//------------------------------// // Chapter 98 // Story: One Hundred Ponies of Tambelon // by Tartarusbound //------------------------------// Tapper approached the giant bell with reverence, joining the ring of unicorns around it. “Are you ready to start?” asked Snare, clearly feeling the same apprehension that coursed through Tapper’s own veins. Tapper nodded. As the only unicorn among the herd leaders, the pony queen had taught her the necessary spell. While she couldn’t talk to explain the spell, a lack of speech had never stopped the herd from following her lead. Channeling magic through her horn, Tapper touched it to the ancient bell. As the others joined it, the bell creating a grand resonance that filled the entire cavern.