15. The Rising Storm

Ro flinched again, but this time it came with a completely crazy thought. Holding fast to the rock, he leaned out, looking back down at the jagged rocks.

Ro and Ru are caught between a growing Darkness and the Island itself, trying to stop it.
When the Island asks for help, they panic.
What can children do to save the Wild Lands?
…especially when they're only four inches tall?

The Underlings is a new fantasy adventure for children and their parents.

Make sure to tell a friend!

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There you are!

Come sit over here for a moment. I think we should have a little talk before we get started.

Yes, right there.

Well now, this has been quite the adventure so far, hasn’t it?

So many challenges in such a little time, and I don’t know about you, but it’s becoming quite overwhelming for me.

What’s ‘overwhelming?’

That means when there is just too much of a thing and sometimes we can feel weighed down by it.

That’s what I wanted to talk to you about.

This story with Ro and Ru has been one trouble after another. No matter how hard they try, others seem to fight them or make things worse.

Not everyone, of course. Dear little Kari has been wonderful, even though she doesn’t know everything that’s going on.

…but this has been a hard adventure for two children, so small, and so young.

I wanted to make sure you were okay.

To make sure you knew that even though Ro and Ru have had to do many hard things, they are still the heroes of this story.

You know that, don’t you?

Do I believe things will be okay?

Yes, I really do.

Why would I think that?

Well,…have you noticed some clues along the way?

Things like the island guiding Ru? Or the sea reaching out to Ro and adding to his gift in that pool? Or that the I AM hasn’t told them what to do exactly, because she wants them to learn and figure things out for themselves?

Kind of like when our own parents want us to learn and grow by what we experience, huh?

So what DO we know so far?