The Dark Crystal-Along the Silver Sea

Chapter One- A Message

Jaran the only Male Gelfling out of the four Gelflings the others been the sisters Shadai and Chiena and their friend Taya, saw UrAzshar as he walked back and said "Master UrAzshar?"
Jaran was Spriton, having been found as an Orphan by the Drenchen Gelfling and raised amongst them, he was a warrior, Taya was Drenchen and the Gelfling he loved and she was as well SkekTael's apprentice, Shadai and Chiena were also Drenchen, but Chiena was also half Vapran, or Silverling as they were known.
Az and SkekDurn had met the Halfbreed girl in their wanderings and they had instantly clicked, Az had taken on the girl as an apprentice although they weren't sure if she would ever master the magic that they had, but then they had never been able to master Gelfling magic either, they enjoyed Chiena's company and she considered Az her Master, so they just pretty much let her write her songs and history and Az tried to teach her his magic but he also wasn't the world's greatest teacher seeing he still (along with Durn) had trouble mastering it himself!
But Chiena she didn't seem to care, she was just happy they had taken her with them on their journeys around Thra, he had shown her wonders she had never dreamed existed! And told her of wonderous things and tales of times before the Crystal had been cracked and darkened, they'd both shown her the stars and told her their names, Az spoke of the Crystal often and with a certain sadness, she saw him as wise as the ancient stars.
"I want to show you all something," he said, " something I think only you can unravel".
Jaran nodded "I'll get Chiena".
Az nodded and followed him into the Gelflings house, ducking his head as he did so, the Gelflings they lived next door to him and their counterparts.
"Master UrAzshar?" said Chiena.
He smiled as she joined him, Chiena was pretty due to her mixed blood, her colour was neither Drenchen nor Vapran but a mix of both, she had long fair hair and blue eyes.
"Chiena," he said "I got something here, that I think only one of you can unravel...and maybe share with me...".
"You mean as in Dreamfasting?" Chiena asked.
UrAzshar nodded and shrugged with his upper arms (they were the Mystic's main ones) "I'm not that good at it....".
Chiena laughed, Master UrAzshar could sense feelings, thoughts and emotions and even see memories or impressions of a sort but he couldn't Dreamfast, not fully, he came close though.
"What is it?" she asked.
Master UrAzshar held out his hand, much bigger than theirs with four long fingers and were starting to get whorled with spiral-like markings, in it, he held a pink petal, but all the Gelfling could see that it was more than that.
"It's a Dreametching!" said Chiena recognising it " someone is trying to send a message".
UrAzshar nodded " crafty...petals they float on the winds".
She nodded "yes" as Master UrAzshar sat down, and rubbed his weak ankle; he was starting to get Arthritis in it he was sure.
"Can you decode the message?" he asked.
She nodded " any of us could".

He nodded "thought as much" he folded his lower arms down and said "a Dreametching...how ingenuous ".

She said, "all we have to do is touch it".
He nodded and sat down at their table "I will try and link into your Dreamfast".
Chiena nodded, and all four Gelflings joined hands and Chiena took one of UrAzshar's and touched the petal, and they were all suddenly drawn into the message, Az hummed, linking into their Dreamfast and they all gasped at what they saw, although they all knew some of it already, but seen this way out of someone's eyes it made an impact on them all, Chiena even felt Master UrAzshar's hand tighten on hers and felt distress from him although he had already witnessed some of it firsthand.
"Hay isn't that?" Shadai asked as she recognised someone in it.
"I saw him at the Castle; it was he who SkekTael and I helped escape," Taya said " he was one of the Guards, they class him as a Traitor and It isn't just the Skeksis Lords who do...quite a few of our people do too".
"This is bad" came Master UrAzshar's voice, for he also recognised him from the castle too, while he was there "SkekTael did indeed make a difficult choice and risked his life".
"Who sent the message?" said Jaran.
" He did," said Taya seeing the image of the sender.
Master UrAzshar nodded and said, "truly a hero".
"Then, it is true!... the Skeksis Lords have betrayed us!" Jaran said his Spriton spirt incensed.
UrAzshar sighed, his sigh seemed to come from all around them and he said "Tael, he did indeed risk his life...but it is true, but they have not only betrayed you, they have betrayed us as well especially after what they did to Durn and me..." he sighed then again, deeper "they are afraid of dying, there truly is a darkness deep within them, it has grown too deep within many of them...the Skeksis have not only betrayed you, my friends, they have also betrayed us!"
Chiena said," you are too kind Master UrAzshar".
He nodded " no wonder Tael and Durn, had to leave!"
"What is that though?" asked Shadai.
"It is Gelfling essence. It seems the er...drink it" Az said "that is what Tek was doing! He tried it on me, and thus on Durn! No wonder Durn was so angry!!!" he seemed genuinely distressed and a little angry himself, Durn had gotten most of their temper of course, but Az was also known to have a mild temper for an UrRu, Az clenched his lower fists briefly, and his eyes flashed.
"They what?"
"Drink it!" said Azshar showing just a hint of his teeth, it was strange to see a Mystic look almost angry.
"Oh my. That's just.... Disgusting!" said Shadai.
"I couldn't agree more!" said Master UrAzshar standing up straight "not only is it disgusting! It is just plain wrong!!!"