- Chapter 5 -
A Dark Journey
©1999 Quizzard
Drkhrt looked at the tiny pile of personal effects and sighed. "I can't believe I have to leave this beautiful world so
soon. I won't even be able to return, after they find out what I did. Why can't we just leave these people in peace?
Sometimes humanity disgusts me." With a deep breath, Drkhrt grabbed the carisak and fled to the spacecraft. "I'll
have to come up with some kind of plan to disable this offensive. This society MUST be left alone. I'll protect it
with my life, if I can."
"Yours is a lonely path, but you will have to prevail. We need you as a champion of the Land." a soft voice sighed
in the trees.
"What? What was that? Who's there?"
"Your heart knows the path. Do not falter, and you will prevail. Save us, save us, save....usssssssss......" As the soft
voice trailed off, a wellspring of hope boiled up, and Drkhrt knew that somehow, someway, THIS land would be
saved...
*****
In the servant's quarters, a bewildered maid pondered her inaction. Lady Mamie had never before failed in her
duties, and clearly, this time, her lack of action was close to treasonous. Dismally, she searched her soul for the
reason why.
"Lady Mamie, Lady Mamie?" a querulous voice broke the silence.
"Ooops. Yes? What is it?" she shook herself out of her reverie.
"May we come in and talk to you for a minute?" giggled a young voice.
"Yes, yes, of course. What is it, Sexy?"
Three young maids flew into the room and surrounded the quiet traitor. "We saw you in the garden, and we have a
couple questions for you. Did you see him?" asked Sexy23.
"What did he look like? What was he wearing?" demanded Cyndi10.
"Does he have a girlfriend?" sighed Auburn23.
"Hold it, what are you talking about? Who? Does who have a girlfriend? The King? Of course he does."
"No silly, the dark voice from the garden. I'm sure you saw him. You know, the one who described the King so
eloquently," laughed Sexy. "We wonder who he is."
"I'm sure I don't know!" retorted Mamie. "I didn't get a good look at him. At least not a good enough look at him."
"Well, tell us what you DID see. I'm all trembly with anticipation," breathed Cyndi.
Helpful Ted was on his rounds, when the excited young voices caught his attention. In shock, and then horror, the
captain listened to the details about the brigand in the garden. When he had heard enough, he stomped his way back
to the King. "Imagine finding such an obnoxiously foul mouth so appealing. I wonder what they are so intrigued by,
they don't act like that when I explain to them about the best methods to tie their shoes. Well, I'm going to put a stop
to that. The council and I will make sure that nobody will find such slander appealing, anymore."
The hubbub in the castle was dying down, but no one could forget the brash toad in the garden with the slanderous
tongue...