Things Unseen: (An epic fantasy adventure series) (The Caris Chronicles Book 1) by Melina Grace
Authors: Melina Grace
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happened to you?”
“Yes” Caris replied, shaken by how seriously he was taking it.
He nodded again and looked over at Kalen who was lost in her own thoughts. Finally, he said “Well, I’ve heard of other people having similar experiences; It’s not that unusual.” Caris stared at him in amazement.
“What other people? It’s certainly not a regular occurrence in my village!”
“No, no, it wouldn’t be” he replied cryptically. Caris was wondering how to pursue the conversation when he said, “I really don’t know much about it.” He glanced at Kalen again and then with a smile said, “Don’t worry about it. It’s not a bad thing.” Caris looked at him in confusion but he changed the subject and began to talk about how the horses were going to need reshoeing when they came to a town.
Finding it a subject easy to ignore, Caris rode lost in her own thoughts. She hadn’t really expected Garner to have any insight into what had happened to her, but she hadn’t really expected him to take her seriously either. She found that instead of having her worries lifted they now felt heavier and somehow more real.
She wasn’t sure even of what she was worried about. She hoped she wasn’t going mad. That would explain Garners hesitance to talk about it with her. Finally, deciding that dwelling on it wasn’t going to stop her going insane, she pushed the thoughts aside and cutting into Garner’s one sided conversation about horse shoeing expressed her curiosity about the town at the end of The King’s Road.
When the sun was halfway across the sky, Crispin called for them to stop in a cool green area under some trees. Garner quickly dismounted and again lifted Caris down from her saddle. She laughed lightly at the joke and joined the others for a quick meal of hard bread and cheese. She noticed Kalen walk over to sit next to Jispri, though still looking upset she mustered up a smile for him and a small comment too quiet for Caris to hear. It seemed enough to content Jispri and he welcomed her as warmly as ever.
After a short break, they mounted and started riding at a brisk walk. Caris was surprised to see Garner lead his horse over to her and fall in beside her again. They easily fell into conversation, disjointed as it was by the quickness of their walk. As they rode, Caris noticed that Kalen welcomed Jispri’s company and gave him her usual undivided attention.
About mid afternoon, Caris became aware of a dark smudge on the horizon in front of them. As they rode toward it, it continued to grow. So far, they had all been keeping to the left side of the road on their journey to stay under the shade of the trees lining the river, but as the afternoon progressed, the road wove in amongst the trees and the growth began to spread out farther to the east of them.
Riding amongst the trees Caris began to feel closed in. Over the last few weeks, she had seen more trees than ever before in her life, but at least they had been riding along the edge of them. Now the trees were spreading out on either side of her, blocking her view of the wide barren land that had surrounded her, her entire life. She realised with a jolt that the smudge on the horizon she had been watching earlier was actually trees. Her mind couldn’t encompass how many trees it would take to fill such an area and, with mounting fear, she realised that the road they were travelling would lead them straight into it.
Caris looked around at the rest of her companions to see if they were uneasy, but discovered they were, if anything, more relaxed and happy in the cool shade. She remembered how she had been wishing to explore amongst the trees on the opposite side of the river and realised this would be her chance to experience a new environment. If you’re going to freak out every time you have a new experience you may as well go home right now, she berated herself.
She could still see glimpses of the wide-open land through the brush that seemed to
“Yes” Caris replied, shaken by how seriously he was taking it.
He nodded again and looked over at Kalen who was lost in her own thoughts. Finally, he said “Well, I’ve heard of other people having similar experiences; It’s not that unusual.” Caris stared at him in amazement.
“What other people? It’s certainly not a regular occurrence in my village!”
“No, no, it wouldn’t be” he replied cryptically. Caris was wondering how to pursue the conversation when he said, “I really don’t know much about it.” He glanced at Kalen again and then with a smile said, “Don’t worry about it. It’s not a bad thing.” Caris looked at him in confusion but he changed the subject and began to talk about how the horses were going to need reshoeing when they came to a town.
Finding it a subject easy to ignore, Caris rode lost in her own thoughts. She hadn’t really expected Garner to have any insight into what had happened to her, but she hadn’t really expected him to take her seriously either. She found that instead of having her worries lifted they now felt heavier and somehow more real.
She wasn’t sure even of what she was worried about. She hoped she wasn’t going mad. That would explain Garners hesitance to talk about it with her. Finally, deciding that dwelling on it wasn’t going to stop her going insane, she pushed the thoughts aside and cutting into Garner’s one sided conversation about horse shoeing expressed her curiosity about the town at the end of The King’s Road.
When the sun was halfway across the sky, Crispin called for them to stop in a cool green area under some trees. Garner quickly dismounted and again lifted Caris down from her saddle. She laughed lightly at the joke and joined the others for a quick meal of hard bread and cheese. She noticed Kalen walk over to sit next to Jispri, though still looking upset she mustered up a smile for him and a small comment too quiet for Caris to hear. It seemed enough to content Jispri and he welcomed her as warmly as ever.
After a short break, they mounted and started riding at a brisk walk. Caris was surprised to see Garner lead his horse over to her and fall in beside her again. They easily fell into conversation, disjointed as it was by the quickness of their walk. As they rode, Caris noticed that Kalen welcomed Jispri’s company and gave him her usual undivided attention.
About mid afternoon, Caris became aware of a dark smudge on the horizon in front of them. As they rode toward it, it continued to grow. So far, they had all been keeping to the left side of the road on their journey to stay under the shade of the trees lining the river, but as the afternoon progressed, the road wove in amongst the trees and the growth began to spread out farther to the east of them.
Riding amongst the trees Caris began to feel closed in. Over the last few weeks, she had seen more trees than ever before in her life, but at least they had been riding along the edge of them. Now the trees were spreading out on either side of her, blocking her view of the wide barren land that had surrounded her, her entire life. She realised with a jolt that the smudge on the horizon she had been watching earlier was actually trees. Her mind couldn’t encompass how many trees it would take to fill such an area and, with mounting fear, she realised that the road they were travelling would lead them straight into it.
Caris looked around at the rest of her companions to see if they were uneasy, but discovered they were, if anything, more relaxed and happy in the cool shade. She remembered how she had been wishing to explore amongst the trees on the opposite side of the river and realised this would be her chance to experience a new environment. If you’re going to freak out every time you have a new experience you may as well go home right now, she berated herself.
She could still see glimpses of the wide-open land through the brush that seemed to
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