“What do you
mean?” said Gwen at one while Heracles chose not to speak. He kept silent,
carefully observed.
“You mean that
the symbols are a sorted by rank, right?” said Heracles, raised his voice at
the end. He kept looking on Amelinda.
“Yes – It’s
what I want to say. You can see – the thunderbolt, the most powerful symbol
belonging to god Zeus is placed at the center while the trident, the symbol of
god Poseidon and the Cap of Invisibility, the symbol of god Hades have to stand
around it. Then eagle, owl, vulture, bull and Cerberus were next to them. The
farther away from the center the less famous symbols.” said Amelinda gently.
“And,” she stopped,
looked toward a standing stone. “There on the standing stones also have symbols
of the twelve Olympians.” she said slowly.
“Really?” said
Gwen, gave her a suspicious looking.
“You can see
them.” said Amelinda. Her eyes took on standing stones. Gwen stood still looking to Amelinda for a
while then made his way to one of standing stone. Heracles also went to take a
look. Stood in front of the standing Heracles felt even smaller. He didn’t
think that the standing stone was so enormous. It’s not difficult for him and
Gwen to see symbols there. They were deep carved on body of the standing stones,
bigger and more complex. Heracles carefully observed the symbols and suddenly
discovered the symbols there only belonged to an Olympian. Gwen who was next to
him also seemed to realize something.
“Those,
symbols belong to goddess Athena.” Heracles spoke up, turned to Gwen.
“You’re right Heracles.”
the voice of Amelinda behind their back. Gwen and Heracles turned back at one
and saw Amelinda walking forward them.
“What do you
discover Amelinda?” said Heracles. He frowned.
“Not much but
I think each standing stone here represents each god or goddess.” said Amelinda
gently.
“You mean that
the twelve standing stones represent the twelve Olympians.” said Gwen, staring
at her. Heracles also looked at her, waited for her answer.
“Yes,” she
said shortly.
Hurriedly Gwen
and Heracles made their way to other standing stones. Heracles walked toward
the standing stone to his right, Gwen turned to left. The standing stone
Heracles come seemed to represent god Zeus. There at the highest position was a
thunderbolt. Behind it were eagle, bull and oak. They looked very real that
Heracles could felt power from them. He stay there a while then made his way go
to the next standing stones. The next standing stone was also enormous but it’s
smaller than the standing stone represented god Zeus and it represented goddess
Hera, the queen of gods, goddesses and Zeus’s wife. Heracles didn’t spend much
time there he hurriedly stepped to other standing stones after to realize the
symbols. He walked into circle and at last met Gwen at the standing stone
representing goddess Hestia opposite Athena’s. Heracles looked at his friend. “What
did you find?” he asked.
“Poseidon,
Apollo, Ares, Aphrodite, Hermes, the symbols of them on standing stones. And
here the symbols of Hestia” said Gwen, “What did you discover?” Gwen’s curious.
“Zeus, Hera,
Demeter, Artemis, Hephaestus.” Heracles answered.
“So the twelve
Olympians’ symbols all are here.” said Gwen thoughtfully.
“Yes, they
are.” said Amelinda.
Gwen and
Heracles quickly turned back.
“But what are
these things for? Do you know it?” squealed Gwen, looked at Amelinda
expectating.
“I don’t
know.” said Amelinda shortly.
“Heracles,”
said Gwen, turned to him.
Heracles
looked at him, shrugged his shoulders. “Dunno.” he said.
“It seemed to belong
to some ancient culture.” Amelinda spoke up, “Very ancient and may be isolated.
I have never seen them in any of book I’ve read.” She turned thoughtful.
“Whatever.”
Heracles spoke up. His voice turned heavy, “Where are we now and how can we
turn back our homes?”
“We should
find a place to have meal and rest. It will be dark soon.” said Amelinda
thoughtfully.
“You’re
right.” said Heracles. His voice lowered “We should do a camp.” he added.
“Okay,” Gwen
spoke up, “I and Heracles will go finding something to make camp. We also
wander watching around in case we can discover this place. I think you should
stay here and help us watch on our bags.” He made his way take his bag, put it
together with the others’.
“Alright -- I
will here.” said Amelinda.
“We go
Heracles.” said Gwen.
“We’ll be back
soon” said Heracles, looked at Amelinda.
Then he and
Gwen walked. The place they were wide green meadow and the standing stone –
circle was at middle of it. Far away at one side of the meadow was a forest.
Heracles and Gwen walked passing the meadow walked straight to it. Amelinda
stood still seeing their shapes turned smaller and smaller then latter
disappeared behind the trees. After they went in forest few seconds, Amelinda
let their bags on ground she went around to explore the place. She took the way
opposite Heracles and Gwen’s and quickly got to the meadow’s edge. It seemed to
be a peninsula or an island that place because there was a rocky beach next to
the meadow. She stood there at the meadow’s edge looking down the rooky beach,
overlooking the vast sea. She listened to the waves hit on the rocks a while
then turned back to the standing stones. The standing stones were not random
appeared there. Took the bags on hands, Amelinda observing them one more time
then bring the bags to go heading to the forest. When she reached to forest’s
edge, she stopped laid the bags down, found the way to sit down, rested her
back waiting for Heracles and Gwen.
Few minutes
later, Heracles and Gwen emerged from the forest, brought big bundles of both
dry and fresh tree branches with them. They quickly saw Amelinda sitting under
a tree her back leaning on the trunk. They turned the way to her.
“Amelinda –
why do you come here?” said Heracles, laid his bundle down.
“I’m waiting
for you. We will camp here.” said Amelinda.
“We camp
here?” said Gwen, put the down branches on his arms.
“Yes, this
place.” Amelinda stressed, “Please, help me clear grasses on ground.”
“Okay, let it
for us.” said Heracles.
Then they
started clearing grasses on ground. By some way Heracles and Gwen had prepared
small shovels and the moment get them from their space rings. It took long time
for them to clear an area enough wide for camping. Heracles started digging
holes after that while Gwen turned to bundle of branches, chose some then put
them into holes his friend did create. He made the tent frame. Amelinda also
help him a hand. She used ropes, tied branches together. The frame looked nice
and firm when it was completed. Heracles, Gwen and Amelinda stepped backward
few feet admiring their result.
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