The Glass Fortress (part three)
Daniel had been sitting and chatting with
Fiona and Kelsey for well over an hour when the others came to see what was
delaying them. One or two paused to listen momentarily but turned away.
Eventually Fiona offered Daniel a drink, but he declined, saying he had brought
his own along.
They visited late into the
evening, and Daniel accepted the invitation to spend the night with them. Fiona
discretely watched him long after the others had retired to their beds of ease.
As Daniel knelt beside his simple straw pallet he was pressing something to his
heart. It seemed to be emitting sound waves that give off a faint glow. By
ducking from behind one huge cactus to the next, she was able to get closer,
and soon understood that Daniel was communicating with the King from that far
distant castle. Something about watching and listening to him warmed her heart
even though she couldn’t understand the dialect. She crept off to bed, resolved
to learn more about the King, the castle and the people in it.
Several hours later Kelsey woke
up. He wasn’t sure what had jarred him out of his slumbers, but he lay there
stiff and tense, listening for the faintest sounds. There seemed to be a
scuffle going on outside his tent. He crept to the door and opened the flap. It
took him a moment to recognize that Daniel seemed to be in a life and death struggle
with someone who was huge and menacing; dark and ugly.
Even while he watched, he noticed that
Daniel’s armor, which had been invisible up until then, was glowing brightly
and Kelsey marveled how distinctly he could see the different parts. He wore a
helmet with the word Salvation emblazed in gold across it, and his breastplate
was stamped with the symbol for righteousness.
Kelsey sighed; how I wish I could have such beautiful armor! The battle wore on,
and Kelsey worried that Daniel would weary against such a terrible enemy. He
noticed Daniel stop to take a few quick swallows from his water of Life flask,
which invigorated him. When the light was dawning in the eastern sky, the evil
giant slunk away into the shadows, and Daniel could rest.
Kelsey lay awake, thinking of what he just
saw and a longing filled his bosom to become that strong a soldier in a Worthy
Cause
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