"Faster !"
Shouted a small goblin, in a loud squeaky high pitched voice as he lashed his long whips upon four huge magnificent black stallions.
"Sir we shall be arriving soon", shouted the goblin over the noise of the galloping horse's and the gilded carriage wheels spinning wildly.
Inside the carriage there sat one passenger dressed in a large black cloak with hood hiding his appearance from all to see. The hooded passenger was froze motionless lost in thought gazing into a misty, clouded coloured orb held firmly in his hand. At incredible speeds the horse's drove the carriage forward down the dark forest's moonlit, narrow road surrounded by trees and darkness on either side. The view from the carriage's windows through the silk curtains was almost nothing more than a dark, green blur with the excessive speeds that the carriage was travelling.
"Whoa ! Whoa !" Screamed the goblin driver, as the carriage horse's started to slow down.
As soon as the carriage came to a standstill the small goblin jumped down from his driving seat and scurried round the back to open the passengers carriage door, with a small snap of the goblin's long fingers the carriage door swung open and a small set of steel steps sprung into place for the hooded passenger to descend. The hooded passenger appeared from inside the carriage, down the stairs still grasping the little misty white orb within under his robes.
The goblin was smartly dressed in a black silk waistcoat and trousers with a large, silver pocket watch on a little chain, he stood looking up with small beady eyes as the hooded passenger approached him, the goblin smiled with a wide grin through his long frizzly ginger beard showing his tiny, pointy teeth.
"Here we are sir, your destination, squeaked the goblin looking around trying to figure out why the hooded stranger would want to come here, there was nothing here but trees as far as the little goblin could see.
"That will be one hundred gold Sentalds" , said the goblin holding out his small hand with his long pointy fingers outstretched.
" Here as promised " , replied the hooded stranger in a quiet calm voice from the darkness inside his hood, dropping a small leather bag of coins into the goblin's hand.
"Thank you sir, said the goblin quickly taking one more curious look around him, before rushing back to the driving seat of the carriage.
"If you ever need my services again sir, you know how to contact me", loudly squeaked the goblin just before whipping the horse's with his black laces once more as the carriage disappeared down the road into the darkness. The hooded stranger stood still on the spot, watching the carriage vanish before jumping over the ditch off the road into the woods still holding the glass orb.
I have completed 4 chapters of this story but have of late slowed down. I have posted this first page just for any thoughts any writers and readers may have about it and if they feel they would like to read more of it etc ... So thoughts please
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