His red lips are glistening, the bottom one bitten between his pearly white teeth. His silky hair is hiding his delicate chest, but leaves the enticing smoothness of his back uncovered. His elegant, gentle hands are slightly shaking, squeezing the h...
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What follows is a brief relief from the summer heat, brought by the cold waters of the Falls of Truth. The powerful jets spring from beneath the rock in which the statue of the Sleeping God is cut, and fall from a height of fifty feet to form a deep natural pool, which transitions into a wild mountain river. The future kings will have to survive the jump and let the current carry them into the middle of the most dangerous forest.
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If the young heroes arrive at their destination in one peace, they will find themselves surrounded by incredible beauty, but also in mortal danger as they will be at the very border of the death bats' territory. This is actually the place where the newly hatched Harda was first found by the mountaineers.
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The sensible course of action is to be as quiet and invisible as possible and immediately move away from this location. However, the next task is to do the exact opposite. The future rulers must shout at the top of their lungs three times:
"I am your king. I reign over men and beasts. Yield to me, monsters, or come forward to fight."
As unreasonable and crazy as such a reckless act may sound, traditions are highly respected in Eleysan and are never broken. The young princes will have to do it, despite the vigorous protests of the queen, as well as most of the court advisers and even the Supreme Council. It is King Dorth's favorite part of the trial and no pleading can make him cancel it. Oddly enough, no bat has accepted the challenge so far. Obviously humans are not so much of a threat for them to evoke any reaction. But that should not put anyone at ease. There is always a first time.
Crossing the forest alone is an almost impossible task. Sai and Dey will be ragged and utterly exhausted when they finally emerge from the thicket and crawl out in the open, on the vast sandy beach. It is quite an achievement in itself if they manage to find their way without getting lost among the colossal trees, enwrapped by climbing vines like an impenetrable wall.
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When they reach this point in their journey, there will be no time for relaxation. The sun will most probably be already setting and the only way to reach the palace in time will be to swim as fast as possible across the bay. Sai can not use his powers, so they will have to be very resourceful. Sea dragons are fast. If the boys manage to catch two of them and dive on their backs, the problem can be easily solved.
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Then they will only have to walk along the winding stone bridge, connecting the harbor and the town, which leads to the central square, where the people of Eleysan will be waiting impatiently to welcome their kings.
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A/N
Hello at the end of special chapter 6!
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