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it caused a deafening roar as the swiftly moving water pounded into the surface of the many tiers of staggered boulders.
"This is incredible!" Hopper bellowed, barely audible over the roar of the falls. "It looks too good to be real." He smiled gleefully and jumped off his horse to examine the
structure more closely.
Nicole slid off her stallion and headed toward the far edge of the boulders near
the base of the falls . "It's solid, I can't see any opening behind the falls. " She yelled to no
one in particular.
Jack appeared next to her stuffing his sword in his belt. "It must be on the other
side. " He turned and waved Hopper and Sarah near.
"How do we get across?" Hopper frowned, taking in the depth of the bubbling
pool . It looks to be at least 30 feet deep here and the current is something we don’t want to deal with."
"We could go upstream along this smaller river and see if there’s a shallow area
to cross. " Sarah offered.
"All right, you stay here and keep looking I'll head upstream." Jack ordered,
heading for his horse.
"Who decided you were in charge?" Nicole challenged showing a part of her
old personality since they arrived . "I don't think we should separate. What if we're attacked?"
"I thought you loved to fight." Jack answered, without looking back.
“I do and I'm good at it.” Nicole grinned, "But Strong said to stay together . "
"Well then . . . are you coming?" Jack mounted and urged his horse toward the
river bend.
“Hopper? " Nicole looked at him expectantly.
"We'll be fine."
With that, Nicole whistled for the speckled stallion, leaped onto its back and raced after Jack.
Jack searched the trees for signs of the Elf Warriors as they reached a wide the turn in the river. Just ahead was a wide area where the river slowed. It looked fairly manageable . Nicole caught up to Jack as he entered the river. She tapped him on the shoulder and motioned toward a small patch of writhing water. "Water Moccasins, best to stay clear of them . "
Jack's eyes narrowed as he realized her suggestion was a bit too late. The current moved more rapidly than he expected and it was carrying the snakes directly at them. "Move! " He shouted as Nicole drove her horse into the water ahead of him . Jack urged his mare into the deep water near the center of the stream. The horses slowed, as they struggled to swim against the strong current. Glancing over his shoulder, Jack drew his sword. They weren't going to make it.
Suddenly, Nicole reined her horse and pushed behind him.
"Keep moving," She ordered, placing herself between Jack and the snakes. She 'began to sing a slightly different version of the same haunting melody she sang to the forest creatures.
"I don't think elves are snake charmers." Jack said as he reached back to grab the
reins of her horse . Ignoring him, she continued to sing. The snakes went limp in the
water just as they reached them and floated silently past . Jack yanked on the speckled
stallion's reins and urged the horses up the embankment without a word. Turning back to watch the serpents disappear downstream, Jack motioned for them to continue.
Sarah and Hopper came into view as they rounded the bend. Jack galloped up to the edge of the falls and dismounted to inspect the rocks. Hanging on to the flowering vines that cascaded over the edges of the falls, he peered behind the rushing waters. "No cave here." Jack announced, turning back to find Nicole gazing into the depth of the frothy pool.
"Nothing on this side. " Hopper's deep voice shouted across the water.
. Climbing down from the giant white rocks, Jack stared into the bubbling water. The image of the snakes came back to him. Glancing at Nicole's sober reflection in the water, he spoke as quietly as the falls roar would allow. "I guess I owe you an apology."
"Why?" Nicole glanced up to meet his gaze.
"That song of yours, it kept me in the game." He smiled softly, studying the deep green
"This is incredible!" Hopper bellowed, barely audible over the roar of the falls. "It looks too good to be real." He smiled gleefully and jumped off his horse to examine the
structure more closely.
Nicole slid off her stallion and headed toward the far edge of the boulders near
the base of the falls . "It's solid, I can't see any opening behind the falls. " She yelled to no
one in particular.
Jack appeared next to her stuffing his sword in his belt. "It must be on the other
side. " He turned and waved Hopper and Sarah near.
"How do we get across?" Hopper frowned, taking in the depth of the bubbling
pool . It looks to be at least 30 feet deep here and the current is something we don’t want to deal with."
"We could go upstream along this smaller river and see if there’s a shallow area
to cross. " Sarah offered.
"All right, you stay here and keep looking I'll head upstream." Jack ordered,
heading for his horse.
"Who decided you were in charge?" Nicole challenged showing a part of her
old personality since they arrived . "I don't think we should separate. What if we're attacked?"
"I thought you loved to fight." Jack answered, without looking back.
“I do and I'm good at it.” Nicole grinned, "But Strong said to stay together . "
"Well then . . . are you coming?" Jack mounted and urged his horse toward the
river bend.
“Hopper? " Nicole looked at him expectantly.
"We'll be fine."
With that, Nicole whistled for the speckled stallion, leaped onto its back and raced after Jack.
Jack searched the trees for signs of the Elf Warriors as they reached a wide the turn in the river. Just ahead was a wide area where the river slowed. It looked fairly manageable . Nicole caught up to Jack as he entered the river. She tapped him on the shoulder and motioned toward a small patch of writhing water. "Water Moccasins, best to stay clear of them . "
Jack's eyes narrowed as he realized her suggestion was a bit too late. The current moved more rapidly than he expected and it was carrying the snakes directly at them. "Move! " He shouted as Nicole drove her horse into the water ahead of him . Jack urged his mare into the deep water near the center of the stream. The horses slowed, as they struggled to swim against the strong current. Glancing over his shoulder, Jack drew his sword. They weren't going to make it.
Suddenly, Nicole reined her horse and pushed behind him.
"Keep moving," She ordered, placing herself between Jack and the snakes. She 'began to sing a slightly different version of the same haunting melody she sang to the forest creatures.
"I don't think elves are snake charmers." Jack said as he reached back to grab the
reins of her horse . Ignoring him, she continued to sing. The snakes went limp in the
water just as they reached them and floated silently past . Jack yanked on the speckled
stallion's reins and urged the horses up the embankment without a word. Turning back to watch the serpents disappear downstream, Jack motioned for them to continue.
Sarah and Hopper came into view as they rounded the bend. Jack galloped up to the edge of the falls and dismounted to inspect the rocks. Hanging on to the flowering vines that cascaded over the edges of the falls, he peered behind the rushing waters. "No cave here." Jack announced, turning back to find Nicole gazing into the depth of the frothy pool.
"Nothing on this side. " Hopper's deep voice shouted across the water.
. Climbing down from the giant white rocks, Jack stared into the bubbling water. The image of the snakes came back to him. Glancing at Nicole's sober reflection in the water, he spoke as quietly as the falls roar would allow. "I guess I owe you an apology."
"Why?" Nicole glanced up to meet his gaze.
"That song of yours, it kept me in the game." He smiled softly, studying the deep green
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