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Dolores Esteban

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  1. Thanks for the prompt that inspired me to write the story. Glad you liked my fairy tale.
  2. Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you!
  3. Dolores Esteban

    Chapter 1

    A very moving and touching story that I liked to read.
  4. Beautiful story! I enjoyed it a lot.
  5. The Elven Lord Who rides so late through the windy night? A knight with fair hair and face so bright His handsome squire is by his side The two set out for a nightly ride Why is your face so frightened, my squire? Can’t you see the Erlking in his dark attire? With a golden sceptre and a golden crown? Squire, it’s just the fog rising from the ground Come, handsome squire, pretty boy I’ll take you on a ride of joy Through flower fields and meadows green I’ll show you things you’ve
  6. Neldor and Leandor stood in the main hall. The only window in the room had been opened. Light fell into the hall and illuminated it. The brethren had left the hall and they had taken Ogol with them. "I thank you, Master Neldor, that you followed the call," Leandor said. "Unfortunately, I understood a bit late why fate had summoned me here," Neldor replied. Leandor smiled. "You understood it all in time, Master Neldor," he said. Leandor pointed at the window. "A ward guards this window. Tw
  7. The palace disappeared from one second to the other. Neldor and Qildor jumped to their feet. The abyss had disappeared. The material world had returned to their original shape. The sky was blue and the sun was out and shed a warm light. Ogol and Magath were lying on the path that led up to the Castle of Saelethiel. They did not move. Their bodies were lifeless and numb. Qildor instantly started to run. He hurried to Magath. Neldor took a deep breath. A shiver ran through his body. The ultimat
  8. Time passed by. Magath was lying on his back on the ground. The feelings of despair and shame slowly faded. Magath gazed into the darkness. He ignored the rain. Time was running out and it was too late to alter the course. The past was gone and could not be undone. It did not matter any longer anyway. Time was running out. Time had starting ticking. There was no future for him. There was only one door. With every hour that passed, he stepped closer to it. Soon he would place his hand on its knob
  9. The brethren stood and with their inner eyes watched out. Silence hung over the castle. The Castle of Saelethiel lies high up in the Western Mountains. It was founded in the mists of time. The castle guards secrets that are far beyond a man’s understanding. The guardians of the castle watch out and enforce the law. The law is timeless and it cannot be shaken. When time has come, man must face the truth. He is summoned to look into the abyss of his soul. Man must undergo a trial. The brethren
  10. Qildor and Neldor awoke. The sun had already risen and shed a warm light. They soon found out that Magath was missing. They called out for him and searched outside the camp. But they didn’t find a trace of the man. "I must go and find him. He cannot have disappeared," Qildor said in utter concern He felt a knot in his stomach. His gut feeling warned him. They hurried up the path, calling out Magath’s name. "I’ll kill the man if he has a hand in it," Qildor hissed while they hastened along.
  11. Congratulations!
  12. Congratulations!
  13. Ogol looked down into the canyon. He felt magically drawn to the bottom of it. Eager to find the truth at the bottom of the abyss, Ogol more skidded than climbed down the slope. He didn’t pay attention to his scratched hands and his half-twisted ankle that was the result of a risky jump. Ogol ignored the pain and his exhaustion. He eagerly sought his way down to the ground. He sensed an energy that was strong and tempting. Ogol felt that he was close to his goal. Night had fallen when Ogol reac
  14. Dolores Esteban

    Prompt #71

    Great story. It really grabbed my interest.
  15. It's okay to wallow for a while until you're ready to resurface.
  16. Night fell and no sound was to be heard. Silence hung over the castle that was hidden from sight entirely. The mighty ward worked well and hid the castle. The powerful energy spread from its centre where in the main hall the guardians had gathered. The brethren formed a perfect circle. The centre of the circle was the centre of the gigantic energy field. At midnight, the brethren stood like on a command and dissolved their circle. They stood in a line, and while they did, the energy stopped rad
  17. Thank you! Writing to the prompts is fun.
  18. Red Rose     Samantha turned her head and looked at me. "I have never confessed this to you. I cherish your company. I always feel happy when you are around," she said with a smile. A blush graced her face and she looked away briefly before turning her eyes back to me. I took her hand gently. A moment or two passed before we moved on. We walked arm in arm amidst the flowers. We moved down the path in the park, nodding politely at the people we passed. A girl walked hand in hand with her boy
  19. Dolores Esteban

    Spring?

    A Siberian cold front swept over Europe. It was bitterly cold for two weeks and still pretty cold this week. I'm so waiting for spring.
  20. Ogol sat silently for a while, looking into nowhere. He was pondering. Finally, he took the orb out of his pocket. But instead of activating it, he looked at it for a considerable amount of time. He turned the orb in his hands. An idea had occurred to him. Ogol sensed the energy field that the guardians of the castle had built up. The energy radiated from the castle in all directions. "The castle is the centre," Ogol said, turning the orb in his hand. "It radiates from the centre in all directi
  21. "What are we supposed to do now?" Magath asked. "We can’t just wait until this whole world is upside down, can we?" Qildor and Magath stood, feeling at a loss. The wizard watched them silently. "Yes," Qildor agreed. "What do the brethren have in mind? We can’t find the castle. And we can’t just wander around. It doesn’t make sense, does it?" "What would you do?" Neldor asked, looking between the two men. "What is your first impulse?" "Find the man and finish him," Qildor said grimly. "And th
  22. Silence hung over the Castle of Saelethiel. The guardians sat quietly. Yet, like on an unheard command, the brethren stood and then changed seats. The threads of the web changed their position, subtly yet fast. The brethren sat down again. They sat in deep meditation. Silence hung over the Castle of Saelethiel. Yet the energy field and the outside reality had changed.   ~~**~~ Magath was the first to notice it when he rose in the morning. Dawn was just breaking and the sun had not yet risen.
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