Chapter 22

“Follow me quickly,” the voice said as Rala and Rava ran quickly toward the tree where the voice was coming from.

They saw a guy – or a boy? – who waved toward them to come to him. Rala and Rava made sure the arrow did not pierce through them as they ran up to him.

Grabbing them by their arms, he said a few words, and they disappeared. They appeared in front of a cave.

The stranger took them into the dark cave, said a spell, and started walking deeper into the cave, leaving them to walk on their own. Trusting their instincts about the strange fellow, they followed suit.

They soon walked into a large room where a man was. He was reading a book and was sitting on nothing in the air. He was floating. He glanced up at them and smiled. “Hello, ladies. I have been expecting you.”

“You have? Who are you? And how did you know about us?” Rava was the first to ask.

“The shepherd,” he replied.

“The shepherd? What do you mean by that?” asked Rala.