A Gypsy Song (The Eye of the Crystal Ball - The Wolfboy Chronicles) by Willow Rose

Author:Willow Rose [Rose, Willow]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: DMC
Published: 2011-06-22T23:00:00+00:00

13

THE SHIELD OF TRUTH

Never had Sara slept so soundly as she did outside of the cave. When at last she opened her eyes, the sky over her head had turned velvety black even though the sun hadn’t set yet. She stretched and was happy to feel miraculous strength in her limbs.

When she stood up and looked around, she saw a forest with great trunks as high and thick as church towers. At its entrance the small black cloud seemed to be waiting for them.

“That is Vamila, the forest of vanity,” a voice said close to her. She looked and saw Manolo sitting by a campfire. The coffin with the beads of souls was sitting right next to him and he was emptying it, putting the beads gently into his bag. Twenty five souls, he had counted.

Sara jumped to her feet and hugged him.

He smiled and hugged her back while she grabbed some of the bread he was holding in his hand and ate it like she hadn’t eaten in weeks.

“So we are going through this forest?”

“Yes it seems like the cloud wants us to. It is not a long journey to get through, but it might be difficult.”

“Why?”

“Only someone pure at heart comes through. And don’t think it is only the wise, brave or good people that manages to get through, and the cowardly, stupid and wicked that is kept out. No, it is not like that at all. There have been stories about stupid fools and treacherous knaves that have gone right through while decent, sensible people have given up. And it seems to make no difference whether the person trying to pass through has some serious reason or whether he’s just come for the fun of it.”

“So how do we get through?” Sara asked and drank some water.

Manolo got up from the rock he was sitting on.

“We put one foot in front of the other,” he said and strapped his guitar on his back.

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