N-RPG | Chapter 2 || Literature

Finally after the start of their journey the immense group of horses and riders got to do a rest together. Most of them were relieved, and after a short time horses were unsaddled or tent built up.
A view of an endless ocean of horses and their riders. On plains that weren't the best place for the night rest. But for a group this big, they needed a place that was good to observe. Amaya and Smaug emerged in this ocean and searched for a place where they could put their tent. Night was expanding and dark clouds building high in the sky. A chilly feeling was lying in the air. Smaug had gotten really nervous and Amaya had her problems to control him. She looked around and saw that all horses were unrelaxed. Some rised, some were dancing around. No other sound was heard, no animals of the night and the twilight were showing themselves. The chilly air wasn't fading, but soon intensed and changed to an eerie one. Amaya had a bad feeling. Suddenly it happened. It came so fast and unexpected. Nobody was prepared. Amaya fell, glad that Smaug stand right next to her and caught her. The earth began to shake. So heavy, so loud and so angry. The earth was angry. A sound louder than a normal thunder rolled over the group, but it didn't stop. Amaya's mind was shaking with the earthquake, she couldn't think clearly. They didn't recognize that a big chasm opened. The earth was splitting up. Drifted apart. Next to the earthquake a storm developed making their situation not better. Tents collapsed, some riders fell.
All were shocked, as they never imagined  that an natural catastrophe would happen. Amaya was glad that Smaug was standing right next to her, trying to protect her. From her canthus she could see the big gap that opened and divided the big group.

And as soon as it began it vanished. The earth got to calm down so quickly that Amaya nearly fell down. She could quickly catch her balance. Smaug looked at her with his big eyes, wide open. Both could see the chaos left behind by the catastrophe. Now her legs began to shake, but she tried to suppress it. Slowly she looked around. She didn't know what to do until she saw that the Queen and her escort jumping over the chasm. And she saw Nordanners and her riders flying into the chasm to help others. She wanted to help to, but Smaug didn't have wings to help.
So she decided to leave this part of the chasm. She gathered her thing and saddled Smaug.  Some horse raced away from this chaos leaving their riders, but after them were chasing others. She turned Smaug and tried to lead him to the chasm. Sometimes she stopped and helped others. The chilly feeling faded, but she still felt unwell with the thought that she had to overcome this big rift. Smaug let his ear playing around. Smaug stomped with his hoove on the ground. Amaya actuated Smaug and he shot out.

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After Smaug reached the edge of the rift he jumped. Leaving the one side and reaching for the other. Amaya hoped that it will end well. She felt the air passing by, flowing through her hair. Smaug's tail danced around through the wind. Soon his eyes set on the edge right before him. His hooves reached for the earth. And they seemed to touch the earth in slow motion. A loud crack came from the edge...

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A loud crack came from the edge. It didn't sound good. Cracks were never a good sign and always led to trouble. As soon as Amaya heard the earth cracking it seemed that her heart skipped a beat. Her eyes widened and she looks down. First her sight was set on Smaug's neck. Directly after that it went down on the earth. Smaug nearly panicked as he heard the sound. It seemed that his legs were as heavy as plumb. For a moment they froze in every movement. And it seemed that the broke away rock fell faster than Smaug could react. But very fast his krupp and hind foot landed on the falling piece and with a powerful jump Smaug brought them both to safety. After Smaug reached the earth with all his four hooves he just rushed forward, away from the chasm.
A timid pull with his reins and Smaug got slower and finally stopped. Amaya hugged his neck tight and he sent a second back to the chasm, where the down falling rock loud crushed deeper and deeper into the gap. It took Amaya a while before she let loose of her studs neck. Smaug in the meantime turned around and walked away, no look back. EVER. ….

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Soon they brought a big distance between them and the gap. Smaug finally shook of his shock and gallopped nearly at full speed ahead. ''So happy, that we got away Smaug! I hope you aren't too shocked.'' She petted his neck. A snort cam back. She felt that her stud got safer with every mile or metre away from the chaos.

They got accompany from another team. Another Cemophora. They caught Smaug's attention. He looked slightly to the side. They knew each other already, since a while back. Charmer with her rider mastered the jump over the chasm, like the most others. The ones who had it easy, where the one who acquired the skills and effects from the goldenwing potion.
Amaya too looked over in the direction Smaug's head was facing. She threw over a small smile to Monica, who let her girl roaming loose, away from the chaos. They left it where it belonged. In the past. And behind them. Monica smiled back.
Amaya noticed another pair that left the chaos, she didn't knew them, but that wasn't the most important necessary thing. The sky slowly got brighter. Then chasm didn't looked as spooky as when standing right next to it. A small wind was playing through Smaug's forelock right into Amaya's face. It felt nice and refreshing.
She thought about the things that happened not too long ago, and was sure that her idea might be best to brought into motion as soon as possible. But Smaug wouldn't be too amused. But it was for the best of the two.... The group slowed down once the chasm wasn't in sight anymore.........