The Valley That Held Its Breath
He said that his lips got really small and tight his eyes got narrower as he leaned forward that is not grass.
A commander stepped closer squinting against the sun. The sun was really bright and hot. Heat was coming off the dirt like it was alive. The commander said to the king "Your Majesty what is that thing there? It is moving is it not? That shape it looks like it is moving."
Aurelian breathed out slowly. He looked around at everything. He saw the carts leaning a little to one side. He saw the shadows under the wheels. Everything was really quiet. It was like the air was waiting to see what would happen. Then Aurelian realized something. It was clear as day. There was something, in the grass. It was an egg. The egg was green and shiny and really big. It was the eagles egg.
The soldiers stopped moving their breathing got stuck in their throats it was like they were holding something fragile.
