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morning.”
    Kilen seemed to come out of his self loathing about having a horse to ride, or having all the supplies he needed so he was free to explore Basham without having to collect supplies. “Chit leaving, eh? Too bad it had to happen the day before I leave. I would have enjoyed running the town with him gone.” Kilen smiled at the other two, and they nodded in agreement and smiled back.
    Daniel tried to stand a little taller, “I guess that means I’ll have to hold things down until you get back. That will give me at least something to do.”
    The rest of the town was now gathering in the city square. Shouts were being given by the mayor and boys had been sent off in all directions yelling that the festival was about to begin. Master Jay could be seen bringing up the schoolhouse children. Kara was there with a blue ribbon in her hair. Bowie passed Daniel off to Kilen and went to change his clothes, and Daniel updated Kilen on all that had taken place that day. Soon Bowie returned in a whole different outfit, just as shiny and expensive as the last. This one matched the red feather in his hat. They leaned Daniel up against a lantern pole, took a couple steps and looked back to see three girls pulling on his big arms to help him to his feet. He smiled and used a hand to wave them on. Seeing him well taken care of, Kilen made his way towards the front of the pavilion where a low stage had been set up.
    On the stage was a table and chair, a covered plate of food and closed bottle of wine for the wizard. The wizard often ate while town’s ceremonies were conducted. The food kept them moving throughout the night and day until they could reach the ocean. Kilen told the mayor that he had wished to speak to the wizard about a blessing, and the mayor jotted it down with a handful of other requests. The mayor spoke with as much voice as he could muster, “Soon we will be visited by the Honorable Wizard of Water Twilix! Directly after that festivities will start. You can find the tavern loaded with thirteen different types of ale, six kinds of wine, and as a house special, mountain deer.” The mayor waited for applause to subside and looked in Kilen’s direction twice, holding his hands out as if he had brought the deer personally. “I would ask that everyone just wave to the wizard. Don’t overwhelm her with handshakes or questions. We have received news from the world to share, and I’m sure it will reach your ear soon enough.”
    The sky darkened a little and the air seemed to thicken. Kilen wasn’t sure if anyone else noticed. As the moments passed, it became more evident that the weather was changing rapidly, but there was no wind to bring this change. The mayor looked up the road, fidgeting with his vest and tie. He moved to Chit and urged him to stand. “Gather in now closer, closer, the wizard comes to our humble town,” the mayor said.
    The weather was changing too fast now. The fog appeared but didn’t roll in or blow in, it seemed to come up around the towns folk. As if the movement of their feet had caused fog to stir instead of dirt. It was so thick now that Kilen could only see the first six rows of people gathered around the stage. He could hear the sound of galloping hooves as they approached at a great speed. The sound echoed off the buildings and started a panic amongst the townsfolk. The sound of the horse seemed to be coming right at the gathered crowd in front of the stage. If the horse and rider didn’t slow down someone would get trampled. Townsfolk began to get frightened and were moving away from the sound of the approaching horse. People started pushing, and then shoving others from their way. The mayor shouted over them to be calm and to stay where they were. The Shouting was to no avail. She appeared out of the fog on a small black horse with a white patch on its forehead. The horse and rider didn’t seem to notice anyone in the way as she rode the only safe path through the crowd to the