Newsgroups: alt.pub.dragons-inn From: wolvie@cybernet.cse.fau.edu (christopher motherway) Subject: [AU] Discovery of the quest Message-ID: <7yHs7B4w165w@cybernet.cse.fau.edu> Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1993 16:50:41 GMT ADMIN: This, chronologically, occurs the day after the Unicorn Hunt began. Since Lance and Blaze are not PART of it, they might as well... well, see for yourself... = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Blaze was sitting at a table by herself (lance had gone out to find another "job" for them), with Lance's mandolin. She was casually strumming a few simple tunes to occupy herself, though, unlike when Lance is strumming it, no images appeared in front of her. Serene saw the archmage and walked over to the table. She than said, "I didn't know YOU could play. I thought only Lance could." Blaze smiled, put the mandolin down, and said, "Lance taught me a few notes and bars here and there since we had met. I am more a master of magic than of music, though." She then sighed. Serene asked, "What's wrong? Bored?" Blaze said, "No, my friend, it is not only that." She then show the copy of the "Examiner" she had; the one about unicorns and the hunters. While Serene scanned the story, Blaze said, "This got me thinking of Sheryl. She is the only unicorn I know of. But this article says there were TWO spotted by those hunters. Before Andrea left, she said she needed time for a walk to 'adjust'. I wonder...could Andrea be that other unicorn?" All this time, the amulet around Blaze's neck glowed dimly. Serene said, "How could that be? It was only Sheryl that was changed, form what I heard 'Raelf and some other say." Blaze shrugged, saying, "I do not know, but, perhaps, it had something to do with Raykor, the one who changed Sheryl. Maybe Andrea was caught by Raykor, like I was caught by that strange presence in my wizard-sleep. Raykor COULD have tried the same curse on Andrea. Of course, this is all theory. For all I know, that other unicorn just might be that: a unicorn. Oh, Serene, I am just so worried over Andrea." Serene then said, "Wait a second. Here's news to cheer you up: 'Raelf, Kardia, and some others headed out yesterday to LOOK for Andrea and Sheryl." Blaze's face lit up (as did the amulet). "Really? When?" "Late afternoon. Don't know WHERE they went, but they WERE going after them." A few tears of joy appeared in Blaze's eyes. "Oh, thank heavens. Wait until Lance hears this!" = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = That night, Blaze told Lance about the search for the thief and her unicorn-sister. She also told him about the amulet, how it glowed whenever Andrea and Sheryl were even thought of. "Do you think," Lance said, "that this crystal could be a link to Andrea and Sheryl?" "Not really, beloved. It ALSO glows...when I think of you." Lance pondered a second. He never spent much time with the royal wizard in Wolverton, so magic was a bit out of his league. Yet curiosity about magic had always been a part of him. Finally, Lance said, "Well, at least there is one less thing to worry about. Hopefully, Andrea and Sheryl will be back soon. We will tie up these loose ends in her story when they do. In the mean time, we need to visit a villiage northeast of here, near an enchanted forest of some sort. The townsfolk said that goblins have been sneaking in to houses there, robbing them of gold and jewelry. Perhaps you had better leave the amulet here when we leave. Now, let's get to bed." Blaze nodded. No sense in worrying anymore; when 'Raelf and the others return, all the answers would be discovered. She WOULD bring the amulet, though, just in case a new secret about it is found on the way. The two kissed each other goodnight and Lance immediately went to sleep. Blaze pondered many things (the quest, the amulet, the unicorns, Raykor, Andrea's house) before slowly drifting into unconsciousness. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ADMIN: I _think_ you can see where this is leading.....