hi I'm Lea
and my name is Jasmine we're on a quest
to find the seven gems of the belt of
Deltora that were stolen by the evil
Shadow Lord we've already found the
Topaz the Ruby the opal on the lapis
lazuli and we've been fighting all kinds
of gear creature but nothing we can
handle just don't forget there are still
three more gems to find them who knows
what kind of monsters will be guarding
them
come on Barda stop being such a wet
blanket now we're on our way to a place
called dread Mountain where the fifth
gem is hidden
follow follow take it has not yet
returned the three thieves where is she
why is she not here I'm afraid things
have not gone as planned you see I only
just received news of digging myself
and they defeated her again my lord
seems this time she was undone forever
by the power of the lapis lazuli
impossible I'm losing patience it is
only a matter of time before they're
caught my lord I gave the orders of the
grey guards to search for them as we
speak numerous pods are scouring the
countryside you fear send the Carn
squirrel I assure you that really is
necessary your highness you will do as I
say of course my lord
let's get it men
you guys want to take a break hmm huh
it's about time I don't suppose either
of you of any water laughs do you my
bottles completely empty
I finished mine a while ago yeah me too
what are you looking at Leif I don't
think I've ever seen Cree take off that
fast what are you talking about he's
back are you positive
good news you guys Cree just told me he
saw a big pool of water not too far from
here
great
let's go I'm so thirsty it's a spring
I can't believe it I don't think I've
ever tasted water this good before I
know what you mean it's so refreshing
sure is I just had an idea
what do you do think of setting up camp
here mm-hmm what you don't think it
would be a good spot I do but there's
something about the trees I don't know
what it is but it's almost as if they're
dead are you serious
they look pretty alive to me I mean
they're green and they all have leaves
hmm I'd have to agree with leaf they
look just like ordinary trees yeah but
the weird thing is that they're
completely silent that is weird
Hey look what is that dreaming spring
drink gentle stranger and welcome all of
evil will be where what do you think
that means
looks like a warning to me maybe it
wasn't a good idea for us to drink the
water the sign seems to be telling us
that if a bad person drinks the water
they'll be punished in some way I
suppose we should have been more
cautious the water might be poisoned
poisoned in any case we're gonna find
out soon enough
by the way there's no sense in worrying
about it now yeah but it says evil
beware you guys don't think that you're
evil do you of course we're not evil
well then stop being such worrywarts
what the sign welcomes kind and gentle
people like us to drink from the spring
I guess so
I think it was wise for us to sleep here
if any gray guards are nearby they'll
come straight to the spring as well we
probably shouldn't make a fire even
though I'd really like one don't you
think we've become a bit too cautious in
the last few days I mean we used to
sleep and make fires wherever we wanted
but things are different now we know the
shadow lord has started looking for us
so we've got to be more careful
I think jasmine knows that of course I
do one thing we've always done is to
take turns keeping watch I'll be first
sounds good I'll take the second turn
this time
so why don't you get some sleep Wow out
like a light I don't blame her we've
been going pretty hard lately yeah
you're right I have to admit what
jasmine said about these trees it makes
you wonder I think we're fine just take
a look at Cree and filly over there they
sound asleep that there was something
dangerous about these trees they'd sense
it
that's true I guess it's all good yeah
now why don't you get some rest right
good night good night
I can't wait till we finish this quest
and then I can go back home to Dell
my old Kindle Monte
Ivan played with that in years I wonder
what it's doing on the floor
the place is a disaster what happened
everything's ripped apart huh we robbed
or worse gray guards where's mom and dad
oh what a nightmare but it was more than
that cuz I really felt like I was back
home
hey Barda Barda are you asleep
hmm I guess Jasmine wasn't the only one
who was tired huh
oh is that really you can I thought they
only existed in stories wow it's an
actual live one what you talking about
what's an actual live one hmm did you
really just speak to me of course I did
who else would I be talking to why is
there something wrong with that no of
course not you know you're kind of funny
what's your name my name's leaf sorry if
I'm acting funny don't worry I kind of
like it my name is prin I'm so happy to
meet you print
I'm happy too we can play together but
first tell me what you were saying
before what it was nothing actually I
was talking about you I didn't know that
kins still existed well they're not that
many of a laugh but of course we still
exist I mean you're talking to one
aren't ya
what else could I be anyway so you want
to play here what you want to play sorry
I know your real kin but I feel like I'm
in a dream or something dream Oh what
are you doing that really hurts let me
go right I guess I'm not dreaming of
course not
I wish I were dreaming like all the
grown-ups over there see them they look
like boulders
I guess so but that's only because
they're all sleeping right now and
they'll stay like that too the Sun rises
my mommy told me that I'm supposed to
stay with them but it's not fair cuz
it's so boring I don't have anything
interesting to dream about ha ha but now
I've got you let's play I know a great
game let's hide and find that be fun
oh right so you got hi Dan Austin I
promise you I won't cheat I believe you
now quick go hide hide and find hide and
find you can hide Makai will find you by
sharp eye you can hide but I will find
you flap your wings in yoga I can't
believe it I'm actually playing hide and
find with a real kin
hey give me a hand over here will ya
this thing's really putting up a fight
do you know what those great guards have
in that bag yeah it's a young female kin
we were playing hide and find and they
caught her when she was singing we were
playing hide and find the kid and we're
supposed to believe 10 for breakfast
nothing better you think is a pig don't
look like one to me it's fat whatever it
