(eng) Neil Mosspark by Spear's Journey

Author:Spear's Journey [Journey, Spear's]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 23

Spear checked over his shoulder. The forest had become dark, and the sun which earlier sparkled and danced through the canopy was now hiding behind the mountains. He imagined the shadows around him filled with teeth and eyes during the night and was eager to get wherever they were going.

“Almost there,” Iris said noticing Spear’s anxiety.

Soon after the earlier close call, the three had deviated from the path and had walked off into the trees, bashing through the underbrush over the last few hours. Spear had no idea where they were. He was turned around and lost. With no bearing, he could only follow.

It didn’t make him feel any better to have to trust them. Paranoid thoughts leaked in with the darkness. Maybe they were walking him into a trap?

Eric stopped for a moment and turned to let Iris face Spear.

“Alright, so … here’s the deal. Where we live is secret. It’s what has kept us alive, and growing as a society.

I ignore a lot of their rules, but I can’t break this one because it puts everyone I ever have known at risk. If word got out where we live, it wouldn’t be long before the scrappers and slavers came.”

Spear just stared at her, waiting impatiently for her to make her point.

“We have to cover your eyes. It’s so that you can’t find us again if you turn out to be a crazy.”

His apprehension was not hidden from his face.

“It’s okay. I promise. We won’t do anything weird. It's just so that you can come and see the witch. I promised you that she would try to fix you. Trust me,” her face peering around Erics shrouded head, showed genuine concern, “Please.”

Spear considered the options. He looked back from where they had come, a dark forest full of dangers lay behind them. The other choice was to risk being held captive but find a safe place to sleep the night. Reluctantly he nodded.

“Good!” She grinned, “Eric will you do the honors?”

Eric shook his head in reluctant objection but pulled a strip of cloth from around his waist. Reaching up, he wrapped it twice around Spear's head before taking the unit's hand and placing it on his clothed shoulder.

“Don’t worry, the path will be smooth,” Iris’s said. Spear couldn’t see at all. At this point he was helpless. They had left him his spear, and he felt better about the disadvantage. Moving slowly, they crossed a patch of ground that crunched under his feet. The now familiar feeling of small broken branches snapping underfoot and the shifting of fallen leaves told him that for now at least they were not near the path.

It took some time, but they stopped for a bit, and Spear could feel Eric’s shoulder move as he lifted something heavy. Metal groaning sounds echoed through the trees. It was not a subtle sound. He imagined that they were far from any wandering eyes or ears.

A hand touched the top of his head forcing him to duck.

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