Green Eyes chapter 8

Cynth pondered that for a while.

"So when are we leaving?" she finally asked.

"Oh," said Rynth, "Not until tomorrow morning, at least!"

Tante put them to bed - and by the time morning came around, the motherly old woman had everything they needed packed up and ready for them. They shouldered their packs and began the descent down the tree.

When they reached the ground, they paused only long enough to wave back at Tante, then started down the path.

"We've got a job to do," said Rynth, "A mission to perform. Let's do it!"

Cynth wished she shared her twin's eagerness - but everything had just happened way too fast - she still wasn't quite sure to make of it all.

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"I'd still like to know what is going on," said Cynth, deciding that it was finally time to voice her confusion.

"Have you told Cynth anything, Rynth?" asked Tante, reprovingly.

"It was to dangerous," said Rynth, "Ilothar's spies could be anywhere! I had to bring her here first."

"Well then," said Tante, "You have some explaining to do while I pack."

"Yes ma'am," said Rynth, then as Tante hobbled away, she turned to Cynth, and began to explain things.

"You and I are the twin daughters of Ine, who was a princess," she began, "When we were young, we lived in a palace with our mother and father. One day, Ilothar, our grandfather, the king's, prime minister, and most trusted advisor, revealed himself to be a traitor. Of the royal family, only you and myself were saved. You were sent to a ally beyond the thin spot, and I was brought here, to be raised by Tante. Unfortunately, when you were being sent through the thin spot, our ally's granddaughter, who was nearly your age, slipped here, and was captured by Ilothar's spies before we realized it."

There was a long pause.

"Now we are old enough to fight Ilothar, and rescue the girl," Rynth continued, "I pulled you back here, so our journey shall begin soon."

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"This is Tante," explained Rynth, "And yes, Tante, I was able to rescue Cynth today. Now we can rescue the girl who doesn't belong here."

"I thought..." said Tante, almost reprovingly, then threw up her hands. "Well," she said, "What's done's done, I'd better back you two for the trip." She looked Cynth up and down, and Cynth noticed that her eyes were gray.

"Aren't you going with us?" asked Rynth.

"No," said Tante, "These old bones wouldn't last the trip. I would try to find some one to send with you two, but I don't know of anyone who I can trust to take you." Then, after some thought, she added, "Besides, I don't think I would be able to make it down this tree again. My joints are just too stiff."

For the first time, Rynth looked unsure of herself, then she sucked in a deep breath.

"Well," she said, "Guess that means we'll go without you."

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Cynth followed Rynth up the tree, marveling at the identical girl's quickness and agility. Suddenly, Rynth disappeared into a hole in the side of the very thick tree.

Then her head reappeared. "What's taking you so long?" she asked in an almost hissing whisper.

"I guess I'm not used to climbing trees," replied Cynth.

She did finally get to the hole, and, upon entering it, discovered that it led to a nice, cozy room. An oldish woman was stirring something over a stove.

"Rynth!" she exclaimed, looking up, "What are you... Cynth?"

Importance of Friends

“A friend loveth at all times, and brother is born for adversity,” (Proverbs 17:17) This indicates that friends are at least somewhat important. There are many occurrences of friendships in the Bible, some good and some not so good. Let’s investigate to see just how important friends are.

Let’s first look at various friendships in the Bible. How about we start with Jonathon and David. They were probably among the most spoken of friends in the Bible. Jonathon was the son of King Saul – his natural heir. David was who the Lord had selected to be the next King. Judging from this, you would think that two of them would be worst enemies, as they were both promised the throne, and only one could sit in it. Instead they were the best of friends. Jonathon didn’t begrudge David the throne one bit, and David didn’t mind that Jonathon’s father was trying to kill him every five minutes. Well, maybe he did mind, but it didn’t hinder his friendship with Jonathon. In fact, they promised that if either of them died, the survivor would take care of the other’s children, which David later did for Mephibosheth. Jonathon was even willing to face his father’s anger for David.

There are also some bad friendships. King Rehoboam had some friends that counseled him to rebuke the northern tribes of Israel harshly. This angered them, and caused the country to split.

This indicates that friends are very important to one’s life, for they will often affect one’s life far greater than many other things. They give you advice. They comfort you when you are sad. They will help you do things you can’t. They laugh with you when you are rejoicing.