‘To the forge!’
The two dwarves hurried off while Sinead struggled to her feet. With renewed resolve she tucked the Prophesy Book into her cloak, fastened her sword and followed.
She found them stoking up the fire.
‘Which metal shall we use?’ Dorrin asked.
Alric turned to her. ‘My lady, can you guide us?’
Sinead turned to the final page of the Prophesy Book, where a new verse had appeared:
‘Forged in the Depths from Finest Fer, the Key to Free our Mother
wrought-well by the Sons Of Earth, Sinead must bring, no other.’
Alric caught Sinead’s puzzled look. ‘Tis iron to us Sons of Earth, my lady.’
‘And a fitting use for this,’ said Dorrin, holding up a glowing globe of iron.
They set to work, heating and hammering, until finally they placed a beautifully-crafted key in her hand.
If only she knew where Mother Earth was being held.
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Fantastic chapter.
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Thanks, Sadje 🙂
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You’re welcome Chris.
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Sinead wondered what metal as me. Then I saw it “wrought well,” which means iron to the sons of men.
Its a good thing that was the right choice, since the dwarves had the metal hot and ready to be forged. lol Another good chapter Chris.
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🙂 There’s nothing like being prepared, or maybe that’s all they had to hand. Still, it seems a fitting material in this case.
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Yes they knew what they were working with. Now the next phase.
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…which could be tricky. Maybe she’ll get some help?
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Help can’t hurt, since Sinead has been carrying the load on her own.
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Can you guess who it will be? I’d love to know 😉
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I’d guess Moonsprite. It’s time to put the team back together. 🙂
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Creative and flowing, captivated by this Chris.
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Thanks so much, Paul 🙂 I’m so pleased!
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🙂 pleasure
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Intriguing! Great story, Chris. Waiting for more.
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And so you shall… next week!
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Good thing they had the metal ready to go! I guessed it was iron, because of the Latin root, as in “ferrous” and the Spanish words “fierro” and “hierro”🤔
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Your language knowledge wins through. Did you study Latin as well? ‘Mental gymnastics’, my Latin teacher used to call it. Always useful 🙂
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Lol, no Latin for me! But in studying Spanish you have to learn about Latin roots, shared by a lot of words in the Romance languages. 😀
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Spanish is a lovely language. It’s the only foreign language in which I have reasonable proficiency. I studied it at night school and passed my A level when I was in my forties – Grade A – I was very proud of myself! I clearly remember chatting about Pablo Neruda’s poetry in my oral exam, which was held in the Grand Masonic Hall in Liverpool. I don’t think they otherwise allow women in there!
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Wow that’s awesome! We had to read Pablo Neruda too… but at least we didn’t have to take an oral exam in a grand hall. That sounds intimidating to say the least!
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It was surprisingly relaxed, I think because the examiner shared my passion for Neruda’s poetry. Lovely man. He had a really strong Liverpool accent, but he spoke Spanish beautifully (or at least so far as I could tell). Funny the things you remember.
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Ah! Fer! I get it! Had a blond moment there, Chris! It’s amazing how the answers reveal themselves at the right time.
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…happily for our heroine!
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Indeed!
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Awesome work, Chris, this story gets more intriguing with each installment. I can’t wait to discover where Sinead’s quest for Mother Earth takes her.
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Ha ha! You and me both 😉
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Ack, where is Mother Earth?! You always know how to end on yet another cliffhanger, Chris. xxxxxxxxx
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Ah yes, the illusive Mother Earth. She’s going to take some finding!
C xxxxxx
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