importantly, Where is
Sarah, Where is my wife? How can I get her back?” I said the tears
starting to emerge. “I don’t know how she even got to Northland?
How could she be a Pagewalker too?” I asked.
“ No, she isn’t a Pagewalker, maybe some of
your magic was in the pages, I’m not sure how she got there too.
Did she write any of the book?” He paused, looking up, thinking
hard about his next suggestion “or give you ideas of
anything?” He enquired.
“No I wrote it and finished long before I met
her, she only read it for the first time last night!” I shouted,
then a thought flickered like a flame re-igniting. “Actually, she
was the one who re-typed the story to get it printed for me, she
said corrected spelling and edited it slightly? Could that have
done anything?”
“ Surely could son, if she changed things
and wrote in that book so full of magic then it definitely rubbed
off on her. A story that strong, written with such love at such a
young age. There is power there that can’t be replicated. That’s
why she was able to page walk.” Abe clapped his hands and stood
up with excitement. Tessa’s ears perked up and she jumped with the
shock of Abe’s clap.
“ Ooh this is exciting Chrissie boy! We are
going back to Northland!”
“Really? All of us? Even Tessa?” I asked.
Tessa looked at me when she heard her name. The kind of look I got
when I said the word walk.
“ Yes sir! She is coming too. You see the
reason Sarah has not snapped back to our world is because the Story
of Northland is still alive!” Abe shouted.
“What do you mean? I finished Dertrid’s deed
years ago? How is it not finished?”
“ The story of Dertrid’s deed is finished,
but not the story of Northland. There are so many tales being told
there now that you haven’t even heard. Can you imagine that? The
world you created has taken on a life of its own. In that world
there are storytellers and fables being written! You have to go
there to find out what they are. Find Sarah and finish the
story!” Abe began to gather up some things, he threw open a
satchel and started to fill it from the larder in the back and with
small bags and little bottles. Tessa was on her feet ready to
go.
“Wait Abe. How will we know where she
is?”
“ We won’t son, not till we get there!” He said as he continued to pack all sorts of strange objects,
muttering under his breath and talking to himself as he went.
“Abe….Abe” I called but he continued packing,
sorting, looking at book ends then discarding books in his hands
and he continued to pack objects into his ever growing satchel.
“ABE STOP!” I yelled, much louder than I
meant to, losing control for a short moment. He stopped what he was
doing and froze. Dropping what he was holding and the room fell
silent, Tessa cowered between my legs with her tail between her
legs, and her nose pointed up looking at me. There was complete
silence now. Only the sound of our breathing and Tessa’s murmurs
broke the silence.
“Look, we need to find Sarah. Nothing is more
important, it is my fault she is there and I need to fix this. I
cannot live without her Abe, please believe me!” Tears forming
under my eyes. Ready to drop when I blink.
Abe left what he was doing and came over to
where I was standing. I could see the concern on his face. The
pity. He looked at me as a grandfather looks at his grandchild. A
pitying grin on his face his shoulders held high and arms drooped
forward, head tilted to the side and eyes fixed on mine.
“ Listen Christopher, Northland is the most
spectacular place I have ever been. Yes there was war there but
peace reigns now. It is a safe place, and escape. People are not
judged there, no condemnation. One is valued on their heart and not
their wealth of coin, social standing or family birth right. All
those things that you hate about this world never made it to
Northland. All because you didn’t let it. When you created this
place it was to get
Sarah, Where is my wife? How can I get her back?” I said the tears
starting to emerge. “I don’t know how she even got to Northland?
How could she be a Pagewalker too?” I asked.
“ No, she isn’t a Pagewalker, maybe some of
your magic was in the pages, I’m not sure how she got there too.
Did she write any of the book?” He paused, looking up, thinking
hard about his next suggestion “or give you ideas of
anything?” He enquired.
“No I wrote it and finished long before I met
her, she only read it for the first time last night!” I shouted,
then a thought flickered like a flame re-igniting. “Actually, she
was the one who re-typed the story to get it printed for me, she
said corrected spelling and edited it slightly? Could that have
done anything?”
“ Surely could son, if she changed things
and wrote in that book so full of magic then it definitely rubbed
off on her. A story that strong, written with such love at such a
young age. There is power there that can’t be replicated. That’s
why she was able to page walk.” Abe clapped his hands and stood
up with excitement. Tessa’s ears perked up and she jumped with the
shock of Abe’s clap.
“ Ooh this is exciting Chrissie boy! We are
going back to Northland!”
“Really? All of us? Even Tessa?” I asked.
Tessa looked at me when she heard her name. The kind of look I got
when I said the word walk.
“ Yes sir! She is coming too. You see the
reason Sarah has not snapped back to our world is because the Story
of Northland is still alive!” Abe shouted.
“What do you mean? I finished Dertrid’s deed
years ago? How is it not finished?”
“ The story of Dertrid’s deed is finished,
but not the story of Northland. There are so many tales being told
there now that you haven’t even heard. Can you imagine that? The
world you created has taken on a life of its own. In that world
there are storytellers and fables being written! You have to go
there to find out what they are. Find Sarah and finish the
story!” Abe began to gather up some things, he threw open a
satchel and started to fill it from the larder in the back and with
small bags and little bottles. Tessa was on her feet ready to
go.
“Wait Abe. How will we know where she
is?”
“ We won’t son, not till we get there!” He said as he continued to pack all sorts of strange objects,
muttering under his breath and talking to himself as he went.
“Abe….Abe” I called but he continued packing,
sorting, looking at book ends then discarding books in his hands
and he continued to pack objects into his ever growing satchel.
“ABE STOP!” I yelled, much louder than I
meant to, losing control for a short moment. He stopped what he was
doing and froze. Dropping what he was holding and the room fell
silent, Tessa cowered between my legs with her tail between her
legs, and her nose pointed up looking at me. There was complete
silence now. Only the sound of our breathing and Tessa’s murmurs
broke the silence.
“Look, we need to find Sarah. Nothing is more
important, it is my fault she is there and I need to fix this. I
cannot live without her Abe, please believe me!” Tears forming
under my eyes. Ready to drop when I blink.
Abe left what he was doing and came over to
where I was standing. I could see the concern on his face. The
pity. He looked at me as a grandfather looks at his grandchild. A
pitying grin on his face his shoulders held high and arms drooped
forward, head tilted to the side and eyes fixed on mine.
“ Listen Christopher, Northland is the most
spectacular place I have ever been. Yes there was war there but
peace reigns now. It is a safe place, and escape. People are not
judged there, no condemnation. One is valued on their heart and not
their wealth of coin, social standing or family birth right. All
those things that you hate about this world never made it to
Northland. All because you didn’t let it. When you created this
place it was to get
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