Monocerus Page #4

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for little miss America?

Upon a narrow path,

steep climbing to the sky,

So, Betelgeuze brought you?

You're not so frightened anymore?

I'm not so sure,

Why did you get so

mad when you saw this?

Why did Gudrun have

to give this to you?

I don't know, but,

can you help me ride?

Alright, just give me a minute,

Don't be frightened, Betelgeuze.

Don't be frightened,

I want to ride you.

I'm a friend, You understand?

Calm down.

Yeah... You understand.

He trusts me.

The saddle is just

to prepare Betelgeuze,

I don't want you to

mount the saddle yet.

But he trusts me!

We're going to take this slowly,

I want to try!

No Sarah, no!

How boy,.. Easy boy.,,

I told you, one step at a time,

You'll never learn to

ride again this way!

Why don't you listen? You're

too much like Svanhild!

Come on Betelgeuze,

Good job, you got it.

Hi dad, Eric. Look what

I found in the house!

Wow! Bring it up Sarah,

Where d id you find that?

Upstairs, under the bed,

Old brass telescope.

How far can we see

with that thing, dad?

Maybe the rings around Mars,

Hey, it works!

Hey guys, Wow it's

looking great. Oh my gosh.

Hi, look what Sarah found.

Wow, can somebody help me out here,

It works!

Does it really! Cool. That

will fit you r observatory, hah.

What is this supposed to be?

Hi Lars.

It's an observatory,

An observatory? What are

you going to use it for?

Keep his home-planet

under surveillance,

I n the fall the stars

are going to be beautiful.

Wait a minute, the fall?

You're planning to

stay here to the fall?

Maybe. Is that a problem?

No, not necessarily,

But you did get permission

to build this, didn't you?

Permission?

Oh yes, Fjordheim and the

estate are historic landmarks.

You can't just build an

observatory here if you want to,

You got to start take

things down right now,

But a good stiff breeze in the fall

will bring this pile of junk right.

Lars, what is it that you want?

What I want is this house,

And you better accept the money

and the offer that I made you.

Because I have ways

of getting what I want,

Without you getting a single thing,

Steady boy.

Good afternoon, Tor,

Good afternoon.

I'd like to talk to you, Tor.

About what?

About Lars, He wants

to buy Fjordheim,

Fjordheim?

And the mine, He thin ks

it is full of gemstones.

That's what he thinks, huh?

He won't listen to me Tor.

Maybe you could talk to him?

What does this have to do with me?

You worked in the mine, You know

that there is nothing in there.

Tor Stormberg? Well, You are a

rare sight to see around these parts

I guess it depends on where you look,

Edith, have you rung him up yet?

Yes,

Just cancel that bill.

Today it's on the house,

I can pay for myself,

Well, I just want to make

it up to you, that's all,

Make up for what?

Well, the way I've

treated you in the past,

And nobody knows more about

Fjordheim and the mine than you do,

And...?

Well, you might have some

valuable piece of information,

Information that I'd be willing

to pay a lot of money for.

I found a broken lamp just

like that at Fjordheim.

Gudrun gave that to me

right before she died.

You're just like Svanhild.

What happened to her?

I killed her.

No, not that way.

She died in the mine,

but it was my fault.

She was obsessed with finding

olivine and I couldn't keep her away.

Olivine? What's that?

That is olivine.

It's a valuable green crystal

that Gudrun found in the mine,

She never told anyone

where she found it.

She wouldn't even

tell her own daughter,

Did this belong to Svanhild?

Yes, Gudrun made it for her.

Is it the mine that leads

up here to Stormberg?

That mine is a grave.

You're never to go there,

I have to ride again,

Will you help me?

OK,

Sarah, come here,

You really want this?

I'm not scared,

You're sure? You won't

rush it like before, right?

No, I remember what you

told me in the States, Tor,

I'm not afraid of the

horse, I'm afraid of myself,

And you're not afraid

of yourself anymore?

No, not afraid.

Alright, let's give it a try.

Lars, where are you going?

If nobody wants to help me find

the olivine, I'll find it myself!

Lars!

That's where she's buried.

You followed me!

I asked you not to come here,

You disturb the peace of the dead.

Is this the rockslide

that killed Svanhild?

Yes,

Is this where Gudrun

found the olivine for this?

Listen Sarah, don't you

start searching for it too.

Stay away from this mine from now on,

But it must be worth a fortune!

Gudrun wasn't obsessed with money,

She only took a small portion

of the olivine for her artwork,

She was obsessed with

the beauty of the stone.

That same obsession is

what killed Svanhild.

What was that?

There are many small rock slides.

I told you this is not a safe place.

Come, I have something to show you.

This was made by a

renowned Russian Artist.

Was Gudrun rich?

Oh yes, she was rich with

friends, from all over Europe,

Did they all come here to Fjordheim?

Yes, she opened up Fjordheim for

the artists during the summer,

But the people in town didn't like

all those strange people around,

They thought Gudrun could do more to

make the mine a profitable industry,

Gudrun was stubborn, She

didn't care what they thought.

Svanhild's bunad.

Bunad?

It's a national costume. Made

to wear for special occasions,

The last time Svanhild wore this

was when Gudrun gave her the unicorn,

That was the last time

she was truly happy,

What was Svanhild like?

Lonely. So I gave her the foal,

I hoped it would

bring her more friends.

Legend has it that Gudrun found a

large vein of crystal in the mine,

Svanhild was obsessed

with finding more,

The mine became a dangerous

playground for her.

When your father was born, l

closed off the mine. Padlocked it,

One night I forgot to lock it,

and that was when it happened.

There, you see, That's

what Svanhild was missing.

A family.

This is the last load Eric,

with it we finish the job,

Let's go pick up mom and Sarah

OK, Hey Eric, how many days

before we finish the job?

I bet one!

One day? OK, then that is the goal!

Oh, no.

Why would somebody do this?

Could it have been the cow?

A cow didn't do this.

Oh, jeez,

Christian? What are you doing?

It was my dad that did it.

And you didn't stop him?

I tried to, but I could

only save the telescope.

Well, you can just stay away!

I don't want to see you or

your family here anymore!

Sarah, calm down. He's

just trying to help,

Don't worry about it Christian.

Maybe you should go home though.

I'm really sorry.

I know.

Forget it. It's hopeless.

Tor! Tor! Tor!

Lars destroyed dad's observatory!

Sorry, I can't help you

when it comes to Lars,

Please, Tor!

This isn't anything I can help with.

Is it true then, what they say about

you? That you are a grumpy old hermit?

If the people want me to be

a hermit, let them have it.

Listen, Do You remember

how eager I was to sell?

Well, not anymore.

We're going to stay.

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