The little insect flailed, trying without success to work its sopping wings in the water. Then, seeing that his spear had dislodged a small, lavender-backed beetle, he leaned forward. As the water lapped at his toes, the boy almost smiled. A perfect hit: The leaf sank under the weight, sending rings of tiny ripples across the tarn. He plucked a reed, ran his finger down the shaft as if it were a tiny spear, and tossed it at a dead leaf floating in the water. And why should it matter? His name was just a word. Whether the name had come from his parents before they died, or from someone else he’d met in his travels, he didn’t know. His life was simple - just like his name, Lleu. Even when others welcomed him at their meal table, offered him a pallet of straw for a night’s rest, or shared their games with him, he knew his only real companion was solitude. As far back as he could recall - most of his eight or nine years - he’d lived that way. Though his sandy hair spun in jovial curls, his eyes, as brown as the muddy tarn before him, seemed strangely sad. For what bears high the body may also give flight to the soul.īare feet in the water, the boy sat alone. They are part mystery-and also part miracle. Yet how can I be certain? Even after all these years, I know so very little.īut there is one thing I do know, a gift of that long ago day. And even if I could return, would I choose any differently? Probably not. An idea this is lost may yet be reborn, but a day this is lost is gone forever. Wings, take me back! How often have I dreamed, in the centuries since that day, of returning to that place and time, of facing once again the choice that changed everything. Rocky Mountain National Park – (Currently Out of Print).To Walk in Wilderness – (Currently Out of Print).Where is Grandpa? – (Currently Out of Print).The Day the Stones Walked – (Currently Out of Print).The Wisdom of Merlin – (Currently Out of Print).The Heartlight Saga Combined Edition – (Currently Out of Print).Never Again: The Origin of Grukkar – A Prequel to The Atlantis Saga.Atlantis Lost – Book 3 of The Atlantis Saga.Atlantis in Peril – Book 2 of The Atlantis Saga.Atlantis Rising – Book 1 of The Atlantis Saga.Merlin Book 12: The Book of Magic – An Illustrated Companion to The Merlin Saga.Merlin Book 11: The Eternal Flame – Book 3 of The Great Tree of Avalon Trilogy.Merlin Book 10: Shadows on the Stars – Book 2 of The Great Tree of Avalon Trilogy.Merlin Book 9: The Great Tree of Avalon – Book 1 of The Great Tree of Avalon Trilogy.Merlin Book 8: Ultimate Magic – Book 3 of the Merlin’s Dragon Trilogy.Merlin Book 7: Doomraga’s Revenge – Book 2 of the Merlin’s Dragon Trilogy.Merlin Book 6: The Dragon of Avalon – Book 1 of the Merlin’s Dragon Trilogy.Merlin Book 5: A Wizard’s Wings – Book 5 of Lost Years of Merlin Epic.Merlin Book 4: The Mirror of Fate – Book 4 of Lost Years of Merlin Epic.Merlin Book 3: The Raging Fires – Book 3 of Lost Years of Merlin Epic.Merlin Book 2: The Seven Songs – Book 2 of Lost Years of Merlin Epic.Merlin Book 1: The Lost Years – Book 1 of Lost Years of Merlin Epic.GIANT: The Unlikely Origins of Shim – Prequel to The Merlin Saga.
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