Chapter 10: Heading Home Three days after the children were safely found and returned to their parents, Jasna and Perun were sitting high above the crowd that had gathered for King Ulrich’s speech.... Chapter 11: The Test The next morning after breakfast, Eld and Elgar stood in front of Jasna’s desk in her office. “I understand you have learned a lot about surviving in the forest,” Jasna said looking at Elgar....
Aug 9, 2013
13 min
Elgar followed the group until two things stopped him. One, the forest was thinning, which told him that they were getting very close to the city. And two, he saw Perun and Jasna....
Aug 8, 2013
17 min
Chapter 9: Sound of the Horn Awake before the sun had risen, Elgar glanced at the sleeping children before leaving camp. He knew that if he was going to get them back home safely and pass the test Eld had put before him, he would have to start working quickly....
Aug 6, 2013
14 min
The sun was about ready to go to sleep by the time Elgar had finished getting the fire started. It had taken Elgar the better part of the day to find a good camp location....
Aug 5, 2013
14 min
Chapter 8: Searching “Are we almost there?” Nesta asked as she sat down on a nearby rock. “I’m tired. We’ve been walking forever.”....
Aug 5, 2013
12 min
Chapter 6: Our White Cousin Two days later, General Branimir turned over the postcard Jasna, the leader of the Black Eastern Chipmunk Squad, more commonly known as BECS, had written and mailed from the festival.... Chapter 7: On Their Own The next morning Elgar woke up to a beautiful display of the sun waking for the day....
Aug 5, 2013
20 min
Free at last from their chaperone, even if it was just for a few minutes, Rhys, Nesta, and Aderyn went toward the picnic tables and looked for somewhere to sit. ”There’s a table over there that’s empty,” Nesta said, craning her neck to get a better look at the area....
Aug 5, 2013
16 min
Chapter 5: Fun with Maps From her post at the door of the conference room, Roswitha glanced around at all who were present. Queen Lucina and King Ulrich were seated on one side of the table, while Arwel and Eluned were on the other side....
Aug 4, 2013
14 min
Chapter 4: Survival Skills The morning started very early for Eld and Elgar. During the previous night, Elgar had learned about building a fire and creating a shelter that blended into the background. This morning, Eld had more lessons planned and they started as the sun began to awaken....
Aug 3, 2013
21 min
Chapter 3: The Blevins “They are late. How long ago should they have been here?” King Ulrich asked his adviser Tancred....
Aug 2, 2013
18 min
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