The Shepherd

The Never Ending Quest - Episode 88136

The man, dog and livestock - a flock of sheep - were the better part of a mile further down the valley, where several fields had been fenced off next to the river, where the soil was most fertile. Astra wondered whether she should make herself known to the man or instead should attempt to pass by unnoticed.

Even if he wasn't frightened by her appearance, would making contact with him achieve anything? It was unlikely that he could get in touch with the Aqualarian authorities for her any more quickly than she could do for herself. Also communicating with him might be difficult. It was likely that a shepherd would be illiterate, and there were some things that it might be tricky to convey through pictures alone. For example, if she gave him a vision of a town, would he understand that she wanted to know where the nearest town was?

Could she manage to pass by without being detected, though? Wouldn't the dog scent her? You're made of a material similar to stone, she reminded herself. It's unlikely that you have an odour, and certainly not of anything that a sheepdog would recognise as being a living creature.

  1. Astra decides to approach the man. If nothing else, it will give her some idea of how people are likely to react to her. Better to discover that now, when no real harm is likely to be done if the reaction is unfavourable, than later on.
  2. Astra decides to try to pass by unseen.
  3. Astra's having a clear view of the man means that he also has a clear view of her, should he look in her direction. Which he does. His vision is not as keen as hers, but he can see that there's some object visible against the skyline that is new.

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