The Letter For the King by Tonke Dragt
Author:Tonke Dragt [Tonke Dragt]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781782690429
Publisher: Steerforth Press
Published: 2013-04-15T00:00:00+00:00
Morning came, bright and cold, but later in the day it warmed up. Piak pointed out a small, flattish peak to Tiuri and said, âThatâs my lookout tower. How about climbing up there and taking a quick look? Itâs not much of a detour. Weâll be passing close by.â
Tiuri didnât want to disappoint Piak and, when he was standing up on the peak, he didnât regret the short climb. Piakâs lookout tower offered a fine view over the land to the west, and the clear weather meant they could see a long way. They saw fields and meadows and forests, and Dangria, like a city from a fairy tale, and small dots some way beyond the city that were probably villages, and a glistening ribbon that might be the Rainbow River. It seemed like a fantastically beautiful place to Tiuri and he thought how much heâd like to be a knight-errant, so that he could constantly travel to strange and distant lands and see new sights.
âHow far is it from here to the foot of the mountains?â he wondered out loud.
âShouldnât take us too long to get down there,â said Piak. âMaybe two and a half days. Iâve never been far beyond Filamen, and weâll be there tomorrow evening.â
So in two and a half daysâ time, Iâll have to say goodbye to Piak, thought Tiuri. He didnât like that prospect. He was going to miss his companion. In fact, he was going to miss him more than Sir Ristridin and his company. He could be more himself with Piak and they had become good friends. And Piakâs cheerful nature kept Tiuriâs fears at bay.
âIs something wrong?â asked Piak.
âNo,â said Tiuri. âWhy do you ask?â
âYou look so terribly serious. Youâre not thinking about spending the night in Filamen, are you?â
âWhy? Oh yes⦠No, weâd better not.â
âThatâs right,â said Piak. âWe need to travel without leaving any trail. Weâre sure to be noticed in a place as small as Filamen. But I have another idea. An uncle and aunt of mine live up in the hills above Filamen. Theyâre called Taki and Ilia, and theyâre both really nice. We can go there. Theyâll keep our visit a secret if I ask them to. And theyâll feed us too. No one can cook like my aunt.â
Tiuri smiled. âThat does sound appealing,â he said.
âYes, and thereâs no need to worry. They wonât say anything, and they live all on their own up there. Menaures knows them too. He sometimes used to visit them. So what do you think?â
âLead the way,â said Tiuri.
âLetâs be quick about it, then,â said Piak. âMaybe we can get there before dark.â
The rest of the journey downhill went very quickly. Piak walked in front most of the way, to set the pace. Actually, it was more like falling forwards than walking, as he jumped from one rock to the next. Tiuri kept up with Piak, even though he felt a shooting pain in his arm with every step. By the afternoon, the landscape had become calmer and gentler and then they heard the tinkling of bells.
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