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They skipped along the path, Che running beside Gwenny so that she would
be guided by him and would not misstep. A visit to a healing spring had
cured her lameness, but not her eyesight. Her eyes weren't ill; they
merely were unable to focus quite right at ordinary distances. Jenny
Elf had the same problem. Healing water restored a person's body to its
natural state, and their natural state was a different way of seeing
than that of most folk.

They had hardly reached the first field of flowers before there was a
figure in the sky. Gwenny put on her spectacles so she could make out
what it was. It was Chex, Che's dam, flying down to intercept them. She
landed lightly on her four hooves and folded her wings. "Gwenny, I have
what may be bad news. Your mother is here."

There was a pause. Then the three young folk burst out laughing. They
knew Chex didn't mean it the way it sounded. All of them liked Godiva
Goblin despite her adult tendencies.

But in a moment they sobered. Godiva would not have come here without
good reason, and that was indeed likely to be bad news. "Did she say-?"

" No. But I think you had better talk with her immediately. I I

"I'll hurry back to the house!"

"I will take you."

"But Che and Jenny-"

"We shall get back on our own," Che said quickly.

So Gwenny climbed onto Chex's back, and Chex flicked her with her tail,
making her feather light. Then Chex spread her wings and leaped into
the air. They were airborne.

Gwenny still thrilled to this experience. She hung on to Chex's mane
and peered down as the centaur circled to gain elevation. There were
Che and Jenny, waving. Jenny was holding her little orange cat, Sammy.
Then Chex straightened out and headed across the forest, not far above
the treetops. It seemed almost like walking through waisthigh bushes,
looking down on them, only these were frill trees.

Soon they landed in the yard before the house. Godi'va was there, her
flowing black hair tonning a cape about her body.

Gwenny jumped off-and sailed high into the air, because she had
forgotten how light she was. Chex reached up with a hand and caught her
ankle, bringing her down.

She set Gwenny gently on the ground. It took a while for the lightening