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Our Stnrn garm crosses over the
PASS, THE STARK SRANDEUR OF THULE
IS LEFT BEHIND AND HE DESCENDS THROUGH
THE DUSKY SPRUCE FORESTS OF THE INNER
LAND.
HE COMES TO THE GATES OF KING HAP
ATLA'S STRONGHOLD AND PAUSES. A
YOUNG LAD IS TRAINING IN THE COURT
YAR D. "BY SUCH HORSEMANSHIP I
RECOGNIZE THE TRUE SON OF PRINCE
VALIANT,' HE MUSES.
'GARM.'" SHOUTS PRINCE ARN, LAUNCH
ING HIMSELF FROM THE SADDLE. "IT'S
GOOD TO SEE yOU. DO YOU BRING
. TIDINGS FROM MY PARENTS? '
"THAIE COME FOR PRINCE ARN, SIRE. QUEEN ALETA JOUR
NEYS TO HER KINGDOM IN THE MISTY ISLES AND WISHES HIM '
TO ACCOMPANY HER. BY yOUR LEAlE WE MUST START AT
ONCE BEFORE THE WINTER STORMS MAIfE THE WAY
. DANGEROUS."
"
SO ARN LEAVES HIS FOSTER HOME AND FOLLOWS GARM
ON THE LONG TRAIL BACK TO THULE. AND AS THEY GO
GARM EXPLAINS THE SUBTLE MYSTERIES OF THE FOREST.
'TELL ME, GARM, ARE NOT THE FOREST
SMELLS STRONGER, THE AIR THINNER,
HARDER TO BREATHE ?" ASKS ARN.
"GOOD BOY, YOU HAVE THE NOSE OF A
HUNTING DOG,' LAUGHS GARM. "YES,
A GREAT STORM IS COMING. '
FRESH SNOW MANTLES THE SIDES OF DISTANT KLUKEN. THE SKY BECOMES GREY -AND
A COLD WIND MOANS AMONG THE TREES. THEY SET ABOUT MAKING A SHELTER.
next week-The SttTm.