Tyranny Of The Black Knight (Hero Stories)/Part 4

It was sometime later, and Snappy had finally arrived at the edge of the Deep Woods. He felt exhausted as he had never ran so far in his life.

"Man, I've never smurfed so far," Snappy panted, "I need to catch my breath."

"We can't stop now, knave," Caliburn said, "If I'm not mistaken, the Lady of the Lake lives somewhere up ahead."

"Can I at least smurf back my breath before we smurf?" Snappy asked, panting.

Caliburn groaned, "Fine, but hopefully you won't take too long."

It only took a good few minutes of relaxation; but Snappy had now managed to get his breath back, he felt like he could match Hefty's running pace.

"I'm ready now, let's get smurfing," Snappy said.

"Excellent, knave," Caliburn said, "Let's get going."

Snappy took hold on Caliburn's hilt and headed off into the Deep Woods. Along the way, he spotted a horse and cart.

"Hey, this could be helpful. Let's smurf a ride!" Snappy said, as he began to climb aboard.

"A wagon ride wouldn't be bad." Caliburn said.

As soon as they got aboard, Snappy began to howl like a wolf; causing the horse the start running.

Along the way, Snappy noticed they were being followed by King Arthur's minions.

"They're following huh? It looks like I can smurf 'em when they try and jump," Snappy said to himself.

As the minions chased, Snappy prepared himself, soon two of them them jumped at the same time; and with one lucky swing, Snappy took them both out.

"Heh! That was easy," Snappy sniggered.

"Don't let your guard down, knave," Caliburn said.

"I won't," Snappy said, as he watched the two remaining minions jump for him at the same time, and again with one lucky swing, he took them both out.

Suddenly, the cart began to shake rapidly.

"Hey!" Snappy shouted.

"It's all right. We're following the road," Caliburn said, "There was just a tree blocking the way."

As they progressed further into the woods, they noticed the trees were getting thicker and much denser. Suddenly, the horse ran over a steep hill, breaking the cart upon impact. Snappy was surprised to see the horse was still running, but off in a different direction.

"Wow! That horse survived that fall," Snappy said.

"Indeed! The horses are strong creatures," Caliburn said.

"It looks like we've run right into the forest. Is this the right way?" Snappy asked.

"Yes, the lake is said to lie in the remote part of the forest." Caliburn answered.

Snappy headed down the closest path and eventually came across an enormous tree.

"That's huge..." Snappy said, not believing what he was seeing.

"Indeed. This special tree protects the forest." Caliburn said.

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