Dream of Empty Crowns by M J Sewall

Author:M J Sewall [Sewall, M J]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Creativia
Published: 2015-07-12T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 24: Much to Learn

The two airships were making good progress. They had stayed away from the coastline, but soon they would be headed out over the open waters. There was no other way to get to Thure. Trunculin had wanted to wait until morning, but Brenddel insisted they leave at night, “Those things wouldn't dare attack me again. We'll fly as high as we can manage. Besides, these two ships are fully armed with large arrows and rain makers. I'm ready this time.”

Trunculin wanted to get to the old kingdom as soon as possible, so he agreed. He knew the small contingent of soldiers they brought with them all knew their jobs. The only one he worried about was the new king.

“Firstcouncilor. Look over there, I think that's lightning!” shouted King Asa.

As it turned out, the new king was the least of his worries. It seems the king was fascinated by everything he saw. They had been up in the air for hours already, and the boy wasn't tired of pointing out every little thing that he discovered.

Trunculin heard the faintest roll of thunder. He got up from his chair, and tried to seem interested for the boy's sake. He pulled his blanket around his shoulders. “Yes, my king, I can just see it way over there. It looks like large dark clouds, probably over the water…”

“Oh! Look at that!” The king had already lost interest, and had run to the front of the ship. The firstcouncilor followed dutifully and now the king was pointing at a large trail of lights along the ground. “What is that? Are they fire bugs?”

Trunculin said, “Oh, let's hope not. That many fire bugs in one place could be trouble. No, those little lights down there, looks like some sort of celebration or maybe a farmer's feast.”

“You mean, those are people down there? They look as small as bugs,” said Asa excitedly.

Brenddel walked up and said, “Yes, my king. Those are people down there. We are the only kingdom that can see people from this high up. The people look like little bugs because they are so far beneath us. Just like if your friend was far away on a hill, he would look very small to you. It's the same thing.”

“I thought Extatumm has airships too. That's what my friend Skyler says.”

Brenddel stiffened a little. “There have been rumors for years that they have airships. The people that took over the kingdom of Dard, and renamed it Extatumm, are very secretive. They let in no one from outside their lands. But I'm sure they don't have airships. Those are just rumors and lies.”

Trunculin took this opportunity to fade back to his chair, leaving the firstman and the king alone.

“Oh! Is this the fire gun? How does it work?” asked Asa.

Brenddel put his hand over Asa's. “Better not touch that, my king. It takes a lot of training to operate one of these. But I will show you the basics. We call it a rainmaker because it rains fire downward.

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