The Ancient Lands by Jason McCammon

Author:Jason McCammon [McCammon, Jason]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General, Fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Magic, Friendship
ISBN: 9780984312023
Publisher: Jason McCammon
Published: 2011-09-04T04:33:23+00:00

XXI FRIEND OR FOE

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Farra was still blindly making her way through the fog, and carefully footing herself to keep from falling into the holes. At first, it was the sound of the ogres around her that fueled her fear. Now it was the silence. She heard no footsteps, no growling, no yelling, and no panting. The field was both sight and soundless.

She jumped when Bomani grabbed her by the arm. “Farra, it’s me.”

“Bomani! I thought I had lost you. How did you find me, I can’t see a thing!”

“I lay on my stomach, and watched for your feet,” he said.

She was holding Pupa in her arms. The young pup felt that something was off. He growled at Bomani.

“Pupa, stop it!” she scolded him. “That’s not nice.”

“Uhh…he’s alright. Probably just scared,” said Bomani.

“The ogres, I don’t hear them anymore.”

“Um…I think they are gone. We should go too.”

“Pupa is low to the ground,” she thought. “If you can see down there, then he can too. He can guide us out.”

“Yeah, that’s a pretty good Idea.”

Again, Pupa growled at Bomani. “Pupa, I said stop it,” Farra told him and then put him on the ground, reached into her pouch and pulled out some rope that she tied around him. “You have to guide us out of here, understand?”

“You want me to hold your staff for you?” Bomani asked her.

“No, I've got it.”

They held hands and with Pupa guiding, they eventually made their way out of the fog.

“Let’s just take a second to figure out where we are going,” Bomani said.

“I don’t get it,” said Farra. “Did all of the ogres just fall into the holes? That’s a nasty way to go, even for an ogre. I heard one fall in. His voice went on forever. There’s no end to the holes.”

“Yeah, I heard it too. Scary!” There was an apparent tremble in Bomani’s voice.

Pupa looked up at him and started barking again. He could sense every nervous reaction in Bomani’s body.

Farra’s back was turned to the fog. She had no idea that something was emerging behind her. She continued to try and deal with Pupa and his barking, bending down and rubbing him behind the ears to try and calm him.

“Pupa, I said stop it. Bomani is our friend. I’m sorry; I don’t know why he’s acting this way. You’ve seen him. He’s usually much nicer. He’s probably still spooked from being in the fog.”

Bomani watched as two ogres approached her from behind. It wasn’t until they were right up on top of her did she turn to notice them. “Ogres!” she yelled and stood up. Quickly, Bomani snatched her staff out of her hand.

“Bomani! What are you doing?” Then the two ogres grabbed her. “Let go!” she yelled and then turned her attention back to Bomani. “Bomani, help me! What are you doing?”

“I’m sorry Farra. It’s better this way.” His head was bent down toward the ground. He couldn’t even look at her.

“Better? Better for whom? What are you talking about?” she struggled against the ogres, but she was no match for their superior strength.

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