Arriving
at Irasha
After sailing across
the ocean nearly all afternoon Sophie and her friends finally reached Irasha.
The ship docked into the harbour. The town looked exactly like the town back in
Ishma, only bigger. It was starting to get dark and they needed somewhere to
stay for tonight.
“Okay since we are finally here” said
Sophie “what we should do is find a place to stay for the night and gather food
and water. We will need all the rest we can get for tomorrow. Then as soon as
dawn hits we’ll set off for Irashma meadow tomorrow, agreed?” The boys agreed.
They found an inn, not far from the
harbour, and asked the innkeeper to spend the night there. The innkeeper agreed
and asked the chef to cook them something to eat. While they were eating Sophie
asked the inn keeper if there were any horse and carts that would take her and
the boys to Irashma meadow.
“Are you going there to pay respects
to your ancestors who fought in the war there?” asked the innkeeper “most
people do nowadays”.
“Yes sir we are” Sophie answered. She
didn’t dare tell him that they were going to look for the white crystal of
Ishma there, just in case it would cause trouble.
“There is a horse and cart not far
from here that will take you there” the inn keeper said “the driver will take
you there any time you want”. Sophie and the three boys finished their dinner,
said thank you to the inn keeper and went to bed. Sophie had a room to herself,
while Ted, Jack and Sam shared a room together.
Sophie had trouble falling asleep that
night. She was worried about what was happening back at Ishma. ‘I pray that
Prince Charles hasn’t done the worst yet’ she thought to herself ‘I also hope
that Edward and Julia are alright’. But now was not the right time for her to
worry about that. Her only concern now was finding the white crystal of Ishma,
so she decided to sleep instead.
Once dawn set the next morning
Sophie, Ted, Jack and Sam left the inn and got everything ready for the journey
to Irashma meadow. First up they bought some supplies like bread, cheese and
water they would need for the journey. Next they went to look for a cart driver
to take them there. Luckily they found a cart driver in the village square by a
fountain.
“Excuse me sir” said Sophie “but my
friends and I would like to go to Irashma meadows please”.
“Of course madame” said the cart
driver “it will be my pleasure to take you there. Since Irashma meadow is a
popular place I get lots of passengers”.
“Thank you sir” said Sophie “but I
must ask how long will it take to get there?” She hoped it wouldn’t take too
long.
“By horse and cart, it is much
quicker to get there than on foot” the cart driver replied. Sophie felt
relieved; they had no time to lose.
Sophie, Ted, Jack and Sam boarded the
cart, with their bag of food and water. Then the cart driver got his horse
moving. The horse was a strong and quick horse; it gave them a splendid ride. They
rode through the town and then they came to grassy areas.
“I read on a map that before getting
to Irashma meadow, you will have to pass through a forest” said Ted “will we be
able to get through there with the horse and cart?”
“No need to worry” said the cart
driver “there is a path that goes through the forest to the meadow”.
He was right; when they arrived at
the forest there was nothing, not even a tree log, blocking their way. Thanks
to the horse and cart they got through the forest easily and then at last they
arrived at Irashma meadow.
