Chapter 162

ALEK AND I SPENT THE day in the stables, where Loushka and the other griffons bunked. We watched in amusement as Daron and Sian play fought.

'I wonder what he said to her?' I said.

'Never mind that,' Alek interrupted, 'Go on with the rest of the movie.'

I exchanged a glance with Loushka and she did her husky laugh, as I tried to recall what happened next. 'Okay, so where were we? Oh! That's right. Indy has to rescue his father from a Nazi occupied castle.'

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade had always been one of my favourite movies and it was fun to recall it. Loushka made a very comfortable seat for the two of us and she enjoyed the story too.

'What's with those strange machines they keep waving around? The ones that make noises?' Loushka asked.

'Those are guns, a form of weapon they use on Earth. Compared to swords, bows and maces, guns require very little knowledge. Just point in the right direction and shoot.'

'Convenient.'

'Sometimes too much.'