[Child of the 7th Age]

Child and Rose decided to stop for a snack in the inn which lay closest to the dock. All around mariners were eating and singing, enjoying the release of shore life after so many weeks at sea. The inn was a pleasant one, much gentler than some they had passed along the way.

Child sat and ate in silence. She was hungry enough to eat with relish, but confused enough not to be able to keep her mind on the singing. The picture of the Elf sitting with the scroll and singing a gentle tune kept intruding on her thoughts. She vowed to return to the library first thing in the morning, if possible before the arrival of the Elf. She wanted to look over the manuscript carefully.

Then Child remembered Angara sitting upon the deck of the ship with no companion save Mithadan and a barrel of fish. She felt badly and vowed to return to keep her company. Child said goodbye to Rose and made sure she could find her way back to the ship on her own. Or perhaps Rose would decide to find Bird and join the sightseeing party. Chid promised to try and join up with them again if they stopped at the inn for dinner. Then, she sat upon her pony and made her way back towards the dock where the ship lay at berth.

[ July 07, 2002: Message edited by: Child of the 7th Age ]