is it'll be good eating and that's all
that really matters this is great we
smelled this water just in time I don't
know about you but my bottle was
completely empty our luck might just
turned around I don't know if I'd go
that far we may have found food and
drink but we still lost those two ticks
from the games did you hear that clock
and Narita must have been there
prisoners
my guess would be that do mundane
rescued them and took them to the
resistance stronghold well get them by
nightfall
I'm gonna enjoy teaching those ticks a
lesson they'll pay for that
what was that let's check it out yeah
now
brain I've come to save you calm down I
don't see anything that always did come
from around here right there you go
you're free oh thank you you're welcome
oh no I left my sword in the woods wait
a sec you're that blond boy that escaped
where are your friends huh
I'm really scared me it's all right
there's no need to worry
I'm with you but you've got no weapon
uh-huh they just turned into trees seems
to be going around lately I guess that's
what the sign meant by all of evil will
be where that would explain why the
trees are so silent around here
look over there the rocks are coming
alive huh hmm that's not nice see Hard
Rock's at all thanks mommy and the other
adults I guess it's time for them to get
up now she's so cute I can't believe it
prim
unbelievable a whole bunch of Kinze my
name is kren i am the elder of this
tribe thank you for saving Prynne she is
the only young our small tribe has I
also apologize for the trouble she
caused you thank you so much for saving
my daughter you have only one person to
thank and he's standing right here
thanks Prynne this isn't a game Prynne
you were almost taken away from us by
two very evil people but it was okay cuz
those bullies jenker in the spring
I heard them I knew that they turned
into trees what I don't understand is
why it didn't happen as soon as they
drank the water is sometimes the
transformation just takes a little
longer those who mean no harm can't
drink without harm they don't have to
think if they want a drink you are all
very kind and it's a privilege to meet
you I never thought I'd see the kin in
my lifetime sadly there are not many of
us left only a very few of us survived
when we had to flee our Mountain it was
dread Mountain wasn't it why would you
leave your home hmm good question
dread Mountain had always been a
dangerous place for us to live
the gnomes on the mountain had tried to
hunt us for as long as I could remember
but fortunately from the ground their
arrows were little more than an
inconvenience
all that changed when they began using
poison on their arrow tips it was a
powerful poison and it spelled the end
for many of our kind I was very young
then but I recall was a terrible time at
last the few of us that remained decided
we could stay on the mountain no longer
so we fled our home never to return this
Grove used to be our winter home a good
place for the growing young now we are
here all year long we are able to visit
our real home only in our dreams what
about it do you miss the most the ice
cold streams and Boon Heong trees hmm
what the young one says is true
the boolong trees grow thick and sway
with a sweet cool breeze beautiful
streams ripple through the forest we
miss our mountain greatly and of course
we cannot eat the boo lungs delicious
cones in our dreams I know there's
nothing quite like home but now you live
here by this beautiful spring you speak
wisely this grass is sweet and
nourishing but this is not enough the
problem is we cannot thrive here we can
only give birth if we eat the cones and
leaves of the boolong trees Prynne is
the only child to be born to us since we
moved here this is why she is so
precious to us however if we return to
dread Mountain that means returning to
the fearsome gnome tribe and their
poisoned arrows and that would surely be
the end of us but I want to dream of the
boolong trees rippling streams and cool
mountain air too it's not fair that only
the grownups can dream about it Prynne
dreams aren't always fun you know there
are some nights when I'd rather have no
dreams at all last night I had one that
made me so mad when I woke up I wanted
to scream what did you dream about I
dreamt about doom why in the world would
I want to dream about that guy I must
tell you if you drank the water from
this spring then whatever you dreamed is
not a dream but the truth huh what do
you mean by the truth what you dreamed
of was real this is the Dreaming spring
whatever or whoever you picture in your
mind when you drink you visit in spirit
and you fall asleep I was thinking of
doom before I went to sleep last night
what's wrong with me this is great I
dreamt of Manas and his people last
night they were happy and singing in
their underground
in town so you're saying that everything
we dreamt of was true the brand of the
Shadow Lord hmm oh please
is something wrong I have to go home
leave what are you talking about mommy
why did we get sad all of a sudden wait
leave come on Leif you know you can't go
home right now you don't understand I
have to but why
right I get it you dreamt about your
parents didn't you
in my dream I was back home at the forge
it was completely empty and everything
was a mess but worst of all burned on
the door was the shadowlord's brand
that's why I have to go home I've got it
find my parents no lief your duty is to
finish what we started
don't you get it they're my mom and dad
and something horrible might have
happened to them I don't need you to
tell me what my duty is don't forget
that they're my friends my only friends
since before you were even born but I
know just what they'd say if they were
here they'd beg you not to go back
they've sacrificed a lot for us to be
here this quest has always been theirs
and don't you ever forget that
he's right of course
this is their quest if he hadn't gotten
injured who would have been dad looking
for the gems Barda I'm sorry mom and dad
told me so many times that no matter
what might happen I need to finish this
I know and that's exactly what I plan to
do with your help
this is our quest as much as it is
theirs I couldn't agree with you more
lief great now that we worked all that
stuff out
could we get going to Dredd milk hmm
wait a minute hmm I just had an idea how
we might be able to get there faster
what do you want us to run the whole way
there
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