Jack Shian And the King's Chalice (2013)
““That’s Lawse Mountain.” He nodded towards a great hill that rose above the loch. “And over there’s the Dameve village. We mostly keep away from them.”
“‘Dameve village’?” asked Jack.
Ossian looked at him closely. “It means ‘human’, but don’t say it near Dad. Come on, I’ll show you somethin’.”
They were near the far side of the loch now. Ossian shipped the oars inside the boat, which bobbed up and down gently. Taking a small bottle out of his pocket, he dribbled the contents over the side. Afte...r a minute or so, he called out softly, “Hicka, hicka, yakooshk.”
Jack and Petros watched in wonder as the water around the boat started to tremble. Suddenly, a horse’s head broke the surface of the water.
“It’s a kelpie!” yelped Petros.
“Shh!” urged Ossian. “He doesn’t know you yet.”
Ossian muttered soothing sounds – were they words? – that neither Jack nor Petros understood. The kelpie seemed reassured, for it remained with its face above the surface.MoreLess
“‘Dameve village’?” asked Jack.
Ossian looked at him closely. “It means ‘human’, but don’t say it near Dad. Come on, I’ll show you somethin’.”
They were near the far side of the loch now. Ossian shipped the oars inside the boat, which bobbed up and down gently. Taking a small bottle out of his pocket, he dribbled the contents over the side. Afte...r a minute or so, he called out softly, “Hicka, hicka, yakooshk.”
Jack and Petros watched in wonder as the water around the boat started to tremble. Suddenly, a horse’s head broke the surface of the water.
“It’s a kelpie!” yelped Petros.
“Shh!” urged Ossian. “He doesn’t know you yet.”
Ossian muttered soothing sounds – were they words? – that neither Jack nor Petros understood. The kelpie seemed reassured, for it remained with its face above the surface.MoreLess
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