Sisa grabbed the queen’s hand and felt Kuyllur take
hold of her another hand.
Then they were flying high over the night sky.
In the palpating light of the star she could see the
land below them.
It was the first time she was not standing on it and
she felt earth's yearning to have her in its safety.
And at that moment she was falling.
- Stupid child of the earth, Kuyllur chided her, you
will rest safe on it when we arrive but meanwhile you must trust the wind, like
your queen.
- Oh, I am a child of the wind and the air, the queen
laughed and she rode over the clouds, I have always loved the land and its
devotion to our people. But my heart belongs with the sky.
- I don’t know what happened, Sisa muttered, I didn't do anything.
Her magic had turned into a small mouse and hidden
under her clothes, scared, just like she was.
Its heart beat against her skin at a terrifying speed
and it whimpered in a high voice.
- You are a child of the land, the star laughed, and
you need the earth for your magic to survive. But our travelling won’t take
long, don’t worry. Nothing shall happen to you, I promise!
Sisa closed her eyes and concentrated on the touch of
Kuyllur’s warm skin in her hand and the coolness of the queen’s touch.
Little by little the terrifying feeling of being lost
with nothing to hold on to, all alone, without anyone else in the world, left
her.
Her magic’s heartbeat became more regular and she
started to enjoy the touch of the cool night air against her skin.
- Let go, the queen whispered into her ear, let the
wind carry you. It really wants to!
And Sisa could feel how the wind tugged her hair and
wanted to fly her off to the sky, towards the awaiting stars.
She relaxed her body and let it flow together with the air, riding the currents and not fighting against them.
She was flying!
With a star!
She opened her eyes to stare at
Kuyllur, the magical brother.
To be continued....
This is the twenty-ninth part of the story.
To read the first part of the story, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart 1
To read the second part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart 2
To read the third part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart 3.
To read the fourth part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart 4.
To read the fifth part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart 5.
To read the fourteenth part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart 14
To read the sixth part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart 6
To read the seventh part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart 7
To read the eight part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart 8
To read the ninth part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart 9
To read the tenth part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart 10
To read the eleventh part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart 11
To read the twelth part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart 12
To read the thirteenth part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart 13
To read the fifteenth part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart 15
To read the sixteenth part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart 16
To read the seventeenth part, go to the The Queen With The Frozen Heart 17
To read the eighteenth part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart 18
To read the nineteenth part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart 19
To read the twentieth part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart 20
To read the twenty first part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart - The Night Of The Black Moon
To read the twenty second part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart - To The Enchanted Night
To read the twenty fifth part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart - Time To Leave The Home
To read the twenty-sixth part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart - A Suitable Wife
To read the twenty-seventh part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart - Down In The Dungeons
To read the twenty-eight part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart - Savouring The Chicha
To read the twenty-sixth part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart - A Suitable Wife
To read the twenty-seventh part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart - Down In The Dungeons
To read the twenty-eight part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart - Savouring The Chicha
I think I got a bit behind on the story, but this is a great chapter! What an exciting story.
ReplyDeleteThat second photo is so powerful! I love following along with this story <3
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing. It's my first time in this so I have a few chapters to catch up on. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat story, I will have to come back and catch up on the story!
ReplyDeleteAre the cheeks of the two women in the photo near the top deformed on purpose or is that how the camera distorted their faces to appear?
ReplyDeleteDo you mean their high cheek bones, Andi? Their cheeks have traditional painting on them, the red is from the painting but because of the lighting you can't see the pattern very well.
DeleteThanks for sharing this chapter! I'll have to read back a little to get caught up! :)
ReplyDeleteYou tell the story with such passion. Your photos work well with the story too.
ReplyDeleteReally an interesting story indeed. All the pictures are awesome. Eagerly waiting to read the next part of the story.
ReplyDeleteI love the story! the pictures are always awesome!
ReplyDeletelovely story! i always dream about flying with the stars too!
ReplyDeleteAs always, what a lovely story!
ReplyDeleteLove the pictures! And what an incredible story--do you have the entire thing planned out in advance, or do you build on each chapter as you come to it?
ReplyDeleteI have the idea and the ending. But not the exact path to get there :)
DeleteLike always fantastic writing. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to the next part.
Beautifully written story as usual. One day I'm going to sit down and read it from the very start to end so I can actually understand the process and who each of the characters are.
ReplyDeleteKatie <3
Great story! Thanks for sharing, I think another person mentioned it above but I need to sit down and read all the stories in order from beginning to end too! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is great! I missed a couple since I read last time so I'll have to catch up.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful as always! Thank you for linking the previous chapters as I'm a bit behind!
ReplyDeleteGreat story! I need to catch up on a few chapters!
ReplyDeleteThanks for including all the links at the bottom so I can see if I missed any!
ReplyDeleteLove the photos and story! Thanks so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteSo Cool! I love learning more about the country and the culture. The pictures are so much fun!
ReplyDeleteThis story is getting so exciting! Love the photos!
ReplyDeleteAlways "to be continued... " :D
ReplyDeleteI'm with Kelly... I was hoping there would be more today ;)
ReplyDeleteLove your pictures. I need to go back and read the whole story
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I will have to start at the beginning!
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful! I love the pictures and how you are doing a little bit of the story at a time. Definitely pulls you in!
ReplyDeleteLove the photos and the story. Thanks for continuing to share!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI always love the photos you include with your story.
ReplyDeleteSuch a great story, I've loved watching it take shape!
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