earth chapter2

Here’s the start of chapter 2 =]

Johan and Tessin slowly walked down the road. I had been four days since they had left the house. Johan knew of an inn that was not far away, four miles or so, he thought. He was light hearted thought because of being away form the man. He felt as free as a bird, but he needed to get away even farther than where they were now, even miles away. He could feel in his heart that the man was too close.

“How are you doing?” he asked his mother

“Fine, I bet we can make it to the inn by night fall” she replied

Johan realized that he had never been this far away into the woods before. He started to notice how dark and dismal it was in the forest. It seamed that it had never felt this uninviting before. He shook off the feeling of uneasiness and went on. At just before dark they came into a clearing of the forest and saw a good sight, the Inn. Together they walked up to the door of the inn and went inside.

Inside sat a tiny dwarf of a man behind the counter. He glared at the two strangers and asked them what they wanted. Johan replied that they were looking for a place to stay the night. He thought for a minute and asked them what they could give him for a room. Johan was about to get the money when his mother touched his arm to stop him.

She said “We will work, if you need it.”

The man thought for a while and then said “All right…take the room downstairs.”

Johan and Tessin went down the stairs to the room below.

It was a dank room, cramped, with just room for a sleeping mat and a small chair. There was a single candle in the middle of the room.

“Why did you stop me from paying?” Johan said.

“Because you must save what little we have for a worse situation.” Tessin replied

Johan thought about what she had said and offered Tessin the bed. She accepted, wearily, and they both fell asleep.

Johan woke up to the sound of a bell.

He jumped out of the chair that he had slept in. It took a few seconds to realize where he was. He then bent down and softly woke his mother. They would need to get up as fast as possible.

hope you like it, forrest