Part IV
Oh...where am I? I must have fallen asleep, I think, blinking, the light hurting my eyes. Light?!?!?! Are we out of the underground chambers?
“Get up miss, I want to have a look at you” a gruff voice says, shinning his torch (or what I take to be a torch) into my eyes. I grumble under my breath, and shakily stand up, leaning against the wall.
“Hmm...what a shame” the voice says thoughtfully. The strange creature peers into my face, and I stiffen in horror. Its face looks half human, half goblin, and it is pale grey, wrinkled, and sagging. Big, pointed ears stick out, giving it a comical look – although the situation is anything but funny. - The big green eyes stare out, and I shrink from their intense gaze. The torch is a long stick of white wax, rough and shiny, and it glowers strangely like that horse we had seen.
“Wh...who are you?” I stammer, standing as flat against the wall as I can, to keep away from the ‘creature’.
“Oh, I’m just the Monogblin, the resident of this wonderful palace” it replies, sounding very calm and matter-of-fact.
“Well, can you get us out of here?” I ask eagerly, blinking owlishly, and staring at the torch that is changing its light from white to green, and back again.
“Yes, I suppose so...although I can’t go all the way. You see, if any sunlight touches me, I’ll disperse.” The creature shuddered at the thought, although I was yearning to see sunlight
“Well, come on then, show us the way” I say impatiently, taking a step forward.
“There’s no hurry, just take you’re time.” It replies, shuffling, rather slowly away...toward the hole!
“Look out, there’s nothing beyond that!” I yell, startling us both
“Huh? Oh, yes there is...don’t you think I’d know my own home? Look...” and the creature pointed its light into the darkness. The chamber lights up, and I can see a rough path going downwards
“Oh...well, let’s go!” I start forward, and then I remember my friend
“Where is my friend?” I ask, the creature glanced at me
“I don’t know...he disappeared when I came up to you” it answers, then shuffles down the path. I shrug shoulders, then quickly forget him, and follow the creature.
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