The Garden Of Grace #25

"The Garden Of Grace..."

"I've never seen it with my own eyes."

"Yes. Arranged in a knight of armour - decorated in different species of flowers. Roses, tulips..."

"Don't forget the blue ones!"

Gruntar interrupts

"...yes. The... blue ones."

Cleo confirms

"It's beautiful..."

Tyberious awes

"Well the king ordered this garden to be made."

"2 miles from the kingdom. "

"So that people could feel calm with nature while they're alone."

Cleo and Gruntar explain

Birds chirp in symphony with the surrounding winds.

Tranquil and unique

To each breeze.

Something catches the sight of Tyberious

For now he has seen...

"A WILLOW BOUGH?"

Set tables and chairs scattered neatly around the enormous garden.

Made of willow, soft as a pillow

Cleo and Gruntar both seem happy in Tyberious' excitement.

He's happy over the smallest things.

"I wish my mom was here... she'd have loved this place."

"Where is she now?"

"Someplace better than DusGoria."

"I see..."

Cleo understands

"Where's that then?"

"GRUNTAR!?!?!?!??"

"Like I said. Someplace better. A place filled with ultimate peace and true love continuously."

"What a beautiful picture boy."

Dad?

Yes son?

Are you talking about mom?

...

Because... I miss her too. I can relate to Tyberious.

I feel his hurt.

Son...

But I'm also happy, because I know she's in someplace better.

She is... she is.

Right! So, back to the story!

Tyberious was feeling tired and decided to rest his head for awhile, on top of a flower bed.

The soft touch made him doze off very quickly.

Cleo and Gruntar also took the time to rest, as they've already walked quite far.

A distant voice was heard inside of his head...

"Follow."

Hearing this voice instantly woke him up.

"Hello?"

But Cleo and Gruntar were fast asleep

"Huh..."

He was confused, and rightly so.

He only slept for around twenty minutes, and now he was wide awake. Standing guard, as he felt this was nothing normal.

Then whispers.

"Follow... me."

"What?"

"Follow... me."

"Cleo! Gruntar! Awake!"

With Tyberious' command,

Cleo and Gruntar woke up

"Boy?"

"Something is trying to speak to me. I don't recognise the voice. We need to stay alert."

"A voice? What do you mean?"

"It told me to 'follow it' - I'm unsure to why."

"Well... there's the three of us. Whatever the desire of this voice you've heard, we would be well equipped for any unwanted guests on our journey."

"Yes. I think it wants us to go this way."

And so they followed.