Black Water by D. J. Machale

Author:D. J. Machale [Machale, D. J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Young Adult, Science Fiction, Adventure
ISBN: 9780689869112
Goodreads: 147801
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
Published: 2004-08-01T00:00:00+00:00

EELONG

Howdoes he know?

It's a question that's always bugged me, but now it's pissing me off. Ever since I left home with Uncle Press I've had to accept a lot of things that made no sense. On top of that list of course, is the question of why I was chosen to be a Traveler. But there are a thousand other questions rolling around that have yet to be answered, like: Who made the flumes? How can they shoot us through time as well as space? What is the power behind it all? Where did the rings come from? I could go on forever, but there's one question that's making me totally nuts right now.

How does he know?

I'm talking about Saint Dane. Time and time again he's found the perfect moment in a territory's history to step in and work his evil. Why is that? Can he predict the future?

Can he look into a crystal ball and see the entire history of a civilization and pick a moment in time when he can do the most damage? If I ever find the answer to that question, I think I'll unravel the entire mystery as to why all of this is happening. Maybe then I can forget this whole mess and go home for good.

I guess the reason I'm obsessing about it now is because

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I'm angry. Mostly at myself because I've been an idiot. We are at a critical turning point in the history of Eelong; an event is about to happen that will alter the course of this territory forever, and Saint Dane is once again ready to step in and push things the wrong way. What makes it all so frustrating is that I had a chance to stop him, and I blew it. The truth was staring me square in the face and I didn't see it. Saint Dane made a critical mistake, and I didn't realize it until it was too late. I should have been smarter. Now Eelong is on the verge of catastrophe, and I don't know what we can do to stop it. I'm feeling totally helpless. All I can do now is go back and write about what's happened since I finished my last journal. At least that way there will be a record of my failure, so that when the history of Halla is written and they get to the chapter on Eelong, they'll know which Traveler was to blame. Me.

I finished my last journal after we found Seegen's map to Black Water. Our plan was to have Boon stay in Leeandra to spy on Timber and the Council of Klee while Kasha, Yorn, and I followed the map to Black Water. At first I thought only Kasha and I should go because Yorn was kind of, well, old. I don't mean to sound like I'm against old people or anything, but this was probably going to be a dangerous trip, and I wasn't sure if Yorn could handle it. But Yorn told me he wanted to help make sure Seegen's last request was carried out.

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