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Having had enough, I got up and looked around. The river had taken its riders to the other side of the mountain ledge and thrown into a small ravine.

“It took us out of the valley. Better be careful, remember what Nargara said today,” I warned Elcha looking the way we came from.

“Please, gimme a breath! We aren’t that far, just half an hour on foot. It’s about five minutes for you, over there,” she pointed putting a hand to her forehead and looking that way.

The Sun was about to set.

“Let’s dry our clothes first,” I decided, and, running lightning fast along the river, I gathered a large pile of branches.

“Get one of your fire arrows, that’s where we’ll see the use of it,” I added, throwing out the dry branches under our feet.

Elcha had a short wave of her hand, and fire, breaking off her palm, hit the pile embracing it instantly with its red tongues.

“Ta da!” my sister said ducking a curtsy. “Welcome! Contact me any time!”

We got closer to the fire and began drying our clothes, which did not take long as the fire emitted a lot of heat. My face must have been really sad as I shook out of the bag what once was the buns, now all soaked with water. But the sight of the bottle of lemonade, clean and intact, brought so much delight to our hearts that we finished it the same instant.

Elcha was rattling away telling something about Selena’s birthday they celebrated the day before; she was telling everything, never leaving out a minutest detail, making funny faces and gestures all the time. Then she started to talk about the strange couple she met as she was walking to pick Dartor, and about their conversation that she could not comprehend in full…

But I could not focus on her chit-chat, just had to listen half-ear, as I was still thinking about my nightmare. I didn’t like having that dream as it would inevitably leave some unpleasant impression on my heart, and that time it was growing into anxiety.

I took my eyes up to look at my sister. She was still talking.

“… and then he says to the woman something like ‘I will seal it, too. Just to be on the safe side.’ And also…”