The Cavalier by Jason L. McWhirter

Author:Jason L. McWhirter [McWhirter, Jason L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Fantasy
Publisher: Twiin Entertainment
Published: 2012-03-15T06:00:00+00:00

The first few days of travel were slow but without incident. Snow still covered some sections of the trail, making their descent down the Tundrens a bit arduous.

On the third day Jonas spotted a huge stag in the forest, standing at the crest of a tree dotted hill. It was standing absolutely still and looking directly at them. The deer was massive, almost the size of a horse. Its rack was gigantic. The span of the impressive horns was as far apart as a man is tall. At first he thought it was an elk, but then he noticed the horns, which distinguished the animal as a buck, despite its impossible size. Jonas had never seen anything like it. It was standing amongst the trees, head held high with no sign of fright, eyeing them both as they walked along the game trail. It was as if the deer was expecting them.

Jonas immediately thought back to a conversation he had had with Tuvallus, the mysterious mountain man who had rescued him and Fil. He recalled the man saying that he was tracking a huge buck, the biggest he had ever seen, and then it had just disappeared. That was when he had spotted the boarg tracks that had been following Jonas and Fil. Tuvallus had arrived in their camp just in time to save them both from the attacking boargs.

Jonas smiled to himself momentarily as he thought about the possibility that Shyann had had her hands in that rescue. Was this stag another warning? Or was it something else?

Jonas motioned for Kiln to look to his right, towards the animal. Kiln stopped and looked up into the woods and spotted the magnificent animal. His eyes widened and his hand automatically reached for his quiver.

“No,” Jonas whispered. Something inside him told him that this animal should not be shot, that it was standing there for a reason.

“Why not?” Kiln asked incredulously.

“I don’t know. I just feel like we shouldn’t shoot it.” Just as Jonas spoke the deer flicked its head as if it were saying, come here.

Jonas and Kiln looked at each other in wonder as the animal flicked its head one more time before leaping through the brambles and over the crest of the forested hill.

Kiln looked at Jonas and shrugged his shoulders. “What now?” he asked.

“We follow it,” replied Jonas with certainty as he ran after the majestic animal. Jonas and Kiln had to run quickly, leaping over rocks and snags as they tried to keep the buck in their sight. The stag stopped several times, looking back to see if they were still following.

“It’s leading us somewhere. Are you sure we should be following?” asked Kiln as he ran effortlessly beside Jonas.

“Yes. It wants us to follow; I can feel it,” Jonas panted as he jumped over a fallen log.

The two men followed the deer for several hours before they came to the top of a small hill overlooking a clearing. Down in the clearing was the largest, most magnificent oak tree that they had ever seen.

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