The Red Sea by Robertson Edward W

Author:Robertson, Edward W. [Robertson, Edward W.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Sword & Sorcery, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Coming of Age, Fantasy, Historical, Epic
Publisher: Edward W. Robertson
Published: 2015-06-07T04:00:00+00:00

16

Larsin Galand galloped through the grass, turf spraying from the hooves of his horse. Clean yellow sunlight slashed through the branches of the forest. Dante could feel the thunder of the hoofbeats through his soles. The beast looked mad—eyes huge and black, lips flecked with froth—but his father was grinning, and so Dante felt no fear.

The horse skidded to a stop. His father vaulted from the saddle, bending his knees as he landed. "There you are. I told you not to run off."

Guilt flushed Dante's face. "I didn't go far."

"You would have been mighty unhappy with yourself if you'd missed me. Mount up. We're going for a ride."

His father slung himself back into the saddle and helped Dante up behind him. In a blink, the horse was galloping. Dante hung on tight, jostling up and down. Branches ripped past them, but not a single one touched his father. Dante loosened his grip and laughed. He'd never gone so fast in his life.

The trees ceased. Just ahead, the land ceased in a cliff. Green hills and black rocks stood hundreds of feet below. Dante's breath caught. His father dismounted and walked right up to the edge of the cliff. Dante didn't want to get so close, but he did anyway, and he was okay.

"Do you see how big it is?" His father pointed to the ridges on the far horizon. "And when you cross this plain, and stand on those heights way over there, there's another view just like this. So it goes around the world."

"How big is the world?"

"No one knows. That's the beauty of it. And that's what I needed you to see. Tomorrow, I'm going on a journey south. I'll take a boat. I could be gone a long time, because there's so much to explore. But I will come home."

"Where are you going?"

"I'm going to earn our fortune. But I'm going to bring something else back, too." He beamed. "Your mother."

"You're going to find Mom? But I thought she was dead!"

"We all did. There was a mistake. It turns out she'd just gone very far away. That means I'm going to have to travel just as far to find her. But don't be scared, okay?"

"I'm not."

His father examined him. "You aren't, are you? That's good. Because if I'm gone too long, I'll need you to come find me. You can never stop searching, okay? As long as you keep looking, you'll find me. I promise."

"I'll find you," Dante said. "Even if it takes me until I'm as old as you are."

Larsin laughed and ruffled his hair. "You'll never be as old as I am. Every year you get older, I get older, too. Now come on. We've a long ride ahead of us."

They turned around and galloped back through the forest. The horse seemed to be able to run forever. Dante felt as light as the wind. His dad was going to find his mom. And if he took too long, he wanted Dante to find him. Pride rose in him like a marble pillar.

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