There was something new, something sharp in the air. It was in the way the wind whispered through the trees, whipping around corners and seeming to howl that something was coming. Something mysterious. Something dangerous. And Pan was in for the chase.
The green colt took one last longing look at the sea, whispering his goodbyes to the sand crabs and sea lions, turning toward the north, and climbing toward the source of the newness. Far ahead, he saw the maze. It looked, from a distance, like little more than a patch of green on the horizon. But the closer he got, the larger the hedges seemed to stretch, higher and higher into the sky. They grew tall as the trees, winding and twisting in a labyrinth further than he could see… but Pan was drawn toward it like a moth to the flame. Despite the dangers he figured it held, a sense of curiosity spurred him forward, and a heat of adventure coiled in his belly.
The maze was fringed with an otherworldly mist – perhaps a sign to most creatures, but for the scaled colt, it only drew to his appeal. Stepping past the thin veil of white, the wind seemed to scream at him “go back, go back”… but he pressed onward. And as he passed through the first ring of maze, the trees seemed to shift to lock him in, uncovering another ring, and another of puzzles. This was the ultimate game, and Pan stopped to strategize, his smile widening with determination as he carefully picked the left-most trail to follow.
Fireflies blinked ahead, but the sky seemed go grow dark with clouds, until only a sliver of moonlight seemed to illuminate the bramble-fed path. But still, Pan moved forward, humming as he walked to stave away the quiet. Gone were the birds, the others, and the din of day. Now, there was only night and a singular purpose. To find what the maze was hiding. Nevermind that the quest wasn’t one for him… Pan still found himself drawn to solve the unsolveable puzzle. So he marched onward, step by step, breath by breath.
Only when the leaves to his right began to shiver with motion did he stop, tensing for the briefest of moments as he turned to stare, finally asking the darkness ”Who’s there?!”
The green colt took one last longing look at the sea, whispering his goodbyes to the sand crabs and sea lions, turning toward the north, and climbing toward the source of the newness. Far ahead, he saw the maze. It looked, from a distance, like little more than a patch of green on the horizon. But the closer he got, the larger the hedges seemed to stretch, higher and higher into the sky. They grew tall as the trees, winding and twisting in a labyrinth further than he could see… but Pan was drawn toward it like a moth to the flame. Despite the dangers he figured it held, a sense of curiosity spurred him forward, and a heat of adventure coiled in his belly.
The maze was fringed with an otherworldly mist – perhaps a sign to most creatures, but for the scaled colt, it only drew to his appeal. Stepping past the thin veil of white, the wind seemed to scream at him “go back, go back”… but he pressed onward. And as he passed through the first ring of maze, the trees seemed to shift to lock him in, uncovering another ring, and another of puzzles. This was the ultimate game, and Pan stopped to strategize, his smile widening with determination as he carefully picked the left-most trail to follow.
Fireflies blinked ahead, but the sky seemed go grow dark with clouds, until only a sliver of moonlight seemed to illuminate the bramble-fed path. But still, Pan moved forward, humming as he walked to stave away the quiet. Gone were the birds, the others, and the din of day. Now, there was only night and a singular purpose. To find what the maze was hiding. Nevermind that the quest wasn’t one for him… Pan still found himself drawn to solve the unsolveable puzzle. So he marched onward, step by step, breath by breath.
Only when the leaves to his right began to shiver with motion did he stop, tensing for the briefest of moments as he turned to stare, finally asking the darkness ”Who’s there?!”
Pan
Dawn Court
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