Episode 7: The Cave
Sir Elrod ran to he spot where he last had seen Elsie The doe by the big rock in the forest. When he arrived, And still running, he dove head first into the rock. You would expect Elrod to bang his head and knock Himself out, but he had seen the fish swim though the Water and had had an epiphany as to how the deer got In and out of his world.
Sure enough, instead of banging against the rock and knocking Himself out, Sir Elrod went right through the rock to the other Side. He found himself in a cave illuminated by a strange Phosphorescent glow, unlike anything he had ever seen or read About. Elrod looked back to where he had come in and could find No trace of an opening. That didn’t worry him much at
the time, As his goal was to escape the golden prison of Macadamia, not to Go back to it. After spending a few minutes getting his bearings, Sir Elrod set out to explore the cave in earnest.
The cave was very large and extended as far as the eye could see in Several directions. Then it branched out in a series of tunnels. Actually it seem to be more of a catacomb than a
Cave, as many of the pillars and tunnels were obviously of manmade origin. He picked one of the tunnels at random and started exploring his new world.
The tunnel had the same outwardly illumination as the main cave and it was Narrow and just high enough so that Elrod could walk upright, though he Had to bend down in several spots where the ceiling was of shorter height. Elrod walked for several miles and started to feel
dizzy and fatigued, as he hadn’t Eaten for several days. As he came close to a spot where the tunnel branched out in two directions, he heard the sound of running water, Elrod was also getting thirsty, so he headed in the direction of the sound of water.
A few more minutes of walking rewarded Elrod with a small pleasant waterfall. He drank the water and it was very sweet, almost having the taste of honey. Sir Elrod reveled in the water, washing his hands and face and later he rested by the waterfall. The sound of the water comforted Elrod and he fell sleep, curled up in front of the water that was falling, the fresh mist
Cooling and refreshing him as he slumbered.
TO BE CONTINUED!