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eyes that stared at him. "That's the third time you've come to my rescue."
"Let’s just stick to the activities of today. Anyway, I'm sure you'll have a chance to repay the last two favors very soon . That is, if things pick up. I expected a little more excitement than a simple treasure hunt this has turned out to be."
"Find the cave. I bet there's plenty of excitement waiting for us inside." Jack said, kneeling beside the pool.
"It's down there." Nicole pointed to a shadow at the bottom of the water.
"Awesome." Jack grinned glancing across at Hopper and Sarah. They were also examining the pond, and arguing. Jack and Nicole navigated the river once more. The group unsaddled their horses and spread their saddle blanket on the ground. Sarah emptied the contents of the two leather satchels she'd taken from Nicole's horse on to the blankets . Dining on cold leg of lamb, rye bread and hard cheese they discussed the churning waters of the pool.
"It's too deep and the waters too rough to make it down and back in one breath, much less take the time to search for . . . whatever it is that's supposed to be down there. " Sarah explained passing the leather flask of sweet wine to Hopper. "It's dangerous enough searching a cave with diving equipment, let alone one deep breath of air."
"Maybe it's not a cave, it could be a nook or crevice in the rock that just looks like
a cave . We have no idea what that dark area is down there. We could be on the wrong path completely." Hopper added, draining the last of the red wine.
"Maybe we've got the wrong waterfall." Sarah suggested. "We've got the right falls, there isn't another one on this side of the mountains."
"I suppose a little birdie told you that? " Jack grinned at her , his eyes sparkled
with laughter.
“That’s right, big boy. You wanna make something of it?” Nicole grinned wickedly at him.
"Okay, I'm a certified diver, why don't I swim down there and take a quick look around, then we can decide what our best option is. " Jack offered, stuffing the last morsel of lamb in his mouth.
"I'm with Jack." Nicole declared rising. "But there's something we haven't
considered . There could be . . . complications."
The others rose and stared silently at her, waiting for her to continue. ''I can safely vouch for the lack of piranha or were you thinking more along the line of a seven-headed monster?"
Jack shook his head and moved toward the bubbling pool. "Let's get on with it."
"How can you be so sure Nicole isn't right?" Sarah followed him.
"Well for one thing, if there was some sort of beast about, the horses wouldn't be
so relaxed. " Jack called back to her. "And if there was a sea serpent, Nicole would have
located it and sung it to sleep by now."
"No one hears a crocodile swimming toward them under the water." The
calmness of Nicole's voice stopped Jack in his tracks.
"I'm not a wildebeest, I’m an accomplished swimmer. " Jack turned to stare at her
and added, "With a knife. " He flashed a brilliant smile, sat on the glistening white stone at the edge of the pond and removed his dark leather vest. Dropping his sword on the side of the bank, Jack pulled off his boots and dove into the water.
Gathering at the edge, the others watched as he disappeared into the dark waters below. Jack swam easily to the bottom in the cool water. It felt good to be back in his element. This was his main reason for all those getaways. He strongly felt a great sense of freedom under the cool water. The entrance to the cave was evident from his vantage point at the center of the pool. Unfortunately the force of the pounding current kept Jack at bay . His lungs strained for air and Jack pushed off the rock bottom and fought to the surface, releasing what little air was left in his lungs . Gasping, he broke the surface of, the water, sullenly realizing the impossibility of their task.
"There is a cave down there." He explained, climbing out of the water and trying to catch
"Let’s just stick to the activities of today. Anyway, I'm sure you'll have a chance to repay the last two favors very soon . That is, if things pick up. I expected a little more excitement than a simple treasure hunt this has turned out to be."
"Find the cave. I bet there's plenty of excitement waiting for us inside." Jack said, kneeling beside the pool.
"It's down there." Nicole pointed to a shadow at the bottom of the water.
"Awesome." Jack grinned glancing across at Hopper and Sarah. They were also examining the pond, and arguing. Jack and Nicole navigated the river once more. The group unsaddled their horses and spread their saddle blanket on the ground. Sarah emptied the contents of the two leather satchels she'd taken from Nicole's horse on to the blankets . Dining on cold leg of lamb, rye bread and hard cheese they discussed the churning waters of the pool.
"It's too deep and the waters too rough to make it down and back in one breath, much less take the time to search for . . . whatever it is that's supposed to be down there. " Sarah explained passing the leather flask of sweet wine to Hopper. "It's dangerous enough searching a cave with diving equipment, let alone one deep breath of air."
"Maybe it's not a cave, it could be a nook or crevice in the rock that just looks like
a cave . We have no idea what that dark area is down there. We could be on the wrong path completely." Hopper added, draining the last of the red wine.
"Maybe we've got the wrong waterfall." Sarah suggested. "We've got the right falls, there isn't another one on this side of the mountains."
"I suppose a little birdie told you that? " Jack grinned at her , his eyes sparkled
with laughter.
“That’s right, big boy. You wanna make something of it?” Nicole grinned wickedly at him.
"Okay, I'm a certified diver, why don't I swim down there and take a quick look around, then we can decide what our best option is. " Jack offered, stuffing the last morsel of lamb in his mouth.
"I'm with Jack." Nicole declared rising. "But there's something we haven't
considered . There could be . . . complications."
The others rose and stared silently at her, waiting for her to continue. ''I can safely vouch for the lack of piranha or were you thinking more along the line of a seven-headed monster?"
Jack shook his head and moved toward the bubbling pool. "Let's get on with it."
"How can you be so sure Nicole isn't right?" Sarah followed him.
"Well for one thing, if there was some sort of beast about, the horses wouldn't be
so relaxed. " Jack called back to her. "And if there was a sea serpent, Nicole would have
located it and sung it to sleep by now."
"No one hears a crocodile swimming toward them under the water." The
calmness of Nicole's voice stopped Jack in his tracks.
"I'm not a wildebeest, I’m an accomplished swimmer. " Jack turned to stare at her
and added, "With a knife. " He flashed a brilliant smile, sat on the glistening white stone at the edge of the pond and removed his dark leather vest. Dropping his sword on the side of the bank, Jack pulled off his boots and dove into the water.
Gathering at the edge, the others watched as he disappeared into the dark waters below. Jack swam easily to the bottom in the cool water. It felt good to be back in his element. This was his main reason for all those getaways. He strongly felt a great sense of freedom under the cool water. The entrance to the cave was evident from his vantage point at the center of the pool. Unfortunately the force of the pounding current kept Jack at bay . His lungs strained for air and Jack pushed off the rock bottom and fought to the surface, releasing what little air was left in his lungs . Gasping, he broke the surface of, the water, sullenly realizing the impossibility of their task.
"There is a cave down there." He explained, climbing out of the water and trying to catch
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