5 Farewell

CHAPTER 5

Farewell "Time to go, Prince Lucas," said Stefan. "Miss Clara has arrived." Lucas pushed out his chair from the breakfast table and followed Stefan to the front hall. Clara was already examining the huge pile of traveling clothes that were left out for them: lovely fur coats and fur hats, along with fur-lined gloves and boots. Lucas also found woolen undergarments, a shirt, trousers, socks, and underpants. "This is what you'll wear on the trip," Stefan said.

Clara tried to imagine being cold enough to wear fur coats. "Please put on the woolen undergarments and the boots for the first part of the journey," Stefan continued. "We'll put on our outer clothes when we get to the mountains."

After Lucas and Clara got changed, they helped Stefan load the wagon with supplies. Cook had made several enormous loaves of bread to take to the giants. Once the bread had been loaded and one of the king's men had gotten Ruskin from his lair, they climbed aboard the horse-drawn wagon. The large wagon was led by two horses. Stefan said they would need the extra room to carry the ice back to the castle. Then the king and queen and Clara's mother saw them off.

"Be a good boy," said his mother with a warm smile. "Do some good thinking," said the king. "Mind your manners," said Anna, Clara's mother. Lucas and Clara waved good-bye. I can't believe our parents are sending us away, thought Lucas.