be able to use to climb up.

In one corner of the cave the walls closed in enough to form a chute that she thought she might be able to climb up by pressing herself between the walls. She managed to get a few

feet above the ground and felt rough roots from the foliage from above. Twice, she managed to grab handfuls but the ends were too thin and they snapped off; causing her to fall.

“Just a little higher, and I’ll be able to reach the thicker roots,” she decided.

She inspected the cave for loose rocks that she might be able to pile up and found nothing she could use. Clearly, the dragons had cleared away anything that she might have been able to use for weapon.

Resigned to climbing she went back to work. She was at her highest point yet when she heard Jasper’s voice.

He called out to her. “You’ll need to come here.”

She ignored him and continued to climb.

“What are you doing?” he exclaimed.

“What does it look like I’m doing, I’m trying to escape.”

“You promised,” he complained.

“I can’t stay here waiting for someone to eat me. Now please will you help me. I only need to reach up a little higher. You can tell everyone that I was gone when you came back.”

“No, I’ll get in trouble. Now come see what I’ve brought you to eat,” he said firmly.

Cautiously, Sarah moved towards the mouth of the cave. The sun had set, but bright moonlight showed her the way.

“Where are the others?”

“Not far,” he replied.

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