The Diamond Arrow by Henri T. De Souza

Author:Henri T. De Souza [Souza, Henri T. De]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781490847733
Publisher: WestBow Press
Published: 2015-01-16T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 14

Home Sweet Home

Year: AD 1212

Silas and Lydia landed on their feet and remained still as the whirlpool cloud whooshed and vanished away behind them. The ground was covered with warm granular sand, and a fresh eastern wind was blowing gently on their faces. In front of them and on their sides were clay colored sand dunes that looked familiar. A peaceful and constant rumbling sound reached their ears indicating a nearby town. Silas looked at his arms and legs and noticed he no longer had the armor on. He wore instead a long purple robe with long sleeves that covered up to half of his arms. A golden linen belt was solidly knotted on his left side. At his feet, a pair of leather sandals were firmly but comfortably tightened.

Similarly, Lydia did not have her armor on either. Instead, she was wearing a fine blue dress with a delicate linen belt on her waist, knotted on the left side. Her leather sandals were knitted, and the straps were nicely knotted right above her ankles. A series of white arrows was embroidered on the golden bands covering the edges of her dress.

Something was different about Silas and Lydia. It seemed that they had more maturity, and they looked serene. Silas had a beard and moustache on his face, and Lydia’s hair was a bit longer and was gathered behind her neck in a ponytail style.

“What do you remember Silas?” inquired Lydia.

Silas smiled and replied to his sister, “I remember most of the training, except for what happened after the angel said that we will forget from a time onwards,” looking up to the skies.

“And you Lydia, what do you remember?” he continued.

“The same thing too, but I recall that the angel said that we will remember most of the training excluding a specific period.”

“I remember more the scriptures and the time spent learning them than anything else.”

“You are right. It is the most important thing anyways,” concluded Lydia.

A few steps down from the sandy hill where the whirlpool cloud had just disappeared, they saw two grey horses standing up. When the siblings saw them, both horses whinnied at the same time; it was as if they were calling Silas and his sister. The twins approached the horses which seemed gentle. Lydia noticed that they did not have stars on their forehead as the previous majestic white horses did. The mounts bowed down allowing Silas and Lydia to climb onto their backs.

Gently and peacefully, they climbed up the nearby sandy hill and reached the top. From up there, their sight set on the town they had figured was there, and they recognized the seaside community where they grew up: Lystra. A smile light up their serene faces.

They paused for a short instant before dashing down the sandy hill. The wind was in their backs as they descended from the dune. As their horses trotted side by side in a silence that was interrupted only by the ricocheting hoofs on the ground,

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