Zaine nodded. "Yeah, I'm a little hungry also. I guess we can stick around a little bit and eat." Zaine walked over to a low bush and began chewing on the leaves. One particular leaf he was after started to fall, and then a light breeze carried it through the air. Oh no you don't. Zaine smiled and chased after the leaf, running around the others. He kind of felt silly, but he didn't care. At the moment, he wanted the leaf. Just then,the breeze died down, and the leaf fell into a nearby pond. "Darn," Zaine sighed. "Oh well."
Suddenly, the pond began to form ripples. Surprised, Zaine lowerd his head to get a better look. What he saw was a glimpse of the stone of cold fire. "The stone..." It shined bright blue and made a crackling sound. The pond began to change, but this time Zaine saw a massive volcano. It hadn't erupted yet, but smoke was coming out the top. Zaine noticed the stone resting on the hill leading to the top of the volcano. "The Smoking Mountains..." Zaine couldn't believe what he was seeing. "The stone is at the Smoking Mountains." At that moment, he began to hear a voice in his mind. This voice was one he did not expect to hear, and he hadn't heard this voice in a long time.
"Son... Listen to your heart and you shall hear me..." Zaine was shocked to hear this.
"Mother?"
"You must not let the stone fall into the wrong hands... It's power can be used for great evil if given the chance..."
"Mother? How is this possible?"
[I]"I am always with you Zaine... Listen to your heart, and you will know the way...:[/I] At that moment, the voice vanished, and the pond calmed. Zaine looked around, waiting for the voice to come back.
"Mother?" he called out. "Mother!?" but it was no use. Zaine sighed and lowered his head. "What did she mean by falling into the wrong hands?" Then he remembered. "The egg eaters..." Zaine rushed back to the group.
"Guys! I know where the stone is! It landed at the Smoking Mountains! We have to leave now!"