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FREE CHAPTER, THE OGRE'S CURSE, YA fantasy/adventure
Chapter One
Kaitlin looked up from the task of stripping the bushes of their fruits.
It was dim and cool in the shade of the garden, but she was still hot.
She longed for the day to be done, so she could run through the forest
to the waterfall. Closing her eyes, she could imagine the cool spray
of water as she dove through the waterfall and into the deep pool that
it fed into. The water would be very cool, almost cold, for the waterfall
was a runoff of the Cailuk River that ran down from the mountains.
Even on a hot day, the water was always blissfully cool.
Kaitlin opened her eyes again, a smile hanging about her mouth. Maybe
her new friend would even join her. It would be nice to see Shazara again,
almost as nice as gliding through the cold refreshing water. Kaitlin
absently felt for the bulge in her pocket, thinking of the gold hidden
there. She wouldn't have the small nugget of proof if not for her new
friend.