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 "Sire, wait!" The boy is running towards you, waving his hands wildly above his head. His sudden appearance startles you momentarily, but there is something familiar about the child; something that triggers a memory long buried. For a moment you say nothing, your thoughts reaching back to a time when you yourself were young. It is then that you realise this is no child at all. It is what your teachers called a Nab, a messenger presented as the apparition of a small boy dressed as an urchin of the streets. You know it can only be here if there is someone close who commands a great knowledge of EarthMagic. Before you can consider what you should do the boy is by your side, a small hand grasping Pallenten's reins.
"Please Sire, is your name Halokim Vesh?"
Surprised that this messenger should know your name you reply, "Yes, but what is your purpose here Nab?"
The boy does not answer your question. Instead he bows and points to the west. "I have been sent by my master, the Maturi Len, to ask that you experience the hospitality of his house prior to continuing on your journey south." The boy hesitates for a moment as if he is listening to another unseen presence. "He says that it will be to your benefit to do so".
Even as the apparition delivers its message you can see it beginning to fade. Beneath you Pallenten becomes uneasy, the horse having sensed the change in the boy. Before you can stop her the horse backs up and begins to stamp her hooves, her nostrils flaring with anxiety. Upon Pallenten's back you can only struggle for balance as the great horse rears up, her intention to strike out with one of her enormous hooves. Before this display the Nab remains unmoved, then disappears in a wisp of vapour. In that instant he is gone. Again Pallenten rears, and you are forced once again to fight the reins for balance. As you do so there comes out of the air above you a soft, gradually fading voice. "If you wish to talk with the Maturi Len take the west fork to Kal Arbor. There you shall find him."
Spurring Pallenten on you ride quickly down the hill. Your horse seems eager to leave the rise and you have to admit that the encounter with the Nab is something you did not expect either. It is at the bottom of the incline that you find the fork in the road leading to Kal Arbor.
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If you wish to take this fork to the west turn to section 227. If you have no time for what might be a dangerous diversion turn to section 232.
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This book, and its associated books and other documents in the Chronicles of Arborell series are the intellectual property of the author, Wayne F Densley, and all rights are reserved by him. Windhammer is best viewed at 1024 x 768 resolution. Any questions regarding the Chronicles of Arborell can be answered by emailing the author at densleyw@shoal.net.au
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