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The Chronicles of Balthazar, Volume 1, Prolouge
MrHobo
That which came before :: I awoke with a start. The noises... I could hear them again. As with the other occasions-no, as always-they came from the closet. I bickered with myself, deciding whether or not to oepn the door... No, I decided. I shan't. 'Tis not the time. Who, of all in Aegis, could know what lies across the misty waters? If danger should lurk 'hind the door, what shall I do? Stab it with my sharp tounge? Batter it with my blunt insults? Nay, I will wait. Mayhap one night, soon, but now is not the time. :: I glide up the stairs, dagger (silver, of course) sheather to my side, wooden stake within my leather pack, and a multitude of other odds, ends, and trinkets. I slip in bed, heart racing with anticipation. Will I finally go tonight? I blink, surprised. A wave a dreainess washes over me. Maybe it can wait another night... :: My eyes fly open the same night. This time, the noises sound... Different, for lack of a better word.. It doesn't sound like the indescribale fear it in the past placed upon my heart. It sounds of... A whisper? My name, perhaps? The voice is soothing, warm as a ray of sunlight... I recognize it. I gasp, shocked at the voice. Realization soon follows my surprise. It is Indelwhen. The secret love of my life, who knows of me not, for all that I am, or shall ever be, is this accursed peasent, alone forever in this forsaken kingdom of Malinor. It is decided. I shall venture beyond the riverbend tonight, and find whatever