Quest for the King by John White

Author:John White [White, John]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Christian, fantasy, inspirational, children's, S&S
ISBN: 9780874804799
Google: Mj8AMwEACAAJ
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Published: 1995-06-15T05:58:14+00:00

That night Mary dreamed the most vivid and lovely dream she had ever dreamed. At least it began as a lovely dream. Lovely would not have been the best word to describe it as it went on. She was on a sailing ship, like the vessel on which she had once sailed on the amazing voyage from Mirmah's kingdom back to the Playsion harbor of Chalash. But there was no crew now. Mary was alone on a ship that sailed across an inconceivably blue sea, one whose waters reflected the deep shades of the sky above her head. The ship sailed by magic, its sails billowing in an unfelt breeze, and left a wake of boiling white to fade into the sea behind. The sun warmed her, while a light breeze from ahead cooled her. Only the solitude gave her the faintest feeling that all was not perfect. It would have been nicer to have someone.

"The Friesen kids must be somewhere around. Surely King Kardia must be on board, or Tiqvah-or somebody."

She made her way below decks, wandering down empty corridors, through vast unoccupied holds, into cabins where beds were perfectly made. But no, there was not a soul on board. The more she wandered, the lonelier she grew. And as she wandered, she knew that there was someone she specially wanted to find, but whom at the same time she feared to find. Yet on she searched, looking for the one she both desired and dreaded. While she wandered, she grew aware that the gentle swaying of the swells had increased considerably. Soon she was losing her balance, stumbling against the bulkheads. She fought her way up to the deck again and found the scene had changed.

Most of the sails had been furled by an invisible hand, and instead of running before a gentle breeze, the ship was now running into an ever more furious gale. Still driven by an unseen power, the ship was surging into the wind. Ahead of them, the sky was covered by a black cloud that seemed intent on destroying everything in its path. Mary bent her head, leaning into the wind that threatened to sweep her off her feet. It came in swirling gusts, so that one moment she was fighting her way into it, and the next was running forward to maintain her balance as it slackened.

In the dream her feelings deepened and intensified, engulfing her from the inside out She spread her arms to the wind as though she were trying to hug it, crying aloud, "I never realized it till now. I love you, love you!" Tears streamed down her cheeks as she sobbed again and again, "I'm scared of you, and I thought I hated you, but I don't. I love you! Oh, I love you so much!"

She moved to the bow of the vessel, as far forward as she could get. The vast black bank of clouds rapidly approached the ship, and dark, mountainous waves rose ahead of them, ascending to a terrifying height.

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