the other belongings. The bar of soap reminded him of Triist. A few spoons and plates tucked inside a cooking set was the next thing they found, and then at the far bottom of the bag, was a thing so peculiar, Ty had to snatch it up and claim it for his own.
“Ty?” asked Shilastar quietly.
“What?” snapped Ty loudly.
“Have you decided yet?”
Ty glared at Shilastar, “I’m thinking, if you let me,...”
“Sure, I’ll let you all right.” Shilastar walked off.
“Wait, Shilastar, where are you going?”
“Downstairs.”
“Wait, we’ll go together. I can think better outside with a fresh breeze on my face, and the sun in my eyes.
“How will we get there?” asked Shilastar with a touch of emotion that could have been construed as naivete.
“I’m still not sure if I can do it. I’ve always jumped alone, though in theory it doesn’t seem that difficult.”
“What are you talking about?” she asked again.
“I’m really not that good at this,” Ty said. “I know now maybe I should have taken more care in my studies, but.”
“I’m confident you made the right choices. I have faith in you Ty,” chimed Shilastar. And that was all it took.
“Let’s go downstairs and take a walk.”
Chapter 9
“ Ty?” called Shilastar in a raspy voice.
“You mean I did it?” asked Ty. “Yes, dual jump!” he shouted.
“It’s so dark, Ty?” Shilastar choked out.
“You can breathe now.”
“Breathe?” asked Shilastar, as if the thought had not occurred to her.
“Yeah, breathe. We’re out...”
“Out?”
“Out.”
After a pause, Shilastar finally inhaled. “Whew... Oo, yuck, what is that?”
“The air is lighter here, take it easy...”
“But the smell?” Shilastar paused again. “What is that horrible smell?”
“Smell?”
“Yeah, smell. You tried breathing?”
“Yes,” replied Ty, “I have. Clear air to me.”
“Why did it take so long? And why is it still black and cold?”
“Just wait.”
“Wait for what?”
She didn’t have to wait long. The sky, grey low-lying masses of clouds mixed with an upheaval of swelling black, groaned and flashed. A rush of heat burst by and receded as the light faded into the distance, and then the sky returned to utter black.
Shilastar shivered, feeling even colder now with the whimsical shift in temperatures. Ty noticed and began rooting through the sack. He pulled out the two sleeping covers, and draped one around Shilastar and the other around himself.
“Welcome to Paliy 3,” lightly stated Ty.
“Ty,” Shilastar whispered with awe, “have you been here before?”
“Only in practice.”
“What do you mean ‘only in practice’?” Her voice was sharp.
“Lessons.”
“Lessons?”
“You don’t think you can jump about without having a fore-knowledge of the place you are going to, do you?”
Shilastar admitted, “I thought maybe you could just go anywhere you wanted.”
Ty sighed as another blaze of fire lightning curled back the chill. Shilastar edged closer to Ty. “No stars, nor sun, nor moon?” she asked.
“Nope. Only dark forsaken cloud cover. The light show offers the only illumination.”
“Why did we come here? Where are we going to go?”
“I’m not sure, quiet and let me think.” Ty hastily appended, “Come on, I think you’re right. There are some things out here best left unseen.”
“What do you mean?” Shilastar wrapped her arms around herself protectively and started to edge toward Ty but the ground beneath her feet fell away.
“Well, I only knew of one
“Ty?” asked Shilastar quietly.
“What?” snapped Ty loudly.
“Have you decided yet?”
Ty glared at Shilastar, “I’m thinking, if you let me,...”
“Sure, I’ll let you all right.” Shilastar walked off.
“Wait, Shilastar, where are you going?”
“Downstairs.”
“Wait, we’ll go together. I can think better outside with a fresh breeze on my face, and the sun in my eyes.
“How will we get there?” asked Shilastar with a touch of emotion that could have been construed as naivete.
“I’m still not sure if I can do it. I’ve always jumped alone, though in theory it doesn’t seem that difficult.”
“What are you talking about?” she asked again.
“I’m really not that good at this,” Ty said. “I know now maybe I should have taken more care in my studies, but.”
“I’m confident you made the right choices. I have faith in you Ty,” chimed Shilastar. And that was all it took.
“Let’s go downstairs and take a walk.”
Chapter 9
“ Ty?” called Shilastar in a raspy voice.
“You mean I did it?” asked Ty. “Yes, dual jump!” he shouted.
“It’s so dark, Ty?” Shilastar choked out.
“You can breathe now.”
“Breathe?” asked Shilastar, as if the thought had not occurred to her.
“Yeah, breathe. We’re out...”
“Out?”
“Out.”
After a pause, Shilastar finally inhaled. “Whew... Oo, yuck, what is that?”
“The air is lighter here, take it easy...”
“But the smell?” Shilastar paused again. “What is that horrible smell?”
“Smell?”
“Yeah, smell. You tried breathing?”
“Yes,” replied Ty, “I have. Clear air to me.”
“Why did it take so long? And why is it still black and cold?”
“Just wait.”
“Wait for what?”
She didn’t have to wait long. The sky, grey low-lying masses of clouds mixed with an upheaval of swelling black, groaned and flashed. A rush of heat burst by and receded as the light faded into the distance, and then the sky returned to utter black.
Shilastar shivered, feeling even colder now with the whimsical shift in temperatures. Ty noticed and began rooting through the sack. He pulled out the two sleeping covers, and draped one around Shilastar and the other around himself.
“Welcome to Paliy 3,” lightly stated Ty.
“Ty,” Shilastar whispered with awe, “have you been here before?”
“Only in practice.”
“What do you mean ‘only in practice’?” Her voice was sharp.
“Lessons.”
“Lessons?”
“You don’t think you can jump about without having a fore-knowledge of the place you are going to, do you?”
Shilastar admitted, “I thought maybe you could just go anywhere you wanted.”
Ty sighed as another blaze of fire lightning curled back the chill. Shilastar edged closer to Ty. “No stars, nor sun, nor moon?” she asked.
“Nope. Only dark forsaken cloud cover. The light show offers the only illumination.”
“Why did we come here? Where are we going to go?”
“I’m not sure, quiet and let me think.” Ty hastily appended, “Come on, I think you’re right. There are some things out here best left unseen.”
“What do you mean?” Shilastar wrapped her arms around herself protectively and started to edge toward Ty but the ground beneath her feet fell away.
“Well, I only knew of one
Similar Books
